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Afternoon Briefs: US lawyer sentenced in Hong Kong tussle; Air Force at fault in mass shooting

Civil Procedure

Citizen plaintiffs can sue to enforce Texas fetal heartbeat bill; could Uber drivers be liable?

Law Firms

Appeals court rules against former BigLaw staffer who said work abuse led to disability

Criminal Justice

Stormy Daniels’ former lawyer gets prison sentence for trying to extort Nike

Trials & Litigation

$37M verdict reversed after lawyer calls makers of tobacco ‘soulless enterprise of death’

Law in Popular Culture

Good cop, bad cop: What happens when police get too cozy with informants?

Law Firms

At least 27 BigLaw firms had $210M in paycheck protection loans at least partly forgiven

Partners

Law firms make counteroffers to retain rainmakers; is it a good idea?

Law Firms

How one law firm plans to embrace remote work—even after reopening its offices

Public Health

Los Angeles superior court fined over $25K for COVID-19 safety violations after courthouse worker deaths

Internet Law

Tort lawyers represent Trump in social media censorship lawsuits; is ‘state actors’ claim viable?

Judiciary

Regional chief judge steps down from administrative role because of Halloween party photo

Law Firms

New data published about lateral hiring during COVID-19 pandemic

Criminal Justice

Judge rules for grandma on home confinement after arrest for not answering calls during computer class

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS in review: Kavanaugh is the median; Barrett, consensus justices play ‘the long game’

The Modern Law Library

Do we need to rethink how we handle classified leaks?

Women in the Law

Women’s success in legal careers: Lack of advancement is not a ‘woman’ problem, it’s a ‘profession’ problem

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Judge requires COVID-19 vaccine for some probationers; are Breyer hirings a sign?

Corporate Law

Can businesses recover for pandemic losses? 8th Circuit is first federal appeals court to rule

Tort Law

Akerman lawyer is appointed as receiver in condo collapse; who may be liable?

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