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Law in Popular Culture

Incarceration series includes female inmates but doesn’t tell full story

Constitutional Law

New York prison will let inmates go outdoors to view eclipse after lawsuit

Antitrust Law

Court clears path for reopening antitrust probe of Realtors group

Ethics

Former DOJ official who alleged election fraud violated at least one ethics rule, ethics committee says

Law Firms

Winston & Strawn will provide reduced-cost legal services for routine tasks under Winston Legal Solutions umbrella

Trials & Litigation

Judge Cannon shoots down Trump’s presidential records act claim

U.S. Supreme Court

Should Justice Sotomayor retire? Chemerinsky, White House haven’t joined calls for her to step down

Law Firms

Which BigLaw firms are increasing lateral associate hiring the most? One made legal headlines last year

Health Law

Sanofi to settle about 4,000 suits over Zantac cancer claims

Criminal Justice

How this lawyer reacted when client claimed to be Messiah and demanded $25K

Obituaries

Federal judge who ‘despised obituaries written by funeral home hacks’ wrote his own

Real Estate & Property Law

Florida lawyer uses ‘unorthodox foreclosure auction’ tactics to ensure clients get deals on property, report says

Law Schools

State affirmative-action bans decreased racial diversity by up to 47% at top public law schools, study finds

Legal Education

ABA proposal to accredit online law schools faces opposition from law deans

Trials & Litigation

Recruiter Major Lindsey blackballed associate for suing law firm, showing ‘bogus’ commitment to diversity, suit alleges

Constitutional Law

Inmates in New York are suing to be allowed to see the solar eclipse

Death Penalty

Burdened prison staffers seeking more time between executions should ‘suck it up,’ top criminal court judge says

Health Law

Florida Supreme Court allows one of nation’s strictest abortion bans to take effect

Law Firms

Judge refuses to toss suit claiming lawyer, a Civil War buff, played ‘Dixie’ and watched disturbing racist videos at work

Election Law

Trump ramps up attacks on judges, sparking concerns as criminal trial nears

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