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Legal Ed Faces Uncertain Future Amid ABA Accreditor Fight

By Ryan Boysen and Emma Cueto

The U.S. legal education system could soon be plunged into disarray, after politics seemed to overshadow substance during an unusual hearing this week on whether to revoke an American Bar Association council's federal status as the primary accreditor of law schools, experts told Law360 Pulse.

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    Judges Seem On Ethical Ground In Public Criticism Of Admin

    Several Minnesota federal judges did not cross ethical lines when criticizing President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement policies in that state for a recent news article, judicial ethics experts told Law360 Pulse, despite criticism from the head of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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    California Pulse

    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    O'Melveny & Myers LLP and Reed Smith LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Ninth Circuit overturned a $140 million class verdict against CenturyLink, holding that the company had a reasonable interpretation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

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    Legal Tech & AI

    Legal Tech Roundup: Epiq, Harvey, Spellbook, Clio

    Some of the biggest names in legal artificial intelligence top recent legal technology news.

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    Mid-Law

    McNees Debuts Business Consulting Subsidiary In Pittsburgh

    McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC has recently launched a new subsidiary company that intends to consult with clients in need of help building a management team or designing an intellectual property strategy.

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    Modern Lawyer

    Weil Hires Willkie Restructuring Leader In Latest Boomerang

    Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP has announced that it continued its boomerang hiring streak by adding the former chair of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP's restructuring and reorganization practice.

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    Mid-Law

    Bass Berry Hires Society 54 Co-Founder To Lead Growth

    The co-founder of Society 54, a business development consultancy, has joined Bass Berry & Sims PLC as chief business development and marketing officer, the Nashville-headquartered firm announced Friday.

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    In-House

    UnitedHealth Alum Takes IBX's General Counsel Spot

    Independence Blue Cross, a Pennsylvania licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, has named two new executive leaders to its ranks, including a new legal leader from UnitedHealth Group.

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    Courts

    New NJ Appeals Chief Judge Talks Court's Leadership Legacy

    Judge Heidi Currier, the new chief judge of the New Jersey Superior Court's Appellate Division, joined Law360 Pulse for an interview about her goals for the court and her path to the leadership post.

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    California Pulse

    Calif. Justices Name New Top Judge For State Bar Court

    The Supreme Court of California has appointed a new presiding judge for the State Bar Court, selecting a jurist with experience reviewing high-profile attorney ethics matters like the disbarment of President Donald Trump's former attorney John Eastman.

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    Daily Litigation

    Husch Blackwell Adds Litigator In Austin From Germer

    Husch Blackwell LLP has boosted its trial and appellate offerings in Austin, Texas, with a commercial litigator who came aboard from Texas regional firm Germer PLLC.

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