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More women are attending law school, but at lower-ranked schools, study finds https://t.co/7XUGrs4CrR http://pic.twitter.com/vOg9oRFTtw — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) December 1, 2016

Blocking Supplies To Pipeline Protesters Would Be 'Huge Mistake,' N.D. Governor Says Gov. Jack Dalrymple said Wednesday his emergency evacuation order for areas near the route of the Dakota Access Pipeline did not authorize roadblocks or forcible removal of people. Read more on NPR

U.S. Imposes Nationwide Ban On Smoking In All Public Housing The Obama administration has issued a sweeping final rule banning smoking in all public housing units nationwide, extending a smoke-free environment to nearly a million units. Read more on NPR

A former lawyer for Casey Anthony is held without bail in alleged drug smuggling scheme https://t.co/flcO3Y7Lv2 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 30, 2016

. @lessig 's op-ed on Electoral College prompts flurry of debate https://t.co/N7kJfy60Lh via @TheNLJ — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) November 30, 2016

Prosecutor Says N.C. Officer Acted Lawfully In Shooting Death Of Black Man The district attorney in Charlotte, N.C., says the police officer who shot and killed a man won't be charged because he acted lawfully. The September shooting touched off days of violent protests. Read more on NPR

Supreme Court Tests Whether Detained Immigrants Have Right To Hearing The Supreme Court tests whether immigrants facing deportation are entitled to a hearing, with possibility of release within the U.S., if they have been held for six months or longer. Read more on NPR

Justice Department Announces New Package Of Federal Prison Reforms Justice Department officials announced a package of federal prison reforms intended to better prepare inmates for a safe return to their communities. Read more on NPR

Not A Hack: U.S. Office Of Government Ethics Tweets At Trump In an odd sequence of events, the federal ethics watchdog praised Trump in a series of snarky tweets for allegedly deciding to divest his businesses — something he hasn't specifically promised. Read more on NPR

Manhattan US Attorney will stay in his position after Trump becomes president https://t.co/sVOt6sW7Xt http://pic.twitter.com/ImXvmpx5S0 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 30, 2016

Future is cloudy for Dodd-Frank and financial regulatory agencies under Trump presidency https://t.co/E9RLfQzbQ5 http://pic.twitter.com/bXs4K0nDyt — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 30, 2016

Abortion-Rights Groups Challenge Restrictions In Three States Abortion-rights supporters are going on the offensive to challenge state laws that limit access to abortion, even as they anticipate more restrictions under a Trump administration. Read more on NPR

Which charities or institutions do you donate money to, and why? https://t.co/s7FG78Gct9 http://pic.twitter.com/jgFc8CI40a — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 30, 2016

5 Questions for @broademily from @ClinicalLawProf https://t.co/llc8GIVhBE — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) November 30, 2016

Charlotte officer won’t be charged in shooting death of Keith Scott; video included wife’s pleas https://t.co/ooV3n9L5Mj http://pic.twitter.com/kV9CwVKxMy — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 30, 2016

Alleged go-between is indicted in Markel case; misdirected ‘jerk’ email emerges in discovery tussle https://t.co/3PoTIzgGEM http://pic.twitter.com/qlsD8w99AX — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 30, 2016

Dec. 2&3: The Animal Welfare Act at Fifty https://t.co/2sNfuUI00N @AnimalLawHLS http://pic.twitter.com/OPJGeyWXvL — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) November 30, 2016

Our Senior Designer discusses using her favorite MacGyver trick to design her second cover, Blawg 100. Read more at https://t.co/XlTxf4t9EZ http://pic.twitter.com/sg7ZoLzONX — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 30, 2016

Disbarred lawyer threatens suit; he was accused of bringing pepper spray, stun gun to deposition https://t.co/gGhmPaQDHr — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 30, 2016

What bloggers told us about the state of the legal blogosphere https://t.co/b7jcqMtSJe http://pic.twitter.com/7IcyeGN61M — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 30, 2016

“Bringing together smart people from across the University to focus on it in an active way is probably our best bet” https://t.co/oRnAP0DVz7 — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) November 30, 2016

Wisconsin law firm will close after most of its remaining lawyers join another firm https://t.co/OyeMTieKy6 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 30, 2016

Wisconsin law firm will close after its most of its remaining lawyers join another firm https://t.co/OyeMThX99w http://pic.twitter.com/feFBugQ2se — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 30, 2016

Bonus season begins with Cravath announcement; which firms fall in line? https://t.co/IfF178QUwG http://pic.twitter.com/VVtBoY7QO6 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 30, 2016

Law profs debate electoral college role after Lessig calls for Trump rejection https://t.co/CojVbyDRrE http://pic.twitter.com/12xtcWOHxh — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 30, 2016

Among Trump’s potential SCOTUS picks, these rate highest for ‘Scalia-ness,’ study says https://t.co/ekZiOoJm7y http://pic.twitter.com/oLztlpdtDW — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 30, 2016

Progress and challenges in reforming money bail: @HLS_CJPP 's @LSchwartztol via @acslaw https://t.co/OV9Kt5IdhC — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) November 30, 2016

Supreme Court To Consider How Long Immigrants May Be Detained Without Bond Hearing The legal issue before the court tests whether people who are detained for more than six months have a right to a bond hearing. This involves permanent U.S. residents or people seeking asylum. Read more on NPR

Latest from @hlsadmissions 's Inside the Black Box series: A look at the application review process https://t.co/SoUv6lHEsV — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) November 30, 2016

Fiat Chrysler’s GC joins Mayer Brown https://t.co/C0IgnQkOFF http://pic.twitter.com/pERCNK2FSd — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 29, 2016

Chemerinsky: Decision in SCOTUS immigration case could hinge on government’s admission of error https://t.co/fmyCGcolco http://pic.twitter.com/9I4RFC8Bu7 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 29, 2016

Tomorrow at 5:30: Transforming our Food System with @bittman @cadwego @broademily https://t.co/2DonaaGoon http://pic.twitter.com/rHwubjEk3y — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) November 29, 2016

Former South Carolina Police Officer Takes The Stand In Murder Trial It was high drama in the Michael Slager murder trial this week. Slager is the former North Charleston, S.C., police officer who was taped shooting Walter Scott as he fled following a traffic stop. Slager took the stand in his own defense in the racially charged case. Read more on NPR

Supreme Court Tests Role Of Intellectual Disability In Death Penalty Case The Supreme Court tests how states may determine whether a capital defendant is intellectually disabled and thus cannot be executed. Read more on NPR

Law Professor Explains Why Trump Can't Hold Lease On New D.C. Hotel NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Steven Schooner, professor of government procurement law at George Washington University, about his op-ed in Government Executive magazine calling on the General Services Administration to end the Trump Organization's lease of the Old Post Office Pavilion, the site of the new Trump hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. Read more on NPR

Rep. Elijah Cummings Leads Call To Investigate Trump's Business Entanglements NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Maryland Democrat Elijah Cummings, ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, about efforts to launch an investigation into potential conflicts of interest associated with Donald Trump's businesses. Read more on NPR

Lock up or toss out the flag burners? Trump tweet highlights a difference with Scalia https://t.co/IxN9S5m9Xy http://pic.twitter.com/FdpkZKhT4d — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 29, 2016

Policing Conflicts Will Be 'Massive Undertaking' for Trump's White House Lawyer President-elect Trump selected Don McGahn, an elections lawyer, to be his White House counsel. The job involves anticipating and preventing scandals. Read more on NPR

Cartoon Caption: Will this lawyer get his wish? https://t.co/nXl4qmESnZ http://pic.twitter.com/HZ4GgbEHsk — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 29, 2016

Former South Carolina Police Officer Takes The Stand At His Murder Trial Former North Charleston Officer Michael Slager is on trial for shooting a black man named Walter Scott in the back. Scott testified he "fired until the threat was stopped, like I'm trained to do." Read more on NPR

Sarah Hurwitz '04 has quietly helped craft some of the first lady's most memorable speeches https://t.co/x2UFNgthOD — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) November 29, 2016

Double jeopardy doesn’t bar retrial in case of inconsistent verdicts, Supreme Court rules https://t.co/Mv0YoaEbLo http://pic.twitter.com/TXU2CcEqnd — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 29, 2016

Sutherland and Eversheds confirm merger talks https://t.co/jU9QN96Z7b http://pic.twitter.com/07fZsaHDJ7 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 29, 2016

Suspected S.C. Serial Killer Charged With 3 More Murders This is in addition to the four murder counts that Todd Kohlhepp is already facing. The 45-year-old realtor and registered sex offender has confessed to all seven murders. Read more on NPR

Donald Trump faces obstacles to resuming waterboarding: @alexgwhiting weighs in via @nytimes https://t.co/QLM6uv1POI — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) November 29, 2016

Several law profs land on watchlist of academics who advance ‘leftist propaganda’ https://t.co/t8tl4CwmFg — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 29, 2016

Trump's Flag Burning Tweet Brings Back 1980s-era Controversy With an early morning tweet, President-elect Donald Trump revived an issue that hasn't been front and center in America politics for more than a quarter-century. Read more on NPR

Today at Berkman Klein (& livestreamed): "Tech, Disruption, & the Practice of Law: Will the Profession Survive?" https://t.co/d0WlistnJh — Berkman Klein Center (@BKCHarvard) November 29, 2016

California considers general ethical ban on lawyer sex with clients https://t.co/aK5qENXlKt http://pic.twitter.com/ZiUo75KjSQ — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 29, 2016

Bonus season begins with Cravath announcement; which firms fall in line? https://t.co/0lPjIy8mNl http://pic.twitter.com/KbFmq2Wgt4 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 29, 2016

Former Chadbourne employee’s book announcement is short-lived https://t.co/I63ehDtxz1 http://pic.twitter.com/eomfl78g7s — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 29, 2016

Arrest records of civil rights leader are unearthed; persistent lawyer sought them for 15 years https://t.co/2wHZZEeDIe http://pic.twitter.com/u4NqDUFgBS — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 29, 2016

Watch: @yale_history 's David Blight on 'Writing the Life of Frederick Douglass' https://t.co/WtVIPvlwyQ — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) November 29, 2016

37 Civil Rights Groups Seek Investigation Into 'Torture' At Lewisburg Prison They are asking the Department of Justice for action after NPR and The Marshall Project "uncovered harrowing allegations of abuse and torture" inside the prison. Read more on NPR

The ABA Journal's 10th Annual #Blawg100 is live! https://t.co/2UGNybPfOo http://pic.twitter.com/Vkw4cnx7Y7 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 28, 2016

Rein in Texas on executing the intellectually disabled: Carol Steiker and Jordan Steiker via @PostOpinions — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) November 28, 2016

It’s beginning to look a lot like quiz time! Take the ABA Journal’s weekly news quiz https://t.co/e2fa7hjNYn http://pic.twitter.com/PgieV3EmUN — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 28, 2016

Bonus season begins with Cravath announcement https://t.co/fu48Tr5jB6 http://pic.twitter.com/BxH3umJmaf — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 28, 2016

Two federal defenders in Omaha discover they are half sisters https://t.co/qeJISrBBms http://pic.twitter.com/BhPBakJCH0 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 28, 2016

Dylann Roof To Represent Himself In Charleston Church Shooting Trial There was a bit of a courtroom surprise Monday in Charleston, S.C. A federal judge granted accused church shooter Dylann Roof's request to represent himself in his trial. Read more on NPR

. @scrawford on how an infrastructure bank could genuinely drive economic growth in the U.S. https://t.co/UX9DYeneq6 via @backchnnl — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) November 28, 2016

Questions on admissions? Join the @Harvard_Law admissions team for an online info session. Learn more and register: https://t.co/cFSoco6p9j — HLS JD Admissions (@hlsadmissions) November 28, 2016

California State Bar Considers Banning Lawyers From Having Sex With Clients Current state rules don't prohibit California lawyers from engaging in sexual relationships with their clients. Some lawyers oppose the proposed rule change, saying it would violate their privacy. Read more on NPR

Asian American bar officials acknowledge fears amid hate crime reports; more resources offered https://t.co/BDhkdv4Qmf — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 28, 2016

Federal judge allows accused church shooter Dylann Roof to represent himself https://t.co/ASkAnQiNRT — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 28, 2016

Fake news may not be protected speech: @NoahRFeldman via @BV https://t.co/wtUxqGoSv2 — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) November 28, 2016

At Least 9 Injured Following Report Of Active Shooter At Ohio State University A spokesperson for the Columbus Fire Department confirmed to NPR that at least nine people have been transported to local hospitals. One of them was said to be in critical condition. Read more on NPR

Charleston Church Shooting Suspect Will Represent Himself In Death Penalty Trial The judge in the federal trial of Dylann Roof, who is accused of murdering nine people in the basement of a historically black church, has ruled that the defendant may represent himself in court. Read more on NPR

How lawyers can negotiate for better salaries and positions (podcast) https://t.co/1M3xfpwQQy http://pic.twitter.com/arDF6LXaNK — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 28, 2016

Trump chooses Jones Day partner as White House counsel https://t.co/UWshAdxK0U http://pic.twitter.com/rJ00ePuqFd — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 28, 2016

Suspension recommended for lawyer who sought up to $24M in fees, didn’t produce computer https://t.co/ctxwG7jRRu http://pic.twitter.com/NpFzz5StKF — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 28, 2016