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Why Trump could be charged with a civil rights violation in Jan. 6 investigation
A possible charge in the special counsel’s investigation of former President Donald Trump is a violation of a civil rights statute that has been used…
Lawyer’s RICO suit seeks to force fossil fuel companies to pay for hurricane damage
A small-town Illinois lawyer who once sued oil companies over contaminated land has turned her attention to climate change and the companies allegedly fueling the…
Why was lawyer arrested after tossing old license plate in trash?
A Colorado lawyer who tossed his expired Texas license plate in the trash said he was wrongly arrested after the plate was used on a…
Which judges are on GOP presidential candidate’s SCOTUS short list?
Republican 2024 presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is taking a cue from former President Donald Trump by releasing a short list of judges he would consider…
Illinois will make history as result of state supreme court decision on cash bail law
The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a state law eliminating cash bail. Illinois will now become the first state in the nation to eliminate…
With one exception, Trump-appointed appeals judges are more likely to vote in favor of religious liberty, new study says
Former President Donald Trump lived up to his promise to appoint judges favoring religious liberty, at least when the plaintiff is a Christian, according to…
Two-time Olympic cyclist turned ‘bicycle attorney’ talks about the road to bike law
On Sunday, some of the world’s greatest bicyclists will cross the finish line of the Tour de France. The grueling competition, covering 2,100 miles over…
How GPT and other large language models could change e-discovery
Large language models such as ChatGPT are all the rage these days. A lot of commentators, legal professionals, lawyers and media outlets, including this <a…
Service in Texas AG’s office doesn’t protect top assistant from ethics complaint, appeals court says
The Texas Court of Appeals has revived an ethics complaint filed against the top assistant for suspended Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, who…
Sexual relationship between judge and prosecutor entitles murder defendant to new trial, court rules
The top criminal court in Oklahoma has ruled that a defendant convicted of murder in 2021 is entitled to a new trial because the…