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Careers

Formerly incarcerated lawyer wins state legislature race

Ethics

Lawyer is accused of offering free legal services if woman cleaned his home in the nude

Access to Justice

How Utah’s judicial and state bar officials worked together for regulatory reform

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Judge requires report disclaimer; $2.1B baby powder verdict allowed to stand

Partners

Former client acknowledges spying on BigLaw partner but says it’s a common tactic

Criminal Justice

Oregon voters legalize psychedelic mushrooms, decriminalize drugs; 4 other states OK recreational marijuana

Election Law

No new wave of election lawsuits emerged Tuesday; which pending cases could make a difference?

Election Law

Postal Service ignores judge’s time frame to sweep mail facilities for remaining ballots

Administrative Law

Trump administration wins only 36% of time before GOP-appointed judges in agency rule challenges, study finds

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Judge orders sweep for undelivered ballots; Chamber of Commerce worries US is ignoring injunction

Bankruptcy Law

Bankruptcy filings decreased by 21% in the past year, but trouble might lie ahead

Law Firms

It’s ‘absurd and flat-out wrong’ to suggest late pay raises were from cash-flow issues, Boies Schiller says

Layoffs

Katten Muchin lays off some lawyers and business professionals

Election Law

Armies of lawyers ready for election disputes; will unclear postmarks become ‘dimpled chads’ of 2020?

U.S. Supreme Court

Barrett appears confident in her first oral arguments in the Supreme Court

Criminal Justice

Lawyer is accused of working for Stanford, 2 law firms while collecting disability payments

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Texas courts allow count of drive-thru votes; 8th Circuit questions extended ballot deadline

U.S. Supreme Court

Inmate is entitled to sue over claim his cell had ‘massive amounts’ of feces, SCOTUS rules

U.S. Supreme Court

Can Black Lives Matter protest organizer be liable for officer’s injury? Supreme Court vacates ruling for cop

Constitutional Law

4 Alabama justices urge SCOTUS to overturn Roe v. Wade

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