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Washington state governor signs bill banning sale of assault weapons

JURIST

APRIL 26, 2023

Washington state Governor Jay Inslee Tuesday signed House Bill (HB) 1240 , prohibiting the sale, manufacture, import and distribution of assault weapons in the state. Though the ban went into effect immediately on Tuesday, it has already seen its first legal challenge.

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Washington state expands voting rights for individuals with felony convictions

JURIST

APRIL 9, 2021

Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill into law Wednesday expanding voting rights for persons with felony convictions. HB 1078 automatically restores voting rights for people with felony convictions once completing a sentence of total confinement through the Washington Department of Corrections.

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Former Justice Breyer Speaks At Harvard Panel On Legal Interpretation

Above The Law

MARCH 5, 2025

(Photo by Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images) One of the quickest lessons you pick up in law school is that the path to knowing the law doesn’t end at finding a line in the Constitution or a statute and reading it aloud to anyone who would hear it. Moderated by Andrew T.

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Former Washington state bar leader remembered as a champion for legal innovation

ABA Journal

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Paula Littlewood, a champion for legal industry innovation who led the Washington State Bar Association for more than a decade, died of cancer Monday. The…

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Nonlawyer entities could provide legal services in Washington in proposed pilot program

ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Nonlawyer-owned entities would be allowed to deliver legal services in Washington under a pilot program proposed by the Washington State Bar Association and a board…

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Washington Supreme Court holds impoundment of homeless person’s vehicle violates Eighth Amendment

JURIST

AUGUST 14, 2021

The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously held that a homeless person’s vehicle automatically qualifies as a homestead without the need for a declaration and that the impoundment of that vehicle and associated costs constitute excessive fines—a violation of the Eighth Amendment to the US Constitution.

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“Federal Judge Blocks Louisiana Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Classrooms; The ruling is probably the first in what could be a long legal fight for conservative Christian groups hoping to amplify public expressions of faith”

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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

“Federal Judge Blocks Louisiana Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Classrooms; The ruling is probably the first in what could be a long legal fight for conservative Christian groups hoping to amplify public expressions of faith”: Rick Rojas of The New York Times has this report.

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Clearbrief CEO Jacqueline Schafer: Transforming Written Legal Arguments With AI

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JULY 22, 2021

For a recent Reinventing Professionals podcast, I talked with Jacqueline Schafer, the founder and CEO of Clearbrief , a platform that uses AI to improve the accuracy of legal writing by identifying how well a writer’s sentence is supported by the source document. Legal writing has really specific requirements. seed round.

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Washington State Sets Template for Protecting Kids’ Privacy in Court

The Crime Report

MAY 24, 2022

This month, the Washington State Supreme Court took a bold step toward protecting children in the legal system. And like just about every other negative consequence in the criminal legal system, people of color bear the brunt. 1] The amendments were made to Washington’s General Rule 31 and Criminal Rule 2.1. [2]

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Seeking to Expand Access to Justice, Washington State Pilot Will Allow Non-Lawyer Entities to Practice Law

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DECEMBER 19, 2024

Similar to regulatory reform initiatives in Utah and Arizona, the Washington Supreme Court has entered an order approving a pilot program that will allow companies and nonprofits that are not owned by lawyers to provide legal services under carefully monitored conditions. The court’s order (Order 25700-B-721), entered Dec.

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“The Anatomy of a Washington Post Smear Campaign; The paper claimed conservative judge Matthew Kacsmaryk violated legal ethics; Ethics experts say otherwise”

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MAY 1, 2023

“The Anatomy of a Washington Post Smear Campaign; The paper claimed conservative judge Matthew Kacsmaryk violated legal ethics; Ethics experts say otherwise”: Aaron Sibarium of The Washington Free Beacon has this report.

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SCOTUS dispatch: Supreme Court considers constitutionality of state laws restricting DNA testing post-conviction

JURIST

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Sharon Basch is a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law filing occasional dispatches from Washington DC this semester. At the core of the dispute is the question of Gutierrezs legal standing to challenge the Texas law. Saenz, a case that could reshape the landscape of DNA testing for death row inmates in Texas.

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“Supreme Court attorney who founded SCOTUSblog is charged in tax case; Million-dollar poker games, payments to women and a duffel bag of cash are part of the indictment accusing Thomas Goldstein of tax evasion”

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JANUARY 17, 2025

“Supreme Court attorney who founded SCOTUSblog is charged in tax case; Million-dollar poker games, payments to women and a duffel bag of cash are part of the indictment accusing Thomas Goldstein of tax evasion”: Dan Morse of The Washington Post has this report.

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Washington State Bar Seeks Chair to Helm Technology Task Force

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This was just passed along to me from someone at the Washington State Bar Association. Familiarity with the Access to Justice Technology Principles as adopted by the Washington Supreme Court. If you are interested, act fast. The deadline is tomorrow. I am posting the notice verbatim. Ability to represent the task force at BOG meetings.

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“Stephen Glasser, co-founder of the Legal Times newspaper, dies at 79; He and his wife started the Washington-based weekly in 1978; The newspaper was among the first to focus on lawyers and the legal profession, and helped spark a bevy of imitators”

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

“Stephen Glasser, co-founder of the Legal Times newspaper, dies at 79; He and his wife started the Washington-based weekly in 1978; The newspaper was among the first to focus on lawyers and the legal profession, and helped spark a bevy of imitators”: Harrison Smith of The Washington Post has written this obituary.

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“The Workhorse of the Early Court: Bushrod Washington may have been the most faithful conservator of the Constitution, and the soundest legal mind on the early Court.”

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JUNE 9, 2022

“The Workhorse of the Early Court: Bushrod Washington may have been the most faithful conservator of the Constitution, and the soundest legal mind on the early Court.” ” John O. McGinnis has this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog.

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Luigi Mangione Pulls $300K From Grassroots Funds To Bolster His Case

Above The Law

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The Independent has coverage: Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has accepted nearly $300,000 in donations toward his legal defense, according to the fund. Best of luck when it comes to paying the strongest legal representation available, Luigi! Louis School of Law.

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“Supreme Court to Hear Oklahoma Religious Charter School Case; The proposal to create the nation’s first religious charter school paid for by taxpayer funds could move the line between church and state in education”

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JANUARY 24, 2025

Laura Meckler and Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post report that “ Supreme Court to decide whether states can allow religious public schools; The Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider whether the state of Oklahoma may fund a proposed religious charter school, the first of its kind in the country.” ” David G.

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“A legal renegade challenges the judicial system”

HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

“A legal renegade challenges the judicial system”: Marc Fisher of The Washington Post has this profile of attorney Jonathan Mitchell.

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Washington mulling ‘wrongfully detained’ designation for US journalist jailed in Russia

JURIST

APRIL 5, 2023

The wrongful detention judgment, though not a legal determination, includes assessing the circumstances for indications of an arrest on arbitrary and discriminatory grounds. Ultimately though, legal limitations confine the government’s scope of power in protecting detained US nationals.

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Justices overturn Washington workers’ compensation law on a strict reading of intergovernmental immunity

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JUNE 22, 2022

Share The Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously struck down a Washington state law that was aimed at helping federal contract employees get workers’ compensation for diseases arising from cleaning up nuclear waste. The case, United States v.

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“A Leaky Supreme Court Starts to Resemble the Other Branches; The disclosure of a draft opinion that would overrule Roe v. Wade, legal experts said, was evidence that the court is not much different from other Washington institutions”

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MAY 11, 2022

Wade, legal experts said, was evidence that the court is not much different from other Washington institutions”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this “Supreme Court Memo.” “A Leaky Supreme Court Starts to Resemble the Other Branches; The disclosure of a draft opinion that would overrule Roe v.

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Diddy’s Lawyer Accuses Opposing Counsel Of Depravity

Above The Law

MARCH 11, 2025

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.” Louis School of Law.

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Federal court grants Sackler family immunity from all future opioid lawsuits

JURIST

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

.” The approval order has been met with severe outrage from legal and political commentators and state government officials alike with Judge Drain coming under heavy fire from activist groups. The US Department of Justice had also filed several legal briefs urging the court to reject the settlement agreement.

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US House passes DC statehood bill

JURIST

APRIL 24, 2021

The United States House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to establish Washington DC as the the nation’s fifty-first state in a 216 to 218 vote. The post US House passes DC statehood bill appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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

Above The Law

MARCH 3, 2025

The public pathways pilot program is an outgrowth of a yearslong debate on the value of the bar exam as a measure of fitness for legal service in the state. He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law.

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“Conservatives, your radical legal revolution will not go unchallenged”

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JUNE 9, 2022

“Conservatives, your radical legal revolution will not go unchallenged”: Columnist Paul Waldman has this essay online at The Washington Post.

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“Why Supreme Court voting rights decision shocked legal, political worlds”

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JUNE 12, 2023

“Why Supreme Court voting rights decision shocked legal, political worlds”: Robert Barnes and Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post have this report. The post “Why Supreme Court voting rights decision shocked legal, political worlds” appeared first on How Appealing.

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“Justice Thomas goes toe-to-toe with the legal ‘chimpanzee'”

HowAppealing

OCTOBER 3, 2022

“Justice Thomas goes toe-to-toe with the legal ‘chimpanzee'”: Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times have this report. The post “Justice Thomas goes toe-to-toe with the legal ‘chimpanzee'” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Proud Boys leader arrested for burning Black Lives Matter flag

JURIST

JANUARY 5, 2021

Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was arrested in Washington, DC, Monday on a misdemeanor count for burning a Black Lives Matter (BLM) flag last month. The post Proud Boys leader arrested for burning Black Lives Matter flag appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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LawNext: Reregulation of Legal Services – A Panel of Five Leading Experts Discuss

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AUGUST 23, 2021

There may be no more critical issue facing the legal profession than reregulation of legal services. Amid an escalating crisis in access to justice, proponents of regulatory reform argue that the only way to meaningfully address the crisis is to loosen restrictions on non-lawyers investing in and providing legal services. .

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Legal Marijuana Growers Suffer Under California Taxes, Regulations

The Crime Report

AUGUST 22, 2022

High taxes and baffling regulations have crushed small California marijuana growers since state voters approved legalization almost six years ago, reports the Washington Post. In some regions, one pound of cannabis is subjected to as many as five separate taxes, some based on weight and others on sales.

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Time’s Up: Will Law Firms Say Goodbye To Billable Hour In The (Gen)AI Era?

Above The Law

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

In our forthcoming Spring 2025 publication, Fighting the Hypothetical: Why Law Firms Should Rethink the Billable Hour in the Generative AI Era, [1] we hypothesize that Generative AI (GenAI) technology will change forever how legal services are delivered and will force law firms to re-engineer their legacy economic model.

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“Alito’s legal reasoning for ending Roe rests on history, the right to life”

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MAY 7, 2022

“Alito’s legal reasoning for ending Roe rests on history, the right to life”: Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times have this report.

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NY Governor signs law allowing for “human composting” as burial method

JURIST

JANUARY 1, 2023

New York has become the sixth state in the US to legalize this green method of burial. Washington became the first state to legalize human composting in 2019, followed by Colorado and Oregon in 2021, and Vermont and California in 2022. The body disintegrates into natural elements in about a month.

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LSU General Counsel Steps Down To Shift Career Gears

Above The Law

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

This wasn’t the best time to get involved in protracted legal battles as the school will be on the lookout for a new General Council very soon. Teaching is one hell of a switch-up from reviewing the schools contracts and providing legal advice. He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St.

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“Supreme Court’s religious liberty rulings give new life to legal battle for gay-marriage opponent”

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JULY 18, 2022

“Supreme Court’s religious liberty rulings give new life to legal battle for gay-marriage opponent”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.

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“Cecilia ‘Cissy’ Marshall, keeper of Thurgood Marshall’s legacy, dies at 94; The former NAACP legal secretary married Marshall in 1955 and burnished his reputation as the leading legal architect of the civil rights movement”

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NOVEMBER 22, 2022

“Cecilia ‘Cissy’ Marshall, keeper of Thurgood Marshall’s legacy, dies at 94; The former NAACP legal secretary married Marshall in 1955 and burnished his reputation as the leading legal architect of the civil rights movement”: Bart Barnes of The Washington Post has written this obituary.

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US Supreme Court justices say court should decide whether religious organizations can discriminate against diverse faiths

JURIST

MARCH 21, 2022

According to his brief , Matthew Woods is a legal aid attorney in Seattle. Woods filed a lawsuit alleging that SUGM violated the Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD) and that a blanket exemption for non-profit religious organizations was unconstitutional. He is a practicing Christian and identifies as bisexual.

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What’s New in Law Firm Ownership?

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FEBRUARY 8, 2022

California, Michigan, North Carolina and Washington, D.C., Millions remain inadequately fed and housed, and there don’t seem to be nearly as many structural barriers in those areas as there are in the legal profession. Why should legal services be any different? have task forces up and running, exploring revisions to Rule 5.4.

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US Supreme Court grants review to cases on civil procedure, bankruptcy law, worker’s comp

JURIST

JANUARY 11, 2022

Washington , deals with the federal government’s challenge to a state worker’s compensation law in Washington. Under this rule, the district court can reopen a judgement because of a “mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect,” if the original judgment was based on a legal error by the district court.

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New York man sentenced for threatening Sen. Warnock and possession of ammunition ahead of US Capitol riot

JURIST

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Such statements included: “We need to all come to an agreement … and go armed … and really take back Washington,” and “Tomorrow may very [well] be the day war kicks off ….”. While Florea never traveled to Washington, D.C. Florea posted threatening statements ahead of the Capitol riot on a social media platform known as Parler.

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“Why the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling is untenable in a democracy; Justices’ ruling in immunity case creates one legal standard for presidents and a different standard for citizens”

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OCTOBER 7, 2024

“Why the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling is untenable in a democracy; Justices’ ruling in immunity case creates one legal standard for presidents and a different standard for citizens”: Senior Ninth Circuit Judge Stephen S. Trott has this essay online at The Washington Post.

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“Amy Wax Threatens To Sue Penn for Race Discrimination, Breach of Contract; The embattled law professor says she will take legal action if Penn doesn’t lift the sanctions against her”

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DECEMBER 19, 2024

“Amy Wax Threatens To Sue Penn for Race Discrimination, Breach of Contract; The embattled law professor says she will take legal action if Penn doesn’t lift the sanctions against her”: Aaron Sibarium recently had this article online at The Washington Free Beacon.

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Washington state governor signs bill banning sale of assault weapons

Washington state expands voting rights for individuals with felony convictions

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Former Justice Breyer Speaks At Harvard Panel On Legal Interpretation

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Former Washington state bar leader remembered as a champion for legal innovation

Nonlawyer entities could provide legal services in Washington in proposed pilot program

Washington Supreme Court holds impoundment of homeless person’s vehicle violates Eighth Amendment

“Federal Judge Blocks Louisiana Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Classrooms; The ruling is probably the first in what could be a long legal fight for conservative Christian groups hoping to amplify public expressions of faith”

Clearbrief CEO Jacqueline Schafer: Transforming Written Legal Arguments With AI

Washington State Sets Template for Protecting Kids’ Privacy in Court

Seeking to Expand Access to Justice, Washington State Pilot Will Allow Non-Lawyer Entities to Practice Law

“The Anatomy of a Washington Post Smear Campaign; The paper claimed conservative judge Matthew Kacsmaryk violated legal ethics; Ethics experts say otherwise”

SCOTUS dispatch: Supreme Court considers constitutionality of state laws restricting DNA testing post-conviction

“Supreme Court attorney who founded SCOTUSblog is charged in tax case; Million-dollar poker games, payments to women and a duffel bag of cash are part of the indictment accusing Thomas Goldstein of tax evasion”

Washington State Bar Seeks Chair to Helm Technology Task Force

“Stephen Glasser, co-founder of the Legal Times newspaper, dies at 79; He and his wife started the Washington-based weekly in 1978; The newspaper was among the first to focus on lawyers and the legal profession, and helped spark a bevy of imitators”

“The Workhorse of the Early Court: Bushrod Washington may have been the most faithful conservator of the Constitution, and the soundest legal mind on the early Court.”

Luigi Mangione Pulls $300K From Grassroots Funds To Bolster His Case

“Supreme Court to Hear Oklahoma Religious Charter School Case; The proposal to create the nation’s first religious charter school paid for by taxpayer funds could move the line between church and state in education”

“A legal renegade challenges the judicial system”

Washington mulling ‘wrongfully detained’ designation for US journalist jailed in Russia

Justices overturn Washington workers’ compensation law on a strict reading of intergovernmental immunity

“A Leaky Supreme Court Starts to Resemble the Other Branches; The disclosure of a draft opinion that would overrule Roe v. Wade, legal experts said, was evidence that the court is not much different from other Washington institutions”

Diddy’s Lawyer Accuses Opposing Counsel Of Depravity

Federal court grants Sackler family immunity from all future opioid lawsuits

US House passes DC statehood bill

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

“Conservatives, your radical legal revolution will not go unchallenged”

“Why Supreme Court voting rights decision shocked legal, political worlds”

“Justice Thomas goes toe-to-toe with the legal ‘chimpanzee'”

Proud Boys leader arrested for burning Black Lives Matter flag

LawNext: Reregulation of Legal Services – A Panel of Five Leading Experts Discuss

Legal Marijuana Growers Suffer Under California Taxes, Regulations

Time’s Up: Will Law Firms Say Goodbye To Billable Hour In The (Gen)AI Era?

“Alito’s legal reasoning for ending Roe rests on history, the right to life”

NY Governor signs law allowing for “human composting” as burial method

LSU General Counsel Steps Down To Shift Career Gears

“Supreme Court’s religious liberty rulings give new life to legal battle for gay-marriage opponent”

“Cecilia ‘Cissy’ Marshall, keeper of Thurgood Marshall’s legacy, dies at 94; The former NAACP legal secretary married Marshall in 1955 and burnished his reputation as the leading legal architect of the civil rights movement”

US Supreme Court justices say court should decide whether religious organizations can discriminate against diverse faiths

What’s New in Law Firm Ownership?

US Supreme Court grants review to cases on civil procedure, bankruptcy law, worker’s comp

New York man sentenced for threatening Sen. Warnock and possession of ammunition ahead of US Capitol riot

“Why the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling is untenable in a democracy; Justices’ ruling in immunity case creates one legal standard for presidents and a different standard for citizens”

“Amy Wax Threatens To Sue Penn for Race Discrimination, Breach of Contract; The embattled law professor says she will take legal action if Penn doesn’t lift the sanctions against her”

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