ABA Journal Top Stories
- Afternoon Briefs: DOJ civil rights nominee defends letter; lawyer charged in triple murder April 15, 2021DOJ civil rights nominee defends satirical letter Kristen Clarke, the president of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, defended her past statements and…webmaster@abajournal.com
- Departing lawyers who copied firm’s databases may be liable for unfair business practices, top state court says April 15, 2021Departing lawyers who downloaded a “treasure trove” of proprietary materials from their Boston law firm may be liable for unfair or deceptive business practices, the…webmaster@abajournal.com
- Judge slashes fee request to about $3K for lawyer who filed suit for client after his firing April 15, 2021A federal judge in New York City has informed a Florida lawyer that he should consider himself lucky to get about $3,000 out of about…webmaster@abajournal.com
- Democrats introduce bill to expand Supreme Court; opponents warn of ‘politicians in robes’ April 15, 2021Democrats introduced legislation Thursday to expand the U.S. Supreme Court from nine to 13 justices.According to Politico, the bill “is all but guaranteed…webmaster@abajournal.com
