Recent Updates
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Kansas high court signals continued abortion rights support
State Bar & Other Associations 03/22/2023Kansas’ highest court signaled Monday that it still considers access to abortion a “fundamental” right under the state constitution, as an attorney for the state argued that a decisive statewide vote last year affirming abortion rig...
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Montana vote adds to win streak for abortion rights backers
State Bar & Other Associations 11/11/2022Abortion rights supporters secured another win Thursday as voters in Montana rejected a ballot measure that would have forced medical workers to intercede in the rare case of a baby born after an attempted abortion.The result caps a string of ballot ...
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Breyer, Gorsuch join to promote education about Constitution
United States Courts 08/12/2022Recently retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has become the honorary co-chairman of a nonpartisan group devoted to education about the Constitution, joining Justice Neil Gorsuch at a time of intense political polarization and rising skeptici...
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South Carolina’s 6-week abortion ban can continue for now
United States Courts 07/27/2022South Carolina can continue enforcing its six-week abortion ban after a judge on Tuesday denied a request to temporarily block it amid a legal battle that is now headed to the state Supreme Court.Since the U.S. Supreme Court ended the federal right t...
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Japan high court rejects paternity harassment allegations
State Bar & Other Associations 06/23/2022A Japanese High Court on Thursday rejected an appeal by a former brokerage manager alleging on-the-job harassment and unlawful dismissal after he took parental leave while working at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley.The case of Glen Wood, a Canadian who...
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U.S. Law Schools - Pennsylvania
State Bar & Other Associations 07/09/2021Pennsylvania Law School Information University of Pennsylvania Law School Temple Law School Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law Penn State Law University of Pittsburgh, School of Law
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U.S. Law Schools - New York
State Bar & Other Associations 07/06/2021New York Law School Information Albany Law School Columbia Law School New York Law School New York University School of Law University at Buffalo Law School
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U.S. Law schools - Texas
State Bar & Other Associations 07/02/2021Texas Law School Information Baylor Law School Southern Methodist University Dedman School Of Law South Texas College Of Law Houston University Of Houston Law Center University Of Texas School Of Law
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U.S. Law schools - California
State Bar & Other Associations 06/30/2021The following schools are accredited by the American Bar Association and by such approval are deemed accredited by the State Bar's Committee of Bar Examiners. Law Schools in California California Western School of Law Loyola Law School Pepperdine Uni...
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Ohio Supreme Court to hear armed school staff training case
Verdicts & Settlements 08/06/2020The Ohio Supreme Court will hear a school district's appeal of a ruling that they must provide police-level training to employees carrying concealed weapons.Madison Local Schools voted to allow armed school employees after a 2016 shooting in which tw...
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Supreme Court rules in FOIA case long delayed by lawmaker
Verdicts & Settlements 06/02/2020A group of elected officials in southwest Virginia violated the state's open government law during meetings about dissolving a public library system, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in a case long delayed by a lawmaker's use of a privile...
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US Courts & Government
United States Courts 01/06/2018Internal Revenue Service This user-friendly site has more style than you'd expect, and provides access to lots of forms and information. US First Circuit Court of Appeals Searchable database of published opinions, PACER, local rules and forms. US Sup...