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July 10, 2024
Business
- Is college worth it? Poll finds only 36% of Americans have confidence in higher education
- Fed’s Powell highlights slowing job market in signal that rate cuts may be nearing
- Rent inflation remains a pressure point for small businesses
- First-time homebuyers could face thousands in new costs following NAR settlement
- ABA announces recipients of Unsung Heroes of Democracy Award
- California lawyer and civic advocate Pauline Weaver to receive ABA 2024 Pickering Award
Courts
- Judge who nixed Musk’s pay package hears arguments on massive fee request from plaintiff lawyers
- Trump’s criminal conviction won’t stop him from getting security clearance as president - but Biden can still control his access for now
- Court Digest
- Conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett shows independence from majority view in recent opinions Barrett’s impact on overall direction of court remains unclear
Nation
- Poll: Support for legal abortion has risen since Supreme Court eliminated protections
- NRA’s ex-CFO agreed to 10-year not-for-profit ban, still owes $2M for role in lavish spending scheme
- Man killed in police chase after being accused of killing his wife
- National Roundup
Feature
- Court: Restitution a civil remedy, doesn’t increase punishment
- Superintendent Orders Public Schools to Teach the Bible — Relying on Controversial Views About Religious Freedom
- NCSC forms strategic AI partnership with Thomson Reuters Institute
- President could learn important lesson from Ali
- Daily Briefs
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- Judge accused in drive-by shootings has progressive brain disease, court filing says
- Despite lyrics mistake by AI, lawyer wasn’t ineffective for using tech in rapper’s case, federal judge says
- Former Littler lawyer drops California suit against firm, bringing end to departure dispute
- Last-minute election lawsuits may serve political goals, law prof says
- Criticizing plaintiff’s ‘chutzpah,’ federal judge holds lawyer jointly responsible for over $207K in legal fees
- Personal injury firm sues TD Bank after loss in fraud scheme