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Gorsuch, like Alito, will not join cert pool
The law clerks for Justice Neil M. Gorsuch have their work cut out for them. Gorsuch will not be joining the so-called cert pool, in…
Wrongly convicted man passes New York bar exam
Martin Tankleff, who was arrested at age 17 and would spend 17 years in prison for a wrongful conviction in the murders of his parents,…
Trump’s tax plan largesse extends to law firms
President Donald Trump’s tax blueprint unveiled Wednesday contains a provision that would benefit law firms. Under the plan, corporations that currently pay a tax rate…
Conservatives seek to stop law school’s civil rights center from filing lawsuits
The Center for Civil Rights at the University of North Carolina’s law school will be barred from filing lawsuits if conservatives on the university’s policy-making…
Lawyer who represents man dragged from flight now represents mom in airline stroller incident
Chicago lawyer Thomas Demetrio now represents a second unhappy airline passenger. Demetrio announced Monday that he represents a mother shown in an online video crying…
Lawyer for man dragged from plane sees lawsuit likelihood, wants to stop airline bullying
A lawyer for the man dragged from a United Airlines plane said at a press conference on Thursday that his client will need reconstructive surgery…
Should lawyers repeat a justice’s mispronunciation? Take this ‘antecedent’ example
Corrected: An assistant to the solicitor general had a choice to make when Justice Elena Kagan referred to the antecedent clause of a statute. Kagan…
Multistate bar exam scores drop to lowest point ever; is there a link to low-end LSAT scores?
The average score on the multistate bar exam in February 2017 dropped by another point, reaching the lowest level since the exam was first administered…
Justice Kennedy is said to be mulling retirement; will Roberts be the swing vote?
The U.S. Supreme Court’s swing voter, 80-year-old Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, is reportedly mulling retirement. According to CNN, former law clerks and others close to…
New Mexico outlaws ‘lunch shaming’ in legislation said to be first of its kind
New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has signed a bill intended to end “lunch shaming” practices that embarrass children when their parents can’t pay the bill…