ABA Journal Top Stories
- Supreme Court tribal decision ‘has upended Oklahoma’s criminal justice system;’ will ruling be curtailed? July 26, 2021Oklahoma’s criminal justice system is grappling with the impact of a U.S. Supreme Court decision last year ruling that a large part of eastern central…webmaster@abajournal.com
- Copyright lawyer with ‘ignominious record’ must pay over $100K in sanctions, 2nd Circuit says July 26, 2021A federal appeals court has upheld sanctions of more than $100,000 against copyright lawyer Richard Liebowitz for lying to a New York federal judge and…webmaster@abajournal.com
- ‘It’s time to pay the piper’: Ex-lawyer found guilty of criminal contempt in long-running Chevron battle July 26, 2021Disbarred human rights lawyer Steven Donziger was found guilty of criminal contempt Monday for refusing to comply with court orders in a long-running battle with…webmaster@abajournal.com
- Top Texas court rejects case, then agrees to hear it after appellant donates $250K to reelection PAC July 26, 2021In October, the Apache Corp., a Houston oil company, was unable to persuade the Texas Supreme Court to hear its appeal of a paralegal’s retaliation…webmaster@abajournal.com
