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Memory of a Braid

Padma Patel gripped her steering wheel as she drove past her house. In his home office, Rohan would be waiting for the reassuring sounds of…

How is the true-crime genre impacting the way people think about innocence?

Human beings have told stories about violence and victims from our earliest records. In the 19th and 20th centuries, newspapers and magazines flourished on crime…

Judge tosses UPL suit against ‘robot lawyer’ DoNotPay, saying law firm plaintiff was not harmed

A small law firm didn’t have standing to file a class action lawsuit on behalf of all U.S. firms against “robot lawyer” DoNotPay for the…

2023 Gifts for Lawyers Guide: 14 ideas for Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping (photo gallery)

You don’t have to wait until the last minute to do your holiday shopping for the perfect gift for the legal professional in your life;…

How this lawyer uses TikTok to skewer law firm culture

In the past decade, influencer culture has exploded. However, content creation is not just about Gen Zers and millennials promoting new brands, hot products and…

California aims to expand mental health treatment with new conservatorship definition of ‘gravely disabled’

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Tuesday that is intended to expand the categories of people who can be involuntarily detained for mental health…

Partners approve merger that will create A&O Shearman

Partners at Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling have voted to approve a merger, the law firms announced Friday. The merger was approved with…

9th Circuit dissenters criticize court’s ‘blank check’ for gun restrictions, including ban on high-capacity gun magazines

An en banc federal appeals court ruled 7-4 this week that California may enforce its ban on high-capacity gun magazines pending appeal. The 9th U.S.…

Judge in Bankman-Fried trial prods defense lawyers on repetitive questions, appears irritated

A judge overseeing the criminal fraud trial of FTX founder Samuel Bankman-Fried has told defense lawyers multiple times to stop repeating themselves, telling one of…

Law student, son of Buc-ee’s co-founder, arrested for alleged secret filming of house guests

A law student at Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law is facing 28 counts of invasive visual recording for allegedly recording guests in bathrooms…