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Supreme Court’s Bruen decision may have aided Hunter Biden in fight against gun charge
A U.S. Supreme Court decision written by Justice Clarence Thomas may have created uncertainty about the constitutionality of a gun charge against President Joe Biden’s…
Arizona governor signs order barring local prosecutors from handling abortion prosecutions
Democrat Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has signed an executive order that transfers power to file abortion-related charges from local prosecutors to the state’s attorney general.…
Maximize Billable Hours: An overview of law firm time-tracking software
Effective time management is an essential element of a successful law practice, and efficient timekeeping is an important part of that equation. As lawyers in…
Attorney for Lawrence v. Texas reflects on LGBTQ rights on 20th anniversary
Because Paul M. Smith was the editor-in-chief of the Yale Law Journal, clerked for then-U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. and handled various…
Judge recuses after he is accused of declaring that Middle Eastern men are abusive
Updated: A judge in Cook County, Illinois, has agreed to step down from a case after a lawyer alleged he made statements that are “violent,…
Future 1L eligible for NBA draft, thanks to close reading of contract
A future law student who played basketball as a child at summer camp became eligible for the NBA draft after learning that he met the…
3 judges block state restrictions on gender-affirming health care in 1 week’s time
Within a one-week period, federal judges have blocked laws in three states that restrict gender-affirming health care for transgender people. The decisions blocked laws in…
Another BigLaw firm delays start dates for some associates
Perkins Coie has pushed back start dates for some first-year associates, according to two published reports. The delayed date applies to all incoming first-year associates,…
Alternative Dispute Resolution: Is it all it’s cracked up to be?
En garde! Shall we mediate? For the past few years, a common buzzword has been alternative dispute resolution—and specifically, mediation. What is that really all…
Supreme Court ethics legislation will advance after Alito revelations, committee chairman says
New revelations about a U.S. Supreme Court justice’s undisclosed free trip to Alaska have apparently prompted Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin to announce that…