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Over 50 Bar Organizations Stand Up For The Rule Of Law

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government can punish lawyers and law firms who represent certain clients or punish judges who rule certain ways. We cannot accept government actions that seek to twist the scales of justice in this manner. We reject the notion that the U.S. We reject efforts to undermine the courts and the profession. Words and actions matter.

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Thinking Like A (Potential) Lawyer Goes Viral On Jubilee

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The most viral moment comes from a back and forth about DEI and if government agencies receive tax cuts for hiring people of color (they don’t): Sam Seder’s critical thinking chops are presumably heterogeneous, but some of the honing may have come from his time at Boston University School of Law. Go Terriers!

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Ready Or Not, Former DOJ Lawyer Could Be Facing Disbarment

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government, according to the April 16 opinion by the Appellate Divisions Second Judicial Department of the New York Supreme Court. Higgenbotham pleaded guilty to a count of making false statements to a bank. Maybe he can join a Family Business ?

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The Department Of Education Finally Dropped The ‘No DEI By Proxy’ Shoe We Were All Waiting For

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While the word choice here was “determining” and “predicting,” the real concern is seeing how long it takes for the government to punish “acknowledging the mention of race” or some other protected characteristic by proxy.

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

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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. Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021.

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JD Vance’s ‘Hilbilly Elegy’ Deemed Too Woke By The Department of Defense

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Julianne Moores Freckleface Strawberry And JD Vances Hillbilly Elegy Among Cooks Caught In Defense Department Review [Pen.org] Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. God help us all.

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We Need To Talk About What The VanDyke Video Dissent Gets Right

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Before Bruen , we understood there were some arms that the government can regulate — no civilian rocket launchers. After Bruen , a regulating government has to resort to what is effectively mereology. Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021.