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U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS will consider challenges to charitable donor disclosure requirements

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court agrees to hear First Amendment case of suspended cheerleader

Ethics

Georgia lawyer in Capitol assault says mob was patriotic and heroic

Trials & Litigation

When it comes to cross-examination, is less more?

Mind Your Business

How law firms can be—and stay—effective during the COVID-19 crisis

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Man at Pelosi’s desk among those charged in Capitol riot; Dominion sues Sidney Powell

Labor & Employment

COVID-19 spurred more than a thousand workplace lawsuits in 2020, class action report says

Law Firms

Among those calling for Trump’s removal are Crowell & Moring and more than 6,500 lawyers

Personal Lives

Angry BigLaw lawyer goes viral as #guyonporch during riot

Trials & Litigation

Trump and allies drop 4 Georgia election lawsuits; state officials deny settlement claim

Partners

Second BigLaw partner on Trump’s Georgia phone call leaves his law firm

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Riot review won’t exclude Trump; sanctions bid against election lawyers targets ‘paranoia’

Attorney General

Judge Merrick Garland is Biden’s pick for attorney general; rule of law ‘is not just some lawyer’s turn of phrase’

Trials & Litigation

Trump campaign lawyer asks to withdraw from suit, says filing was used to incite violence

Careers

Lawyer loses his job after posting video of himself outside Capitol during riot

Cybersecurity

Federal court documents and DOJ emails compromised in cybersecurity breach

U.S. Supreme Court

Some liberals suggest Justice Breyer should retire after Democratic Senate wins in Georgia

Judiciary

Judges are stressed by their decisions, and 20% have at least one depressive symptom, survey finds

Law in Popular Culture

Judge Judy, in a rare interview, reflects on her iconic TV show as it reaches its final season

Constitutional Law

Calls mount to use 25th Amendment to remove Trump; how would it work?

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