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The first thing you should learn about the Law is the Constitution of the United States of America.
Constitution
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and…
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Weekly Briefs: DOJ opposes Purdue Pharma bankruptcy deal; California bill bans ‘stealthing’
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Justice Thomas says media jeopardizes faith in legal institutions by equating decisions with personal views
Perkins Coie partner resigns from firm after he is charged by special counsel
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California is poised to permit remote court hearings through at least mid-2023
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About 23% of equity partners in U.S. law firms are women, even though women have made up at least 40% of U.S. law students for…
Lawyer is charged with insurance fraud for allegedly hiring ex-client to kill him
Updated: Police say prominent South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh, under investigation for law firm theft, plotted to have himself killed by a former client, so…
Lawyer is charged with disorderly conduct after walking the beach wearing movie serial killer costume
Dershowitz: Texas abortion bounty approach could be adopted in states that want to ban handgun ownership
Alan Dershowitz, a professor emeritus at Harvard Law School, is suggesting a political response to the Texas abortion law that offers $10,000 to…
Lawyer is censured for delaying treatment of her son after she accidentally shoots him
The New Jersey Supreme Court has censured a lawyer for failing to get prompt medical attention for her son when she accidentally shot him while…
Judge is admonished after joining Facebook group calling for recall of reform-minded DA
A Los Angeles County judge has been publicly admonished after joining a Facebook group calling for the recall of the progressive district attorney whose office…
This BigLaw firm says it’s the first to provide free and reduced-rate Peloton content to lawyers and staffers
O’Melveny & Myers has said it’s the first law firm to sign a deal with Peloton to provide content to all U.S. lawyers and staff…
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9th Circuit nominee is grilled over statement calling Kavanaugh ‘intellectually and morally bankrupt’
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Advocating for human rights for workers around the world is part of the ABA’s mission
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Should federal officers get immunity for lies and beatings? SCOTUS is asked to decide
For immigration law, a perfect storm creates challenges and opportunities for firms
Three key developments are driving a dramatic increase in U.S. immigration activity in 2021. As a result, immigration law firms are bracing for a huge…
Cops’ use of pole camera to surveil partly fenced property was unconstitutional, state supreme court rules
Police officers in Colorado Springs, Colorado, violated the Fourth Amendment rights of a drug suspect when they erected a pole camera to record video of…
DOJ relies on ruling against Eugene Debs in seeking to block Texas abortion law
The U.S. Department of Justice is relying on an 1894 U.S. Supreme Court ruling involving American Railway Union leader Eugene Debs in its lawsuit seeking…
Will employer vaccine mandate survive? OSHA would act under little-used statutory provision
President Joe Biden’s plan to require businesses with more than 100 workers to require vaccinations or testing relies on a little-used provision of a 1970…
Do lawyers make simple things difficult?
Do we lawyers always complicate matters a bit too much? Sometimes? Are we windbags? Do we waste too much time on trivialities? One thing most…
Day Pitney lawyers for gunmaker seek report cards, disciplinary records of slain Sandy Hook children
Day Pitney is raising eyebrows for subpoenas seeking academic, attendance and disciplinary records of five slain Sandy Hook schoolchildren as it defends a lawsuit against…
Judge accused of eating evidence apparently kills himself before FBI agents enter home for arrest
A Maryland judge facing a federal charge of child exploitation apparently killed himself before FBI agents entered his home to arrest him Friday. Judge Jonathan…
Justice Barrett wants to dispel notion that Supreme Court is made up of ‘partisan hacks’
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett said Sunday the justices are guided by judicial philosophies, rather than political views, but the public might not…
Federal judge fights to clear his name after he’s ordered to take a psychiatric exam
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard virtual oral arguments last week on whether to revive a federal judge’s lawsuit…
At some law schools, why are those who teach called ‘instructor’ rather than ‘professor’?
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A prosecutor’s closing argument about sadomasochistic “trickster lovers” made a 1993 sexual assault trial so fundamentally unfair that the conviction should be reversed, a federal…
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DOJ sues to block Texas abortion law, cites conflict with federal constitutional duties
The U.S. Department of Justice sued the state of Texas on Thursday in a bid to block its law that bans abortions at about six…
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Litigator calls ‘trickery’ allegations ‘ludicrous’ in spat with NFL team’s ex-general counsel
The litigator who led a National Football League investigation into sexual harassment at the Washington Football Team is denying a claim by the team’s general…
Lawyer accused of drawing gun in social distancing tiff should get 9-month suspension, hearing board says
A Vermont lawyer accused of trying to knock down a social distancing sign and pulling out a gun should be suspended from law practice for…
Supreme Court will resume in-person oral arguments, but the public can’t attend
Arbery and McClain Indictments a Sea Change in Police Prosecutions?
Recent indictments in the killings of Ahmaud Arbery and Elijah McClain indicate that officials are taking seriously the public’s demands for justice in the killings of Black men.
SCOTUS stays execution, agrees to hear request for pastor’s hands-on, out-loud prayer in death chamber
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Lawsuits challenging new voting restrictions in Texas cite these constitutional protections
A new voter fraud law in Texas is being challenged in at least five lawsuits contending that the law unconstitutionally burdens the right to vote…
John Pierce, lawyer for Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendants, is planning his return
After being described as missing in action by federal prosecutors, John Pierce, who represents many Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riots defendants, told the court in…
