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Friday, October 22, 2021

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Yale Law School sought 2L's apology for 'trap house' Constitution Day invitation, citing 'triggering associations'

A Message from Lenovo

Success in the courtroom starts with the best mobile technology

One word in a purchase agreement leads to $310M malpractice suit against 2 BigLaw firms

Considering mask fights, states may hold off on making COVID-19 vaccine required school immunization

Judge is suspended once again for social media posts--this time for soliciting hurricane donations

FROM THE OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2021 MAGAZINE

This New York City litigator advocates for transgender rights and is teaching other lawyers how to do it, too

"BigLaw requires a certain personality and way of doing things," says Jillian Weiss. "I had always known I was transgender ... and I just viewed it as something I had. I didn't view it as bad, but I knew it was bad in the eyes of other people, so I had to hide it."

Arnold & Porter 'slipped' discovery documents into database without notice, referee says

Lawyer is disbarred after disciplinary review board alleges an 'egregious ethics history'

Do worker COVID-19 vaccine mandates have to offer religious exemptions? Courts differ; Breyer declines to act

From the depths of addiction to helping attorneys overcome their own, lawyer and author Brian Cuban has made his mark

ABA Giving Day is an opportunity 'to help ensure a just society,' says ABA president

When the law teacher becomes the student

Moot court teacher claims her law school position was terminated following complaints to the ABA

First-generation college grads find fewer jobs after law school than their peers, new NALP data says

What is the starting pay for public defenders? Low salaries discourage applicants

Supreme Court seems to be 'reshaping itself in Justice Thomas' image,' op-ed says

In 2 summary reversals, Supreme Court rules for officers who kneed and shot suspects

Judge is charged with felony menacing in incident involving 'AR-15 style rifle'

Typo in 1928 Supreme Court opinion created 'reign of error,' law prof says

The Modern Law Library

Want to change a veteran's life through pro bono? There's a manual for that

Since World War II, more than 2 million service members have been discharged from U.S. military service with a status other than "honorable discharge." Having a discharge that falls below a certain level can impact a veteran's access to pensions, GI Bill education benefits, health care, insurance or home loans, as well as carrying a stigma.

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