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Muslim Legal Journal

A Publication of the National Association of Muslim Lawyers

The Muslim Legal Journal is a digital news publication dedicated to highlighting the work of Muslim legal professionals, analyzing legal topics of relevance to the Muslim American community, and serving as a platform for diverse views about such legal topics. Story ideas and article submissions should be submitted to muslimlegaljournal@naml.info. The editorial board reserves the right to decline to approve an idea or publish an article without notice or explanation.

 

Why All Americans Should Welcome 9-0 SCOTUS Ruling Against the FBI in Watchlist Lawsuit
All Americans, regardless of politics, should welcome the Supreme Court’s 9-0 ruling against the Orwellian federal watchlist.
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5 Tips for Supervisors
Supervising interns is hard. Trying to balance giving meaningful work that pushes the intern into developing as a lawyer, with giving them only exactly what they can already do to minimize the amount of work you might have to redo. To balance having meaningful and realistic expectations, with not assigning work with deadlines that would require working after hours.
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5 Tips to Make the Most of Your Internship
Internships are hard. Trying to balance squeezing the maximum amount of experiences into just a handful of weeks with all of your other law school responsibilities. To balance learning new skills outside your wheelhouse with adding value to the organization and meaningfully contributing to its work. To balance remaining positive and optimistic throughout the internship while working through inevitable fatigue.
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Should Mahr Agreements Be Characterized as Premarital Agreements?
There is growing confusion amongst courts as well as attorneys on how to deal with the issue of Mahr provisions in divorce litigation. Is it a prenuptial agreement under the Texas Family Code? Is it a partition and exchange agreement made after the parties are married?
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