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LAZ objects non-bailable offences

  By NATION REPORTER THE Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has opposed the enactment of the Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Act No. 4 of 2026, warning that the law poses serious...

Law Day 2026 Events for Illinois Lawyers

Photo credit: American Bar Association What makes the American Dream possible? According to the American Bar Association, the rule of law – or the idea that no person is above the...

Law Forward: Representing a cross-partisan group of plaintiffs, moves to strike down Wisconsin’s fusion voting ban, call...

MADISON, Wis. – On behalf of the aspiring centrist political party United Wisconsin, and a cross-partisan group of Wisconsin voters, Law Forward has filed a motion for summary judg...

US judge dismisses antitrust suit against Law School Admission Council

A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a proposed class action accusing the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) of conspiring with law schools to fix application fees and monopolize...

Advocacy Or Deceit?

On a fairly simple factual level, Dewald v Dewald 2026 NY Slip Op 31523(U)April 10, 2026 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 161582/2025 Judge: Phaedra F. Perry...

The Most Ridiculous Lawfare Yet

No Pseudonymity for Lawyer Alleging Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

From Judge Ronnie Abrams yesterday in Doe v. Legal Aid Society (S.D.N.Y.): [1.] [Pseudonymity is more justified if] the litigation… The post No Pseudonymity for Lawyer Alleging Qui...

Up Last At High Court: TPS, Geofence, Skinny Labels

The U.S. Supreme Court will close out its oral argument portion of the 2025 October term by hearing a panoply of disputes over the constitutionality of geofence warrants, the exist...

New York’s FAIR Act Update: Governor Hochul Signs Chapter Amendment SB 8811 Refining the New UDAP/UDAAP Framework

What Happened? On March 27, 2026, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law SB 8811 (Chapter 94 of the Laws of 2026), a chapter amendment relating to the Attorney General’s ab...

Goodbye Broadview 6, Hello Broadview Sanctions

DOJ, call your lawyer! And maybe a priest. The post Goodbye Broadview 6, Hello Broadview Sanctions appeared first on Above the Law.

Conspiracy Lawsuit Against National Students for Justice in Palestine Parent Organization Can Go Forward

From today's corrected opinion by Judge Andrew Carter (S.D.N.Y.) in Horowitz v. AJP Educ. Found., Inc., the plaintiff's allegations: Horowitz… The post Conspiracy Lawsuit Against N...

Fraudulent Schemes to Take Title to Property, Legal Malpractice and Academic Appeals

The main lesson of Bruce v Solny 2026 NY Slip Op 02815 May 6, 2026 Appellate Division, Second Department is that an amended complaint renders the initial complaint “superseded” and...

John Eastman Disbarment Marks New Low In Lawfare Against Conservatives

When disbarment becomes a foreseeable consequence of advancing controversial legal theories in politically charged contexts, the effect is to narrow the range of permissible legal...

Morning Docket: 05.12.26

* Supreme Court lifts order barring Alabama from redistricting away Black voting power, three years after rejecting the same proposed redistricting. [Washington Post] * ABA Commi...

Is It Lawful to Proceed Departmentally After Criminal Trial Ends in Discharge?

Departmental proceedings after criminal discharge held invalid by Supreme Court, affirming finality of judicial decisions.

Law Forward sues elections commission over rejection of Madison absentee ballots

The voting rights-focused firm Law Forward filed a lawsuit against the Wisconsin Elections Commission Wednesday over the commission’s decision to throw out the spring election vote...

The Rule of Law Cannot Work in Reverse

On April 17, the US Supreme Court unanimously ruled 8-0 that Louisiana's sprawling coastal-erosion litigation against American energy producers belongs in federal court. This landm...

Please Read the Rules (and Other Good Advice): A Day With the Maine Supreme Judicial Court

On March 30, 2026, the Maine State Bar Association hosted an all-day seminar on appellate practice before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. The seminar featured ten separate educat...

A Wrong in Search of a Remedy: Promissory Estoppel

Peter Sluka wrote a month ago about Matter of Lin v Sun ___ AD3d ___ (2026 NY Slip Op 02065 [1st Dept Apr. 7, 2026]). In Lin, the First Department unanimously rejected a petitioner...

Edited Version of Louisiana v. Callais

For the 2026 Barnett/Blackman supplement.

Fees and Sanctions in a Legal Malpractice Case

Link Motion Inc. v DLA Piper LLP (us) 2026 NY Slip Op 02066 April 7, 2026 Appellate Division, First Department is a short distillation of how a legal malpractice clame can go wrong...

Assam Judicial Services Exam Mains 2021 Previous Year Paper (Law Paper-I) | Constitution, CPC, TP Act, and Contract Law

Practise Assam Judiciary Mains 2021 Law Paper I to improve answer-writing skills, understand the syllabus, and master the exam pattern.

Louisiana Supreme Court Confirms Attorney Fee-Sharing Agreements Must Comply with Rules of Professional Conduct

A recent decision from the Louisiana Supreme Court clarifies that attorney fee-sharing agreements between lawyers in different firms are subject to – and must comply with – the Lou...

Assam Judicial Services Exam Mains 2023 Previous Year Paper (Law Paper-I) | Constitution, CPC, TP Act, and Contract Law

Practise Assam Judiciary Mains 2023 Law Paper I to improve answer-writing skills, understand the syllabus, and master the exam pattern.