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Bribery, Murder and Severed Ankle Monitor Among September's Top Verdicts
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- Written by Dan Sabbatino
From bribery and corruption to murderers on the lam, here are some notable verdicts from September 2023.
Read more...Budding Biden Impeachment Inquiry: Lengthy Legal Wranglings Just Getting Started
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- Written by Dan Sabbatino
House Republicans have laid the groundwork for an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden, and in the coming weeks, a flurry of legal volleying is expected to consume the capital. While both sides of the political aisle have come out with strong reactions to the proceedings and how they should be executed, the legal foundation of the inquiry is, in fact, prescribed in the Constitution.
Read more...Which Law School Is the Best Value for the Money?
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- Written by Dan Sabbatino
New data included in a study published by The Journal of Law and Education indicates Campbell University provided the best value to its students with respect to passing the bar during the period spanning from 2017 to 2019.
Read more...Incoming ABA Prez to Law Community: Bolster Democracy, Check AI
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- Written by Dan Sabbatino
Newly minted American Bar Association (ABA) President Mary L. Smith is setting her sights on democracy and artificial intelligence as she takes the gavel from Deborah Enix-Ross, the trade group’s immediate past president.
Read more...ADA Turns 33: Decriminalization, COVID and Online Accessibility Take Centerstage
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- Written by Dan Sabbatino
Lawmakers and legal pros from around the nation used the 33rd anniversary of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to highlight its importance to the disability community and discuss new ways it can continue to protect them.
Read more...AI, H2O Among Hot-button Issues Covered at Denver’s ABA Annual Meeting
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- Written by Dan Sabbatino
It is now just mere days before legal intelligentsia from around the U.S. descend upon Denver for the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Annual Meeting. The robust agenda features topics ranging from environmental resiliency to the role artificial intelligence will have in the legal landscape. Noteworthy guests, like U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, will also be featured during the six-day-long event running from Thursday, Aug. 3 to Tuesday, Aug. 8.
Read more...SCOTUS Summer Flurry Highlights (Mostly) Conservative Court’s New Groove
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- Written by Dan Sabbatino
The breadth of the U.S. Supreme Court’s summer decisions appear to firmly rebuke the liberal agenda and could indicate, unsurprisingly, the conservative court is going to play largely to the back of its baseball card.
Read more...Legal Experts Generate Suggestions As AI Artwork Explodes
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- Written by Dan Sabbatino
A team of academics and legal experts published a list of recommendations for lawmakers hoping to get a handle on the explosive generative AI industry as the space continues to confound content creators and legislators alike.
Read more...2023 ABA Pro Bono Award Winners Honored for Work Tackling Hate Crimes, Legal Access
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- Written by Dan Sabbatino
Four lawyers and a law firm from Seattle were awarded for their outstanding dedication to providing pro bono legal services to those facing prohibitive economic and social hardships.
Read more...The Gender Culture War Rages On In Legislative Chambers and Courts
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- Written by Dan Sabbatino
Missouri and Texas recently enacted new legislation inhibiting gender-affirming medical options putting them squarely in the middle of the legislative culture war consuming the nation.
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