ABA Journal

Supreme Court takes up a disarming case over gun control and marijuana use

An important Second Amendment case to be heard next week by the U.S. Supreme Court involves a provision of a 1968 federal gun control law and what it means for habitual marijuana users in an era when the justices are still defining the modern scope of gun rights.

Feb 26, 2026 8:57 AM CST

Chemerinsky: 6 takeaways from the Supreme Court’s tariffs decision

The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Friday invalidating President Donald Trump’s tariffs will have enormous legal and practical significance. In a 6-3 decision in Learning Resources Inc. v. Trump, with seven different opinions filling 170 pages, the court held that the tariffs Trump imposed are illegal.

Feb 25, 2026 1:57 PM CST

The one question every mentor, coach and boss should be asking

Embodying the notions of professionalism is important to long-term success. Be formal but not unfriendly. Friendly but not informal. Efficient but also effective. Zealous but also reasonable. Inquisitive but not annoying. Confident but also humble. Driven but not fanatical. Autonomous but also collaborative. Firm but also flexible.

Feb 25, 2026 7:05 AM CST

Misuse of AI to create sexually explicit, harassing content prompts workplace lawsuits

A new wave of lawsuits over the misuse of artificial intelligence to generate fake, sexually explicit or harassing content is creating new forms of workplace disputes that could pose significant liability for employers, according to an investigation by Bloomberg Law.

Feb 24, 2026 10:11 AM CST

Judge in social media addiction trial removes lead plaintiffs attorney following interview

The media frenzy around the first social media addiction trial in Los Angeles resulted in the judge removing one of the lead attorneys from the plaintiffs’ steering committee for granting an on-camera interview with the BBC and taking selfies inside the courthouse.

Feb 23, 2026 10:42 AM CST

Legal Ed council moves forward proposals to end diversity standard, allow alternative bar pathways

The council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar has voted to move forward and seek public comment on two hot-button topics—one proposal to repeal its diversity, equity and inclusion mandate and another to permit alternative pathways to licensure.

Feb 23, 2026 9:52 AM CST

Fake immigration lawyers scam clients out of $100K, prosecutors say

A group of Colombian immigrants pretending to be immigration lawyers swindled clients out of $100,000 by orchestrating phony hearings in which they pretended to be judges and federal agents and wore fake judicial robes and uniforms, federal prosecutors in New York say.

Feb 23, 2026 8:41 AM CST

DOJ fires US attorney hours after judges appoint him

The drama continued at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia on Friday when, just hours after he was appointed interim U.S. attorney, veteran defense lawyer James W. Hundley was fired. The office is considered a high-profile prestigious location particularly known for top-notch prosecutors handling national security…

Feb 23, 2026 8:20 AM CST

Good legal writers use AI as an amplifier, not an author

By a strange twist of history, baby boomers—the generation once ridiculed for technophobia—have become the loudest evangelists for artificial intelligence in law and business. They fill LinkedIn with tales of efficiency, celebrating how easily artificial intelligence turns rough notes into finished drafts and reports. To them, it feels like long-earned liberation from tedium.

Feb 19, 2026 2:13 PM CST

Lawyer fees skyrocket; some charge up to $3,400 per hour

Some senior partners now charge as much as $3,400 per hour at the country’s largest law firms, according to data from Persuit, a software company that in-house lawyers use to analyze their legal bills.

Feb 19, 2026 9:39 AM CST

Old Attorney, New Tricks: ‘Boomer lawyer’ gives AI a try

Can you teach an old boomer lawyer new tricks? I am a septuagenarian who is uncomfortable adapting to technology. I thought we had it all with the invention of the sticky note.

Feb 19, 2026 9:03 AM CST

Generative AI is now capable of grading law school exams; what’s next?

Generative artificial intelligence can, apparently, grade law school exams with close to the same accuracy as a human. So what does that mean for law professors? Should they be worried about AI taking their jobs? And where is this technology heading?

Feb 18, 2026 10:27 AM CST

‘Strip Law,’ animated comedy series about Vegas lawyers, debuts on Netflix

Netflix is releasing a new animated comedy series about “an uptight lawyer” who teams up with a “flashy Las Vegas magician to bring some pizzazz to the city’s stupidest cases.”

Feb 18, 2026 9:40 AM CST

The Burton Book Review: ‘No Democracy Lasts Forever: How the Constitution Threatens the United States’ by Erwin Chemerinsky

Erwin Chemerinsky’s No Democracy Lasts Forever: How the Constitution Threatens the United States offers a sobering analysis of American democracy in crisis.

Feb 17, 2026 12:05 PM CST

Coaches’ racial discrimination case against NFL can proceed, federal judge rules

A racial discrimination case brought by Black coaches against the National Football League can proceed in open court, rather than closed-door arbitration, a federal judge has ruled.

Feb 17, 2026 9:42 AM CST