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Friday, December 10, 2021

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Exam question wasn't only offensive behavior of UIC law professor, according to internal investigation

In final report, SCOTUS commission takes no position on term limits or expanding the Supreme Court

Legal tech company featured on 'Shark Tank' experiences big bump in business

A few years after graduating from high school and college concurrently, 19-year-old preps for February bar

Cravath, first to announce year-end bonuses, is among the firms matching Davis Polk's special bonuses

FROM THE DECEMBER-JANUARY 2021-'22 MAGAZINE

Dec. 13, 1920: The Bisbee deportations are upheld

On the morning of July 12, 1917, Mrs. H.R. McLellan was startled by the sight of hundreds of men marching just below her Bisbee, Arizona, home. From her house on Chihuahua Hill, she could see them filing down Naco Road, escorted by men carrying rifles.

DOJ suit over redrawn voting districts in Texas 'puts other states on notice'

Black man convicted by all-white jury in room with Confederate flags gets new trial, appeals court says

Lawyer burnout is 'a real issue' as demand for legal work outpaces growth in lawyer head count

7th Circuit reprimands lawyer for skipping oral arguments, relying on opposing counsel

New database tracks gender-based violence sentencing decisions in the Pacific

Juries without COVID-19-conscious people may be more likely to convict, defense lawyers say

If trends persist, there won't be gender parity among lawyers arguing at 7th Circuit until 2059

NY lawyer receives nearly 5-year prison sentence for defrauding 9-year-old

Prosecutions of parents of school shooters are 'almost unheard of'

Judge is accused of wrongly using coercive detention to get misdemeanor defendants to pay fees, costs

Ex-lawyer convicted on espionage charges seeks reinstatement to bar, says her 'contrition is real'

'The Practice' vs. 'Boston Legal': How do they stack up?

Alabama judge who criticized death penalty appeals as 'ceremonial' is suspended without pay for 90 days

A new parent's 7-step guide to seamless networking

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