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Weekly Briefs: Appeals courts rule in lawyer restitution cases; tribes agree to opioid settlement

Ethics

Top state court questions ban on Maryland offices by out-of-state lawyers

Criminal Justice

8th Circuit refuses to toss suit over kettling said to sweep up innocent bystanders during protests

Trials & Litigation

Lawyer who led Human Rights Campaign sues for alleged racial discrimination

Careers

Olympic curler slides to corporate lawyer

Ethics

Federal appeals judge should be investigated for telling lawyer to remove mask during oral arguments, says reform group

ABA Midyear Meeting

All-virtual ABA Midyear Meeting will offer slate of special events and programs

Supreme Court Nominations

Potential Supreme Court nominee Kruger is described as a moderately liberal justice on California’s top court

Supreme Court Nominations

Potential SCOTUS nominee Childs helps others succeed; is ‘typical corporate lawyer’ work a problem?

Judiciary

Judge gets suspension for shoving shackled defendant who cursed at him

Judiciary

Unvaccinated judge who shunned masks will mostly preside in civil video hearings

U.S. Supreme Court

Chemerinsky: Justice Breyer is a model for all who sit on a judicial bench

Supreme Court Nominations

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson writes first appellate opinion; she’s seen as a potential SCOTUS nominee

Death Penalty

New Tennessee law helped inmate leave death row; judge’s ruling creates possibility of parole

Ethics

Lawyer is suspended for coaching client using chat function during virtual trial

Legal Marketing & Consulting

Lawyer can’t pursue suit over negative online reviews by nonclients, 7th Circuit rules

Law Professors

In federal complaint, UIC law professor claims ‘sensitivity training’ violates his civil rights

Obituaries

Lawyer who helped establish legal services for the poor dies at 86

Law Schools

Georgetown Law places new hire on administrative leave after ‘lesser Black woman’ tweet

Supreme Court Nominations

Possible SCOTUS nominee saw impact of criminal justice system in uncle’s case

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