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SCOTUS should hear case in which shackled defendant reenacted murder, with no defense objection, Sotomayor says
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented Monday when the high court refused to hear a case in which a shackled defendant reenacted a murder…
Afternoon Briefs: Supreme Court rules for religion; Ramsey Clark dies at 93
SCOTUS blocks restrictions on religious meetings at homes during pandemic The U.S. Supreme Court blocked California’s restrictions on religious meetings at homes during the COVID-19…
This firm takes top spot for its COVID-19 response, Yale Law Women says; which others took top honors?
Yale Law Women has named the top 2021 law firms for gender equity, inclusion and family-friendly practices in a number of categories, including the best…
Federal judge killed in hit-and-run incident; police say driver was disoriented, aggressive
U.S. District Judge Sandra Feuerstein of the Eastern District of New York was struck and killed in Boca Raton, Florida, on Friday when a car…
State supreme court justice confirms he has been working from outside the country for 3 months
Michigan Supreme Court Justice Richard Bernstein has been working from Dubai and Israel for the last three months while he participates in a program to…
ABA president, other leaders will volunteer for Free Legal Answers
ABA President Patricia Lee Refo will join other leaders from the ABA in volunteering for ABA Free Legal Answers, a virtual legal advice clinic that…
Holland & Knight in merger talks to create 1,600-lawyer firm; does it portend ‘next wave’ of mergers?
Holland & Knight and Thompson & Knight are discussing a merger that could close this summer, the law firms announced Friday. The combined firm would…
Afternoon Briefs: Slower-paying law students wait-listed; ‘tiger mom’ law prof back in the news
Law school wait-lists students who finished late in deposit race The University of Notre Dame’s law school is facing criticism for putting pressure on would-be…
Evidence of jury racial bias in civil trial requires hearing, 6th Circuit says, citing ‘crackhead’ assumption
A federal trial court must hold a hearing to examine potential jury bias after one woman said jurors considered the Black plaintiff to be “a…