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News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Justice Ginsburg officiates wedding; more women and minorities join GC ranks

Legal Education

Why did the average scaled score for the July multistate bar exam improve?

Cybersecurity

Fake websites for 4 BigLaw firms might have been created to get deal information

Insurance Law

Insurers rack up early wins in lawsuits over COVID-19 ‘business interruption’ coverage

Immigration Law

1st Circuit lifts ban on immigration arrests at state courthouses in Massachusetts

U.S. Supreme Court

Chemerinsky: Will SCOTUS rulings help decide the 2020 presidential election?

Law Firms

Layoffs hit furloughed staffers at 2 BigLaw firms, lawyers and staffers at another

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Judge punched by man on bike; 2nd Circuit delays subpoena for Trump tax records

Practice Management

Do manipulative, combative people achieve better career success? A new study sheds light

Disability Law

State bar takes ‘medieval approach to mental health,’ says Trump-appointed judge

Labor & Employment

A flood of age discrimination lawsuits is expected from COVID-19 and the economic downturn

Criminal Justice

Lawyer is accused of sexually assaulting associate and abusing another, offering custody for sex

Ethics

Judge who kept photo of employee’s genitals on her phone should be ousted, commission finds

Legal Education

How are things working out for 3 Utah law grads seeking diploma privilege?

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: State files 100th lawsuit challenging Trump policies; 2 more firms reverse pay cuts

Constitutional Law

Congress can’t sue to enforce subpoena for former White House counsel’s testimony, DC Circuit rules

Trials & Litigation

Full DC Circuit refuses to order immediate dismissal of Michael Flynn prosecution

Public Defenders

Former inmate’s suit says appointed lawyer was ineffective and unlicensed in this state

Public Health

Potential juror says he was put in COVID-19 ‘petri dish’ at jail for refusing to wear mask in court

First Amendment

In opinion by Trump appointee, 5th Circuit upholds firing of DA employee over political differences

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