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Relax with our favorite long reads of 2023
Home Daily News Relax with our favorite long reads of 2023 Year in Review Relax with our favorite long reads of 2023 By Lee Rawles December 22, 2023, 1:50 pm CST Image from Shutterstock. Hopefully you're going to have some time over the winter holidays to cozy...
Biden expands marijuana pardons, commutes sentences of 11 others serving long drug sentences
Home Daily News Biden expands marijuana pardons, commutes… Criminal Justice Biden expands marijuana pardons, commutes sentences of 11 others serving long drug sentences By Debra Cassens Weiss December 22, 2023, 1:27 pm CST President Joe Biden on Friday expanded...
9th Circuit reinstates suit by now-grown-up Nirvana album-cover baby
Home Daily News 9th Circuit reinstates suit by now-grown-up… Civil Procedure 9th Circuit reinstates suit by now-grown-up Nirvana album-cover baby By Debra Cassens Weiss December 22, 2023, 11:37 am CST Nirvana band members Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl and Kurt...
Judge acquits lawyer on insider trading charges after co-defendant found not guilty
Home Daily News Judge acquits lawyer on insider trading charges… Criminal Justice Judge acquits lawyer on insider trading charges after co-defendant found not guilty By Debra Cassens Weiss December 22, 2023, 10:30 am CST A lawyer who was formerly on the faculty...
Start 2024 off right with these 12 Mind Your Business columns
Home Daily News Start 2024 off right with these 12 Mind Your… Year in Review Start 2024 off right with these 12 Mind Your Business columns By Lee Rawles December 22, 2023, 10:05 am CST The ABA Journal hosts the Mind Your Business column to facilitate lawyers...
Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether to stay EPA’s ‘good neighbor’ rule
Home Daily News Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether… U.S. Supreme Court Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether to stay EPA's 'good neighbor' rule By Debra Cassens Weiss December 22, 2023, 9:22 am CST The U.S. Supreme Court will have oral...
Listen to our 10 favorite podcast episodes of 2023
Home Daily News Listen to our 10 favorite podcast episodes… Year in Review Listen to our 10 favorite podcast episodes of 2023 By Lee Rawles December 22, 2023, 8:59 am CST Illustration by Lee Rawles/Shutterstock. Looking for a new listen? We've picked our...
Top 10 Your Voice columns of 2023
Home Daily News Top 10 Your Voice columns of 2023 Year in Review Top 10 Your Voice columns of 2023 By Lee Rawles December 22, 2023, 8:56 am CST Illustration by Lee Rawles/Shutterstock. One of the ABA Journal's most precious assets is our access to engaged legal...
Giuliani owes more than $152M, including $148M verdict, bankruptcy filing says
Home Daily News Giuliani owes more than $152M, including… Bankruptcy Law Giuliani owes more than $152M, including $148M verdict, bankruptcy filing says By Debra Cassens Weiss December 22, 2023, 8:51 am CST Lawyer Rudy Giuliani, pictured here in September 2022,...
Visiting BigLaw attorney gets prison sentence for insider trading
Home Daily News Visiting BigLaw attorney gets prison sentence… Criminal Justice Visiting BigLaw attorney gets prison sentence for insider trading By Debra Cassens Weiss December 21, 2023, 3:03 pm CST A Brazilian lawyer has been sentenced to two months in prison...
Was Jack Smith’s appointment unconstitutional? He has no more authority than Taylor Swift, amicus brief argues
Home Daily News Was Jack Smith's appointment unconstitutional?… Constitutional Law Was Jack Smith's appointment unconstitutional? He has no more authority than Taylor Swift, amicus brief argues By Debra Cassens Weiss December 21, 2023, 2:21 pm CST Veteran...
CEO Roundtable With Ari Kaplan: Legal industry CEOs share perspectives on 2023, vision for 2024
Industry analyst Ari Kaplan recently hosted the 2023 Ari Kaplan Advisors CEO roundtable and spoke with leading CEOs about opportunities, challenges and the road ahead in the legal industry. Sheryl Hoskins: I am the CEO of Litera, a leading provider of software...
Mother of boy arrested at age 10 for public urination won’t sign probation agreement
Home Daily News Mother of boy arrested at age 10 for public… Juvenile Justice Mother of boy arrested at age 10 for public urination won't sign probation agreement By Debra Cassens Weiss December 21, 2023, 12:14 pm CST The mother of a 10-year-old boy arrested in...
State Bar of Wisconsin’s diversity clerkship program ‘discriminates behind closed doors,’ suit says
Home Daily News State Bar of Wisconsin's diversity clerkship… Bar Associations State Bar of Wisconsin's diversity clerkship program 'discriminates behind closed doors,' suit says By Debra Cassens Weiss December 21, 2023, 11:18 am CST The State Bar of Wisconsin...
The top legal technology trends of 2023
The past year has been one defined by unpredictability and economic uncertainty as well as the lasting impact of the pandemic on technology adoption and the emergence of generative artificial intelligence. In the wake of these developments, lawyers,...
Top 10 news stories of 2023
Home Daily News Top 10 news stories of 2023 Year in Review Top 10 news stories of 2023 By Lee Rawles December 21, 2023, 10:04 am CST Image from Shutterstock. Every year, we like to take a look back at the news events and stories that most resonated with our...
Our top LinkedIn posts of 2023
Home Daily News Our top LinkedIn posts of 2023 Year in Review Our top LinkedIn posts of 2023 By Lee Rawles December 21, 2023, 9:47 am CST Illustration by Lee Rawles and Diego Thomazini/Shutterstock. Social media is an ever-shifting landscape, but one trend that...
Child-porn prosecution of Netflix for ‘Cuties’ film looks like ‘mosaic’ of bad faith, 5th Circuit says
Home Daily News Child-porn prosecution of Netflix for 'Cuties'… Prosecutors Child-porn prosecution of Netflix for 'Cuties' film looks like 'mosaic' of bad faith, 5th Circuit says By Debra Cassens Weiss December 21, 2023, 9:35 am CST A federal appeals court has...
Who made the National Judicial College’s list of ’60 Courageous Judges’?
Home Daily News Who made the National Judicial College's… Judiciary Who made the National Judicial College's list of '60 Courageous Judges'? By Amanda Robert December 21, 2023, 9:00 am CST Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr. presided over a case that desegregated the...
Bryan Garner’s 2023 legal writing tips
Home Daily News Bryan Garner's 2023 legal writing tips Year in Review Bryan Garner's 2023 legal writing tips By Bryan A. Garner December 21, 2023, 8:57 am CST Photo of Bryan Garner by Winn Fuqua Photography. This year, Bryan Garner gave us a legal...
Colorado Supreme Court opinion gives SCOTUS possible avenues to keep Trump on ballot
Home Daily News Colorado Supreme Court opinion gives SCOTUS… Election Law Colorado Supreme Court opinion gives SCOTUS possible avenues to keep Trump on ballot By Debra Cassens Weiss December 20, 2023, 11:24 am CST The Colorado Supreme Court has stayed its 4-3...
4 ways law schools can support students, uphold First Amendment during times of conflict
By Erika N.L. Harold “Is it possible to both hold a peaceful protest and allow a controversial speaker to speak?” Cassandra Hill, the dean of the Northern Illinois University College of Law, posed this question to me last month, as she moderated a LexCon '23...
‘Nuclear verdicts’ and ‘litigation tourism’ are partly why these state courts are top ‘judicial hellholes,’ report says
Home Daily News 'Nuclear verdicts' and 'litigation tourism'… Tort Law 'Nuclear verdicts' and 'litigation tourism' are partly why these state courts are top 'judicial hellholes,' report says By Debra Cassens Weiss December 8, 2023, 2:13 pm CST Courts in Georgia...
Legal sector adds 8,400 jobs over 3-month period
Home Daily News Legal sector adds 8,400 jobs over 3-month… Careers Legal sector adds 8,400 jobs over 3-month period By Debra Cassens Weiss December 8, 2023, 11:18 am CST The legal services sector has added jobs for three months in a row, for a total increase of...
