ABA Journal

• Legal writers can benefit from a Zen writing approach and some Hemingway—and so can their readers

  {mag_summary}Judge David D. Weinzweig wrote Zen and the Art of Persuasive Writing because he is a self-described “suffering reader.” The vice chief judge of Division…

• ACLU and BigLaw firm use ‘Orange is the New Black’ in hashtag effort to promote NY jail reform

  {mag_summary} Life in a women’s prison definitely has its downside in a popular Netflix show, Orange is the New Black. But the reality is much…

• Why the next competitive advantage in the AI era is partnership, not just technology

  Ari Kaplan recently spoke with Tony Muljadi, the general manager of large law at LexisNexis. {mag_summary} They discussed how law firms are shifting their AI…

• Things I wish my spouse had told me before they died

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• Troutman Pepper Locke associate files discrimination lawsuit against firm

  {mag_summary} An associate with Troutman Pepper Locke has sued the law firm, alleging that it discriminated against him and derailed his career after he had…

• Jay-Z’s extortion suit against lawyer in withdrawn rape case faces skepticism from judge

  {mag_summary} Rapper Jay-Z’s lawyers asked a California appeals court Thursday to hear his claim that attorney Tony Buzbee extorted him and to reconsider its tentative…

• New NYC Bar opinion advises against recording nonclient conversations without ‘good reason’

  {mag_summary} The New York City Bar Association this week released a formal opinion on the ethical use of artificial intelligence for recording, transcribing and summarizing…

• Federal judge dismisses defamation suit filed by attorney-owned marijuana company

  {mag_summary} A Chicago civil rights law firm that owns marijuana dispensaries has lost the latest round in an ongoing dispute with its lenders after a…

• Former public defender faces sentencing for healthcare fraud

  {mag_summary} A former public defender from Iowa who had previously been arrested for shoplifting will be sentenced in September for defrauding Medicaid and cancer patients.…

• ABA and TEDLaw partner to reimagine professional development for the legal profession

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• Missing avocado oil in Campbell’s chips creates class action crunch

  {mag_summary} A California woman has filed a class action lawsuit against the Campbell’s Co. over its potato chip brand, questioning whether the snack’s advertised use…

• Arguing bad jury instructions, counsel for SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein seek his release

  {mag_summary} Lawyers for convicted attorney Tom Goldstein, a SCOTUSblog co-founder who was found guilty in February of tax evasion and making false statements on loan…

• 128 retired jurists file ethics complaint over DHS lawyer’s ‘attacks’ via social media on 4 sitting judges

  {mag_summary} The general counsel for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is now facing an ethics complaint over his social media posts about the “worst…

• Judge suspended after 17 alleged conduct violations, including not disclosing stepson’s appearance in his court

  {mag_summary} The Ohio Supreme Court justices have suspended a county judge from the bench for two years without pay because of 17 alleged conduct violations,…

• Prominent Pittsburgh lawyer among those charged in Penn State frat cocaine ring

  {mag_summary} A prominent Pittsburgh lawyer and his son are among those charged in a Pennsylvania State University frat brother drug trafficking scandal. Paul Robinson, an…

• Less ‘Mayhem’ for Lady Gaga as judge dismisses infringement lawsuit

  {mag_summary} Lady Gaga’s 2025 Mayhem album did not infringe on the trademarks of a surf company’s brand, according to California federal judge who granted the…

• Stock awards reshape rankings of top-paid female general counsels

  {mag_summary} Corporate Counsel’s 2026 GC Compensation Survey has placed three women among the 10 highest-paid legal chiefs overall. Kate Adams, the general counsel at Apple,…

• 7th Circuit sides with Planned Parenthood over sharing abortion information with minors

  {mag_summary} The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Chicago on Tuesday rejected an Indiana “aid-or-assist” law, which prohibits physicians from helping minors obtain an…

• Judge tosses Uber suits against 3 personal injury firms

  {mag_summary} A federal judge has tossed Uber Technologies Inc.’s lawsuits alleging that three personal injury law firms conspired with doctors and exploited riders to seek…

• General counsel pay hit record high in 2025

  {mag_summary} General counsel compensation hit a record high in 2025, thanks to some volatile long-term stock awards and growing recognition of in-house legal heads as…