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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

Attorney General

Protesters in front of AG Barr’s home want him to lock up Biden

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Legal professionals stressed, surveys say; disbarred lawyer pleads guilty in 9/11 theft

Labor & Employment

Should Scabby the giant inflatable rat be barred from some union protests? NLRB seeks input

Judiciary

Judge will be compelled to rule on 7 motions unless she acts by Nov. 3, appeals court says

U.S. Supreme Court

Kavanaugh corrects opinion after Vermont official complains

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Latham will pay fall bonuses; Reagan shooter may display artwork, judge rules

Supreme Court Report

Barrett will join Supreme Court to hear blockbuster religious freedom case

Election Law

Lawyer volunteers devote increasing hours to election protection efforts

Law Firms

Firm sues for rent abatement; landlord decries law firms trying to ‘weasel out’ of commitments

Trials & Litigation

Former Goldman Sachs lawyer says she was fired after trying to speak up about sexual misconduct

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