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abajournal.com > web > article > doj-says-uc-berkeley-law-discriminated-in-admissions

UC Berkeley Law discriminated in admissions, DOJ says

4+ day, 2+ min ago   (386+ words) September 10, 2026, 2:52 pm CDT The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the Department of Education is accusing the University of California at Berkeley School of Law of discriminating against white and Asian applicants while prioritizing Black applicants. Wednesday’s six-page findings…...


abajournal.com > web > article > safe-strategies

Safe Strategies? 25 years after 9/11, some wonder whether the DOJ’s focus on preventing terrorism is compromised

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1159+ words) By Anna Stolley Persky September 10, 2026, 9:27 am CDT In the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, President George W. Bush and Congress quickly turned to boosting national security through executive orders and a speedy turnaround in passing laws intended to help fight terrorist…...


abajournal.com > news > article > is-there-a-religious-right-to-abortion-indiana-supreme-court-to-weigh-in

Is there a religious right to abortion? State supreme court will weigh in

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (173+ words) September 10, 2026, 10:31 am CDT An Indiana advocacy group and two Jewish women are preparing to tell the Indiana Supreme Court on Thursday that they should be exempt from the state’s near-total ban on abortion because it violates their exercise of religion....


abajournal.com > news > article > judges-interns-may-accept-stipends-from-law-firms-recruiting-them-ethics-panel-says

Federal judges' interns may accept stipends from law firms, ethics panel says

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (169+ words) September 10, 2026, 10:12 am CDT The U.S. Judicial Conference’s Committee on Codes of Conduct has determined that law students who work as unpaid interns for federal judges may accept stipends from law firms looking to recruit them as summer associates—so long as…...


abajournal.com > news > article > ohio-attorney-general-sues-j-peterman-retailer-linked-to-seinfeld

State attorney general sues J. Peterman, retailer linked to 'Seinfeld' TV show

5+ day, 3+ min ago   (170+ words) September 9, 2026, 2:51 pm CDT The Ohio attorney general has filed a lawsuit against a Cincinnati-area retailer linked with the 1990s TV show Seinfeld, alleging that the company took customers’ money without delivering merchandise or providing refunds. J. Peterman operated a store and…...


abajournal.com > news > article > catholic-groups-sue-over-states-new-assisted-suicide-law

Catholic groups sue state over new assisted-suicide law

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (160+ words) September 9, 2026, 10:46 am CDT The state of Illinois is being sued over a new law that would allow medically assisted suicide, according to the Chicago Tribune. Illinois’ End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act, which Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed into…...


abajournal.com > web > article > opening-doors

Opening Doors: Terrorism victims’ families find litigation relief thanks to post-9/11 laws

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1123+ words) September 9, 2026, 9:19 am CDT Twenty-five years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks shook the nation, cases brought by the victims’ families are still working their way through federal courts. But there have been some notable victories for plaintiffs, especially since Congress passed the…...


abajournal.com > web > article > how-post-9-11-pop-culture-helped-push-americans-to-embrace-torture

How post-9/11 pop culture helped push Americans to embrace torture

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (611+ words) September 9, 2026, 10:25 am CDT “Do you expect me to talk?” “No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die.”– Goldfinger (1964) Historically, torture scenes in pop culture signaled villainy. James Bond villains devised elaborate death traps, Big Brother tried to break Winston Smith…...


abajournal.com > news > article > 5th-circuit-vacates-125m-award-after-discovery-of-federal-judge-and-trial-counsels-friendship

5th Circuit vacates $125M award after discovery of federal judge, trial counsel’s friendship

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (249+ words) September 9, 2026, 9:37 am CDT A federal appeals court on Tuesday tossed a $125 million award in a complex contract dispute between IFG Port Holdings and the Port of Lake Charles, Louisiana, citing an undisclosed longtime friendship between the U.S. magistrate judge who heard…...


abajournal.com > web > article > legal-ed-council-kills-dei-standard

ABA Legal Ed council repeals DEI standard

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (663+ words) September 8, 2026, 11:38 am CDT The council for the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar voted Tuesday to repeal its contentious standard regarding diversity and inclusion, effective immediately. According to newly adjusted rules passed by the ABA House…...