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Two Surprise Supreme Court Orders Show Why Recusals Matter Two U.S. Supreme Court orders on Monday—one involving Justice Anthony Kennedy and the other Chief Justice John Roberts... Read More

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In a First, ABA Yanks Accreditation from Struggling Law School The school in Phoenix has failed to remedy issues with its admission practices and its education program, the ABA has... Read More

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Chief Justice Roberts Speaks Favorably About Judiciary's New Law Clerk Plan Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. joins justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elena Kagan, Stephen Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor in... Read More CRIMINAL APPEALS | NEWS Bill Cosby Turns to Pa. Lawyer Who Defended Sex Crimes, Child Porn Cases By Lizzy McLellan Among his past cases, West Chester attorney Joseph P. Green represented a former Debevoise associate who was convicted... Read More ELECTION AND POLITICAL LAW | NEWS Mueller's Team, in Court, Defends Case Against Russian Company By C. Ryan Barber The government's defense of the charges came at a hearing as the sides quarrel about the scope of discovery and the... Read More CRIMINAL LAW | NEWS Judge Orders Paul Manafort to Jail in Wake of Witness Tampering Claims By Ellis Kim U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the District of Columbia told Manafort that he “abused the trust placed... Read More LITIGATION | NEWS Federal Appeals Court Rejects Insurers' Claims for Millions in ACA Payments By Kristen Rasmussen In an opinion likely to have far-reaching implications for similar pending litigation, a three-judge panel of the U.S.... Read More JUDICIAL ETHICS | ANALYSIS Supreme Court Justices Continue to Shed Stock Holdings, New Disclosures Show By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. and Justices Samuel Alito Jr. and Stephen Breyer each reported selling stock holdings,... Read More