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As a prosecutor, Kamala Harris ‘tried to bridge the tricky divide’
Before she became a U.S. senator, the vice president and the potential Democratic nominee for president, Kamala Harris was a prosecutor in California who opposed…
Harvard Law grad who sued over bar exam accommodations loses in 2nd Circuit
Updated: A graduate of Harvard Law School can’t sue for denial of her full requests for accommodations while taking the bar exam, a federal appeals…
Referral bonuses as high as $50K? One BigLaw firm confirms incentive
Law firms are typically paying $20,000 to $40,000 in referral bonuses to employees who refer associates to their firms for placement, according to Matt Schwartz,…
Lifetime voting ban for felony convictions isn’t punishment, 5th Circuit says in Eighth Amendment challenge
A lifetime ban on voting by people convicted of some felonies in Mississippi does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment, a federal appeals court ruled…
Los Angeles County courts hit by ransomware attack
Monday is a court holiday in Los Angeles County’s 36 superior courts because of a shutdown of the computer network in response to a ransomware…
Illinois jail must pay $880K to family members of inmate who died by suicide, judge rules
A federal judge in Illinois has awarded more than $880,000 to the estate of a 22-year-old man who died by suicide in the Cook County…
Judges often preside over cases with ties to families’ interests, new investigation finds
Many judges do not disclose when cases intersect with the financial interests of their families or recuse themselves from those cases, according to an investigation…
ABA will partner with White House to recruit more pro bono immigration attorneys
The Biden administration on Wednesday called on the legal community to increase its pro bono representation of individuals who are unrepresented in immigration proceedings. The…
Federal judiciary must ‘establish robust systems’ to handle workplace abuse, study finds
Updated: Federal courts have failed to consistently address workplace misconduct or adequately collect and analyze data about these cases, according to a new study conducted…