The practice of plea bargaining is increasingly commonplace in the U.S. criminal justice system, but the findings of a newly published, years-long study indicate the practice may be doing more harm than good when it comes to delivering actual justice.

Alternative legal services providers (ALSPs) enjoyed tremendous growth as law firms and corporations alike appear poised to continue to utilize their products. To that end, a new study from Thomson Reuters Institute, the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford and the Center on Ethics and the Legal Profession at Georgetown Law delineates just how popular the alternative services sector has become over the last two years.

Representatives from the bar threw their support behind a new code of ethics for U.S. Supreme Court judges while at the same time kicked to the curb a proposal to make law school admissions exams optional. These hot-button topics, along with a slew of other considerations, were addressed at the American Bar Association’s (ABA) 2023 Midyear Meeting held from Wednesday, Feb. 1, to Monday, Feb. 6, in New Orleans.

From Oath Keepers to a Hawaiian murder, here are some notable verdicts from January.