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National Law Journal

US Justice Dept. Returns to SCOTUS to Challenge Another National Injunction

The U.S. Department of Justice wants the Supreme Court to restrict the injunction in a sanctuary cities case to Chicago. Last week, DOJ lawyers told the Seventh Circuit it would turn to the high court if the appeals court did not rule to limit the breadth of the injunction.
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New Jersey Law Journal

BAR REPORT - New leadership takes helm at the New Jersey State Bar Foundation

Susan A. Feeney is the new president of the foundation -- the philanthropic arm of the NJSBA
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Texas Lawyer

At 71, John VanBuskirk Just Became Texas' Newest Lawyer

VanBuskirk had missed an opportunity to join the U.S. Army's Judge Advocate General's Corps four decades earlier and had always regretted it. “When I saw that this new law school opening up, I thought here's an opportunity to do community service, but on another level,” VanBuskirk said.
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Daily Business Review

From New York Socialite to Public Defender: Akerman's Whitney Untiedt Talks Career Change

Untiedt left a New York lifestyle many dream of to pursue personal and career fulfillment by working as a public defender and pro bono coordinator.
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Daily Report Online

UGA Law School's Veterans Legal Aid Clinic Open for Business

The Veterans Legal Services Clinic is funded by a lead gift from 1977 law school alumnus James “Jim” Butler Jr. of Butler Wooten & Peak, made in memory of his father, Lt. Cmdr. James E. Butler Sr., who was a fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy.
1 minute read

Legaltech News

8 Projects That Hope to Hack Access to Justice

The Florida Justice Technology Center's recent Legal Aid Hackathon produced the seeds of eight new projects hoping to tackle access to justice in different ways.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

Is there a concern with judicial independence in Pennsylvania? I see articles constantly about problems with the judiciary because of elections. What has the organized bar done?
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Daily Report Online

Hall Booth Partners With Children's Rights Watchdog in Southeast

An unexpected offer of office space and pro bono support from Hall Booth allowed the nonprofit to open a much-needed location in the South.
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Daily Report Online

Lawyers Dominate Leadership Atlanta's New Class

Lawyers at firms, in government and in-house make up almost one-fifth of the 2019 classes for both Leadership Atlanta and its younger offshoot, LEAD Atlanta.
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Daily Business Review

Broward Circuit Just Made It Easier for Litigants to Represent Themselves

Five self-help programs open for pro se litigants in the Broward County Courthouse.
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