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Judiciary

Appeals court slams judge’s ‘utterly racist’ theory on Black defendant’s frontal lobes

Guantanamo/Detainees

ABA files amicus brief in Guantanamo detainee’s case

Legal Education

What can bar applicants learn from the October 2020 exam?

Bar Associations

Mandatory bar in Texas violates lawyers’ First Amendment rights, 5th Circuit rules

U.S. Supreme Court

Chemerinsky: Supreme Court looks to common law for guidance in Fourth Amendment cases

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Boy Scouts of America agrees to $850M settlement; 1st Circuit rejects ERA suit

U.S. Supreme Court

Sotomayor accuses majority of ‘linguistic contortion’ in rejecting ineffective assistance claim in death penalty case

U.S. Supreme Court

State ban on tuition assistance at religion-teaching schools to be reviewed by Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court won’t hear case of Christian florist who refused to provide flowers for gay wedding

Death Penalty

AG Garland announces moratorium on federal executions; firing squad rule examined

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: 2 appeals nominees in latest judicial picks; axed dean will remain as law prof

Law in Popular Culture

Artist-attorney uses Supreme Court opinions to create a series of blackout poems

Legal Education

State supreme court asked to consider new licensure paths for lawyers

U.S. Supreme Court

Donor disclosure requirement violates First Amendment rights of association, SCOTUS rules

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court upholds Arizona voting restrictions, including ‘ballot harvesting’ ban

Criminal Justice

Trump Organization says CFO is ‘pawn’ for politics in criminal prosecution; indictment alleges tax fraud

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Internet research is costly for juror; bar dues claim partly resurrected

Criminal Justice

Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction is overturned because of initial district attorney’s decision

Ethics

Top Wisconsin court narrowly approves bar admission of woman convicted in pot plot

Lawyer Wellness

Survey finds decline in lawyer well-being, particularly for early-career respondents

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