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Legal Ethics Roundup: Dragon Lawyer Busted, 1000s Of Lawyers Protest, Perkins Defeats EO & More

Above The Law

Second , from CBS News: Abbe Lowell , a criminal defense attorney who has represented a number of high-profile political clients, is launching a new law firm to push back on President Trump’s crusade against several major practices. 8 Federal Agencies Launch Title VI Investigation Into Harvard Law Review. Read more here.

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Crimson Tide: A New Study Shows the Continued Decline of Free Speech on Campuses

JonathanTurley

The inclusion of the University of South Carolina stands out in an important respect: The lowest-ranking schools have tended to be private universities, which are not subject to the full protections of free speech under the First Amendment.

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Michigan Judge Declares She Will Preside Over Planned Parenthood Case Despite Her Prior Representation and Donations

JonathanTurley

When I was clerking in Louisiana after graduating law school, there was story of a rather notorious local judge asking counsel in a criminal case if he was ready to present the case of the defendant. That law has been treated as dormant given the 1973 decision in Roe v. Gleicher was appointed by Gov.

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Biden to create bipartisan commission on Supreme Court reform

SCOTUSBlog

The announcement fulfilled a campaign promise by the president, who last fall proposed the idea of a commission after he declined to endorse efforts by liberals to expand the Supreme Court – efforts that Justice Stephen Breyer criticized in a speech on Tuesday at Harvard Law School. Cardozo School of Law. Guy-Uriel E.

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Cannon Fodder: The Media Piles on Federal Judge After Lionizing Manhattan Judge

JonathanTurley

Most recently, the left expressed nothing short of horror that Judge Cannon allowed the Trump team to argue a point of constitutional law in a hearing. Scholars and former prosecutors (including former attorneys general) have argued that the appointment of special counsels like Smith are unconstitutional.

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Ballot Cleansing: Democrats are Moving to Bar Republicans from Ballots Nationwide

JonathanTurley

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jamaal Bowman and Ritchie Torres and “Squad” members Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan. With the support of elected officials across the country, they can then join Stilp in moving from burning flags to torching the Constitution in a fit of exhilarating rage. Cori Bush (D-Mo.)

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“A Sad Day”: How the Colorado Disqualification Case is Bringing Back Some Bad Memories for the Supreme Court

JonathanTurley

Colorado and, now, Maine remain outliers after the Michigan Supreme Court rejected another disqualification effort in that state. ” Justice Brett Kavanaugh also was an attorney on the Bush team in 2000 and played a role in the recounts and challenges out of Volusia County, Florida. Gore ] won’t” return to the court.

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