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Change Agents: A new wave of reform prosecutors is upending the status quo. https://t.co/8Id6udhfwg #prosecutors — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) July 1, 2019

After serving in Iraq and Afghanistan and graduating from Harvard Law School, Adrian Perkins ’18—now mayor of his native Shreveport—seeks to rejuvenate the city he loves https://t.co/fTiGTunBjd — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) July 1, 2019

Do people really try to take the rap for someone else's criminal charges? Read lawyer Adam Banner's take on the topic in his latest column! https://t.co/yEmpeiKOyS #greysanatomy @OKCDefenseLaw — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 30, 2019

'More And More Common': Woman Indicted For Manslaughter After Her Fetus Was Shot NPR's Michel Martin speaks with law professor Dorothy Roberts about the case of Marshae Jones, who was indicted on manslaughter charges after her fetus was shot by another woman. Read more on NPR

A Q&A with @houstoninst ‘s David Harris on Frederick Douglass’ Fourth of July speech. The annual public reading of Douglass’ speech is Tuesday on Boston Common https://t.co/UBInL9Ebs1 @MassHumanities #RFDT19 — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) June 30, 2019

Help us pick the 2019 #HarperLee Prize for Legal Fiction winner! “The finalists represent the diversity of this year’s submissions,” says ABA Journal Editor/Publisher @Molly_McDonough . Voting ends today! https://t.co/VtBshhGQ9K #tokillamockingbird @stevenbfrank @sujatamassey pic.twitter.com/YcyT6mpPXT — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 30, 2019

Jessica Tisch J.D./M.B.A. ’08 is revolutionizing police technology at the NYPD https://t.co/GgoRxojlQc — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) June 30, 2019

Removing the judicial mask: Judges tell the stories behind their most trying decisions. https://t.co/eL9c9WV599 #Storytelling — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 30, 2019

A Florida Felon On New Florida Voting Roadblock NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks once again with Florida felon Keith Ivey now that the governor there has signed a bill requiring felons to pay court fees before they can vote. Read more on NPR

Immigration Lawyer On Family Separations At The Border NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Efren Olivares, an attorney who is representing separated families. Read more on NPR

My Path to Law: A state appeals judge challenged biases as the first person with cerebral palsy to argue before the Supreme Court. https://t.co/jOkZCXSZF7 #SCOTUS #MyPathtoLaw — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 30, 2019

As Anna Alriksson LL.M. ’14 and Kristian Persson walked down the front steps of Langdell library during Spring Reunions weekend, passersby couldn’t help but notice the couple showing off an engagement ring https://t.co/HUpCqEXOHM — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) June 29, 2019

“As an officer of the court, the attorney has the duty of candor,” says Susan Saab Fortney, a professor and director of the Program for the Advancement of Legal Ethics at Texas A&M University School of Law. https://t.co/bRgCRELyGD #ethics — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 29, 2019

'What Are They Hiding?': Julián Castro Denied Access To Border Patrol Facility NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro, who attempted to visit a Border Patrol station housing migrant children in Clint, Texas, on Saturday. Read more on NPR

Watch: @hlslib Book Talk, The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Panelists include Michael Ashley Stein, Gerald L. Neuman, and Ruth Okediji. https://t.co/regcHrkc9A — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) June 29, 2019

Your Voice: What American legal education can learn from the "Harry Potter" series. https://t.co/3MnB3vmJdK #YourVoice #HarryPotter @MercerLAWSchool pic.twitter.com/IUD2DaLSPV — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 29, 2019

“Coworking is the wave of the future, and I see it’s something breaking into the legal industry,” says Aaron Poznanski, co-founder and CEO of FirmVO in Pearl River, New York, a virtual office provider exclusively for attorneys. https://t.co/rlL5w4OCFZ #businessoflaw — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 29, 2019

For your summer reading: the latest issue of the Harvard Law Bulletin, now online! ⛱️ https://t.co/iJ7thypilK pic.twitter.com/ud0AehIdsa — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) June 29, 2019

How The Fight Over The Census Citizenship Question Could Rage On President Trump threatened to delay next year's constitutionally mandated head count hours after the Supreme Court ruled to keep a citizenship question off 2020 census forms for now. Read more on NPR

Harvard Law School 2018-2019 Year in Pictures https://t.co/IISG1Lm2iJ — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) June 29, 2019

California Is Poised To Ban Hair Discrimination The bill says that workplace dress codes and grooming policies that ban Afros, braids and other hairstyles burden or punish black employees more than any other group. Read more on NPR

One of two Indiana judges who was shot and wounded in a White Castle parking lot in Indianapolis has been charged with battery in connection with the incident. Judge Andrew Adams (left) has been indicted, while Judge Bradley Jacobs was not. https://t.co/Wf71MtaPwd #WhiteCastle pic.twitter.com/FSJ8DQxoBf — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 29, 2019

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said Friday the Supreme Court’s abortion jurisprudence “has spiraled out of control” and has to be reevaluated. “We cannot continue blinking the reality of what this court has wrought,” he wrote. https://t.co/vFGyL4uIjr #SCOTUS pic.twitter.com/zvPSfVyXET — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 29, 2019

Harvard Law School 2018-2019 Year in Pictures — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) June 29, 2019

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas weighs in on "dismemberment abortions" and the undue burden standard. https://t.co/j2AZha96Ue #SCOTUS — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 28, 2019

Lawmakers in Ohio are considering legislation that would stop employers, including hospitals, from mandating employees get vaccinations https://t.co/txi4IKfXBl — CNN (@CNN) June 28, 2019

A $56 million lawsuit alleges that the University of Utah failed to protect a student who was killed by an ex-boyfriend she had complained about to police more than 20 times https://t.co/wyEiQ2holq — CNN (@CNN) June 28, 2019

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case brought by a former aide to ex-New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie who is appealing her conviction in the Bridgegate scandal https://t.co/jTdjAM8qcg — CNN (@CNN) June 28, 2019

Harvard Law faculty take a look at how U.S. presidents have found ways to expand their powers https://t.co/BxJSp1SCWc — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) June 28, 2019

Neo-Nazi Who Killed Charlottesville Protester Is Sentenced To Life In Prison James Fields rammed his car into a crowd of anti-racist protesters in 2017, killing Heather Heyer and injuring many others. He pleaded guilty to 29 federal hate crimes, avoiding the death penalty. Read more on NPR

San Diego, CA: Domestic violence victim seeks pro bono help with upcoming restraining order hearing https://t.co/NKbYEYRbA1 — Military Pro Bono (@ABAMilProBono) June 27, 2019

I was featured in @thomsonreuters today about my work with the @ABAYLD Men of Color Project! @ABAesq @ABAJournal #DiversityandInclusion https://t.co/i0YUeAKfIc — David Morrow, Esq. (@2morrowslife) June 27, 2019

LGBTQ clients require lawyers who are not only competent when it comes to substantive law and the workings of the legal system; these clients also require lawyers who are culturally competent: https://t.co/xlgRHMNByS — American Bar Association (@ABAesq) June 28, 2019

A law firm has been awarded $900,000 in a suit contending that six departing lawyers took confidential electronic files. https://t.co/l5sNIGjBMw #ethics #technology — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 28, 2019

The U.S. Supreme Court will review rescission of the DACA program for immigrants brought to U.S. as children. https://t.co/sjX9WhCCa9 #SCOTUS #DACA — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 28, 2019

Georgia Abortion Providers File Federal Suit Against State's 'Fetal Heartbeat' Law "This is a constitutional challenge" to Georgia's law, the plaintiffs say in the lawsuit, in which they call the abortion restrictions "an affront to the dignity and health of Georgians." Read more on NPR

A union for asylum officers has filed a brief opposing President Donald Trump's remain-in-Mexico policy. https://t.co/tyWomKrS3D #immigration #Trump — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 28, 2019

Millions of minor criminal cases in this state will be automatically wiped from public databases. https://t.co/3OEdMmBVwX #PrivacyLaw #CleanSlate — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 28, 2019

Supreme Court Takes Up DACA Appeal The high court agrees to review the Trump administration's elimination of a program designed to help children brought to the country illegally. Read more on NPR

Laura Weinrib ’03, a leading scholar of legal history and constitutional law, to join the Harvard Law School faculty as Professor of Law https://t.co/o97djUMM0B — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) June 28, 2019

Chief Justice John Roberts Becomes Supreme Court's Swingman In two major 5-to-4 Supreme Court decisions Thursday, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the conservatives in one, and then for the liberals in another. Read more on NPR

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer joined with conservatives Thursday in a decision that allows police in most circumstances to obtain a blood draw from an unconscious motorist without getting a warrant. https://t.co/CMKgMjY49G #FourthAmendment #SCOTUS pic.twitter.com/rCVVUXDwJS — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 28, 2019

A Florida woman was arrested and jailed on a burglary charge after allegedly entering her estranged husband’s home to retrieve his guns and turning the weapons over to police. Police in Lakeland, Florida, charged Courtney Taylor Irby, 32. https://t.co/Dk3Txr63Lk pic.twitter.com/w3PjPZuAEm — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 28, 2019

With his latest book, “The Jewish American Paradox,” Professor Robert Mnookin seeks to enrich Jewish life in the U.S https://t.co/uWrT7YNKos @rhmnookin — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) June 28, 2019

A woman from Birmingham, Alabama, has been indicted on a charge of manslaughter for the death of her fetus in a shooting by another person. Marshae Jones, 27, was charged because she allegedly started the dispute that led to the shooting last December. https://t.co/27ZoJr7ZIX pic.twitter.com/3wQBH7w1zE — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 28, 2019

A study by @TheWJP found that 49% of people experienced at least one legal problem in the past two years. Among the surveyed group, 29% sought any form of advice, and those who did preferred to turn to family or friends. https://t.co/IVotMbHwzO #AccesstoJustice pic.twitter.com/ECL0xnvFC9 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 28, 2019

A Pennsylvania lawyer has been charged with reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct for shooting an injured raccoon near the Luzerne County Courthouse last month. https://t.co/L3klHOZNTO pic.twitter.com/rxlvM1zGsu — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 28, 2019

In Texas, courtroom comfort dogs present issues in criminal defense cases: https://t.co/v4BGlP8roP — American Bar Association (@ABAesq) June 27, 2019

Nothing in this world can be said to be certain, except death, taxes, and redaction failures: https://t.co/SzQZXA5VQk — American Bar Association (@ABAesq) June 27, 2019

Question of the Week: In preparation for the upcoming Independence Day, what’s one thing that you wish the public understood about the U.S. legal system? Let us know in the comments! https://t.co/ZwLsg3Jnj3 #QOTW #IndependenceDay #FourthofJuly — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 27, 2019

Few people seek legal solutions to their justice problems, worldwide survey finds. https://t.co/0h15oTkkhf #AccesstoJustice @TheWJP — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 27, 2019

A lawyer has been charged after shooting an injured raccoon near a courthouse. https://t.co/0tQ2AhpHps — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 27, 2019

Which book should win the #HarperLee Prize for Legal Fiction? Vote for your favorite by June 30! @Molly_McDonough , ABA Journal editor/publisher, says: "So many gripping and compelling reads” were evaluated! https://t.co/2oPIXovFzA #tokillamockingbird @stevenbfrank @sujatamassey pic.twitter.com/VChFPc5aqm — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 27, 2019

The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a judge's decision to ask for a better explanation on a census citizenship question. #SCOTUS #2020census https://t.co/4zTDD2iEnf pic.twitter.com/qkWcazacj9 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 27, 2019

The “They don’t teach you this in law school” moments in the Domestic Violence and Family Law Clinic https://t.co/2xjZ9pJTv7 @HLS_OCP — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) June 27, 2019

The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a judge's decision to ask for a better explanation on a census citizenship question. https://t.co/BHc2rPty9K #SCOTUS #2020census — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 27, 2019

Federal courts have no power to decide partisan gerrymandering challenges, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled. https://t.co/nsSzfc589y #SCOTUS — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 27, 2019

Supreme Court Rules On Citizenship Question, Partisan Gerrymandering The Supreme Court is blocking a citizenship question from the 2020 census for now. Also, it ruled that partisan redistricting is a political question that federal courts cannot weigh in on. Read more on NPR

Do people really try to take the rap for someone else's criminal charges? https://t.co/ORKFqxywTo @OKCDefenseLaw #GreysAnatomy — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 27, 2019

Key Florida Republicans Now Say Yes To Clean Needles For Drug Users Florida has struggled for years with opioid overdoses — and the highest rate of HIV infection in the U.S. Lawmakers now hope needle exchanges and a "harm reduction" approach could help save lives. Read more on NPR

Your Voice: What American legal education can learn from the "Harry Potter" series. https://t.co/3MnB3vmJdK #YourVoice #HarryPotter @MercerLAWSchool — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 27, 2019

Chemerinsky: Does precedent matter to conservative justices on the Roberts Court? https://t.co/mcPjgjyeNQ #SCOTUS #Chemerinsky @BerkeleyLaw @UofCalifornia — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) June 27, 2019