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Law Firms

‘Good disaster’ leads to ousting of more BigLaw partners, often under revised procedures

Practice Management

Stay on track with these time-tracking software tools for law firms

News Briefs

Afternoon Briefs: Golden State Killer gets life without parole; DOJ asks SCOTUS to let Trump block Twitter critics

Criminal Justice

Disbarred attorney stole more than half of client’s settlement for himself, prosecutors say

Children's Rights

Foster care agencies that contract with the government shouldn’t discriminate, ABA says in amicus brief

Election Law

19 states and DC file lawsuits accusing postmaster general of jeopardizing election

Immigration Law

ICE guards ‘systematically’ sexually assault detainees in an El Paso detention center, lawyers say

Juries

Can you be removed from a jury pool for supporting Black Lives Matter?

Labor & Employment

Uber and Lyft avoid shutdown after court delays injunction

Practice Management

General counsel of Fortune 500 company talks gratitude, empathy and a decade of lessons he learned

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Steve Bannon charged; more BigLaw firms trim pay cuts

Verdicts & Settlements

Michigan agrees to pay $600M to settle Flint water claims; most money allocated to minors

Judiciary

Removal or retirement is recommended for judge accused of groping worker

Personal Lives

‘Persnickety dude’ government lawyer points out New York Times typos on Twitter

Contracts

No takebacks? Settlement offer missing a zero can be withdrawn, appeals court says

Trials & Litigation

Discussion on Zoom between plaintiff and jurors is not grounds for mistrial, judge says

Supreme Court Report

The Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’ is drawing increasing scrutiny

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Lawyer is accused of $20M money laundering scam; BigLaw firm trims salary cuts

Juries

8th Circuit rules against grand juror who wanted to talk about Michael Brown case

Obituaries

Second probate judge in Georgia dies from COVID-19; 8 others also became ill

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