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Partner files $100M class action against Chadbourne, targets pay decisions of male ‘dictatorship’ https://t.co/THJh0z0WuM — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) August 31, 2016

NPR News: Supreme Court Declines To Reinstate North Carolina Voter Restrictions

Supreme Court Declines To Reinstate North Carolina Voter Restrictions After the high court struck down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act in 2013, North Carolina and other states enacted laws that critics said were aimed at making it harder for minorities to vote. Read more on NPR

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What videos or podcasts would you recommend to someone studying law? https://t.co/dNoacXpJOH http://pic.twitter.com/WRxaHYfToK — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) August 31, 2016

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Governor appointed to represent poor defendant wins reprieve, appoints new members of PD commission https://t.co/uyxI3JLegF — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) August 31, 2016

NPR News: Divided Supreme Court Refuses To Reinstate North Carolina Voter ID Law

Divided Supreme Court Refuses To Reinstate North Carolina Voter ID Law In a 4 to 4 ruling, the Supreme Court Wednesday refused an emergency request from North Carolina Republicans to reinstate a controversial voting law. Read more on NPR

NPR News: Chicago Mayor Creates Civilian Agency To Monitor Police

Chicago Mayor Creates Civilian Agency To Monitor Police As Chicago's police superintendent recommends firing five officers for their roles in the 2014 shooting death of a black teenager, Laquan McDonald, Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to overhaul the city's system of police accountability, creating a new civilian agency to investigate police shootings and charges of misconduct. Read more on NPR

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How could we assess the health of presidential candidates? @CohenProf weighs in via @politico https://t.co/uTw6nz7xfT — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) August 31, 2016

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Justice Department discloses ‘several significant errors’ in information provided for SCOTUS case https://t.co/NBxYoD1ULY — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) August 31, 2016

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The GMO labeling fight is not industry versus consumers: Jacob Gersen via @Forbes https://t.co/WIgSiMbxrJ @thefoodlawlab — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) August 31, 2016

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Lawyer who filed ‘multiplicity of suits’ over use of his skyline photo is ordered to pay $22K https://t.co/RftKgL0xDg — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) August 31, 2016

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Fourth person pleads guilty in scam that allegedly cost BigLaw firm $7M https://t.co/Ql6PuieaTu — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) August 31, 2016

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California governor cites high law school costs in vetoing mandatory pro bono bill https://t.co/21uR6axwqp — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) August 31, 2016

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Judge refuses for-cause challenge to potential juror wearing Confederate flag T-shirt https://t.co/5uNcRXfBDE — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) August 31, 2016

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Which law firms have the happiest midlevel associates? https://t.co/jFAwT6isU0 http://pic.twitter.com/G7I0pW6Hfd — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) August 31, 2016

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Can a bot commit libel? @zittrain weighs in via @TheAtlantic https://t.co/ELtpb32OyU — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) August 31, 2016

NPR News: Prisoners Granted Clemency Must Adjust To New Lives

Prisoners Granted Clemency Must Adjust To New Lives Shauna Barry-Scott of Youngstown, Ohio, was released from prison last fall after serving 10 years of a 20-year drug conviction. She offers her perspective on making a new life after early release. Read more on NPR

NPR News: Obama Commutes 111 Prison Sentences; DOJ Working To Clear Backlog

Obama Commutes 111 Prison Sentences; DOJ Working To Clear Backlog The prisoners got word on Tuesday that their sentences are being shortened, as a result of the White House's efforts on clemency. Justice Department officials are working through a backlog of cases. Read more on NPR

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Merrick Garland ’77 talks to the Class of 2019 about his career, life at HLS and adoration of J.K. Rowling https://t.co/SUgXm0HDPE [VIDEO] — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) August 31, 2016

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Obama commutes 111 federal sentences and sets a one-month record https://t.co/HABTOdKEht http://pic.twitter.com/bHQlP4eVBz — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) August 30, 2016

NPR News: California Lawmakers Approve Mandatory Sentencing for Rape

California Lawmakers Approve Mandatory Sentencing for Rape State sexual assault law is tightened in the wake of the six-month sentence imposed on former Stanford student Brock Turner. He was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. Read more on NPR

NPR News: Former Inmate Gives Advice To Prisoners With Commuted Sentences

Former Inmate Gives Advice To Prisoners With Commuted Sentences Former inmate Norman Brown gives advice to inmates who had their sentences commuted Tuesday by President Obama. Read more on NPR

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We're on the radio! Check out @WBUR 's segment on our and @ravellaw 's #CaselawAccessProject ! https://t.co/Bn4CyqtTS8 — Harvard Law Library (@hlslib) August 30, 2016

NPR News: Clemency Project Races To Prepare Thousands Of Applications For Review

Clemency Project Races To Prepare Thousands Of Applications For Review NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Cynthia Roseberry, staff director of Clemency Project 2014, on the group's efforts to prepare thousands of clemency applications for review before President Obama leaves the White House. Read more on NPR

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Staff attorney is fired after she is accused of wearing judge’s robes and ruling on cases https://t.co/3yiF5t2N02 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) August 30, 2016

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Digitization of Harvard case law library will show court patterns and trends https://t.co/4PxNptrBjV http://pic.twitter.com/E474sMnFnX — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) August 30, 2016

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Sophomore looks forward to her JD, which she’ll start on as an undergradate https://t.co/DQYFJVwiGD — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) August 30, 2016

NPR News: Obama Grants Clemency To 100+ Prisoners; DOJ 'Confident' It Will Clear Backlog

Obama Grants Clemency To 100+ Prisoners; DOJ 'Confident' It Will Clear Backlog Thousands of petitions are still pending, but the Justice Department tells NPR that despite doubts from advocates it plans to consider each of them before President Obama leaves office. Read more on NPR

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Some internet customers may lose service as a result of 6th Circuit decision; FCC won’t appeal https://t.co/wuRC5j35Oh — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) August 30, 2016

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Tim Kaine article struggled with ethics of striking jurors based on race, acknowledged he did it https://t.co/Norep6n3aU — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) August 30, 2016

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Lecturer David Hoffman '84 on leaving the courtroom and his new role of "dispute resolver" https://t.co/Lps5Uc5jAr via @BostonGlobe — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) August 30, 2016

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Introducing the 2016 Legal Rebels https://t.co/I3opjhBqpL http://pic.twitter.com/6bVTeaSKtL — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) August 30, 2016

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Did one marijuana joint make legal assistant’s home a ‘drug-related nuisance’? This AG thought so https://t.co/2JfICwtRXH — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) August 30, 2016

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ABA brief urges 10th Circuit to apply ethics rule on grand jury subpoenas to federal prosecutors https://t.co/n83YgXqFUu — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) August 30, 2016

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William C. Hubbard: A president presses buttons https://t.co/N3PzMbvIZi http://pic.twitter.com/kFJXwrnZby — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) August 30, 2016

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Hoping for (or dreading) an early retirement? It’s the norm at many UK law firms https://t.co/3NufgBW7cy http://pic.twitter.com/ZMZoooQiOn — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) August 30, 2016

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As Baby Boomer partners retire, law firms face increasing costs and client issues https://t.co/02FW6zCRoA http://pic.twitter.com/H1QZxo7gSn — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) August 30, 2016

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William C. Hubbard: A president presses buttons https://t.co/e3hw4L2Zbt http://pic.twitter.com/saAOGtnZcq — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) August 30, 2016

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Introducing the 2016 Legal Rebels https://t.co/pKdTrVAEbv http://pic.twitter.com/eQuDlji0R8 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) August 30, 2016

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The Caselaw Access Project is digitizing nearly 40 million pages of case law for free online access https://t.co/sNWcYvJnfy — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) August 30, 2016

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“I would rather write an article that solves global climate change, but this one was certainly a lot of fun.” https://t.co/sn68GaxT10 — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) August 30, 2016

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Jaycee Dugard can’t sue US parole officials for poor supervision of her kidnapper, 9th Circuit says https://t.co/afwe3OIcZO — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) August 29, 2016

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Big ‘thinks’ come in small packages: HLS Thinks Big https://t.co/wrU3K6sNHm — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) August 29, 2016

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Are you clued in? Take the ABA Journal’s weekly news quiz and prove you know it all https://t.co/lWOAwEp5SM http://pic.twitter.com/Ne2CNT9ezS — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) August 29, 2016

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Judge cites ‘callous’ crime in sentencing ex-lawyer to life for attack on law firm partner, wife https://t.co/F9BZo0MRzD — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) August 29, 2016

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Students and staff enjoyed a sunny and fun-filled afternoon at the Food Truck Lunch http://pic.twitter.com/LAIRRB0gFv — HLS Dean of Students (@HarvardLawDOS) August 29, 2016

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Telltale signs of a union are confirmed: Andrews Kurth acquires all of Kenyon’s lawyers https://t.co/ybFWacqj2j — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) August 29, 2016

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Judge says it’s her policy to retroactively sign orders issued by appointed fill-in lawyers https://t.co/Sv7wroIk2l — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) August 29, 2016

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Study ranks law profs by by judicial citations, 4 (and top 3) from HLS: Fallon, @CassSunstein , Manning, @avermeule https://t.co/NDELFsMsff — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) August 29, 2016

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Appellate lawyer remembers a 1992 client and wins new trial for woman convicted in lawyer’s murder https://t.co/rtpuLLnv1w — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) August 29, 2016

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Is Andrews Kurth Kenyon a reality? Evidence of merger mounts https://t.co/s2ltTsa6S0 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) August 29, 2016

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Bite-mark expert stands by his testimony, though he can’t recall much about it https://t.co/0YLruW3ipu http://pic.twitter.com/dMrJSOp3dl — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) August 29, 2016

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Is it time to leave your current job? (podcast) https://t.co/1wWb3BUDFk http://pic.twitter.com/3ccC6Xy9xh — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) August 29, 2016

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The F-word is making more frequent appearances in appellate opinions https://t.co/DRu0hUpTxG http://pic.twitter.com/LzVdChLyWo — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) August 29, 2016

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Biography of Posner reveals his childhood nickname and ‘Poze knows’ teen catchphrase https://t.co/teFuCUwmjK http://pic.twitter.com/Gda2t90K6h — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) August 29, 2016

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U.S. Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland shares not-so-famous details about his life to new @Harvard_Law students https://t.co/ehlP1VUiAv — Harvard University (@Harvard) August 28, 2016

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50 Years of Miranda in Pop Culture: The fate of Ernesto Miranda https://t.co/iDpsAEWRJO http://pic.twitter.com/TXU3wHcqTM — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) August 29, 2016

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Matt Seccombe spends much of his day sorting through roughly a million pages of horror https://t.co/oTKNryPnRx @hlslib — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) August 29, 2016

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Words of wisdom for clinical students https://t.co/PjKBovu5Rb — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) August 28, 2016