A suspended Pennsylvania lawyer pleaded guilty Monday to identity theft and related offenses for opening credit cards using the identities of his ex-wife and former…
How lawyers can reengineer our profession from the bottom up
Sometimes you just have to tear something down and start over again—like when you were a child and built a house of blocks or constructed…
Solo practitioners saw steeper revenue declines amid COVID-19, new report finds
Grandparents can recover emotional distress damages under ‘zone of danger’ rule, top state court rules
Afternoon Briefs: Election lawyer referred for court discipline; public defender waiting list declared unconstitutional
Illinois will end cash bail, require police body cameras in criminal justice overhaul signed by governor
Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed into law an overhaul of the criminal justice system, saying the reforms are a substantial step toward…
6 tips from infectious disease experts for in-person court proceedings
Lawyer who fled US pleads guilty after he’s accused of repeatedly billing state for over 24 hours per day
Barrett, Kavanaugh didn’t join conservative dissenters who called for SCOTUS to hear election challenge
Texas offers makeup bar exam because of deep freeze
Prisoner who filed pro se appeal of his enhanced sentence wins Supreme Court review
An inmate convicted for breaking into 10 storage lockers has persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court to review his mandatory minimum sentence under the Armed Career…
Nation’s oldest, longest-serving juvenile lifer is released from prison at age 83
The nation’s oldest, longest-serving juvenile lifer was released from prison this month at age 83, thanks to a pair of U.S. Supreme Court decisions.Joe Ligon…
ABA House of Delegates calls for changes in country’s immigration system
Women shouldn’t face criminal prosecution after abortion or miscarriage, ABA House says
The ABA House of Delegates passed a resolution at the midyear meeting Monday that opposes the criminal prosecution of anyone who has an abortion or…
Restrictions on firearms in government buildings and polling places should be considered, says ABA House
In the wake of the recent attack on the U.S. Capitol, death threats against election officials and the sight of armed groups at state capitols,…
ABA’s Practice Forward group puts focus on members’ needs, well-being
Federal student loan repayment plan rules should be eased, says ABA House
A resolution calling on Congress and the White House to authorize the suspension or forgiveness of student loans and to make it easier to qualify…
Federal student loan repayment plan rules should be eased, says ABA House
A resolution calling on Congress and the White House to authorize the suspension or forgiveness of student loans and to make it easier to qualify…
Trained dogs should be allowed to comfort witnesses during court proceedings, ABA House says
The ABA House of Delegates resolved Monday to support the use of trained canines to comfort vulnerable witnesses during testimony. Resolution 101A pushes for…
Tampons and pads shouldn’t be prohibited at bar exam, ABA House says
ABA is on a ‘promising path forward,’ President Patricia Lee Refo says
Since taking office, ABA President Patricia Lee Refo has maintained a schedule of events that would’ve once been unimaginable. She told the House of Delegates…
‘I am not the president’s lawyer’: Garland says he wouldn’t be swayed by politics as attorney general
ABA House urges Congress to pass judicial security bill
Supreme Court will consider Trump admin rule that made it easier to deny green cards to poor immigrants
SCOTUS will review rule banning abortion referrals by clinics receiving federal funds
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review a Trump administration rule that barred abortion referrals by programs that receive federal funds. The Supreme…
Citing a consumer need, ABA Legal Ed keeps March law school employment reporting deadline
The council of the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar will not be granting a request to push the employment data…
Supreme Court refuses to block subpoena for Trump’s financial records
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned down former President Donald Trump’s emergency request to block a subpoena for his tax and financial records. In…
Automating your firm’s documents is a snap with document assembly software
Since last March, I’ve been revisiting some of my past columns on legal software with an eye toward providing lawyers with the latest updates on…
Paralegal’s discrimination suit alleges Jones Day partner threatened her with toy gun
A Haitian-born paralegal’s discrimination lawsuit against Jones Day has alleged that she was held to a different standard than white staff members in the firm’s…
Public defender with Patreon for FOIA lawsuits shares her thoughts on lawyers and social media
When she’s posting online, Beth Bourdon is not like most other lawyers, and she says that’s probably why she has more than 50,000 Twitter followers.She…
Afternoon Briefs: Gunman had file on SCOTUS justice, judge says; state AG charged in fatal crash
Gunman apparently targeted this SCOTUS justice, judge says Lawyer Roy Den Hollander, the gunman who killed the son of U.S. District Judge
Spirit of Excellence honorees strive for diversity and inclusion
Barbara Creel. Román Hernández. Sherrilyn Ifill. Mayor Lori Lightfoot. John Yang. “These outstanding lawyers are the embodiment of excellence in our profession,” ABA President Patricia…
Witness accounts of federal executions are at odds with government reports on tranquil deaths
‘I destroyed my life’: Former Willkie co-chair suspended for paying $75K to boost daughter’s ACT score
Gordon Caplan, the former co-chairman of Willkie Farr & Gallagher, has been suspended from law practice for two years for participating in the college admissions…
Former administrative law judge is censured for punching a lawyer outside a party
House panel considers reforms to deal with Supreme Court’s shadow docket
A conversation about food insecurity, pursuing charitable endeavors in the legal industry
Afternoon Briefs: 11 ex-capital inmates added to innocence list; lawyer finds historic photo in attic
11 former death-row inmates are added to group’s innocence list The Death Penalty Information Center has added 11 former inmates to its list of people…
Interested in speaking to students and community groups during National Judicial Outreach Week?
With National Judicial Outreach Week around the corner, the Judicial Division has put out the call for active and retired judges to meet with their…
Federal judge’s opinion in Stella Artois too-light beer case is plastered with alcohol references
A federal judge in Nevada has sent a case over underfilled beer glasses back to state court because its amount-in-controversy calculation is “mostly foam.” U.S.…
As some jury trials resume, juror shortages create problems; one court sees a 5% yield on summonses
As jury trials resume in several states and continue in others, finding jurors willing to show up is a problem. Bloomberg Law reports on…
Supreme Court considers warrantless search-and-seizure case from California
Harvard Law student frustrated by quest for interview suit creates her own clothing company
How lawyers can honor Black History Month with action
Still no action from SCOTUS on Trump’s emergency request for subpoena relief in tax records case
The U.S. Supreme Court is taking its time with an emergency request by former President Donald Trump to block a subpoena for his tax records.…
District attorney is accused of dropped-charges bribery, lying about fantasy statements
A district attorney in Paulding County, Georgia, has been charged with bribery for allegedly dropping charges against the client of a prosecutor in a neighboring…
Police reform and homeland security: Some policy recommendations to close the racial justice gap
Last summer, in response to the killing of George Floyd and other victims of police brutality and amid a public health crisis and economic collapse,…
Biden Extends COVID-19 Foreclosure Protections
President Biden announced the extension of pandemic-related foreclosure relief options for homeowners. Learn more at FindLaw’s Courtside blog.
Afternoon Briefs: California defends bar exam facial-recognition tech; pants-on-fire lawyer arrested
California bar responds to disparate impact allegation regarding facial recognition technology After receiving a Feb. 10 demand letter to remove facial recognition technology from…
