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On Friday, Texas’ highest court limited women’s ability to obtain monetary damages from medical providers whose alleged negligence led them to have unwanted pregnancies, ruling that state law does not treat the birth of a healthy child as an injury for which a parent must be compensated. The Texas Supreme Court ruled that a mother…
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the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal trial urged prosecutors to instruct Michael Cohen, Trump’s estranged former lawyer and fixer, to cease making public statements about the case before his anticipated testimony next week. Todd Blanche, Trump’s defense lawyer in the case related to hush money paid to a porn star, highlighted Cohen’s social media activity…
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Oklahoma’s attorney general announced on Thursday that he is firing the outside legal team hired to defend a state law prohibiting state pension systems from contracting with companies that limit investment in the oil and gas industry. This decision comes days after a judge temporarily blocked the statute’s enforcement. Republican Attorney General Gentner Drummond stated…
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Can you go to law school with a community college background? The answer is a resounding yes! In fact, having a community college background can be a unique advantage in your journey to becoming a lawyer. Contrary to common misconceptions, being a community college student or graduate is not a drawback — it’s a distinctive…
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A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday upheld Steve Bannon’s conviction, a former top adviser to former President Donald Trump, for defying a subpoena from the congressional panel that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The ruling brings Bannon a step closer to serving a four-month prison sentence for contempt of…
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On Thursday, a federal judge indicated a willingness to compel Elon Musk to testify again in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s investigation into his $44 billion takeover of Twitter. Lawyers for the billionaire appeared in a San Francisco courtroom on Thursday to urge U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley to decide against the SEC,…
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The American Bar Association’s legal education arm may soon endorse lawyer licensing pathways that don’t involve passing the bar exam, potentially softening a pro-bar exam stance the organization has held for more than a century. While still in preliminary stages, such a move would represent a shift in the hard-line position on bar admission held…
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Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson. “The majority today holds that due process never requires the minimal check of a retention hearing before a police officer deprives an innocent owner of her car for months or years,” Sotomayor wrote. Plaintiff Lena Sutton’s vehicle was seized while it was being driven by a friend who…
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On Wednesday, President Joe Biden announced a new slate of four judicial nominees as part of his efforts to diversify the federal bench, with plans to elevate a Florida magistrate judge to a seat on a federal appeals court. The Democratic president stated his intention to nominate U.S. Magistrate Judge Embry Kidd in Orlando to…
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Navigating College Finals, LSAT Prep, and Law School Applications: A Guide for Aspiring Law Students
Hey there, law school hopefuls! If you’re juggling college finals, LSAT preparation, and the daunting task of crafting a compelling law school application, trust me, I get it. It can feel like a whirlwind of responsibilities and deadlines all crashing down at once. But fear not, because I’m here to share some effective strategies and…
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