US Justice Department bars its attorneys from participating in ABA events
REUTERS — The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday barred its attorneys from traveling to or speaking at American Bar Association events, in the latest salvo by President Donald Trump’s administration against the nation’s largest voluntary lawyer group.
Read More about US Justice Department bars its attorneys from participating in ABA eventsSome lawyers leave law firms over response to executive orders
REUTERS — As most major law firms stay silent on U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting the legal industry, some of the firms’ lawyers are pushing back on their own.
Read More about Some lawyers leave law firms over response to executive ordersOpinion: How some judges are defending lawyers against federal action
THE WASHINGTON POST — The White House is waging war on lawyers. Some judges are having none of it.
Read More about Opinion: How some judges are defending lawyers against federal actionUniversity of Virginia Law professor Amanda Frost says White House executive orders against law firms face an uphill battle in court
BLOOMBERG LAW — The US Supreme Court may soon decide whether a single federal judge can stop President Donald Trump from denying the rights of citizenship to hundreds of thousands of newborn babies—even those whose parents aren’t parties to the cases before him.
Read More about University of Virginia Law professor Amanda Frost says White House executive orders against law firms face an uphill battle in courtHow Maryland law firms are responding to executive orders targeting the legal profession
THE DAILY RECORD — Most Maryland law firm leaders don’t want to talk publicly about President Donald Trump‘s executive orders targeting firms that represent or employ his perceived enemies.
Read More about How Maryland law firms are responding to executive orders targeting the legal professionA look at accommodations for neurodiverse attorneys at law firms
ILTA — Last April, I went out of my comfort zone and wrote a blog about neurodiversity in legal professions.
Read More about A look at accommodations for neurodiverse attorneys at law firmsHow the legal profession can prepare employees for the use of artificial intelligence
BLOOMBERG LAW — In-house legal teams and law firms are of two minds on artificial intelligence—concerned about getting left behind during a once-in-a-generation technology transition, but also quietly wondering if AI might be mutton dressed as lamb.
Read More about How the legal profession can prepare employees for the use of artificial intelligenceA look at the rise of artificial intelligence in the practice of law
STREET INSIDER — In the marble-clad hallways of traditional law firms, a quiet revolution is taking place. Artificial intelligence, once the stuff of science fiction, is now transforming the day-to-day operations of legal practice.
Read More about A look at the rise of artificial intelligence in the practice of lawHarvard Law professor David Wilkins discusses predictions for the legal profession in 2025
HARVARD LAW TODAY — In the first few months of 2025, the United States has seen a near-ban on TikTok, a new presidential administration, a shifting geopolitical landscape, an uncertain economy, unprecedented changes to the federal bureaucracy, and legal challenges lurking around every corner.
Read More about Harvard Law professor David Wilkins discusses predictions for the legal profession in 2025ABA and other bar associations call for attorneys to stand up for the rule of law
REUTERS — The American Bar Association and 55 other lawyer groups on Wednesday called for the legal profession to speak out against what they said was the U.S. government’s intimidation of judges, attorneys and law firms.
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