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South Dakota’s Pilot Bar Alternative Switches Out Studying Outlines For Community Service

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The Public Opinion has coverage: As many as 50 South Dakota law students will be able to bypass the bar exam over the next five years under a set of rules for alternative licensure recently approved by the state Supreme Court.

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Diddy’s Lawyer Accuses Opposing Counsel Of Depravity

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tie-ins to the freakoff lawsuits turned heads, but Diddy’s legal team thinks that the allegations are stomach turning. As caught by AllHipHop , Diddy’s legal team says the complaint demonstrates the depraved lengths plaintiffs will travel to garner headlines in pursuit of a payday.”

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Justice Jackson Offers Common Sense Argument For How Judicial Diversity Benefits Everyone

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(Photo by Kevin Lamarque-Pool/Getty Images) In the backlash against DEI, someone has to champion a legal defense that will prevent us from spiraling toward a monoculture. The Court reasoned that the government may have in interest in having people in positions of authority that represent the demographics of the troops that they lead.

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Donna Adelson’s Lawyer Pushes To Exclude Divorce Evidence From Trial

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As her legal team mounts a defense, they’re trying to mitigate against the evidence that will be used in trial. After years of delays, Donna Adelson’s trial is finally picking up some speed. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s.

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Ryan Reynolds Quip At SNL’s 50th Anniversary Special Surprises Attorney For Some Reason

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” is “Get a load of this guy”‘s tongue-in-cheek and heavily decaffeinated cousin, not a 15 minute cold open on his wife’s court proceedings. There have been several lawyers who managed a pivot from legal to comedy, but I get the feeling that jokes aren’t your forte.

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Donna Adelson Moved To Protective Custody

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Chronicling the Adelson trial has had its fair share of clever legal arguments and delays, but this development happened out of court. Being incarcerated comes with its stressors. Whatever justice she deserves should be meted out in a courtroom by a judge and jurors, not by a fellow inmate in a bathroom area.

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Yelling At The Judge? Bold Strategy From The Prosecution

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For those behind, the shenanigans include: Months spent just on jury selection Attorneys being ordered to buy people lunch $10 fines per cell phone ring The choice between homework assignments or jail An apparent in-court drug deal Assaulting an officer And all that is just from the 4/20 article last year!