New Mexico outlaws ‘lunch shaming’ in legislation said to be first of its kind

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New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has signed a bill intended to end “lunch shaming” practices that embarrass children when their parents can’t pay the bill…

Multistate bar exam scores drop to lowest point ever; is there a link to low-end LSAT scores?

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The average score on the multistate bar exam in February 2017 dropped by another point, reaching the lowest level since the exam was first...

Should lawyers repeat a justice’s mispronunciation? Take this ‘antecedent’ example

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Corrected: An assistant to the solicitor general had a choice to make when Justice Elena Kagan referred to the antecedent clause of a statute. Kagan…

Lawyer who represents man dragged from flight now represents mom in airline stroller incident

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Chicago lawyer Thomas Demetrio now represents a second unhappy airline passenger. Demetrio announced Monday that he represents a mother shown in an online video crying…

Lawyer for man dragged from plane sees lawsuit likelihood, wants to stop airline bullying

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A lawyer for the man dragged from a United Airlines plane said at a press conference on Thursday that his client will need reconstructive surgery…

Conservatives seek to stop law school’s civil rights center from filing lawsuits

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The Center for Civil Rights at the University of North Carolina’s law school will be barred from filing lawsuits if conservatives on the university’s policy-making…