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ABA president vows expeditious but through evaluation of SCOTUS nominee
The ABA Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary will “work expeditiously” to evaluate U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji…
Feb 25, 2022 3:47 PM CST With the Olympics getting under way this week in Beijing, curling will make its quadrennial appearance in American households. And for many viewers, watching players sweeping ice with a broom will no doubt leave a quizzical look on their faces. Feb 3, 2022 1:36 PM CST As interest in outdoor recreation has surged, more people are clashing with property owners over the right to be on the waterways. The conflict over the uses of—and even the definitions of—public and private space is a legal conundrum bedeviling locales across the country. Feb 1, 2022 4:00 AM CST Jan 18, 2022 2:10 PM CST Jan 10, 2022 4:16 PM CST Jan 5, 2022 12:39 PM CST Dec 22, 2021 12:52 PM CST Law school accreditor status of ABA recognized for another five years The ABA was approved for renewal of recognition as the accreditor of law schools, the U.S. Department of Education…
Oct 29, 2021 2:16 PM CDT En banc 4th Circuit will rehear school dress-code case The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Richmond, Virginia, has granted an en banc rehearing to consider a challenge to…
Oct 22, 2021 4:07 PM CDT Oct 1, 2021 12:30 AM CDT People in high-pressure occupations often find themselves in dangerous situations. Sometimes that danger rears its head via emotional exhaustion, mental health issues or physical outbursts of aggression. When individuals spend…
Sep 22, 2021 10:04 AM CDT Sep 14, 2021 3:03 PM CDT Sep 9, 2021 12:32 PM CDT States have filed more than 250 bills affecting LGBTQ people this year—including more than 120 anti-trans bills. Opponents say the proposed legislation promotes discrimination and prejudice and could negatively impact trans youths’ mental health. Aug 1, 2021 1:50 AM CDT Legal Services Corp. could receive largest funding increase under new legislation The House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations approved on Thursday funding legislation that includes $600 million for the Legal…
Jul 16, 2021 4:40 PM CDTOlympic curler slides to corporate lawyer
Troubled Waters
Supreme Court will hear case of praying football coach
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear the case of a high school football coach who lost his job after defying the school district’s orders to stop praying with students at the 50-yard line after games.
Ex-film industry lawyer gets prison time for blackmailing woman he met on ‘sugar daddies’ website
A fired top lawyer for the film industry has been sentenced to a year in prison for blackmailing and sexually abusing a woman he met through an online “sugar daddies” website.
Judge gives ‘Nirvana Baby’ ‘one last opportunity’ to revive lawsuit over child porn, trafficking claims
A federal judge in California has dismissed on a technicality the child pornography and sex trafficking claims of a man who appeared nude as a baby on the cover of rock band Nirvana’s 1991 grunge album Nevermind.
Wife of Marvel chairman sues Kasowitz Benson for alleged ‘salacious and outrageous’ litigation
Kasowitz Benson Torres has been sued for allegedly pursuing "salacious and outrageous, malicious" litigation against Laura Perlmutter, wife of Marvel Entertainment chairman Isaac “Ike” Perlmutter.
Weekly Briefs: US renews ABA status as law school accreditor; lawyer gets NBA scoring gig
Weekly Briefs: Skirts-only dress code gets rehearing; ex-judge reprimanded for ‘sexual innuendo’
ABA House votes to oppose laws that ban transgender student-athletes
Can Brazilian jiujitsu curb police violence? HBO’s ‘Real Sports’ takes a look
Sports gamblers tried their luck with courts long before betting became legal
The National Football League just kicked off its new season. The opening week’s games were played against a backdrop of widespread legalized sports wagering. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that the activity, which is permissible in 32 states and the District of Columbia, is poised to generate revenue of about $4 billion in the U.S. this year.
Litigator calls ‘trickery’ allegations ‘ludicrous’ in spat with NFL team’s ex-general counsel
The litigator who led a National Football League investigation into sexual harassment at the Washington Football Team is denying a claim by the team’s general counsel that she used “trickery” to learn the details of a 2009 confidential settlement, according to redacted legal filings unsealed Wednesday.
States drive a wave of bills affecting transgender youth
Afternoon Briefs: LSC could see $600M in 2022 funding; Netflix’s ‘Tiger King’ to receive shorter prison sentence
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