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Trials & Litigation

Lawyers sanctioned $500 for ‘grossly negligent’ court filings and ‘heaping mess’ of binders

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: 4th Circuit rules for transgender youth; tribe objects to execution

Judiciary

State chief justice confirms ethics inquiry after affidavit alleges racial comment

Women in the Law

Meet the 2020 Margaret Brent Award honorees

Public Health

Lawsuit claims process server frightened family and failed to wear mask or social distance

Media & Communications Law

Book publisher paraphrases Bullwinkle in response to Michael Avenatti’s defamation assertion

Privacy Law

Employee urine samples taken by ‘direct observation method’ don’t invade privacy, state supreme court rules

Law in Popular Culture

ABC’s ‘The Last Defense,’ Monday morning quarterbacks and the practice of law

The Modern Law Library

6 key numbers that can diagnose the financial health of your law practice

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Alaska attorney general resigns over text messages; lawsuit claims racial bias in concussion deal

Lawyer Pay

Growing number of law firms at least partly roll back salary cuts

Law Professors

Yale Law School professor accused of sexual misconduct is suspended for 2 years

Trials & Litigation

Drugmaker accuses plaintiffs law firm of running misleading ads about HIV medications

Law Firms

Overbilling suit alleges K&L Gates used these techniques to increase fees

Judiciary

Judge doesn’t have qualified immunity for alleged sex harassment, 3rd Circuit says

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: 3 online law schools get state accreditation; cop immobilization maneuver can be fatal

Law Schools

2 law schools dinged for bar pass standard are now found to be in compliance

Associates

These law firms ranked highest for midlevel associate satisfaction; transparency ratings increase

Criminal Justice

Which appeals court is most likely to grant qualified immunity to police?

First Amendment

4th Circuit strikes down part of federal anti-rioting law but upholds its use in Charlottesville case

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