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Biden reaffirms belief that the Equal Rights Amendment is the law

President Joe Biden declared that the Equal Rights Amendment is the law of the land Friday morning, using his bully pulpit to try to push forward the amendment, first proposed more than a century ago, that would enshrine sex equality in the U.S. Constitution.

Jan 17, 2025 12:15 PM CST

ABA calls on senators to oppose ‘deeply concerning’ immigration bill

The ABA is urging the U.S. Senate to vote against an immigration reform bill that would require the detention of noncitizens who committed “certain low-level offenses.”

Jan 17, 2025 9:35 AM CST

ABA supports victims of California wildfires

The ABA is mobilizing to help victims of the devastating wildfires in Southern California.

Jan 15, 2025 12:11 PM CST

KPMG advances in bid to deliver legal services in Arizona

KPMG US has moved one step closer to forming the Big Four’s first law firm in the United States.

Jan 15, 2025 9:05 AM CST

Justice Dept. corrects legal record on ‘systematic’ Tulsa Race Massacre

A coordinated attack by thousands of White people in 1921 that led to the slaughter of hundreds of Black residents in the Greenwood District of Tulsa was the result of systematic, racially motivated violence, the Justice Department said Friday in a new report that sought to correct the federal government’s legal record after more than a century.

Jan 14, 2025 2:35 PM CST

Hunter Biden special counsel defends probe, denounces Biden’s DOJ criticism

The special counsel who prosecuted President Joe Biden’s son Hunter defended his investigation in a report released Monday, rebutting claims by the president and his family that the cases were politically motivated.

Jan 14, 2025 12:45 PM CST

Lawyer faces civil, criminal charges for allegedly filming minors, adults at rental property

A South Carolina lawyer allegedly hid cameras in his beach rental unit and filmed minors while they were undressing, according to a lawsuit filed in Aiken County, South Carolina, last week.

Jan 14, 2025 12:13 PM CST

Hold the Phone:  K-12 school electronic device policies must be carefully considered, lawyers say

As more school districts tighten up student cellphone policies on campus, three reasons are often cited for the change. Lawyers, however, caution that the policies should not be as simple as prohibiting phones on campus.

Jan 14, 2025 11:02 AM CST

DOJ trial attorneys vote to form its first known unions

Trial attorneys in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the Environment and Natural Resources Division have voted to form what could be its first unions, Bloomberg Law reported Monday.

Jan 14, 2025 10:41 AM CST

Federal judges lose homes in Southern California wildfires

Updated: At least 36 judges and employees in federal and state courts have lost their homes in the wildfires that have devastated the Los Angeles area over the past week. Brian Karth, the district court executive and clerk of court for the U.S. District Court for the Central District of…

Jan 14, 2025 9:32 AM CST

ACLU among groups calling on arbitrators to stop enforcing ‘stay or pay’ contracts

More than a dozen civil rights groups are urging the American Arbitration Association to stop the enforcement of “stay or pay” contracts.

Jan 14, 2025 9:14 AM CST

Supreme Court agrees to review cases involving student loan debt and preventive care

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear three new cases, including challenges to a federal rule that forgives student debt and to the part of the Affordable Care Act that requires insurance companies to cover some preventive care services.

Jan 13, 2025 3:20 PM CST

Meta will end DEI programs, citing changing ‘legal and policy landscape’

Meta, the owner and operator of Facebook and Instagram, is ending its diversity, equity and inclusion programs effective immediately.

Jan 13, 2025 10:47 AM CST

As parts of Los Angeles burn, lawyers make do

Since Tuesday, Los Angeles has been battling wildfires stoked by heavy winds in the Pacific Palisades, a coastal neighborhood near the Santa Monica Mountains, and Altadena, an area directly north of Pasadena, California.

Jan 9, 2025 2:17 PM CST

Oregon law barring secret audio recordings does not violate First Amendment, en banc appeals court says

A federal appeals court has tossed a challenge to an Oregon law that generally bans secret audio recordings.

Jan 9, 2025 11:14 AM CST

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