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Donald Trump's Supreme Court Pick — In 100 Words And 9 Tweets Judge Neil Gorsuch will be tough for Democrats to stop. He's conservative, but has stellar legal credentials. Plus, despite pressure from their base, Senate Democrats' options are limited. Read more on NPR

Trump nominates Judge Neil Gorsuch to Supreme Court https://t.co/lmiSK6hVWb — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) February 1, 2017

Judge Neil M. Gorsuch, Harvard Law School class of 1991, nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court https://t.co/uNnSv3yHeC — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) February 1, 2017

Who Is Neil Gorsuch, Trump's First Pick For The Supreme Court? Gorsuch, 49, is one of the youngest Supreme Court nominees in decades. The judge has a sterling legal pedigree and has been likened to Justice Antonin Scalia, whom he is in line to replace. Read more on NPR

WATCH LIVE: President Trump To Announce Supreme Court Nominee Shortly The run-up to the announcement has played out with the typical bravado and suspense of a reality TV show. The choice appears to be between federal judges Neil Gorsuch or Thomas Hardiman. Read more on NPR

What is originalism? @CassSunstein via @BV https://t.co/vrRRDLlwhH #SCOTUS — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) February 1, 2017

A Father's Mission: Victim's dad demands to know why 4 child murders remain unsolved after 40 years https://t.co/Tt1MylptC6 http://pic.twitter.com/XiOSDTCoxb — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) February 1, 2017

Hallie Levin: "Turn off the PowerPoint, step away from the podium, look each and every juror in the eye." https://t.co/RnDMpd2YMq http://pic.twitter.com/WzoBej3fwy — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) January 31, 2017

At Sessions Hearing, Dems Focus On Fired Acting Justice AG The Senate Judiciary Committee again debated Sen. Jeff Sessions nomination as attorney general, meeting a day after the acting attorney general was fired for refusing to defend an executive order. Read more on NPR

In Bid To Curb Violence, Chicago Gets Some Ideas From Teens Behind Bars As law enforcement tries to combat the startling number of murders in the city, two young people share what they've learned in a detention center. Read more on NPR

Speculation Swirls Around Two Names For Supreme Court Slot NPR's Audie Cornish and Nina Totenberg discuss President Trump's possible picks for the Supreme Court of the United States. Read more on NPR

LexisNexis will integrate judge analytics in research platform, discontinue sales of Firm Manager https://t.co/Px6p3Gsp49 http://pic.twitter.com/lCbDhZ6Uxs — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) January 31, 2017

VIDEO: Former @FCC Chair Tom Wheeler discusses the road ahead for telecommunications with @scrawford https://t.co/H6RCz08mQg @BKCHarvard — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) January 31, 2017

Class action filed on behalf of Flint residents claims EPA negligence in water probe https://t.co/ieh6vEMYFe — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) January 31, 2017

Study finds law firms and corporations increasingly turning to alternative legal service providers https://t.co/e72xk64pWr http://pic.twitter.com/OOrGig23Kx — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) January 31, 2017

Washington State Sues Trump, Seeking A Stay On Immigration Ban Saying that President Trump's immigration ban is illegal, the state's lawsuit cites instances in which he said he would base immigration decisions on religion. Read more on NPR

DUE Friday, Feb. 3! Applications for The Reginald F. Lewis Fellowship for Law Teaching. Candidates apply @ https://t.co/axvRhuKQeN — HLS Academic Affairs (@HLSAcadAff) January 30, 2017

Trump's Immigration Order Is 'Not A Ban On Muslims,' Homeland Security Chief Says Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly characterized the order as a "temporary pause" as officials "assess the strengths and the weaknesses of our current system." Read more on NPR

ABA questions immigration orders, praises lawyers who swarmed airports to help https://t.co/ujB1seUepS http://pic.twitter.com/vdQxy9TFoj — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) January 31, 2017

Bills Across The Country Could Increase Penalties For Protesters In North Dakota, a lawmaker has introduced a bill that would allow motorists to run over and kill any protester obstructing a highway as long as the driver did not do it intentionally. Read more on NPR

Trump reportedly builds SCOTUS suspense by bringing two SCOTUS shortlisters to DC https://t.co/AH60oCik8m — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) January 31, 2017

Senate Judiciary Committee debates whether Sessions will be an independent attorney general https://t.co/e56Ai4ZJQq — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) January 31, 2017

. @jacklgoldsmith : Quick thoughts on Sally Yates’ unpersuasive statement https://t.co/7cjEXMichS — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) January 31, 2017

Recent #executiveorders on #immigration jeopardize due process and the rule of law, says ABA President Klein: https://t.co/AvObNZ4OmB — ABA News (@ABANews) January 31, 2017

Trump signs executive order requiring agencies to cut two regulations for every new one proposed https://t.co/gsjeZ3oUXJ — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) January 31, 2017

Live TODAY at 4pm ET: "The Future of News: Journalism in a Post-Truth Era" https://t.co/XROmseiqF7 #FutureofNews — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) January 31, 2017

Alaska law tells divorce judges to consider well-being of pets https://t.co/pWEjmHKos2 http://pic.twitter.com/5aL9PTtcjG — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) January 31, 2017

Carol Steiker: "Justice should never be sacrificed for the sake of expediency in any criminal proceeding" https://t.co/mvmeHOGJ3H — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) January 31, 2017

Trump's Executive Order On Immigration, Annotated The order, which temporarily bans travel from seven Muslim-majority countries, has prompted protests and legal action around the country. Here is the full text, annotated by NPR journalists. Read more on NPR

Here Is What It Takes To Confirm A Supreme Court Nominee President Trump plans to announce his choice to fill the vacant ninth seat on Tuesday. There are a series of actions required to make the replacement official; it is expected to take months. Read more on NPR

Trump fires acting attorney general who won’t defend immigration order; state files its own suit https://t.co/6fl8toZzPx http://pic.twitter.com/Hgr7OogYQg — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) January 31, 2017

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Lawyer is sanctioned $250 for flinging coffee toward opposing counsel during deposition https://t.co/XGHqaLYBV6 http://pic.twitter.com/87FJ2578qS — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) January 31, 2017

Trump Set To Announce Supreme Court Nominee The president has moved up his Supreme Court nominee announcement to Tuesday. He is expected to choose from one of three judges, any of whom would be a socially conservative voice on the court. Read more on NPR

Trump Replaces Acting Attorney General After Immigration Order Flap Trump relieved Sally Yates, an appointee from the Obama administration serving temporarily, after she said the Justice Department should not defend his executive order on immigration and refugees. Read more on NPR

Acting Attorney General Out After Refusing To Defend Trump Refugee Ban The president replaced Sally Yates late Monday after she told Justice Department lawyers not to defend his executive order. The top federal prosecutor in suburban Virginia was elevated in her place. Read more on NPR

Exploring the legal and regulatory implications of the blockchain https://t.co/5iFd2hDpj0 — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) January 31, 2017

States are raising age for adult prosecution back to 18 https://t.co/V4XmkricR9 http://pic.twitter.com/hOWFHpoUYu — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) January 31, 2017

Lynn Haaland: "Be careful about themes ... while themes can be helpful, sometimes the case is just about the facts." https://t.co/8SL2S3YYyg http://pic.twitter.com/veP6kD5JLd — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) January 31, 2017

Man who was a teen when he pleaded guilty to 1977 rape gets hearing on actual innocence claim https://t.co/VjOImzzZ8y http://pic.twitter.com/7P1o2K19QE — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) January 30, 2017

We're thrilled to announce the scanning portion of our Caselaw Access Project with @ravellaw is complete! https://t.co/XUFXU3dty4 http://pic.twitter.com/ClhtqEDasz — Harvard Law Library (@hlslib) January 30, 2017

Trump Expected To Announce Supreme Court Nominee This Week President Donald Trump says this week he will announce his choice for the Supreme Court seat vacated by by the death of Antonin Scalia nearly one year ago. Read more on NPR

Trump's Immigration Freeze Faces Legal Challenges And Public Criticism The Council on American-Islamic Relations filed suit against the Trump administration on Monday on behalf of 20 people affected by the new restrictions on travel to the U.S. Separately, protests continued around the country as opponents faulted what they called Trump's de facto Muslim ban. The White House rejected any religious dimension to the ban and cited the small number of people it has affected. Read more on NPR

Attorneys General Condemn Trump's Executive Action On Immigration In a joint statement citing the bedrock principle of religious liberty, the attorneys general of 15 states and the District of Columbia condemned President Trump's ban on certain travelers as unconstitutional. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller about the legal landscape of the executive action going forward. Read more on NPR

Ten Troutman Sanders partners in Chicago and DC jump to UK-based law firm https://t.co/D2L6Ne5GAi — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) January 30, 2017

What Is a border adjustment? Mihir Desai weighs in via @TheAtlantic https://t.co/mFjjRvPBTl — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) January 30, 2017

It's Fred Korematsu Day: Celebrating A Foe Of U.S. Internment Camps Days after President Trump used an executive action to dramatically shift U.S. immigration policy, Fred Korematsu Day is attracting special attention. Read more on NPR

Did immigration order get advance legal review? Agencies cut out, but not Justice, sources say https://t.co/RC0R5bB3J7 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) January 30, 2017

Anticorruption Bibliography – January 2017 Update: Matthew Stephenson via @AnticorruptBlog https://t.co/PNh2W2MYRd — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) January 30, 2017

Charlotte School of Law prof seeks donations to help students with food and rent money https://t.co/D1vyNS3pdJ http://pic.twitter.com/2NlOZLwXYM — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) January 30, 2017

Fort Lauderdale Airport Shooting Suspect Pleads Not Guilty To 22 Counts Five people were killed and six were injured during the attack. The criminal complaint says Santiago told investigators he planned the assault. If convicted, he could face the death penalty. Read more on NPR

Trump moves up his Supreme Court announcement as administration readies battle plan https://t.co/1bIVP98Ami — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) January 30, 2017

Refugee Agencies Race Against Time To Beat Trump Immigration Ban Immigration and refugee advocates say the details of President Trump's executive order are still in flux. Some travelers have been barred from entering the U.S. Others are receiving exemptions. Read more on NPR

Federal law gives Trump broad immigration authority, but critics see these legal impediments https://t.co/rnJLvLEJl7 http://pic.twitter.com/71gahD0bQs — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) January 30, 2017

Congrats to Imelme Umana, HLS '18, on her selection as President of the Harvard Law Review. 1st black woman to serve as President. #Herstory http://pic.twitter.com/liqu40K4Va — Harvard BLSA (@HarvardBLSA) January 30, 2017

TODAY at noon with lunch: @HeidiGardnerPhD book talk about Smart Collaboration https://t.co/gsnKoCYW2q — Harvard Law Library (@hlslib) January 30, 2017

At least five judges block Trump’s immigration order; more than 4,000 lawyers volunteer https://t.co/nHD3RWNypE http://pic.twitter.com/pZomAsIc9T — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) January 30, 2017

Rule of Law 1, Trump's Immigration Ban 0: @NoahRFeldman via @BV https://t.co/9sTpoQHnDb — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) January 30, 2017

Judge who set $250K bond for seat-belt violation gets probation in deferred disciplinary agreement https://t.co/nvdYQH19fw — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) January 30, 2017

Executive Order Or Memorandum? Let's Call The Whole Thing An 'Action' President Trump has signed more than a dozen directives during his first week in office. Some of these actions are "orders" and others are "memorandums." What's the difference? Read more on NPR

ABA Journal website responds to mobile users with new design https://t.co/cLftW92TyA http://pic.twitter.com/FaxAxGfKsX — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) January 30, 2017

ACLU Attorneys Plan To Challenge Legality Of Immigration Executive Order Lee Gelernt of the American Civil Liberties Union gives a legal analysis of the immigration ban. He is an attorney who helped get a federal judge to temporarily halt President Trump's bans. Read more on NPR

PSVF ‘seed grant’ recipients advocate for climate justice, sustainable development and transgender issues https://t.co/Dp48umoyo2 http://pic.twitter.com/z485WH1YVI — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) January 29, 2017

Dispatches Of Discontent: Protesters Of Immigration Ban Take To The Streets Demonstrations against President Trump's executive order, which began Saturday outside airports, have now taken to the streets in cities across the U.S. Here's a glimpse of the protests. Read more on NPR

5 Questions About The Law And Trump's Immigration Order President Trump's order on immigration has sparked a number of legal challenges, but the issues involved are far from settled. Read more on NPR

Tomorrow at 4pm: What’s Ahead for Environmental Law in the Trump Administration with @JodyFreemanHLS Richard Lazarus https://t.co/QHsQ4rZEZK http://pic.twitter.com/nJcl9mJBcL — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) January 29, 2017

Patrick Fitzgerald: "Do dry runs of your opening statements for people not steeped in the facts of the case." https://t.co/HytJN8Rsq2 http://pic.twitter.com/J25A64vSF6 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) January 29, 2017

Of Courts And Confusion: Here's The Reaction To Trump's Immigration Freeze A federal judge has issued a stay giving some detainees at airports a temporary reprieve. But chaos has roiled U.S. airports, and family members and foreign leaders are trying to respond to the order. Read more on NPR

"The skills we learned are transferable to other industries outside fashion. It was fantastic.” https://t.co/qPh5wj0K0g http://pic.twitter.com/A2RbOtxkCD — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) January 29, 2017

Examining The Legal Issues At Stake As Groups Fight Trump's Executive Order A federal judge has put a temporary stay on deportations after President Trump's executive order. We examine the legal questions ahead as groups challenge it in courts. Read more on NPR

Trump's Supreme Court Nominee Could Hear Case Affecting Trump Golf Courses When President Trump nominates a new Supreme Court justice, he will be choosing someone who may rule on a case affecting golf course profits. The case helps illustrate Trump's conflicts of interest. Read more on NPR

PDF of Darweesh v. Trump uploaded to scribd, courtesy @JoshMBlackman : https://t.co/fWsmKJQn4l — American Bar (@ABAesq) January 29, 2017

Judge Ann Donnelly ruled just before 9 pm that implementing President Trump’s order could cause "irreparable harm" https://t.co/uJflLdC5cX — The New York Times (@nytimes) January 29, 2017

ICYMI: Transparency and Freedom of Information in the Digital Age https://t.co/GIrkumyZy4 — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) January 29, 2017

Evan Chelser: "Openings are called 'statements' rather than “arguments” for a reason. https://t.co/2Dceop7Cup http://pic.twitter.com/0iaVzyAguj — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) January 29, 2017

HLS faculty maintain strong presence in SSRN rankings https://t.co/2YHI3oOhxV — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) January 28, 2017

Forging a path to debt cancellation for former ITT Tech students https://t.co/J5f0P2KboE — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) January 28, 2017