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    <description>The most important legal stories of the day.</description>
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    <dc:rights>Copyright 2020</dc:rights>
    <dc:date>2020-07-28T16:26:00+00:00</dc:date>
    
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      <title>Going the Extra Mile: Jeff Xu helps dozens of New Yorkers with end-of-life needs</title>
      <link>https://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/going-the-extra-mile-jeff-xu-helps-dozens-of-new-yorkers-with-end-of-life-needs/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[{mag_summary}For nearly a decade, Jeff Xu has helped low-income New Yorkers who are 60 and older with their wills and other life planning documents through&#8230;]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[ABA Journal, Members Who Inspire, Career &amp; Practice, Careers, Family Law, Elder Law, Trusts &amp; Estates, States, New York, ABA Insider,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2026-10-01T05:35:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Law firm apologizes to truckers for ‘serial killer’ ad</title>
      <link>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/law_firm_apologizes_to_truckers_for_its_serial_killer_ad/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[{mag_summary} A Texas law firm is apologizing for an ad in Maxim magazine that created such an outcry among truckers that truck stops pulled the&#8230;]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Career &amp; Practice, Legal Marketing &amp; Consulting, Practice Management, Law Firms,]]></dc:subject>
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      <title>Russell Brand found guilty of rape, sexual assault as judge promises ‘sentence of some length’</title>
      <link>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/russell-brand-found-guilty-of-rape-sexual-assault-as-judge-promises-jail-time/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[{mag_summary} Actor and comedian Russell Brand was found guilty in London on Thursday of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others. The four-week trial,&#8230;]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Criminal Justice, Criminal Procedure, Law in Popular Culture, Celebrities, Trials &amp; Litigation, International, Europe, United Kingdom,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2026-11-06T17:09:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>2 BigLaw firms face proposed class actions over cyber breaches</title>
      <link>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/2-biglaw-firms-face-proposed-class-actions-over-cyber-breaches/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[{mag_summary} In newly filed proposed class action lawsuits, plaintiffs are alleging that cyberattacks at Baker McKenzie and Squire Patton Boggs led to exposure of their&#8230;]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Career &amp; Practice, Practice Management, Law Firms, Large Firm, Cybersecurity, Public Interest, Privacy Law, Trials &amp; Litigation, Technology, States, Illinois, Ohio,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2026-11-06T16:45:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>‘ER’ and ‘The Pitt’ are similar enough for lawsuit to move forward, appeals court says</title>
      <link>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/appeals-court-says-er-and-the-pitt-are-similar-enough-for-lawsuit-to-move-forward/</link>
      <guid>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/appeals-court-says-er-and-the-pitt-are-similar-enough-for-lawsuit-to-move-forward#When:16:32:00Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[{mag_summary} A unanimous California appeals court on Wednesday found that medical TV shows ER and The Pitt have enough similarities that a lawsuit alleging that&#8230;]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Intellectual Property Law, Copyright Law, Trademark Law, Law in Popular Culture, Celebrities, Trials &amp; Litigation, States, California,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2026-11-06T16:32:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Former district attorney sentenced to prison in bribery scheme</title>
      <link>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/former-district-attorney-sentenced-to-prison-in-bribery-scheme/</link>
      <guid>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/former-district-attorney-sentenced-to-prison-in-bribery-scheme#When:16:14:00Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[{mag_summary} The former district attorney of Mississippi’s largest county was sentenced Thursday to more than three years in prison after being convicted of bribery. Jody&#8230;]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Criminal Justice, Criminal Procedure, Sentencing/Post Conviction, White Collar Crime, Government, Local Government, States, Mississippi,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2026-11-06T16:14:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Former state official charged with tampering bar exam results</title>
      <link>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/arkansas-official-charged-with-tampering-bar-exam-results/</link>
      <guid>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/arkansas-official-charged-with-tampering-bar-exam-results#When:16:02:00Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[{mag_summary} The former executive director of the Arkansas Supreme Court&#8217;s Office of Professional Programs faces 65 felony counts after an investigation found &#8220;extensive irregularities&#8221; with&#8230;]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Career &amp; Practice, Legal Education, Bar Exam, Criminal Justice, Criminal Procedure, Government, State Government, States, Arkansas,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2026-11-06T16:02:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>ABA to honor 2027 Stonewall Award recipients for LGBTQ+ advancements in legal profession</title>
      <link>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/aba-to-honor-2027-stonewall-award-recipients-for-lgbtq-advancements-in-legal-profession/</link>
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      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Bar Associations, ABA, Midyear Meeting, Career &amp; Practice, Diversity, LGBTQ Attorneys, Public Interest, Civil Rights, LGBTQ Legal Issues,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2026-11-06T15:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>New Mexico Supreme Court permanently disbars prosecutor after disciplinary findings</title>
      <link>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/new-mexico-supreme-court-permanently-disbars-prosecutor-after-disciplinary-findings/</link>
      <guid>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/new-mexico-supreme-court-permanently-disbars-prosecutor-after-disciplinary-findings#When:17:53:00Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[{mag_summary} The New Mexico Supreme Court, after hearing from a disciplinary board, has permanently disbarred a prosecutor who was found to have pattern of misconduct&#8230;]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Career &amp; Practice, Careers, Ethics, Lawyer Discipline, Criminal Justice, Prosecutors, Government, State Government, Trials &amp; Litigation, States, New Mexico,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2026-11-05T17:53:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>This state senator wrote music for ‘Dragon Ball Z;’ will he go ‘Super Saiyan’ as new Texas AG?</title>
      <link>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/nathan-johnson-wrote-music-for-dragon-ball-z-will-he-go-super-saiyan-as-texas-new-ag/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[{mag_summary} Before Texas state Sen. Nathan Johnson, D-Dallas, unleashed a &#8220;blue spirit bomb&#8221; on opponent Mayes Middleton on Tuesday night in the midterm elections for&#8230;]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Career &amp; Practice, Careers, Personal Lives, Election Law, Government, State Government, Law in Popular Culture, States, Texas,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2026-11-05T16:52:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Former Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs prosecutor will lead Cornell investigation</title>
      <link>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/former-diddy-prosecutor-to-lead-cornell-investigation/</link>
      <guid>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/former-diddy-prosecutor-to-lead-cornell-investigation#When:15:53:00Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[{mag_summary} A Cornell University alumna and former federal prosecutor who oversaw the criminal case against hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs will serve as outside counsel&#8230;]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Career &amp; Practice, Practice Management, Law Firms, Partners, Criminal Justice, Prosecutors, Law in Popular Culture, Celebrities, Trials &amp; Litigation, States, New York,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2026-11-05T15:53:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>BigLaw expects uptick in congressional investigations work after Democrats’ wins in midterm elections</title>
      <link>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/biglaw-expects-uptick-in-congressional-investigations-work-after-democrats-midterm-wins/</link>
      <guid>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/biglaw-expects-uptick-in-congressional-investigations-work-after-democrats-midterm-wins#When:15:33:00Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[{mag_summary} BigLaw attorneys are expecting work to pick up in several areas, including congressional investigations, after Democrats took control of Congress in the Tuesday midterm&#8230;]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Career &amp; Practice, Practice Management, Law Firms, Large Firm, Election Law, Government, Federal Government, Executive Branch, Mergers &amp; Acquisitions, Public Interest, Pro Bono,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2026-11-05T15:33:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Trial opens for suspect whose multiple email threats include ‘skinning’ federal judge</title>
      <link>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/trial-opens-for-man-whose-multiple-email-threats-include-skinning-a-california-federal-judge/</link>
      <guid>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/trial-opens-for-man-whose-multiple-email-threats-include-skinning-a-california-federal-judge#When:18:47:00Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[{mag_summary} A series of threatening emails sent to the Northern District of California last year included “skinning U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer” and accused judges&#8230;]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Internet Law, Judiciary, Court Security, Public Interest, Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Trials &amp; Litigation, States, California,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2026-11-04T18:47:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Lawyers’ AI use doesn’t justify slashing $115K fee award, appellate court says</title>
      <link>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/appellate-court-lawyers-ai-use-doesnt-justify-slashing-fee-award/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[{mag_summary} A federal appeals court has rejected an argument that a law firm’s use of artificial intelligence should shrink its fee award. Reuters reported Monday&#8230;]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Career &amp; Practice, Practice Management, Law Firms, Intellectual Property Law, Trade Secrets, Legal Writing, Trials &amp; Litigation, Appellate Practice, Technology, Artificial Intelligence &amp; Robotics, Science &amp; Engineering, 10th Circuit Court,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2026-11-04T17:48:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Judiciary efforts to create rules for AI stalling amid concerns</title>
      <link>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/judiciary-efforts-to-create-rules-for-ai-stalling-amid-concerns/</link>
      <guid>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/judiciary-efforts-to-create-rules-for-ai-stalling-amid-concerns#When:17:29:00Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[{mag_summary} Judiciary efforts to create rules for artificial intelligence use in the courts have been stalled amid concerns over the feasibility of reaching consensus on&#8230;]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Judiciary, Court Security, Court Administration, Technology, Artificial Intelligence &amp; Robotics, International, North America, Canada,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2026-11-04T17:29:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Kim Kardashian aims to retake bar exam</title>
      <link>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/kim-kardashian-aims-to-retake-the-bar-exam/</link>
      <guid>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/kim-kardashian-aims-to-retake-the-bar-exam#When:16:03:00Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[{mag_summary} Reality TV star Kim Kardashian still holds ambitions to become a lawyer and plans to retake the bar exam&mdash;someday. Kardashian, who failed the California&#8230;]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Bar Associations, Career &amp; Practice, Legal Education, Bar Exam, Law in Popular Culture, Celebrities, States, California,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2026-11-04T16:03:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Former judge accused of shooting gun toward unwanted trick-or-treaters</title>
      <link>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/former-judge-accused-of-shooting-gun-toward-unwanted-trick-or-treaters/</link>
      <guid>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/former-judge-accused-of-shooting-gun-toward-unwanted-trick-or-treaters#When:15:42:00Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[{mag_summary} A former Oklahoma judge was arrested recently after allegedly shooting a gun toward unwanted trick-or-treaters who came near his home on Halloween. Former Judge&#8230;]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Criminal Justice, Criminal Procedure, Judiciary, States, Oklahoma,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2026-11-04T15:42:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>New York State Bar Association tells lawyers not to bill for time saved by AI</title>
      <link>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/ny-bar-tells-lawyers-not-to-bill-for-time-saved-by-ai/</link>
      <guid>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/ny-bar-tells-lawyers-not-to-bill-for-time-saved-by-ai#When:19:43:00Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[{mag_summary} The New York State Bar Association is calling for restrictions on how much lawyers can bill clients for the amount of time saved using&#8230;]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Bar Associations, Career &amp; Practice, Ethics, Model Rules of Professional Conduct, Client Protection, Practice Technology, Technology, Artificial Intelligence &amp; Robotics, States, New York,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2026-11-03T19:43:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Lindsay Clancy judge considers retrial at hearing to dismiss murder case</title>
      <link>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/possible-retrial-for-lindsay-clancy-as-judge-considers-dismissing-murder-case/</link>
      <guid>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/possible-retrial-for-lindsay-clancy-as-judge-considers-dismissing-murder-case#When:18:51:00Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[{mag_summary} The possible retrial date for Lindsay Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse charged with strangling and killing her three small children in 2023,&#8230;]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Criminal Justice, Criminal Procedure, Prosecutors, Trials &amp; Litigation, Verdicts &amp; Settlements, States, Massachusetts,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2026-11-03T18:51:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>State bill allows consumers to hold AI chatbot providers liable</title>
      <link>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/new-jersey-bill-allows-consumers-to-hold-ai-chatbots-liable-for-harms/</link>
      <guid>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/new-jersey-bill-allows-consumers-to-hold-ai-chatbots-liable-for-harms#When:16:10:00Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[{mag_summary} Proposed New Jersey legislation that targets artificial intelligence chatbots aims to make them subject to the state&#8217;s product liability laws. New Jersey Bill A5607,&#8230;]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Career &amp; Practice, Practice Management, Law Firms, Partners, Corporate Law, Consumer Law, Government, Legislation &amp; Lobbying, State Government, Intellectual Property Law, Public Interest, Privacy Law, Trials &amp; Litigation, Technology, Artificial Intelligence &amp; Robotics, Big Data &amp; Cloud Computing, Tort Law, Product Liability Law, States, New Jersey,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2026-11-03T16:10:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Judge who invoked role in garbage fine battle admonished</title>
      <link>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/ny-judge-who-invoked-position-in-garbage-fine-battle-admonished/</link>
      <guid>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/ny-judge-who-invoked-position-in-garbage-fine-battle-admonished#When:16:01:00Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[{mag_summary} A judicial misconduct watchdog said a Brooklyn, New York City, judge repeatedly invoked her judicial role and trial schedule while contesting New York City&#8230;]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Career &amp; Practice, Ethics, Lawyer Discipline, Government, Local Government, Judiciary, Court Administration, States, New York,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2026-11-03T16:01:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Satanic Temple can host holiday celebration at state Capitol building, judge rules</title>
      <link>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/satanic-temple-can-host-holiday-celebration-at-iowa-capitol-building-judge-rules/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[{mag_summary} Iowa state officials must allow the Satanic Temple to host a family-friendly holiday celebration in the Iowa Capitol building without conditions or restrictions, a&#8230;]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Government, State Government, Public Interest, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Religious Law, Trials &amp; Litigation, States, Iowa,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2026-11-03T15:34:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>‘Judge Stone’ by Viola Davis and James Patterson wins inaugural Scott Turow Prize for Legal Fiction</title>
      <link>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/judge-stone-by-viola-davis-and-james-patterson-wins-inaugural-scott-turow-prize-for-legal-fiction/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[{mag_summary} Judge Stone, by acclaimed actor Viola Davis and prolific author James Patterson, has been chosen as the winner of the inaugural Scott Turow Prize&#8230;]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[ABA Journal, Bar Associations, ABA, Legal Writing,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2026-11-02T20:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Judge advances McDonald’s McRib lawsuit that alleges deceptive marketing</title>
      <link>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/judge-advances-mcdonalds-mcrib-lawsuit-that-alleges-fraud/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[{mag_summary} A federal judge in Illinois on Friday did not dismiss a proposed class action lawsuit accusing McDonald’s McRib of misleading customers about the sandwich’s&#8230;]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Advertising Law, Agriculture &amp; Food, Career &amp; Practice, Legal Marketing &amp; Consulting, Corporate Law, Consumer Law, Trials &amp; Litigation,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2026-11-02T18:31:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title>$5M matching grant moves University of Texas at El Paso closer to opening law school</title>
      <link>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/gift-moves-university-of-texas-el-paso-closer-to-opening-law-school/</link>
      <guid>https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/gift-moves-university-of-texas-el-paso-closer-to-opening-law-school#When:17:59:00Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[{mag_summary} The University of Texas at El Paso inched closer to launching a law school after the Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Foundation pledged a&#8230;]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Career &amp; Practice, Careers, Legal Education, Law Schools, States, Texas,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2026-11-02T17:59:00+00:00</dc:date>
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