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FBI director to headline new session at ABA annual meeting https://t.co/xFjxhFvSWb http://pic.twitter.com/vcRi3ZLlUG — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) August 1, 2016

Gerald Neuman, @HmnRghtsProgram co-director, on killings by U.S border patrol officers across the US-Mexico border https://t.co/TJQc9YBPVY — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) August 1, 2016

'Racially Discriminatory Intent' And Voter ID Laws A federal appeals court struck down North Carolina's voter ID law. Law professor Rick Hasen explains why and what impact it will have. Read more on NPR

What Went Wrong For Prosecutors In Freddie Gray Case? None of the six officers facing charges in Freddie Gray's death were convicted. Law professor David Jaros talks about what happened and why police officer convictions are uncommon. Read more on NPR

Should the public have access to monitorship reports in FCPA settlements?: Jeanne Jeong '17 via @AnticorruptBlog https://t.co/s1MlSKMMbJ — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) July 31, 2016

July caption contest winner. Other entries: https://t.co/a67uTrMUzY Enter August contest: https://t.co/hvGoANENMS http://pic.twitter.com/68AOqmufA3 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) July 31, 2016

"Forty-five percent of all food waste happens in consumers’ homes.” -- @broademily director of @HarvardFLPC https://t.co/YmHBp9G1zr — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) July 31, 2016

New Concealed Carry Law Coincides With Grim Anniversary Of Austin Massacre Starting tomorrow, concealed weapons will be allowed on Texas campuses. NPR's Elise Hu talks with University of Texas vice chancellor David Daniel, 50 years to the day since the UT tower shooting. Read more on NPR

Click here https://t.co/Z0yoTd2xtf to watch #10QuestionsLive with Robyn Crawford, a 21-year-old prosecutor. http://pic.twitter.com/nRqgWgEtSd — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) July 31, 2016

Check out @HarvardNegoti8 's Great Negotiator Teaching Series https://t.co/DXCSNXfYT3 — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) July 30, 2016

'It's Jarred My Soul': Prosecutor Speaks On Flint Lead Water Crisis Special prosecutor Todd Flood talks about his investigation into tainted water in Flint, Mich., including allegations that there was a cover-up. Nine people have been criminally charged so far. Read more on NPR

Senate cafeteria workers to receive $1 million in backpay from Restaurant Associates: Lauren Godles '17 @OnLaborBlog https://t.co/Jko84VzXtV — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) July 30, 2016

ABA President Paulette Brown addresses breaking events while keeping focus on initiatives https://t.co/SRxJywrNSE http://pic.twitter.com/CKtq1ZU9rI — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) July 30, 2016

The costs of inequality — A goal of justice, a reality of unfairness https://t.co/RcuBw2ZjJv — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) July 30, 2016

How Your Health Data Lead A Not-So-Secret Life Online Apps can make managing health care a lot easier, but most don't have the privacy protections required of doctors and hospitals. And a simple Web search can clue in advertisers to health concerns. Read more on NPR

For more than half a century, Phil Heymann has served the nation—and Harvard Law School—with distinction https://t.co/fVeyAPuXMQ — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) July 30, 2016

10 Questions Live: What was it like to be a prosecutor at 20? Robyn Crawford shares her experience https://t.co/QB4vZfJJ8S — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) July 29, 2016

Ex-cop Drew Peterson gets 40-year sentence in plot on prosecutor’s life https://t.co/394HWrJA75 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) July 29, 2016

Federal Appeals Court Throws Out North Carolina's Voter ID Law A three-judge panel of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down a North Carolina law that requited voter identification. The unanimous decision found the law was "passed with racially discriminatory intent." Read more on NPR

Investigators Dole Out New Charges To 6 State Employees In Flint Scandal In Michigan, six state employees were charged Friday with covering up information that could have warned the public about lead contamination of the city of Flint's drinking water. Read more on NPR

Alan Jenkins’ '89 agenda for social change starts with communication https://t.co/wKA67xb2Uz — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) July 29, 2016

'They Failed': 6 More Michigan Employees Charged In Flint Water Crisis In announcing the charges, Michigan's attorney general said those accused attempted to "bury or cover up, downplay or hide information" about elevated lead levels in Flint's water supply. Read more on NPR

Bruce Schneier on the risk of cyberattacks in the US election https://t.co/1g44IdzZPC http://pic.twitter.com/llTFWJDOLX — Berkman Klein Center (@BKCHarvard) July 29, 2016

4th Circuit strikes down North Carolina voter ID law, finds discriminatory intent https://t.co/Vi69GAuTjm — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) July 29, 2016

U.S. Appeals Court Strikes Down North Carolina's Voter ID Law The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the state's law requiring voters to show photo identification. The court found that the legislature had "discriminatory intent." Read more on NPR

Special prosecutor will probe possible cover-up in shooting by Chicago officer charged with murder https://t.co/pcKvAyIcKH — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) July 29, 2016

Public defender talks armed suspect down from tree https://t.co/QKwQJT1AVc — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) July 29, 2016

Woman says her secret recording revealed lying by jailhouse informant in Chandra Levy case https://t.co/b7hqo8tcl7 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) July 29, 2016

Proposed rules beef up consumer protections in debt collection https://t.co/Lnfj1HTzKX http://pic.twitter.com/CJJVG5hZ5v — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) July 29, 2016

The net neutrality problem with T-Mobile’s Pokemon Go plan: @DanielEtcovitch '18 via @HuffingtonPost https://t.co/g8aomjnkQt — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) July 29, 2016

Special Prosecutor Named In Philando Castile Shooting Death Ramsey County Attorney John Choi says he won't be stepping aside but will incorporate a special prosecutor into his team. Castile was shot and killed by a police officer during a traffic stop July 6. Read more on NPR

Mindfulness plays role in educating lawyers to confront racism https://t.co/ZS2BJVt9rJ http://pic.twitter.com/s0TzlcuqEd — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) July 29, 2016

Prosecutors say police investigating Freddie Gray officers failed to serve cellphone search warrants https://t.co/hrCRjcuyNf — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) July 29, 2016

Insurer can’t rescind $10M policy on lawyer who died of brain cancer, judge rules https://t.co/5usBSnNjF4 http://pic.twitter.com/R4U8asKSma — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) July 29, 2016

Officer has immunity for arresting teen for belching at school, 10th Circuit rules https://t.co/I9OyINyA3r http://pic.twitter.com/cfzRmVxEV9 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) July 29, 2016

Hal Scott: "Our stock market is not rigged, but there is still much room for improvement." https://t.co/g0Hbq01h1U — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) July 29, 2016

Police Officer Shot And Killed, Another Injured Following San Diego Traffic Stop The officers were assigned to an elite anti-gang unit. The police department said the injured officer is out of surgery and is expected to survive. A suspect is in custody, the police chief says. Read more on NPR

Gun Violence And Mental Health Laws, 50 Years After Texas Tower Sniper Trying to prevent gun violence by tying it to mental health legislation began in 1966 when a young gunman killed 16 people in Austin, Texas. But some believe the approach is misguided. Read more on NPR

Biden Says Baton Rouge Officers' Deaths Had A Wide Impact Amid calls in the community for healing, Vice President Joe Biden attended a memorial service in Baton Rouge, La., for three law enforcement officers killed July 17. He said their deaths "touched the soul of the entire nation." Read more on NPR

. @HarvardFLPC hosts conference focused on food waste, consumer education https://t.co/YENnFYOypS #SaveFood4People http://pic.twitter.com/8HWsU2bqLe — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) July 29, 2016

#TONIGHTLY : @CassSunstein , @GraceParra360 and @RickyVelez join the panel! http://pic.twitter.com/z6Atea6TmG — The Nightly Show (@nightlyshow) July 28, 2016

Photographer sues Getty Images, alleging it is wrongly selling licenses to her… https://t.co/MkHMtHQXTm http://pic.twitter.com/ecmClWULwJ — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) July 28, 2016

This month's Docket design included a barbecue restaurant. Find out why at https://t.co/XlTxf4t9EZ . http://pic.twitter.com/yiJmd95Xvy — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) July 28, 2016

E-discovery pioneer creates smart search for archive of VP candidate’s emails https://t.co/1cLqq9hUXO http://pic.twitter.com/O49q4SloWK — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) July 28, 2016

Prosecutors drop murder charges against man awaiting retrial in Chandra Levy’s slaying https://t.co/hJyBKIg60w — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) July 28, 2016

Harvard Law clinic takes on Medicaid and Hepatitis C https://t.co/er8JPRUP7s #WorldHepatitisDay @HarvardCHLPI — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) July 28, 2016

Prosecutors Move To Drop Charges Against Man Accused Of Killing Chandra Levy Prosecutors say information received this week means Ingmar Guandique, who was convicted in 2010, should not face a new trial. Levy was a 24-year-old intern in D.C. when she was murdered in 2001. Read more on NPR

Transgender Student Files Suit Against School District, Alleging Discrimination Ash Whitaker has filed a federal Title IX lawsuit against his school district. The transgender teen says the Kenosha School District has essentially created a surveillance program to monitor his bathroom usage, with plans to issue green wristbands to help identify transgender students. Read more on NPR

Recall effort for Brock Turner’s judge poses serious threat to rule of law, say law profs https://t.co/T3GVYS2JJp — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) July 28, 2016

Florida judge dismisses manslaughter charge against deputy who shot man holding air rifle https://t.co/idXFpr3KpQ — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) July 28, 2016

. @TBrownNagin and @zittrain elected members of American Law Institute https://t.co/Ve4tbxDSCa — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) July 28, 2016

Law firm sues ex-client over her online reviews about ‘pushy’ and ‘super unprofessional’ lawyers https://t.co/eZ4SNznCQM — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) July 28, 2016

Partner’s equal-pay suit claims Sedgwick has a ‘male-dominated culture’ that hinders women https://t.co/yRol2n4kPs http://pic.twitter.com/2Ez3ehqXKU — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) July 28, 2016

July 28, 1868: The 14th Amendment is ratified https://t.co/x23DvlctSR http://pic.twitter.com/earv2nLKU6 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) July 28, 2016

HLS's @avermeule has written a series for the @CatoInstitute on Questioning the Administrative State: https://t.co/IruLhwsCMU — Harvard Law Library (@hlslib) July 28, 2016

After Hinckley, States Tightened Use Of The Insanity Plea John Hinckley's not-guilty verdict prompted states and Congress to tighten use of the insanity defense. Civil rights advocates say that means seriously ill people are imprisoned without treatment. Read more on NPR

The judgment machine: How algorithmic software won me over https://t.co/OOcYcxsj10 http://pic.twitter.com/UZINVEl7qc — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) July 28, 2016

Appeals court upholds decision to try girls charged in Slender Man stabbings as adults https://t.co/XsGqnB5kit — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) July 28, 2016

Lawyer is accused of making false peanut allergy provocation claim against opposing counsel https://t.co/vKg4dFcD0z http://pic.twitter.com/GMLsPPfEHc — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) July 28, 2016

7th Circuit judge has ‘penchant for confabulation,’ losing law prof alleges in law review… https://t.co/cjygwfPJea http://pic.twitter.com/ns4IPwRCGN — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) July 28, 2016

Justice Ginsburg rules for Shylock in mock appeal https://t.co/yLGKTh0g9J — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) July 28, 2016

Which movie lawyer are you? Take our quiz https://t.co/xhAO4RMB7J http://pic.twitter.com/wpaXDb6tCh — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) July 28, 2016

. @PetrieFlom Exec Director Holly F. Lynch talks human subjects research & proposed consent rules changes on @PRI https://t.co/FVvCcDwb3I — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) July 28, 2016

Police Use Fingertip Replicas To Unlock A Murder Victim's Phone Michigan State University engineers tried 3-D-printed fingertips and special conductive replicas of the victim's fingerprints to crack the biometric lock on his Samsung Galaxy phone. Read more on NPR

From the HLS 1983 yearbook: Anne Holton (bottom l) & Tim Kaine (bottom r) with the Prison Legal Assistance Project http://pic.twitter.com/dYBBp3vGyB — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) July 28, 2016

#10QuestionsLive with 21-year-old prosecutor Robyn Crawford at 2 pm ET on July 28. Sign up: https://t.co/SgObnAvKmT http://pic.twitter.com/4cGJkUh9zE — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) July 27, 2016

HLS professors share snapshots of their latest research https://t.co/qEAlWA6uy4 [VIDEO] — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) July 27, 2016