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Law Schools

More people are applying to law schools, and those with top LSAT scores are also increasing

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Strip club not eligible for PPP loans, court says; lawyer pleads not guilty in bank embezzlement plot

Careers

Legal industry gained 7,200 jobs last month but is still below last year’s numbers

First Amendment

9th Circuit upholds part of federal anti-riot law in case against white supremacists

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: BigLaw firm offers gifts on top of bonuses; second state adopts consumer privacy law

First Amendment

4th Circuit rules for school that nixed child’s essay on acceptance of transgender people

Law Firms

At these top law firms, profit boosts followed layoffs of lawyers and staff members

U.S. Supreme Court

In first merits opinion by Barrett, SCOTUS rules against environmental group seeking draft rule-making document

Law Students

Law student using American Sign Language wins 4th Circuit appeal

Insurance Law

Capacity limits on businesses can be a ‘direct physical loss’ covered by insurance, judge rules in bellwether cases

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Lawyer gives frank reply to Justice Barrett; new site has law school scholarship information

Criminal Justice

Prosecutors move to drop charges against former Littler associate charged in Portland demonstration

Trials & Litigation

Marvel CEO seeks punitive damages for alleged theft of his DNA during a deposition

Criminal Justice

Officers who fired stun gun at man doused in gasoline, setting him ablaze, aren’t liable, appeals court rules

Labor & Employment

Paralegal who refused to notarize affidavit because of its contents can sue over her firing, appeals court says

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Another state plans remote bar exam in July; Texas AG sues electric company over huge bills

Law Schools

Difficulties of pandemic should be acknowledged in law school transcript, students say

Judiciary

Judge with ‘salty’ personality gets suspension partly for F-bombs, says word is common in his region

Corporate Law

Pandemic worsens already-growing debt problem with many legal remedies on hold

Law Firms

How law firms reacted to racial injustice and the COVID-19 pandemic

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