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Building a Better Law Practice: 7 Reasons to Specialize

Attorney at Work

Abraham Lincoln, licensed to practice law in 1837 in Illinois, may be the archetypal general practice attorney. The paper trail revealed scores of cases involving debt collection, business partnerships, estate settlements, divorce and real estate litigation. Drivers Behind Practice Specialization. Better outcomes.

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Immigration Activists Want Clearview AI and Its Facial Recognition Tech Banned in California

LegalReader

Clearview is facing lawsuits over its digital "scraping" practices in other states, too.

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Voting Is Open! Pick the 15 Finalists to Compete At Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW 2024 in February

LawSites

VoiceScript Ai.Law Elevator Pitch: Provides AI-generated litigation documents, from pleadings to discovery. We are the first AI-driven platform to focus specifically on drafting litigation documents. The substantial amount of time lawyers spend drafting documents during litigation. What makes you unique or innovative?

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What We’ve Learned from Senators and Justices on Legal Talk Network

LegalTalkNetwork

Insights from Senators Illinois Senator Dick Durbin Senator Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Springfield, has served as Illinois’ senior U.S. He sits on key Senate committees, makes frequent trips between Washington and Illinois, and resides in Springfield with his family. since 1985.

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ABA Midyear Meeting 2019

LegalTalkNetwork

We also learned more about the ABA’s actions in immigration, the government shutdown, and changes to their website. American Bar Association President Bob Carlson joins hosts Sharon Nelson and John Simek to discuss his tenure as president as well as ABA initiatives in the government shutdown, immigration, membership outreach, and much more.

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They Called 911 for Help. Police and Prosecutors Used a New Junk Science to Decide They Were Liars.

The Crime Report

When agencies refused to turn over public records, ProPublica’s lawyers threatened litigation and in one case sued. It was required reading by our detective and communications personnel,” a police chief in Illinois told Harpster. On it, Harpster has openly espoused misogynistic, transphobic, Islamophobic and anti-immigrant views.

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Litigation continues over public charge immigration rule

SCOTUSBlog

Last term, the court dismissed as improvidently granted, or “DIG”ed , a case brought by Republican-controlled states challenging the government’s repeal of a Trump-era immigration policy known as the “public charge” rule. Cook County, Illinois. In Texas v. It takes four votes to grant a petition.