ABA Journal Top Stories https://www.abajournal.com/news/ The most important legal stories of the day. en webmaster@abajournal.com Copyright 2015 2015-07-01T20:35:00+00:00 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence https://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/250th-anniversary-of-the-declaration-of-independence/ https://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/250th-anniversary-of-the-declaration-of-independence#When:06:40:00Z 2026-04-01T06:40:00+00:00 ACLU and BigLaw firm use ‘Orange is the New Black’ in hashtag effort to promote NY jail reform https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/aclu_and_biglaw_firm_use_orange_is_the_new_black_to_promote_ny_prison_refor/ https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/aclu_and_biglaw_firm_use_orange_is_the_new_black_to_promote_ny_prison_refor#When:02:25:31Z 2014-06-12T02:25:31+00:00 The Burton Book Review: ‘Last Branch Standing: A Potentially Surprising, Occasionally Witty Journey Inside Today’s Supreme Court’ https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/the-burton-book-review-last-branch-standing-a-potentially-surprising-occasionally-witty-journey-inside-todays-supreme-court/ https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/the-burton-book-review-last-branch-standing-a-potentially-surprising-occasionally-witty-journey-inside-todays-supreme-court#When:16:45:00Z 2026-05-01T16:45:00+00:00 King Charles’ flyover tribute pauses Supreme Court arguments https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/king-charles-flyover-tribute-pauses-supreme-court-arguments/ https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/king-charles-flyover-tribute-pauses-supreme-court-arguments#When:16:23:00Z 2026-05-01T16:23:00+00:00 Former judge suspended over Facebook posts seeks relief from SCOTUS https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/former-pennsylvania-judge-suspended-over-facebook-posts-seeks-relief-from-supreme-court/ https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/former-pennsylvania-judge-suspended-over-facebook-posts-seeks-relief-from-supreme-court#When:15:15:00Z 2026-05-01T15:15:00+00:00 Trump judicial pick, rated unqualified by the ABA, advances in Senate https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/trump-judicial-pick-rated-unqualified-by-aba-advanced-in-senate/ https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/trump-judicial-pick-rated-unqualified-by-aba-advanced-in-senate#When:14:57:00Z 2026-05-01T14:57:00+00:00 Microsoft introduces new legal artificial intelligence tool https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/microsoft-introduces-new-legal-ai-tool/ https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/microsoft-introduces-new-legal-ai-tool#When:14:33:00Z 2026-05-01T14:33:00+00:00 Senate committee urges investigation of wealthy clients who avoided taxes in Puerto Rico https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/senate-committee-urges-investigation-of-wealthy-clients-who-avoided-taxes-in-puerto-rico/ https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/senate-committee-urges-investigation-of-wealthy-clients-who-avoided-taxes-in-puerto-rico#When:20:08:00Z 2026-04-30T20:08:00+00:00 Emory Law kicks out 1L after ‘hateful and harassing emails and social media posts’ https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/emory-law-kicks-out-1l-after-hateful-and-harassing-emails-and-social-posts/ https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/emory-law-kicks-out-1l-after-hateful-and-harassing-emails-and-social-posts#When:16:14:00Z 2026-04-30T16:14:00+00:00 Longtime federal judge assigned to James Comey criminal case https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/longtime-north-carolina-federal-judge-assigned-to-comey-case/ https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/longtime-north-carolina-federal-judge-assigned-to-comey-case#When:15:33:00Z 2026-04-30T15:33:00+00:00 Surge in BigLaw’s first-quarter revenues, new Wells Fargo data shows https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/wells-fargo-data-shows-surge-in-biglaws-first-quarter-revenues/ https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/wells-fargo-data-shows-surge-in-biglaws-first-quarter-revenues#When:15:05:00Z 2026-04-30T15:05:00+00:00 Attorney will stand trial for leading break-in at beagle breeding farm https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/attorney-to-stand-trial-for-leading-break-in-at-wisconsin-beagle-breeding-farm/ https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/attorney-to-stand-trial-for-leading-break-in-at-wisconsin-beagle-breeding-farm#When:14:40:00Z 2026-04-30T14:40:00+00:00 Harvey will expand legal AI presence with new Chicago office https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/harvey-to-expand-legal-ai-presence-with-new-chicago-office/ https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/harvey-to-expand-legal-ai-presence-with-new-chicago-office#When:14:28:00Z 2026-04-30T14:28:00+00:00 ‘Jeopardy!’ superchampion, who’s also law student, exits show with over $880K https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/jeopardy-superchampion-leaves-show-with-880k/ https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/jeopardy-superchampion-leaves-show-with-880k#When:19:11:00Z 2026-04-29T19:11:00+00:00 ‘You’re allergic? Good!’ Woman who released bees to protest eviction is sentenced to 6 months in jail https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/youre-allergic-good-woman-who-released-bees-to-protest-an-eviction-is-sentenced/ https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/youre-allergic-good-woman-who-released-bees-to-protest-an-eviction-is-sentenced#When:16:00:00Z 2026-04-29T16:00:00+00:00 Chemerinsky: Supreme Court examines how police use of technology may clash with Fourth Amendment https://www.abajournal.com/columns/article/chemerinsky-supreme-court-examines-how-police-use-of-technology-may-clash-with-the-fourth-amendment/ https://www.abajournal.com/columns/article/chemerinsky-supreme-court-examines-how-police-use-of-technology-may-clash-with-the-fourth-amendment#When:15:06:00Z 2026-04-29T15:06:00+00:00 Inmate says his belief in satanism was improperly used by prosecutors to obtain death sentence https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/inmate-says-his-belief-in-satanism-was-improperly-used-by-prosecutors-to-obtain-death-sentence/ https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/inmate-says-his-belief-in-satanism-was-improperly-used-by-prosecutors-to-obtain-death-sentence#When:14:53:00Z 2026-04-29T14:53:00+00:00 Federal judge limits sanction for DOJ attorney fired over AI errors https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/federal-judge-limits-sanction-for-doj-attorney-fired-over-ai-errors/ https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/federal-judge-limits-sanction-for-doj-attorney-fired-over-ai-errors#When:14:37:00Z 2026-04-29T14:37:00+00:00 Can trademarking Taylor Swift’s voice, likeness combat deepfakes? https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/can-trademarking-taylor-swift-s-voice-likeness-combat-deepfakes/ https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/can-trademarking-taylor-swift-s-voice-likeness-combat-deepfakes#When:18:09:00Z 2026-04-28T18:09:00+00:00 Suspect in students’ killings asked ChatGPT how to dispose of bodies, prosecutors say https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/suspect-in-students-killings-asked-chatgpt-how-to-dispose-of-bodies-prosecutors-say/ https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/suspect-in-students-killings-asked-chatgpt-how-to-dispose-of-bodies-prosecutors-say#When:15:56:00Z 2026-04-28T15:56:00+00:00 Tech-powered investment company Legalist continues to back suits with $415M fund https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/legalist-continues-to-back-lawsuits-with-415m-fund/ https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/legalist-continues-to-back-lawsuits-with-415m-fund#When:14:53:00Z 2026-04-28T14:53:00+00:00 Paramount Skydance’s new chief legal officer gets $63M for 3 months of work https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/paramount-skydance-lawyer-paid-63-million-for-working-three-months/ https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/paramount-skydance-lawyer-paid-63-million-for-working-three-months#When:14:39:00Z 2026-04-28T14:39:00+00:00 Southern University moves toward opening law school in Shreveport https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/southern-university-moves-toward-opening-law-school-in-shreveport/ https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/southern-university-moves-toward-opening-law-school-in-shreveport#When:16:42:00Z 2026-04-27T16:42:00+00:00 Law student’s winning ‘Jeopardy!’ streak nets him $882K and place in game show history https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/a-law-students-winning-jeopardy-streak-nets-him-882k-and-a-place-in-game-show-history/ https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/a-law-students-winning-jeopardy-streak-nets-him-882k-and-a-place-in-game-show-history#When:16:31:00Z 2026-04-27T16:31:00+00:00 ABA maintains commitment to bias elimination, diversity enhancement in justice system https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/aba-maintains-commitment-to-bias-elimination-diversity-enhancement-in-justice-system/ https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/aba-maintains-commitment-to-bias-elimination-diversity-enhancement-in-justice-system#When:15:00:00Z 2026-04-27T15:00:00+00:00