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Opinion: The Legal Profession's Burnout Crisis Is Real, But We're Asking the Wrong Question

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Opinion: Why Tech Companies Should Pump the Brakes on AI Compliance Theater

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Opinion: Stop Building Wellness Programs and Start Fixing Lawyer Burnout

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Opinion: Why Big Tech's Compliance Theater Is Actually Punishing the Companies Trying to Do It Right

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Opinion: Why Ballot Access Restrictions Benefit Election Vendors More Than Election Security

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Weil Isn’t Even Pretending To Be Sad About Losing Its Most Powerful Partner — See Also

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For Most Of Its History, The Supreme Court Was Just A Tenant

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Legal Ethics Roundup: Welcome Back! Headlines, Ethics Reforms, Reading Recommendations, Trivia, Events, Jobs & More

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Lawyers Are Even More Miserable Than We Knew

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The AI Workplace Gender Gap In The Legal Profession

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Supreme Court denies Trump administration’s request to implement parts of rule on mail-in voting

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When justices drift

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Utah tennis coach dodges negligence claims over choking student

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HUD flails in push for DEI limits to housing

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Alaska judge clears way for gold mining within national park

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Supreme Court won’t let Trump restrict mail-in ballots ahead of midterms

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Lucha libre popularity on display at WWE’s Triplemania

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'Definition of insanity': Trump's handpicked Kennedy Center board says the building will decompose unless they put president's name all over it

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Life coach stabbed mother to death hours after he posted video about the importance of forgiveness: Cops

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Missing 11-month-old boy found dead, babysitter charged after lying to investigators: Police

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Woman leaving Goodwill mowed down little girl, heard a 'bang' and stopped to check for damage but claims she didn't realize she hit a kid: Police

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Grandmother woke up to 'loud thud' and found her grandson standing over his girlfriend, beating her head in with a hammer — now he's headed to prison

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‘Counsel, Do You Watch The News?’: Lawyer Gets Benchslapped Over AI Hallucinations In Murder Appeal

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Morning Docket: 09.14.26

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The “born free and equal” clauses and the noxious Buck v. Bell

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Justices dismiss immigration case

Yesterday

Federal judge freezes Trump overhaul of mail-in voting as SCOTUS awaits

Yesterday

Trump's Jan. 6 judge 'interfered' and must 'dissolve' order requiring 48 hours' notice on 'Great Triumphal Arch,' DOJ says

Yesterday

Opinion: Law Firms Should Pump the Brakes on AI Implementation—Not Race to Deploy

Yesterday

Opinion: The Case Management Revolution Is Being Sold as Inevitable. It Deserves More Skepticism Than It Is Getting.

Yesterday

Opinion: The Nonprofit Disclosure Wars Need Cooling Off, Not Faster Litigation

Yesterday

Opinion: The Lateral Market's Recruiter Problem Isn't Really About Recruiters

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Opinion: The Corporate Lawyer Brain Drain Isn't About Money—It's About Who Gets to Build the Future

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Missouri Keeps Beating Dead Horse Of A Map — See Generally

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When Clients Ask About AI, How Should Firms Respond?

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Todd Blanche’s Latest ‘Disgraceful’ Act? Speaking At A Political Convention

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Everything’s Bigger In Texas, Including Kirkland’s Biglaw Empire

Yesterday

The Lateral Market Runs On Recruiters. goLateral Wants To Cut Them Out.

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Rescuers pull more bodies from burned Philippine ferry as death toll hits 76

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Teen dismissed dying girlfriend as wanting attention and 'playing around' after beating her, covered her with a sheet as he was 'tired of looking at her': Cops

Yesterday

Man who blasted woman he just met with shot directly to the heart after dispute over $30 is headed to prison

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Man walking with wife after anniversary dinner suffers 'internal decapitation' when driver smashes into them, leaves him to die on street

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Uncle and girlfriend kept 7-year-old niece chained to a treadmill, had the girl 'using her tongue' to clean and forced her to drink dirty toilet water — now they head to prison

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Man shot stranger who asked why woman was crying in his car, put 'as many bullets' into the good Samaritan dad 'as possible' — now he's headed to prison

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Regulators Knew This Marijuana Product Was Harming People. It Stayed on Shelves for More Than a Year.

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Opinion: Courts Should Pump the Brakes on Expedited Rulings—Even When Speed Feels Urgent

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Opinion: The 'Demographic Transparency' Trend Is Being Sold as Inevitable. It Deserves More Skepticism Than It's Getting.

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Opinion: The Hammer Attack on a Public Defender Reveals a Crisis We're Ignoring

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Opinion: The Insanity Defense Isn't Broken. Our Refusal to Use It Is.

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Opinion: Big Law's Merger Mania Is Rewarding Size Over Scrutiny

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Biglaw’s First-Year Associate Hiring Plunge May Be Just The Beginning

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This Law Professor’s Mission Is Giving Voice To The Voiceless

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Judge Demands Answers From DOJ For Refusing To Dismiss Reflecting Pool Case With Prejudice

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Morning Docket: 09.11.26

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AI Has Entered The Courthouse…Are You Ready For It?

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More election-related action on the interim docket

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Swedish opinion polls show tightening race between left and right flanks

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In Chile, memory endures without an official ceremony

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India’s Modi and China’s Xi seek to reset ties on BRICS sidelines

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Jurors recalled in Maui doctor’s bid for new attempted murder trial

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Anti-abortion protester loses free speech fight against San Diego ordinance

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Trump admin 'unlawfully usurped the authority' of FEMA and violated post-Katrina reform law, federal court rules

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Woman veered out of lane and smashed into man on wheelchair from behind, killing him: Police

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Public defender tried to rekindle romance but was rejected, so she hit her ex-boyfriend with a hammer and bit him, district attorney's office says

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Mother got call from daycare saying they left her 6-year-old daughter in a van until she died instead of bringing her to school like they were supposed to: Police

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Man sentenced for murdering 9-year-old son with a spear after saying daughter 'accidentally stabbed him during play'

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Atiku Alleges Plot To Cripple Opposition, Condemns Court Ruling On NDC Registration

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Opinion: The 'Informal Judiciary' Movement Is Being Sold as Inevitable. It Deserves More Skepticism.

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Opinion: The Legal Profession's Rush to AI Adoption May Be Its Biggest Mistake

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Opinion: Why Law Firms Still Reward Billable Hours Over Everything Else (And Why That Matters)

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French military jets launch a 40-day global flight to project power and strengthen alliances

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3 killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine as Putin warns Europe against sending troops

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Opinion: Kavanaugh's State Law Turn Signals the Court's Emerging Federalism Realignment

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Opinion: The Supreme Court's Case Dismissals Aren't Quiet Retreats—They're a Roadmap for Institutional Anxiety

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That’s Some Epic Biglaw Shade — See Also

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She Earned The First Law Degree Ever Given To An American Woman And She Wasn’t Allowed To Use It

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Lawyers Should Abandon Some Outdated Practices

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The Future Of Legal AI Isn’t About AI

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Is This Federal Appellate Opinion Too Informal?

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Supreme Court dismisses immigration case that was scheduled for argument in October

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Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court

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9/11 and the Supreme Court

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The minoritarian difficulty

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Rapper Lil Durk found not guilty of murder-for-hire

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Nonprofit challenges Illinois demographics-disclosure law for charities

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California prison guards look to toss inmate death, desecration suit

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Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin challenges restrictive abortion laws in new suit

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Walmart shopper snatched 1-year-old child directly out of mother's cart and tried to walk away before store workers intervened: Police

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Dad who burned down the home of his estranged wife after she would not 'let him stay,' killing their 19-year-old daughter, is headed to prison

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11-year-old girl behind bars for shooting and killing 15-year-old brother, police say

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Woman returning to her parked car finds stranger sitting in driver's seat before he drags her down street: Cops

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Weil’s Corporate Chair Decamps For Cravath, Which Weil Would Like You To Know Is ‘A Smaller Platform’

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More on Missouri’s congressional map and mail-in voting

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Google prods UK tribunal to keep new EU rules out of old shopping fight

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Opinion: The Lawyer's Dilemma Isn't Going Away, It's Accelerating

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Opinion: The "AI Training Exception" Is Being Sold as Inevitable. It Deserves More Skepticism Than It's Getting.

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Opinion: Universities Are Profiting From Secrecy About Campus Sexual Assault

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Opinion: Big Tech's Legal Compliance Industry Is Built to Reward Delay, Not Real Change

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Opinion: The Prosecutorial Comfort Trap—Why We're Still Fighting Yesterday's Crime Wars

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Even This Supreme Court Wouldn’t Bail Out The Missouri GOP — See Also

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Once The Second-Biggest Firm In America, Then The First To Blow Up

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Trump Is Considering A Pardon For Michael Cohen, The Lawyer Who Helped Convict Him

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Supreme Court To Missouri Republicans: Shut Up

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DOJ Says Berkeley Law Rigged Its Admissions To Favor Black Students. There Are 51 Of Them.

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Trump administration asks justices to decide on its appointments of acting U.S. attorneys

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A quick update on the Missouri congressional districting case

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Supreme Court grants request to prevent Missouri from using congressional map expected to aid Republicans

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The architecture of persuasion: United States v. Hemani

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A new era of SCOTUSblog

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Arizona sheriff’s office remains under orders to end racial profiling

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Hawaii, Arkansas, Utah and DC sued over in-state tuition for immigrants

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Lauren Boebert’s son gets 20 days in jail for identity theft

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DC man sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting two women near library

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Nurse facing discipline for 'vile' comments wishing 'a fourth-degree tear' on ex-Trump White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt

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Deputies storm insect-infested residence after ER staff report injured toddler, discover woman living in a 'bed full of maggots': Cops

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New Mail Voting Rules Moved Forward Despite USPS Officials’ Concerns About Mass Disenfranchisement

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Opinion: The Campus Records Fight Shows How Institutions Are Quietly Rewriting Civil Rights Rules

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Opinion: Courts Are Rewarding Speed Over Substance, and That Should Alarm Everyone

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Opinion: The Redistricting Chaos Signals a Deeper Court Crisis Nobody Is Talking About

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Opinion: The EU's Democracy Scorecard Rewards Autocrats Who Play By Brussels Rules

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Opinion: The Case for Slowing Down DNA Prosecutions Before We Lock in Irreversible Mistakes

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Missouri Map Madness — See Also

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Missouri Gerrymander Case Flunks Remedial Law School

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From The Port to License Plates: How To Register An Imported Car In Your State

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Law Department 2.0: When Clients Take Control (Part II)

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‘Enough Is Enough’: Patrick Clancy’s Lawyer Puts Conspiracy Theorists On Notice

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Missouri congressional redistricting dispute returns to the Supreme Court

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States, civic groups urge Supreme Court to leave order in place prohibiting Trump administration from implementing parts of mail-in ballot rule

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Introducing SCOTUSblog Plus

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Aesthetic injuries, standing, and the White House ballroom

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River pollution threatens health of protected coral reef

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Florida sues Netflix over data collection from minor users

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Ex-federal employee gets 6 years for bribery scheme tied to millions in defense contracts

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Conservationists sue over Endangered Species Act designation for pond turtles

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Black man who killed in self-defense fights to make wrongful prosecution claims stick

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Man who lured 11-year-old boy to campsite where he kidnapped him, tied him up with shoelaces and taped his mouth shut learns his fate

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Man's DNA found under murder victim's fingernails matched DNA found on 2 other women he allegedly attacked: Police

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Man who became obsessed with woman he met on vacation, placed tracker on her car and murdered her is headed to prison

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Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee Suspends Mike Ozekhome As SAN

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Justice Kavanaugh stands up for state constitutional law in the Missouri congressional case

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Elections dispute continues after Justice Kavanaugh turns down request from Missouri to use congressional map expected to aid Republicans

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Hungary wanted a vote on Ukraine arms funding; EU judges won’t weigh in

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Widow sues Amazon over Miami cargo plane crash

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Warning about ‘civilizational stakes’ of AI arms race refreshes calls for industry regulations

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Opinion: The Supreme Court's Quiet Shift on Emergency Dockets May Reshape How We Litigate Elections

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Opinion: The Hospital Merger Wave Isn't Consolidation—It's a Playbook for Regulatory Capture

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Opinion: The AI Patent Gold Rush Isn't as Revolutionary as Tech Wants You to Believe

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Opinion: The 'Leniency Wave' in Criminal Justice Isn't Inevitable. Stop Acting Like It Is.

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Opinion: The GC's Compliance Theater Is Cracking—Here's What Actually Breaks Next

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Is This *The* Worst In-House Job? — See Also

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The Biglaw Attorney Who Gave Corporate America Its Deadliest Defense

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ILTACON News Round-Up Part 4, The Business Of Law: Litera, Aderant, Oddr, TRĒ AI, Intapp

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B2B Agents Will Need Their Own Contracting Playbooks

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Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer Asks Trump To Pardon His Client

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Justice Kavanaugh turns down request from Missouri to use congressional map expected to aid Republicans

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Citing election-fraud concerns, Trump administration brings dispute over voter database to the Supreme Court

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The century-old fight to test birthright citizenship

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One very busy weekend

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Federal judge squashes Kalshi bid to block prediction market regulation by Iowa

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‘Revenge in Los Angeles’: Lil Durk murder-for-hire trial heads to jury

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Federal judge blocks livestock grazing in Oregon’s sage grouse research areas

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Federal workers sue USDA over forced relocations, attrition

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‘The Pitt’ producers urge California appeals court to reject ‘ER’ lawsuit

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Pregnant 22-year-old mom ambushed and shot in the head while sitting in car with sister, taken off life support just weeks before gender reveal: Family

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Florida woman flung her own feces at neighbor she suspected of having an affair with her husband, police say

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Man beat ex-girlfriend to death with a dumbbell, choked her, and stabbed her multiple times before fleeing the state: Police

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Father chokes, beats teenage son with extension cord after boy watching TikTok videos said he was hungry: Cops

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Lagos Govt To Deliver 2,500 Metric Tonnes Transfer Loading Station At Olusosun By Year-End

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Oyo Govt Lifts Curfew In 10 LGAs

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Morning Docket: 09.08.26

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The “born free and equal” clauses and same-sex marriage

Sep 8, 2026

Empower the Supreme Court’s supermajority on substantive matters

Sep 8, 2026

EU leaders condemn Serbia’s funeral honors for Ratko Mladic, raising doubts over membership bid

Sep 8, 2026

The Trump Administration’s Plan for Protecting Consumers? Politely Ask Companies to Behave.

Sep 8, 2026

Opinion: The 'Emergency Docket' Is Being Sold as Judicial Necessity. Courts Should Pump the Brakes.

Sep 8, 2026

Opinion: The 'Climate Justice' Framework Is Being Sold as Inevitable. It Deserves More Skepticism Than It's Getting.

Sep 8, 2026

Opinion: The 'Inevitable' Climate Treaty Bandwagon Deserves Real Scrutiny

Sep 8, 2026

Opinion: The Supreme Court's Docket Management Problem Is Creating Winners Nobody Asked For

Sep 8, 2026

Opinion: The 'AI Legal Assistant' Gold Rush Is Built on Borrowed Time

Sep 8, 2026

Check That Email Address Field Before Hitting Send On Those Judge Insults — See Generally

Sep 8, 2026

AI And The End Of The Law Firm: We May Wind Up Being Wrong?

Sep 8, 2026

Private Equity Investment In Law Firms Floated As *One Neat Trick* To Get Around Ethical Obligations

Sep 8, 2026

Willkie Elevates Legal Work With Lexis+ With Protégé

Sep 8, 2026

What World Cup Coaches Can Teach Lawyers About Building A Book Of Business

Sep 8, 2026

Missouri organizer urges Supreme Court to leave ruling in place preventing use of congressional map expected to benefit Republicans

Sep 8, 2026

Global efforts to protect the ocean are falling significantly short

Sep 8, 2026

Serena and Venus Williams lose in a match tiebreaker in their return to the US Open

Sep 8, 2026

Man slept as mom's body rotted inside a duffel bag wrapped in bloody sheets in the bedroom across the hall: Cops

Sep 8, 2026

Mom who was 'very invested' in Lindsay Clancy trial hanged 2-year-old son hours after 'actively discussing the case' with friends: Police

Sep 8, 2026

Man chased college student with autism through dorm, followed him into bathroom and repeatedly flicked his face while making video for YouTube: Cops

Sep 8, 2026

Woman killed 70-year-old 'acquaintance' whose body was found floating in community pool after 'physical struggle': Police

Sep 8, 2026

Truck driver 'hours late' delivering payload chokes, shoots warehouse employee who called him out for tardiness, cops say

Sep 8, 2026

LPPC Shortlists 89 Lawyers For Final Stage Of 2026 SAN Conferment Exercise

Sep 8, 2026

Syracuse University Seeks to Prevent Campus Rape Victim From Obtaining Police Records

Sep 8, 2026

Senate Defends State Police Bill, Says Reform Driven By National Security Needs

Sep 7, 2026

Opinion: The "Peak Legal Tech" Debate Misses the Real Reckoning Coming for Law Firms

Sep 7, 2026

Opinion: The Kentucky Professor's Petition Case Isn't About Israel. It's a Blueprint for Silencing Dissent Across Professions.

Sep 7, 2026

Opinion: Europe's Climate Enforcement Crisis Is a Warning About Democratic Backsliding

Sep 7, 2026

Opinion: The AI Regulation Rush Is Moving Too Fast—And That's Exactly the Problem

Sep 7, 2026

Opinion: Everyone's Focused on AI Patent Floods. Nobody's Talking About Who Gets to Own the Training Data.

Sep 7, 2026