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Illinois moves toward approving nonlawyers to offer limited legal advice

In an effort to increase access to justice, Illinois is moving toward developing a program to allow certified nonlawyers to offer limited legal advice under the supervision of a licensed attorney.

Oct 3, 2025 1:51 PM CDT

Court rules Trump’s US attorney in Nevada was unlawfully appointed

A federal judge on Tuesday disqualified President Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. attorney in Nevada, ruling that she had been unlawfully appointed—the second court ruling in as many months to cast doubt on the Justice Department’s novel strategy for retaining the president’s most controversial appointees in top prosecutorial roles.

Oct 1, 2025 10:14 AM CDT

Proposal for one-year degree for criminal justice lawyers rejected by Arizona Supreme Court

A proposal to allow graduates of a special one-year program to prosecute or represent criminal defendants has been rejected by the Arizona Supreme Court.

Sep 25, 2025 9:27 AM CDT

The Lawyer as Storyteller: What discovery taught me about writing

As an attorney, I was trained to live inside documents: case files, depositions, transcripts, contracts and endless emails. As a novelist, I now live inside fictional worlds. At first, those roles may seem miles apart. Yet when I sit down to draft a chapter or a legal argument, I’m reminded that both are ultimately about storytelling.

Sep 24, 2025 2:13 PM CDT

‘Hail Mary legal theory’ in Arizona voting suit didn’t justify attorneys’ sanction, dissenting 9th Circuit judges say

A federal trial judge should not have imposed a $122,200 sanction on two lawyers who filed a lawsuit seeking to replace electronic voting machines in Arizona with hand-counted paper ballots, according to six federal appeals judges who dissented from a refusal to grant an en banc rehearing in the case.

Aug 26, 2025 3:49 PM CDT

9th Circuit upholds nationwide injunction in challenge to Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at San Francisco has upheld a nationwide preliminary injunction that blocks President Donald Trump’s curtailment of birthright citizenship, finding that a U.S. Supreme Court decision restricting such injunctions does not foreclose universal relief in a lawsuit by four states.

Jul 24, 2025 12:03 PM CDT

Nonlawyers can partly own law firms in Puerto Rico under revised ethics rules

Puerto Rico has enacted new lawyer ethics rules that allow nonlawyers to have an ownership interest in law firms, a departure from Model Rule 5.4 of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct on professional independence.

Jun 25, 2025 2:59 PM CDT

How ethics reforms in Arizona led to LegalZoom’s law firm

The notion of nonlawyer ownership for law firms has long been a third rail, often resulting in bitter conflict between its proponents and its opponents. LegalZoom is certainly no stranger to this battle.

Jun 11, 2025 9:51 AM CDT

Likeness of man killed in road-rage incident gives impact statement at sentencing, thanks to AI

An AI-generated video of a slain man told an Arizona judge last month that he believes in forgiveness, and that in another life, he and the man who killed him “probably could have been friends.”

May 7, 2025 11:40 AM CDT

‘It’s Time for You to Leave’: More immigration lawyers get notices to self-deport

Immigration lawyers outside Massachusetts are also receiving notices to self-deport, despite their U.S. citizenship.

Apr 25, 2025 9:32 AM CDT

Dialogue on Deregulation, Politicization: Arizona vice chief justice discusses innovation, retention elections

Bold. Innovative. Visionary. At a time when many courts are losing the battle to provide access to justice, especially in low-income communities, the Arizona Supreme Court has brought fresh ideas to bridge the justice gap.

Apr 10, 2025 10:06 AM CDT

Danny Ortega has advocated for farmworkers and immigrants in Arizona for decades

For five decades, Daniel R. Ortega Jr. has remained steadfast in his advocacy for and empowerment of farm workers and the larger immigrant community in Arizona. In January, he was awarded the inaugural Impacto Award by the ABA Commission on Hispanic Legal Rights and Responsibilities.

Mar 17, 2025 9:00 AM CDT

Illinois moves toward approving nonlawyers to offer limited legal advice

Court rules Trump’s US attorney in Nevada was unlawfully appointed

Proposal for one-year degree for criminal justice lawyers rejected by Arizona Supreme Court

The Lawyer as Storyteller: What discovery taught me about writing

‘Hail Mary legal theory’ in Arizona voting suit didn’t justify attorneys’ sanction, dissenting 9th Circuit judges say

9th Circuit upholds nationwide injunction in challenge to Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship

Nonlawyers can partly own law firms in Puerto Rico under revised ethics rules

How ethics reforms in Arizona led to LegalZoom’s law firm

Likeness of man killed in road-rage incident gives impact statement at sentencing, thanks to AI

‘It’s Time for You to Leave’: More immigration lawyers get notices to self-deport

Dialogue on Deregulation, Politicization: Arizona vice chief justice discusses innovation, retention elections

Danny Ortega has advocated for farmworkers and immigrants in Arizona for decades

Big Four accounting company gets Arizona approval to operate firm, plans to use AI to transform legal services

KPMG’s bid to deliver legal services delayed as top Arizona court seeks more information

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