Public Interest
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Public Interest
Louisiana Legislature Attempting To Cure What Ails Public Defenders
This bill may restore basic public-defender services in Louisiana while increasing support for abolishing the death penalty. -
Public Interest
Is Sharper Scrutiny Of Qualified Immunity On The Horizon?
Even conservative jurists are starting to question police tactics. - Sponsored
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
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Public Interest
National Reentry Week: Another Nice Thing From DOJ
The Department of Justice is taking post-incarceration life seriously. -
Public Interest
Novel Climate Lawsuit Survives Dismissal (For Now)
The legal challenge to climate change survives an early obstacle. -
Public Interest
Are Law Schools Just Liberal Indoctrination Factories?
Do schools spend too much on public interest, or is it just a meager effort to balance the scales? -
Public Interest, White-Collar Crime
A CEO Was Actually Sentenced To Prison Time
It's exceedingly rare, but sometimes corporate conduct is so egregious that an executive actually gets put behind bars. -
Department of Justice, Public Interest
The Feds Are Taking On Debtors' Prisons
Some say bail is "income-based incarceration." The Department of Justice wants to change that. - Sponsored
How Generative AI Will Improve Legal Service Delivery
Learn how emerging tools will likely change and enhance the work of lawyers for years to come in this new report. -
Deaths, Public Interest
Young Public Interest Lawyer Killed During Brussels Attacks
She was only four years out of law school. -
Fabulosity, Gay, Parties, Public Interest
Much To Celebrate At LeGaL's 2016 Annual Dinner
Thanks to LeGal for a lovely evening. See everyone again next year! -
Public Interest
Lawyers for Elephants
The struggle to save elephants from poachers sparks a California lawsuit. -
Public Interest
The Benefits Of Being Wrangled
What's the best way to help bend the arc of the moral universe a little further toward justice? -
Public Interest
Do You Really Want To Be A Public Interest Lawyer?
If you're committed to serving the public, have you ever considered that the law may not be the best area for your talents?
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Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
Sponsored
This AI-Powered Document Tool Will Meet You Where You Are
Lexis Create provides simple access to internal and external knowledge — directly within Microsoft Word.
Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use.
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How Generative AI Will Improve Legal Service Delivery
Learn how emerging tools will likely change and enhance the work of lawyers for years to come in this new report.
Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so…
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Public Interest
Could Lawyers’ Abortion Stories Swing The Supreme Court?
The phenomenon of "The People's Brief" moves into the realm of abortion cases. -
Asians, Fabulosity, Pro Bono, Public Interest
Speak Up, Rise Up, Lift Up
Congratulations to the Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY) on the success of its annual dinner. -
Public Interest
Deciding On A Public Interest Law School 101
If you're looking to go into public interest work, lay the groundwork before you even set foot on campus. -
Public Interest, Technology
Everything You Wanted To Know About That Drone Spying Outside Your Bedroom Window
Elie and Joe talk with a drone law expert about the expanding rights of drones and the diminishing rights of property owners who want to stop them. -
Public Interest
Marriage Inequality Stalks Again
States are ramping up efforts to undermine the Obergefell decision, mostly without a constitutional leg to stand on. -
Election Law, Public Interest
New Study Says Voter ID Laws Suppress Votes
New research using a more robust methodology finds the link that many have long suspected. -
Public Interest
Public Defender Funding Lawsuit Dismissed In Idaho
The state prevailed against the ACLU's legal challenge to chronic underfunding of public defenders. And that's probably bad for the state.