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#GITMO lawyers' resignation over classified issue is part of defense 'revolt' in #USSCole case https://t.co/JLyMmTvQPb http://pic.twitter.com/5TqHxmbDst — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 1, 2017

Study: 'Adultification' has black girls facing harsher punishments https://t.co/wl55cOEUyE http://pic.twitter.com/5cMD6zrJQx — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 1, 2017

En banc 7th Circuit upholds gun seizure in claimed case of 'parking while black' https://t.co/DY14enarmP http://pic.twitter.com/h5wAzeExdJ — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 1, 2017

Students help advance forensic science reform in Massachusetts https://t.co/oDuZSa6sWK — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) November 1, 2017

Russian Interference Campaign Was Broader Than First Known, Big Tech Tells Hill Facebook, Twitter and Google are telling members of Congress on Tuesday and Wednesday they've discovered even more use of their platforms by influence-mongers in 2016. Read more on NPR

“We should take some comfort in the fact that our predecessors … also endured difficult times” https://t.co/KK8Xw8qekS #HLS200 — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) October 31, 2017

#JFKassassination documents digitized and made searchable by e-discovery firm @iCONECT https://t.co/D4VJQQbVju http://pic.twitter.com/ho1TDSlfBv — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) October 31, 2017

Conceptions of Judicial Review, Factfinding, and Proportionality: Vicki Jackson via @HarvLRev https://t.co/XaVEZF1S6z #HLS200 — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) October 31, 2017

We've been in the #Halloween spirit @Harvard_Law since last week! #hls200 #trickortreat http://pic.twitter.com/e0OTumaU4o — Petrie-Flom Center (@PetrieFlom) October 30, 2017

Research scientist pleads guilty to using information from wife's legal work for insider trading https://t.co/fkIasr2IEX http://pic.twitter.com/KI9PEDe7it — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) October 31, 2017

Tech Companies Testify On Capitol Hill, Detail Russian Interference Efforts Facebook, Twitter and Google are expected to tell senators Tuesday that Russian election interference during the 2016 presidential campaign was broader than originally thought. Read more on NPR

Which law schools have the best professors and classroom experience? New rankings released https://t.co/pjXyfV0xe8 http://pic.twitter.com/YYDQlPBGV3 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) October 31, 2017

. @CassSunstein on impeachment https://t.co/VhANicGEIu via @Harvard — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) October 31, 2017

#Trump 's criticism of #bowebergdahl will be considered as mitigation evidence in sentencing, judge says https://t.co/yw8yFX4tla http://pic.twitter.com/39PqWeFhgX — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) October 31, 2017

Online certificate program in legal innovation offered by @Suffolk_Law https://t.co/6TUVe1YKup http://pic.twitter.com/k54ZzyMUhr — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) October 31, 2017

Watch live in 30 minutes! https://t.co/apA3crIx1X — Berkman Klein Center (@BKCHarvard) October 31, 2017

Law firm settles lawyer's claim it failed to accommodate her claustrophobia https://t.co/nWUA4kZpvP http://pic.twitter.com/C8ARdXBoB0 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) October 31, 2017

ABA committee explains its 'not qualified' rating for 8th Circuit nominee https://t.co/S6dzUtm53q http://pic.twitter.com/nfrLGVQX3H — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) October 31, 2017

Justices look back on their law school days—and beyond via @NPR @NinaTotenberg https://t.co/K7aLmqdBiP #HLS200 — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) October 31, 2017

Cases that come to SCOTUS involving statutory construction rarely involve laws where the language has a plain meaning. Instead, the court ... quotes the ambiguous language, declares there is a “plain meaning,” and then comes to its desired conclusion. https://t.co/WQSUNJc5TB http://pic.twitter.com/rHUcg8pkcX — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) October 31, 2017

If You're Shopping For Health Insurance, Make Sure You're Paid Up On Old Plan People hoping to get federally subsidized coverage on the marketplaces should make make sure their 2017 premiums are paid and that they filed the correct documents with their 2016 taxes. Read more on NPR

With Huge Fines, German Law Pushes Social Networks To Delete Abusive Posts Social media companies could be penalized by as much as $58.3 million if they don't remove a malicious post from their platforms soon after it is reported — in some cases within 24 hours. Read more on NPR

The innovative careers of these lawyers raise interesting questions about the professional identity of lawyers https://t.co/qa5B1zZWSI — HLS CLP (@HLS_CLP) October 31, 2017

A Legal Expert Weighs In On What's Next In The Mueller Investigation Benjamin Wittes of the Lawfare blog calls Monday's indictments the "opening salvo" from Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Wittes talks with Rachel Martin about what Mueller might do next. Read more on NPR

With Huge Fines, German Law Pushes Social Networks To Delete Abusive Posts Social media companies could be penalized by as much as $58.3 million if they don't remove a malicious post from their platforms soon after it is reported — in some cases within 24 hours. Read more on NPR

Lawmaker Who Backed Ore. Cellphone Law Gets Caught Breaking It Under a new law in Oregon, you're not allowed to hold your phone while driving. State Rep. Julie Parrish supported the bill — and was pulled over for violating the new law. She faces a $265 fine. Read more on NPR

GOP Strategist: Manafort Played The Lobbying Game 'At A Completely Different Level' To get perspective on how unusual Paul Manafort's lobbying activities were, we turn to Republican strategist John Feehery. Read more on NPR

Bharara: Papadopoulos Plea 'Portends More Charges To Come' What are the next steps for Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation? NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara. Read more on NPR

First Guilty Plea In Russia Probe: Who Is George Papadopoulos? The former Trump campaign adviser pleaded guilty to lying to FBI agents. A year ago, he was in the news for reportedly embellishing his resume. Read more on NPR

Harvard At 200: Justices Look Back On Their Law School Days — And Beyond One out of six U.S. Supreme Court justices attended Harvard Law. As the school celebrates its 200th anniversary, six of those justices attended a panel where they remembered their time as students. Read more on NPR

At HLS, five U.S. senators say obstacles to progress are great, but not insurmountable https://t.co/dhXuffzbQR #HLS200 — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) October 31, 2017

Mueller Investigation Brings Down A Top Democratic Lobbyist Tony Podesta, brother of Clinton campaign chair John Podesta, blamed "right-wing media" for his decision to leave his namesake firm. The firm assisted Paul Manafort's work in Ukraine. Read more on NPR

Suppose a caseworker trained regarding the Medicaid program encounters a problem while assisting an applicant. May the caseworker call a legal services lawyer, explain the facts, and benefit from the attorney’s legal judgment about the situation? https://t.co/02aHxBR3M3 http://pic.twitter.com/sYzM5tJYXB — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) October 30, 2017

Alternative fee arrangements have plateaued, survey author says https://t.co/LnmvEFcDXw http://pic.twitter.com/vcwbwsTNaW — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) October 30, 2017

Celebrity chef @catcora sues @FatbirdNYC , saying it shouldn't be using her name after missed payments https://t.co/qHE75EP6JT http://pic.twitter.com/wFK2I6m0Cr — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) October 30, 2017

Second Trump judicial nominee gets 'not qualified' rating from ABA: What's the rating process? https://t.co/O4YHdNZY2f http://pic.twitter.com/dimisVSFjn — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) October 30, 2017

Where is Bob Mueller headed next? @alexgwhiting weighs in via @POLITICOMag https://t.co/PWeEdcYocA — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) October 30, 2017

From @MarshallProj : Judge tosses contract between death row exoneree and his lawyer https://t.co/EYLTkt8a1N http://pic.twitter.com/ZhrBGY3FIJ — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) October 30, 2017

Cliven Bundy Trial Gets Started With Jury Selection Jury selection for the federal trial against Cliven Bundy begins Monday. The anti-government rancher is charged with leading an armed standoff against federal agents in 2014 that reignited a long simmering 'range war' over control of US public lands in the West. Read more on NPR

Secretaries of Defense and State Testify On Law Used To Wage War The Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson are testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations committee on whether the Authorization for the Use of Military, passed shortly after 9/11, should be amended or repealed. The law is still the basis for U.S. wars and military operations around the globe. Read more on NPR

After Today's Indictments, A Look At Where Mueller's Investigation Might Be Going NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with attorney Sol Wisenberg, former deputy independent counsel under Kenneth Starr, about what the indictments handed down today tell us about where special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation might be headed. Read more on NPR

Special Counsel Robert Mueller Makes First Charges In Investigation The Justice Department has laid out a description of how early and how often Russian agents reached out to President Trump's then-nascent campaign in 2016; a former foreign policy aide has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about the matter. Separately, Trump's former campaign chairman and a top aide were charged with money laundering. Read more on NPR

Florida Coastal, which has 47.7% bar pass rate, out of compliance with ABA accreditation standards https://t.co/FE7YDtZAao http://pic.twitter.com/32ARf3pqNV — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) October 30, 2017

ABA urges #SCOTUS to rule against baker who refused to make wedding cake for gay couple https://t.co/sQjQjLIo0j See the @ABAJournal 's preview of Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, set to be heard Dec. 5: https://t.co/ygobxg0BWc http://pic.twitter.com/HTGfXM778e — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) October 30, 2017

A supremely jolly affair https://t.co/gsleYlcM71 via @Harvard #HLS200 — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) October 30, 2017

Military Judge Won't Dismiss Bergdahl Case Due To Trump Remarks Donald Trump repeatedly called Bergdahl a traitor on the campaign trail — remarks he recently alluded to when Bergdahl pleaded guilty. Bergdahl's lawyers said that constituted unlawful influence. Read more on NPR

Federal judge bars enforcement of plan to ban transgender people in the military https://t.co/WS7TV9rr0M http://pic.twitter.com/KEZrS1Rar6 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) October 30, 2017

How The Cuban Migration Story Is Changing For nearly 50 years, Cubans could show up to the United States and qualify for residency. But in January 2017, President Obama changed this by ending the wet foot, dry foot policy. And only a couple of years ago, Cubans started coming by the thousands to the U.S. by foot, not by sea. Read more on NPR

With Charges Filed, What Happens Next In The Russia Investigation? Now that the first indictments have been issued, we look at what comes next in the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Read more on NPR

Russia Probe Results In Charges The first indictment in the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election has been issued. Read more on NPR

Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Ban On Transgender Service Members A judge in Washington, D.C., has issued a temporary injunction to prevent President Trump' prohibition on transgender members of the military from being enforced for the foreseeable future. Read more on NPR

My not entirely inconsistent "predictions" re meltdown Mueller scenarios: https://t.co/tVNHdVZIWd (6-17) & https://t.co/TrvAhwc2Ms (10-17). http://pic.twitter.com/1RW386Mu0o — Jack Goldsmith (@jacklgoldsmith) October 30, 2017

#Obama is called for #juryduty https://t.co/ydY6ePNCRi http://pic.twitter.com/uYsSVl8vvC — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) October 30, 2017

Three Indicted By Mueller Special Investigation Three people have been indicted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, including former Trump Campaign Manager Paul Manafort. NPR Justice correspondent Ryan Lucas has the latest. Read more on NPR

Ex-Trump adviser #Papadopoulos pleads guilty to lying about prof who said #Russians had Clinton 'dirt' https://t.co/NWVHanRRXa http://pic.twitter.com/phLYtlSvnG — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) October 30, 2017

Manafort indictment Is the start of a complicated story: @NoahRFeldman via @BV https://t.co/WN92v9Xau5 — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) October 30, 2017

There are still some open spaces--sign up to take a spooky study break with a Haunted HLS Library tour! https://t.co/Ir5yalivWS — Harvard Law Library (@hlslib) October 30, 2017

Poll: 6 In 10 Black Americans Say They've Been Unfairly Stopped By Police A third of black Americans say they avoid calling the police when in need because of fear of discrimination. And nearly half say they or a family member have been treated unfairly by the courts. Read more on NPR

Trump's Former Foreign Policy Adviser Pleads Guilty To Lying To The FBI George Papadopoulos has pleaded guilty to lying to FBI agents about meeting a professor with Russian ties who had promised to provide "dirt" on Trump's Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton. Read more on NPR

President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, has surrendered, reportedly in connection with the investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller. https://t.co/85JJW1sxvZ http://pic.twitter.com/ZygQZX62Bp — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) October 30, 2017

House Intel Committee's Adam Schiff On Russia Developments As DOJ's investigation into Russian meddling in the U.S. election heats up, Rachel Martin speaks with Rep. Adam Schiff, ranking Democrat on the House committee that's leading its own investigation. Read more on NPR

The Latest In The Russia Inquiry: Are Indictments Imminent? Some news organizations are reporting — but NPR hasn't confirmed — that special counsel Robert Mueller has secured his first indictment. Other developments in the Russia probes are expected this week. Read more on NPR

4 Big Stories To Watch This Week, From Taxes To The Russia Investigations To Niger The GOP's tax overhaul effort faces a consequential week, more could be learned about Russia's role in trying to influence the election through social media and the ambush in Niger comes into focus. Read more on NPR

Watch @hlslib book talk with Cynthia Levinson & Sanford Levinson, "Fault Lines in the Constitution" https://t.co/wVDglz3O0q — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) October 30, 2017

What Consumers Should Know When Purchasing Health Insurance It's time to sign up for a health plan if you purchase insurance on the Affordable Care Act exchanges. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Kaiser Health News Washington correspondent Julie Rovner. Read more on NPR

HLS in the World Bicentennial Summit opens with six Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court https://t.co/mPYm5eZ30b #HLS200 — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) October 29, 2017

‘Tree’s’ tremendous legacy: Celebrating Charles Ogletree ’78 https://t.co/7sXSlWrgD6 — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) October 29, 2017

The Socratic Method in the Age of Trauma: @JeannieSuk via @HarvLRev https://t.co/TNifBDzy2y #HLS200 — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) October 29, 2017

Boosting Bail Reform: ABA urges Congress to limit use of cash bail https://t.co/tElE7IMPoY http://pic.twitter.com/CQEQ4UZLI2 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) October 29, 2017

Ames winners argue all sides in a case before Supreme Court https://t.co/17O5uh6wFz — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) October 29, 2017

Watch HLS in the World: A Conversation with the Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court https://t.co/UWcCRisoQi #HLS200 #SCOTUS — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) October 28, 2017

Former Presidents: They're Just Like Us! Obama Summoned For Jury Duty President Obama has been summoned for jury duty next month in Cook County, Ill. If selected, he wouldn't be the first high-profile juror — Oprah Winfrey served on a jury for a murder trial in 2004. Read more on NPR

Faiza Saeed '91: The Dealmaker https://t.co/eeV5mlSWza — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) October 28, 2017

The great work people do for positive change is on full display at #HLS200 . I am eminently proud to be a part of this school community. http://pic.twitter.com/5elRPMHJGK — Daniel Egel-Weiss (@EgelWeiss) October 27, 2017

Women refugees and why law matters https://t.co/v2H9QKHTqU — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) October 28, 2017

How @HoganLovells got #CNN a first-of-its-kind drone waiver https://t.co/onbF2ElCn6 http://pic.twitter.com/RnnhqpCsY2 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) October 27, 2017

Judge resigns and seeks dismissal of ethics charges over refusal to hear gay adoption cases https://t.co/vr7zTkn3du http://pic.twitter.com/Tp6zzntDMW — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) October 27, 2017

Former lawyer who founded https://t.co/Ha9Lxf2hJq is charged for alleged sex with minor https://t.co/PrzpcL48XJ http://pic.twitter.com/c5qVYFWYPD — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) October 27, 2017

. @avermeule on historical attempts to solve the administrative state’s legitimation problem at Harvard #HLS200 https://t.co/CenNR9PxtC — Harvard Law Review (@HarvLRev) October 27, 2017