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Thousands of Ex-Prosecutors Urge Flynn Judge to Question Barr's Move to Drop Case ift.tt/2xS69cy
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"We have differing views about other qualifications of Judge Kavanaugh. But we are united, as professors of law and scholars of judicial institutions, in believing he did not display the impartiality and temperament requisite to sit on the highest court." trib.al/efle9Md
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Wendy Jaffe, a former in-house counsel at Lionsgate, spoke about what it’s like when a company's top legal officer is the person accused of the wrongdoing. "I didn’t say anything directly because I figured I would make it worse" trib.al/HT3dOoY
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Perkins Coie's Marc Elias Became Every Democrat's Favorite Lawyer. Now He Wants to Reform Democracy Itself. ift.tt/3asoVXh
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. @chkbal, a group whose membership includes @gtconway3d, former U.S. solicitor general Charles Fried, former State Department legal adviser John Bellinger, and other libertarian and conservative lawyers, responds to @realDonaldTrump's tweets: trib.al/oFA4UyT
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Alex Jones’ whole cell phone getting sent to opposing counsel is one of the greatest discovery blunders of all time. Here's how not to repeat history. law.com/2022/08/04/inadverte…
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Star Democratic Party Attorney Marc Elias Is Leaving Perkins Coie to Spin Off New Firm ift.tt/389hLX2
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16 conservative lawyers from major U.S. law firms, law schools and think tanks today asserted their support for an “expeditious” impeachment investigation, arguing in a public statement that President Trump has abused the office of the presidency. @chkbal trib.al/W5sCP3a
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Lawyers representing Nick Sandmann, the teen in the viral video with a Native American elder at a D.C. protest, have sent an evidence-preservation letter to CNN and other media cos in preparation for potential defamation litigation trib.al/uu8RJhn
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Inadvertent Disclosure in Alex Jones Trial Leaves E-Discovery Experts Flabbergasted ift.tt/r94ZHsV
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JUST IN ON #LawRadar: Bond, Schoeneck & King filed a defamation suit for YouTuber Def Noodles accusing his rival Keemstar of engaging in a 'malicious disinformation campaign' by claiming the plaintiff has engaged in the 'grooming' of minors.
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When she was 3, Haley Moss' doctor told her parents she would likely never graduate from high school. Never make a friend. Never get a driver’s license.
On Friday, she became a member of the bar.
#inspiration
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Chicago lawyer acquitted on sexual assault charges can pursue a defamation lawsuit against Gawker law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/…
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New on #LegalRadar: @VenableLLP is backing Swiss art dealer AGB Contemporary in a dispute over planned purchase of Pablo Picasso painting from art investor @ArtemundiGroup. Read the complaint. trib.al/Du1n5Ei
ALT Complaint
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In this week's Legal Speak episode, co-host Patrick Smith speaks with DLA Piper litigator Robert J. Alessi about his work on the highly-charged Karen Read homicide case and how his approach to cross-examination likely turned the tide of her retrial.
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"There are some who look at a woman in a courtroom or boardroom and can’t fathom the thought that she could be anything other than a paralegal, not the judge, the lead attorney or client" trib.al/H5OI2da
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NEWS: Brian Heckmann, a 2020 law graduate, said he believes the Florida Board of Bar Examiners is punishing him for speaking out against its handling of the bar exam by subjecting him to a heightened character and fitness review. trib.al/3cYWwF3
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As Ketanji Brown Jackson moves up to the highest court in the land, a court a little lower now has a vacancy. Who will take her spot on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit? law.com/2022/04/07/senate-co…
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An "upbeat and optimistic" David Lat has been transferred out of the intensive care unit and taken off a ventilator that had been his lifeline for a week while he battled COVID-19. trib.al/9yBLwwr
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What you said: Aaron Parnas, 20, a student who enrolled at George Washington University Law School when he was just 18, offering advice to other “Doogie Howsers” heading to law school in the fall. @gwlaw trib.al/sikoJLO
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When 69-year-old Anh Lê reported the attack to the San Francisco’s District Attorney Office, he contends he was “ignored, made to feel invisible” and denied his due process right to be consulted before the office finalized its “very lenient plea deal." law.com/2022/01/25/cavalier-…
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'Simply Not the Law': Rejecting All Challenges, Judge Says Dominion Lawsuits Against Powell, Giuliani and Lindell Can Proceed ift.tt/3iE4M5N
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Depression among law students is:
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-34% after 2 semesters, and
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Giuliani and Barr Should be Sanctioned by Courts for Violating Ethical Obligations ift.tt/37yrt4z
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As was often the case before her absence, Justice Ginsburg was the first to ask questions at today's oral argument session. trib.al/9L4qswc
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.@HoganLovells' @neal_katyal argues for Delaware that a special master’s recommendation in the case is “contrary to the text, structure and history” of the Federal Disposition of Abandoned Money Orders and Traveler’s Check Act. law.com/2022/08/17/with-150-…
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Caught by "60 Minutes" advising a client how to park suspicious funds in the U.S.—and saying lawyers are protected from criminal prosecution in the U.S. because "we run the country"—a longtime NY lawyer has received a public censure trib.al/aQmbFta
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The work flexibility policy at the Court of Appeals of Georgia is a hit. “The type of work we do—appellate work, which is reviewing records writing and researching—we don’t have to be in the courthouse to do it,” Presiding Judge Stephen Dillard said.
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The appointment of two African-American women to law school deanships in the span of two weeks would have generated substantial attention 10 years ago. Today, it has become less of an anomaly. trib.al/iiGOtSy
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Kim Davis, a Kentucky county clerk who denied marriage licenses to same-sex couples, could be held individually liable for her refusal, Sixth Circuit rules trib.al/VjpRmTC
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A group of high-profile conservative lawyers is urging “further investigation” into behavior detailed in the Mueller report that is “starkly inconsistent with the president’s constitutional duty to ‘take care that the laws be faithfully executed.’’’ trib.al/kAFgZOv
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"They got it wrong with Justice Thomas. And it is my wish that they will get it right this time." trib.al/WidjmBA
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.@tonywest gave a quick update on how his in-laws (Vice President @KamalaHarris and @SecondGentleman) are adjusting to life at the White House: "To keep a sense of normalcy, my mother is a piano teacher so Doug and I are taking piano lessons via Zoom with her." #LegalweekYear
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A Fifth Circuit panel withdrew the unanimous opinion that ruled Black Lives Matter organizer @deray could be held liable for injuries caused by a protester and issued a new one in which Judge Don Willett dissented after having a ”judicial change of heart.” trib.al/J6DVn9t
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Here's who's promising to sue Trump over his national emergency declaration so far: @ACLU, @AGBecerra, @NewYorkStateAG, @AGOWA, @protctdemocracy, @NiskanenCenter trib.al/vtredu8
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27 years ago today, everyone's favorite legal drama series, Law & Order, premiered on NBC ow.ly/Am9e30f7ZmY
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17 Firms Join Crowell in Seeking Trump's Removal ift.tt/35smHFQ
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Gun Safety Group Sues to Reveal Gun Lobbyists' Communications With US Government ift.tt/2MNian2
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Sixth Circuit: ”Any reasonable officer would know that a citizen who raises her middle finger engages in speech protected by the First Amendment.” trib.al/AHvst26
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Happy #BeKindToLawyersDay from all of us at Law.com! We hope everyone feels a little extra loved today! 💕💕
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ICYMI. The honorees are Hawaii Supreme Court Associate Justice Sabrina S. McKenna; @nyulaw professor Melissa Murray; @SidleyLaw leader Yvette Ostolaza; @WWDLawyers managing partner Deborah Willig; and @MSNBC analyst and author @JillWineBanks.
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Follow our yearlong investigation into mental health across every sector of the legal profession. trib.al/p7L0U4K
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The wave of minority women taking the helm at law schools is gaining momentum. trib.al/yWty3ba
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"We’ve had walkouts. We’ve had letters to the dean. The student body is immensely concerned about this, and to have so little response sends a strong statement that the students aren’t the priority." - @Harvard_Law student Molly Coleman trib.al/Wj5XkzD
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"Nobody speaks for me. I don't have a spokesperson. I am a judge. I speak for myself." #GorsuchHearing
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At least 19 minority women are currently serving as law school dean or interim dean, or soon will assume deanships. That figure constitutes 10% of all ABA-accredited law schools. trib.al/ZLGW5d6
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Every Black Law Dean in the US Signs Letter to Senate Supporting Jackson's SCOTUS Nomination ift.tt/ZBXQWTJ
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Judge Thomas Griffith to Retire from DC Circuit, Opening Third Vacancy for Trump ift.tt/38pn2re
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"To me, there was something distinctly female about the way Mitchell set up her attack on Ford: Act sweet to the girl you’re out to get, but stab her later with vicious gossip, alienation and other forms of bullying," @lawcareerist writes trib.al/aw3Chgh
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Federal district judges do not have the authority on their own to disclose grand jury information that otherwise would be protected by secrecy rules, a split Washington federal appeals court ruled today trib.al/VQQ3fIC
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JUST FILED ON #LegalRadar: Robins Kaplan filed a civil rights lawsuit on behalf of a community cleanup volunteer against the City of Minneapolis and members of its police force alleging unreasonable use of force and other violations. trib.al/klyRNDD
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The honorees are Hawaii Supreme Court Associate Justice Sabrina S. McKenna; @nyulaw professor Melissa Murray; @SidleyLaw leader Yvette Ostolaza; @WWDLawyers managing partner Deborah Willig; and @MSNBC analyst and author @JillWineBanks. law.com/2023/04/12/aba-award…
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Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin was not out of bounds to not “close his eyes and blindly accept a pretextual justification” for House Democrats' request to see President Trump’s tax returns, a new DOJ memo says trib.al/zv0L4B5
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An unusual ethics question has come up in Ohio about how romantically involved lawyers deal with client information trib.al/VgZCGWf
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Cheating. Frozen Computers. Typing Lags. Bar Examinees Raise Red Flags Over Looming Online Test ift.tt/3iYqzTo
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Michael van der Veen, who represented former President Donald Trump in the second impeachment hearing, describing seeing comedian Pete Davidson’s impression of him on “SNL” the morning after Trump's acquittal. Article: ow.ly/EocV50DRCIf
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'A Disgrace': Hundreds of Lawyers Call for Bar Condemnations of Trump Election Lawyers ift.tt/36RuJZK
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When @Suffolk_Law prof @design_law asked on Twitter about bad 1L grades and career satisfaction, lawyers responded with a bounty of thoughtful, encouraging replies.
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“We are getting the message out: If you are still working and not being paid, you are entitled to join the lawsuit.” - Clif Alexander, Anderson Alexander trib.al/qiyUFIy
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Good luck to everyone taking the #barexam this week! You got this! ✨🎉
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Obamacare reactions: @JoshMBlackman, the author of two books about the constitutionality of the ACA, said he agrees that the individual mandate is unconstitutional, but AG Barr’s decision to agree to toss out the entire ACA is indefensible. trib.al/JyQoXT4
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.@LidskyLidsky is leaving @MizzouLaw for a job at a different school. “Being entrusted with the deanship of Mizzou Law for the past five years has been one of the greatest honors and most awesome responsibilities of my career,” she said. law.com/2022/04/27/mizzou-la…
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“For all his gifts, Gorsuch sometimes writes sentences with such unusual syntax that he sounds like he’s from another era—or another country.” - legal writing expert Ross Guberman trib.al/rTjZISi
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ICYMI. Brooklyn Law School set up a Second Life space during the pandemic, and it's now a bona fide hit with students, a school spokesperson said.
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The legal universe has lost a "giant in the law, and a giant in life" with the passing of Ted Olson this morning.
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: law.com/nationallawjournal/2…
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Women law profs and deans are showing the love for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Hundreds have signed 2 letters of support, one written by @BU_Law's @aonwuachi and one by Susan Bisom-Rapp of @CWSL_News, @NaomiCahn of @UVALaw and Lisa Tucker of @DrexelKline. law.com/2022/03/10/women-law…
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Just because you can stand on two feet doesn't mean you have standing.
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“For those of you who haven’t been paying attention to the Big Four expanding into the legal industry... you should begin to do so.” -@NicholasBruch @ALMIntelligence #Legalweek19
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What's in a name? Quite a lot it turns out, if that name is @bakermckenzie ow.ly/qJfV30fM0AX #BigLaw
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Judge Judy donates $5 million to @NYLawSchool to boost female law students.
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BREAKING NEWS: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died Friday evening. She was 87. “Our Nation has lost a jurist of historic stature," said Chief Justice John Roberts. trib.al/nNIkinD
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Russian attorney Natalia Veselnitskaya said she had to go to great lengths, including a court fight, to retrieve a report that exonerated Russian government personnel in an alleged tax fraud scheme. U.S. officials now say she helped draft the report. trib.al/sT1XRto
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.@HabenGirma is not concerned with who had the green light or whether someone’s trademark was infringed. As a disability lawyer and advocate, her focus is on the advancement of opportunities for people with disabilities. trib.al/SqD9ZjW
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From Joseph Grundfest, a professor emeritus at @StanfordLaw and former Securities and Exchange Commission commissioner: "A Meta DIG and Its Nvidia Implications"
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: law.com/2024/11/27/a-meta-di…
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Media Lawyer, Pro-Trump Journalist Meet on Twitter, Team Up on Libel Suit @CassandraRules #socialmedia ow.ly/WKLz30cmqyi
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'Mild Improvements' for David Lat, but Prognosis Still Uncertain ift.tt/2wIK7Zh
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The former chief justice of West Virginia has been found guilty by a federal jury of misusing state vehicles and credit cards, witness tampering and making false statements trib.al/Wg5vvWM
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A series of social media posts from plaintiff counsel Mike Rafi during jury deliberations and after the trial have resulted in his client’s $1.5 million verdict being nixed. law.com/dailyreportonline/20…
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WHAT YOU SAID: @AnneChampion1, partner at @gibsondunn, giving her thoughts on why her client Mary Trump's new book is already a bestseller. trib.al/3iAZPpB
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BREAKING: Six female former Jones Day associates are accusing the firm of widespread gender discrimination in a proposed $200 million class action trib.al/U1nXUWn
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Greg Craig found not guilty: The verdict capped a three-week trial that gripped the legal community and K Street lobbying groups, serving as an early test of the Justice Department’s stepped up enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act trib.al/bEvjx8H
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Haven't signed up for #Legalweek18? Or don't know what to expect. Here's a peek at 2017's show. trib.al/VY9wqeM @legalweekshow Register for this year's show here: trib.al/93dTGtT
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'Cavalier and Callous': SF District Attorney Sued for 'Lenient' Plea Deal in Alleged Anti-Asian Attack ift.tt/32xu7sV
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Happy #InternationalWomensDay from the Law.com team! Today, we'll be sharing the best quotes from women all across the legal industry. First up: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
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#Legalweek23 is already off to a great start! We’re standing room only for the workshop Reshaping the Legal Profession: Thriving in the Age of Generative AI & ChatGPT!
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Judge #KetanjiBrownJackson said her legal analysis always begins with the text of a particular statute or the Constitution. law.com/2022/03/22/ketanji-b…
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"AG Garland inherited a huge and potentially still not fully explored number of issues from the Trump administration. It seems clear that they are still figuring out how best to chart their path in addressing those issues," said @JoshuaMatz8. ow.ly/DxLZ50FBNYe
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Manafort may have bigger problems on his mind right now, but while his attorneys attempt to shorten his upcoming jail sentence, he also faces disbarment in his native state trib.al/mFbiNYw
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“We need lawyers who are willing to become prosecutors, public defenders & legal aid lawyers,” Linda Klein, @ABAesq ow.ly/WBkn30cgGZ3
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Chief Justice Roberts' majority opinion in the census case has drawn sharp criticism from several veteran Supreme Court advocates, including a prominent conservative lawyer who predicted the “one-off” ruling against the Trump admin won’t be taken seriously trib.al/k8pcav7
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JUST FILED ON #LawRadar: Steptoe & Johnson filed a case against DHS, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, et al for allegedly destroying private property to build a southern border wall. law.com/radar/card/diamond-a…
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Coronavirus Closures Hit Law Schools at Stanford, Columbia and Several Others ift.tt/2TBZ8oi
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With mental health problems and addiction percentages higher among lawyers compared with other professions, some firms are acknowledging that lawyers truly need to detach from the office to recharge. trib.al/oSq23ml
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With Senate Confirmation, Former Defender Candace Jackson-Akiwumi Breaks Up All-White 7th Circuit ift.tt/2SYEtxp
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Longtime faculty member Jenny Martinez has been named the next dean of @StanfordLaw. She served as the law school’s associate dean for curriculum from 2013 to 2016 and last year chaired the school’s working group on diversity and inclusion. trib.al/APUE1gD
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Vicky Cornell, widow of #ChrisCornell, has sued the singer's doctor for medical malpractice, accusing him of “negligently and repeatedly” prescribing “dangerous mind-altering controlled substances” that led to his untimely death. trib.al/Lxi8cIh
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Just Announced! Stacey Abrams CONFIRMED to keynote #Legalweekyear Virtual Series 1 in February. Learn more: event.law.com/legalweek/4995…
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