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Supreme Court to consider case that could limit asylum rights for migrants

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review the question of when a migrant actually arrives in the United States, in a case that could determine whether migrants intercepted before crossing U.S. borders can apply for asylum.

Nov 17, 2025 1:47 PM CST

Kim Kardashian disappointed in psychics who wrongly predicted she would pass California bar exam

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has lost her faith in psychics after “maybe four of them” told her that she would pass the bar exam.

Nov 12, 2025 3:53 PM CST

Kim Kardashian doesn’t pass bar exam and is ‘not a lawyer yet’

Kim Kardashian is not a lawyer but plays one on TV. “Well, I’m not a lawyer yet,” the reality TV star wrote in an Instagram story on Saturday. “I’m still all in until I pass the bar. No shortcuts, no giving up—just more studying and even more determination.”

Nov 10, 2025 9:19 AM CST

Is unauthorized artificial intelligence use in law school an honor code violation?

With generative artificial intelligence’s growing availability and acceptance into students’ workflow, some law schools are wondering whether unauthorized AI use should be an honor code violation—something that could potentially trip up aspiring lawyers in the character and fitness portion of the bar licensure process.

Nov 4, 2025 11:17 AM CST

Why federal judge fined Alston & Bird $10K for conducting jury research on LinkedIn

U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick has fined Alston & Bird $10,000 for violating his standing order that bars lawyers from researching potential jurors by looking at their LinkedIn pages.

Oct 30, 2025 11:58 AM CDT

Thanks to unprecedented gerrymandering battles, redistricting lawyers are busier than ever

As critical midterms loom, legions of election law lawyers are locked in nearly unprecedented conflict. Ordinarily, redistricting occurs after a census at the start of each decade; midcycle remapping for partisan advantage has happened only twice since 1970.

Oct 30, 2025 11:42 AM CDT

Judge rules Trump’s US attorney in Los Angeles is serving unlawfully

U.S. District Judge J. Michael Seabright concluded that Bill Essayli—a former Republican member of the California State Assembly who was appointed interim U.S. attorney in April—had served beyond the 120-day expiration date for that position and that the administration’s efforts to keep him beyond that deadline did not withstand legal scrutiny.

Oct 29, 2025 2:00 PM CDT

Sanctioned lawyers in California won’t get their records expunged after top court rejects proposal

The California Supreme Court has rejected a state bar proposal to automatically expunge records of attorney discipline other than disbarment after eight years.

Oct 28, 2025 9:17 AM CDT

Lawyer’s popular Instagram account is kaput after no-contest plea to misconduct deemed ‘standard operating procedure’

A California lawyer with a big social media presence should be disbarred after pleading no contest to facts underpinning multiple acts of alleged misconduct involving 10 imprisoned clients and 13 cases, according to a stipulation and conclusions of law approved by a state bar court judge.

Oct 22, 2025 9:33 AM CDT

Golden Gate University School of Law aims to reopen with California accreditation

Despite operating under a teach-out plan after consistently failing to meet ABA accreditation standards, the Golden Gate University School of Law might not be out of the JD business.

Oct 8, 2025 2:20 PM CDT

California Gov. Newsom signs bill requiring state bar to reconsider bar exam

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill last week requiring the State Bar of California’s Committee of Bar Examiners to weigh the pros and cons of adopting a uniform bar exam over a state-specific exam.

Oct 7, 2025 10:19 AM CDT

Judge deals Trump new setback in plans to deploy troops to Portland

A federal judge late Sunday dealt another blow to the Trump administration’s plans to send troops to Portland after a weekend of heated confrontations between protesters and federal agents there, temporarily blocking hundreds of California National Guard members as they were deploying to Oregon’s biggest city over objections from Democratic governors in both states.

Oct 6, 2025 10:03 AM CDT

Kavanaugh assassination plotter sentenced to eight years in prison

The 29-year-old Californian who flew across the country to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh was sentenced to eight years in prison Friday.

Oct 3, 2025 6:30 PM CDT

Naked baby on Nirvana album cover wasn’t child porn victim, federal judge rules

A 1991 Nirvana album cover showing a naked baby floating underwater toward a dollar bill is not pornography, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

Oct 3, 2025 9:27 AM CDT

Suit by fired Akerman partner alleges she was ‘pestered’ on medical leave, treated less favorably based on race and sex

A former income partner at Akerman in Los Angeles accuses the law firm of “brazen acts of discrimination, harassment and retaliation” in a lawsuit filed on Monday. Michelle Flores describes herself as “a highly successful 57-year-old Latina woman” and a “nationally recognized” attorney in the Sept. 29 lawsuit, filed in…

Oct 2, 2025 1:27 PM CDT