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While they’re often ominous, cease-and-desist letters can also be playful while sending a pointed message. See our gallery for the stories behind some of them. https://t.co/P8r0k9Qgzs via @ABAJournal pic.twitter.com/7iJsoevVWT — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) July 1, 2018

A room that was meant to offer a respite from the rigors of the Harvard Law School curriculum became a portal to exploring some of the most important issues in American law https://t.co/2TmTHszvxr — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) July 1, 2018

Minneapolis Investigates Police Use Of Ketamine On Suspects NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Star Tribune reporter Andy Mannix about the investigation into the Minneapolis police and EMTs sedating people in custody. Read more on NPR

Barbershop: Democratic Strategy Michel Martin talks election surprises and Justice Kennedy's departure with former Sen. Barbara Boxer; Rep. Ruben Gallego of Arizona; and Julian Ivey, who's running for Maryland's House of Delegates. Read more on NPR

After Reunification Deadlines, A Plan To Transfer Families To Detention Centers NPR's Michel Martin speaks to immigration lawyer Sarah Plastino about the Trump administration's plans to detain immigrant families and children longer than 20 days. Read more on NPR

Lawyers have a duty to inform current clients of material errors committed by them during the course of representation https://t.co/qddivH43lj according to the ABA's Formal Opinion 481 https://t.co/w1l6ZajHgL via @ABAJournal pic.twitter.com/FzPnWwFZBt — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 30, 2018

Watch: Criminal Justice Reform and Advocacy Through Storytelling https://t.co/PV2518LIQi — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) June 30, 2018

Trump Administration Faces Lawsuit Over Detention Of Migrant Children The 1997 case Flores v. Reno established how long migrant children can be detained. Some of the original counsel of that settlement are suing the Trump administration for violating the agreement. Read more on NPR

Do as I say: Good news for lawyers who hate transcribing by hand https://t.co/NPyuX2pNzU @nikiblack @everlaw @DragonTweets @TrintHQ via @ABAJournal pic.twitter.com/evQ4UZ4nGp — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 30, 2018

“Companies are building technology that will have very, very significant impacts on our lives. They are raising issues that can only be addressed if you have lawyers, computer scientists, ethicists, economists and business folks working together.” https://t.co/IzUvIK1HtQ — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) June 30, 2018

Justice Kennedy May Soon Find Himself Disappointed And His Legacy Undermined The Supreme Court justice may believe that rights once recognized will not be taken away, but President Trump is about to get his second nominee to the court, and it's sure to be a conservative. Read more on NPR

DOJ Says Government Can Hold Families For Longer Than 20 Days The government says it will hold migrant families longer than 20 days, according to a court filing from the Department of Justice Friday. Read more on NPR

The Origins Of ICE NPR's Scott Simon talks to Bo Cooper, former general counsel for the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, about the origins of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Read more on NPR

The Russia Investigations: Big Implications For The New Supreme Court Justice No one can know how a more conservative high court might respond to litigation over a possible Mueller subpoena of the president but the new justice could be the one to cast the deciding vote. Read more on NPR

Labor Clout Takes A Hit In Supreme Court Ruling On Dues The Supreme Court dealt a blow to public sector unions this week, saying workers don't need to pay a cent in dues or fees, but they can still benefit from a union contract in their workplace. Read more on NPR

Trump to announce his #SCOTUS nominee July 9; two women are being considered https://t.co/6q0hEWQU02 via @ABAJournal pic.twitter.com/KGUBAgRTq3 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 30, 2018

. @ABAPresident and @abapres_elect will visit hurricane relief sites in #PuertoRico and #USVI https://t.co/CgFDyT3ffd pic.twitter.com/NcSfmZFBhH — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 30, 2018

California law gives consumers new rights to prevent collection and sale of online data https://t.co/UX9jiql3z5 #dataprivacy via @ABAJournal pic.twitter.com/M6TcQT1EEx — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 30, 2018

#SCOTUS to weigh double jeopardy issue that could impede state cases after presidential #pardon https://t.co/jAuY4SWlRZ via @ABAJournal pic.twitter.com/b5HkqIIMVe — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 30, 2018

The U.S. Has A Long, Troubled History Of Detaining Families Together Now that President Trump no longer can separate migrant families detained at the border, his administration is preparing to lock them up together — an arrangement with many critics and legal limits. Read more on NPR

African-American Senators Introduce Anti-Lynching Bill After 100 years of unsuccessful legislative efforts Sens. Kamala Harris, Cory Booker and Tim Scott hope to finally make lynching a federal crime. Read more on NPR

Former AG Eric Holder to receive Thurgood Marshall Award at ABA meeting: Will he run for president? https://t.co/VZBwyi9hpa via @ABAJournal pic.twitter.com/cI4bNXcUFv — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 30, 2018

Suspect in #CapitalGazetteShooting lost pro se case against the newspaper; court said he misunderstood defamation law https://t.co/tZIaa4l3f8 via @ABAJournal pic.twitter.com/IcvUOcXRWk — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 30, 2018

HLS Spring Reunion 2018 welcomed back the classes of 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, and 2013 for a weekend of friendship, inspiration, and impact https://t.co/x24iHbjC0m — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) June 30, 2018

#Immigrant children begin appearing in court without lawyers or parents https://t.co/fKhGkf4WgI via @ABAJournal pic.twitter.com/tYBz4ScSez — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 30, 2018

Judge overturns $1M verdict against Chicago cop who shot teen, cites jurors' answer on special interrogatory https://t.co/ROcIv2LeOa via @ABAJournal pic.twitter.com/EJsGhiDhZ2 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 29, 2018

Trump said he would probably interview six to seven candidates, while also saying he had narrowed his list to “about five” candidates. The only name Trump mentioned was @SenMikeLee https://t.co/FGgUE80Nn0 via @ABAJournal — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 29, 2018

A former top @ICEgov lawyer in Seattle gets prison time for stealing immigrant identities https://t.co/2h1fm0KmNJ via @ABAJournal pic.twitter.com/hnM8cv9EIn — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 29, 2018

Trump Says He Will Announce Supreme Court Pick On July 9 President Trump told reporters Friday that he has his list narrowed to "about five" candidates, including two women, and he may interview one or two candidates this weekend at his golf club in N.J. Read more on NPR

. @ABAPresident @HilarieBass and @abapres_elect Robert M. Carlson will be visiting the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Monday and Tuesday https://t.co/yJeiz17vI4 via @ABAJournal — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 29, 2018

A new #dataprivacy law in California will give consumers the right to obtain data collected about them, the right to request deletion of the data, and the right to direct a business not to sell the information to third parties. https://t.co/k4aDExTElc via @ABAJournal — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 29, 2018

At HLS in the Community, hundreds gather to share ideas and work toward solutions for the common good https://t.co/Ibs4ZmsPIU — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) June 29, 2018

New Details Emerge About Deadly Shootings In Capital Gazette Newsroom Police confirm that the suspect, Jarrod Ramos, was found hiding at the scene. Officers cornered him roughly two minutes after the first 911 call came in. Read more on NPR

#SCOTUS on Thursday agreed to consider whether to overturn a long-standing rule that allows federal and state prosecutions for the same offense. https://t.co/tRmsDzOPmm via @ABAJournal — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 29, 2018

Friday News Roundup - International President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Helsinki, Finland on July 16. Read more on NPR

Eric Holder was the first African-American to serve as U.S. attorney general. He was appointed to the position by President Barack Obama and served more than six years, making him the third-longest-serving attorney general in U.S. history. https://t.co/5wP0rgtcZm via @ABAJournal — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 29, 2018

Defining declinations: A new enforcement action https://t.co/rG1ztRWIlo via @AnticorruptBlog — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) June 29, 2018

Jahi McMath, Teen At Center Of Medical And Religious Debate On Brain Death, Has Died McMath was put on life support in 2013 after a tonsillectomy. Doctors said she had irreversible brain damage, and a coroner issued a death certificate. Her mother never agreed with that assessment. Read more on NPR

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A $1.05 million verdict in favor of a slain Chicago teen's family was reversed based on how jurors answered a special interrogatory question. https://t.co/2v4rhakoZF — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 29, 2018

The man accused of firing a shotgun through the doors of the @capgaznews newsroom and opening fire on employees was an unsuccessful pro se plaintiff suing the paper. https://t.co/FGDZoPoUsw — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 29, 2018

The search is on to fill Justice Anthony Kennedy's #SCOTUS seat. But the Trump administration is not looking for a justice in Kennedy's mold as a swing vote. https://t.co/BLqR2Yj9bc — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 29, 2018

Before resigning as @ICEgov 's top Seattle lawyer, he forged immigrants' ID documents to open credit card and bank accounts in their names. He also claimed three immigrants as dependents on his tax returns. https://t.co/2nsTjVysrB — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 29, 2018

Unaccompanied minors don’t get court-appointed attorneys in immigration court. Most won’t have any lawyer at all. https://t.co/R8haO5vE2L — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 29, 2018

Law firm life is a relatively known quantity for the majority of lawyers. Much less is known about life outside of law firms and other traditional areas of legal employment. What is it like to work as a lawyer for a major accounting firm? https://t.co/uxClrhVOpK — HLS Center on the Legal Profession (@HLS_CLP) June 29, 2018

The History Of Asylum Laws Commentator Cokie Roberts answers listener questions and talks with NPR's Noel King about the history of immigration and asylum laws. Read more on NPR

Why Reuniting Migrant Families Is So Difficult NPR's David Greene talks with Linda Rivas, an immigration attorney in El Paso, Texas, about the difficulties of reuniting parents separated from their children. Read more on NPR

Lawyer Andrea Martinez said: “As attorneys, we expect ourselves to be strong for our clients. When you get physically battered by an ICE officer, it also takes a toll emotionally; we’ve been in shock and in tears.” https://t.co/7wrbbXJ4mq via @ABAJournal — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 28, 2018

Kennedy's retirement could have profound implications for the status of embryos. @CohenProf and @eadashi have a new paper out today: "Personhood and the Three Branches of Government" in @NEJM about how the battlefront has shifted to the judicial branch. https://t.co/3ReYlw5rAE — Petrie-Flom Center (@PetrieFlom) June 28, 2018

Lawyer Andrea Martinez said: “As attorneys, we expect ourselves to be strong for our clients. When you get physically battered by an ICE officer, it also takes a toll emotionally; we’ve been in shock and in tears.” https://t.co/7wrbbXJ4mq via @ABAJournal — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 28, 2018

Military Bases To Start Building Tents After July 4 To House Migrant Families The Department of Defense plans to start building tent encampments on two military bases in Texas to house migrant families apprehended at the border. Read more on NPR

Reporter Covering Immigration Warns Government Is 'Ill Equipped' To Reunite Families New Yorker writer Jonathan Blitzer has been in El Paso, Texas, reporting on immigration and family separation. "I've been meeting women who are crying so violently they can barely speak," he says. Read more on NPR

Yuji Iwasawa LL.M. ’78 elected to the U.N.'s International Court of Justice https://t.co/kRmcj8yNxU — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) June 28, 2018

Harvard Law Professors Richard Lazarus and Jody Freeman spoke to E&E News about what Justice Kennedy's retirement could mean for the future of environmental law. https://t.co/B0vi16xU8d — HLS Environmental & Energy Law Program (@HarvardEELP) June 27, 2018

Brett Kavanaugh, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, is said to be a top contender for nomination to Anthony M. Kennedy's #SCOTUS seat. https://t.co/OZ3ShYnnqe — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 28, 2018

Former ICE Chief Counsel Facing Prison Time For Stealing Immigrants' Identities The former ICE chief counsel — who oversaw immigration removal cases in four states — stole the identities of people who were "particularly vulnerable," the government said. Read more on NPR

The @nytimes Editorial Board on #Janus discusses @bsachs ' article from our Feb. issue, "Agency Fees and the First Amendment" ( https://t.co/XleTB6fMhx ). However, #SCOTUS cited something else from the Harvard Law Review in its opinion—a student Note from 1912. https://t.co/b77O1Kq39y — Harvard Law Review (@HarvLRev) June 28, 2018

When @ICEgov in 2013 adopted software to analyze risk of flight or danger to society, the algorithm recommended whether to detain immigrants or release them on bond. Now, @lawscribbler @abajournal writes, the answer is always to detain. https://t.co/hGsRpmyDnv — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 28, 2018

When President Trump attacks judges and judicial decisions, is the Constitution an effective safeguard? Washington, D.C. lawyers Kevin D. Judd and Keith Watters pose the question in the latest @ABAJournal #DefendingJustice #FairCourts essay. https://t.co/Pq0WJHkz3k — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 28, 2018

The Supreme Court just dealt unions a harsh blow, but it doesn’t have to be a deadly one: @bsachs and @sharblock https://t.co/tVDTK6prh9 via @voxdotcom — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) June 28, 2018

Democrats Weigh Gravity Of Justice Kennedy's Retirement David Greene talks to Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota about the impact of Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement from the Supreme Court in the run-up to midterm elections. Read more on NPR

With Justice Kennedy Retiring, Trump Gets Another Supreme Court Pick Rachel Martin talks to Michael Dorf, constitutional law professor at Cornell Law School and an ex-clerk for Justice Kennedy, about the longest serving member of the court deciding to step down. Read more on NPR

Examining What Justice Anthony Kennedy's Retirement Means Kennedy, a moderate and a champion for gay-rights, is retiring. President Trump will likely replace him with a staunch conservative, which would fundamentally shift the culture of the court. Read more on NPR

Public Sector Unions Face New Reality After Supreme Court Ruling Public sector unions have been preparing to lose the ability to charge fees to employees who benefit from unions' collective bargaining. Now that the Supreme Court has ruled against them, what's next? Read more on NPR

Trump To Pick Kennedy Successor From List Of Conservative Judges Carrie Severino, chief counsel at the Judicial Crisis Network, talks to David Greene about what conservatives hope to see from Justice Anthony Kennedy's successor on the Supreme Court. Read more on NPR

Morning News Brief Battle lines are drawn over who will replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. And, Presidents Putin and Trump are expected to meet soon for a one-on-one summit. Read more on NPR

Trump Says He Will Nominate New Supreme Court Justice From This List The 25 individuals are thought to be reliable conservatives, most now serving on federal appeals courts or state supreme courts. The list includes one lawmaker: Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah. Read more on NPR

“Even a blind person can see the true target of the special counsel’s investigation is President Trump” rather than #Manafort , the judge said in a footnote. https://t.co/Lm28ZNyvrX via @ABAJournal — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 27, 2018

Researchers at @BKCHarvard are collaborating with MIT scholars to study driverless cars, social media feeds, and criminal justice algorithms, to make sure openness and ethics inform artificial intelligence https://t.co/cfBa2ZIN4G — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) June 27, 2018

A federal judge said all children must be reunited with families within 30 days; children under 5 must be reunited within 14 days; and all parents must be able to speak with children within 10 days. https://t.co/zOpdLYDVO8 via @ABAJournal — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 27, 2018

Litigation finance, long used to fund commercial lawsuits, is taking a growing, perhaps more lucrative role in consumer cases. https://t.co/vykNXv8BWL — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 27, 2018

"Ohio’s rules strike the delicate balance between the Constitution’s commands and the state’s desire to protect judicial integrity,” the 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals rules in a case involving fundraising and partisan limitations on judicial candidates. https://t.co/A9yXyDzN37 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 27, 2018

Supreme Court Rules Against Mandatory Union Dues For Public Employees The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that public sector unions are no longer allowed to compel workers to pay dues. This represents a blow to organized labor. Read more on NPR

A spoof website is the work of an Atlanta lawyer who believes detention centers for immigrant children should be called “Trump Hotels.” https://t.co/86zc7TwHKo — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 27, 2018

Time and money are welcome in aiding minor immigrants. Since June 11, @ABACtrProBono has more than 50 sign-ups via the ABA Immigrant Child Advocacy Network. Here are more ways to help. https://t.co/nLEuybWzNK — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 27, 2018

Observed prosecutions in TX of people entering US illegally. They had only a few min with attorney. “We are going to work hard to find Spanish speaking lawyers with immigration knowledge who can help those people with legitimate asylum claims.” #KeepFamliesTogether @ABAesq pic.twitter.com/kFagUjnRMk — Hilarie Bass (@ABAPresident) June 27, 2018

In South Texas, @ABAPresident Hilarie Bass met with mothers detained at the Port Isabel Detention Center and visited the McAllen federal courthouse for the Southern District of Texas. https://t.co/J9MabZtKgJ — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 27, 2018

Requiring public employees to pay union dues violates #1A "rights of nonmembers by compelling them to subsidize private speech on matters of substantial public concern,” #SCOTUS wrote in #Janus https://t.co/iTpqTZqTCi via @ABAJournal — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 27, 2018