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Civil Rights

Lawsuit allowed against officer accused of holding woman down with his knees

Privacy Law

New Jersey federal judge: ‘Monster’ who killed my son had dossier on us; we need judicial privacy

Annual Meeting

ABA to consider recommending in-person bar exams be postponed during COVID-19 pandemic

U.S. Supreme Court

Divided Supreme Court refuses to block border wall construction

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Boston Marathon bomber wins death penalty appeal; what’s in the GOP coronavirus bill?

Family Law

Wife of ‘third founder of Google’ accuses Morrison & Foerster of ‘betrayal’ in divorce

Ethics

Federal judge demands US identify inaccurate and misleading statements made in filings

Criminal Justice

Court upholds conviction of ‘Making a Murderer’ lawyer for violating restraining order

Judiciary

US judiciary drops draft opinion telling judges they can’t be Federalist Society members

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: BigLaw firm reveals ‘stay gap;’ full DC Circuit will hear Michael Flynn case

Bar Associations

Texas bar president promises plan to address divisions created by his Black Lives Matter posts

Legal Education

Search for lost LSAT answers continues; LSAC says those affected will see exam fee refunded

Trials & Litigation

Lawyer’s sexual harassment was ‘monstrous and inhuman,’ lawsuit alleges

ABA Abroad

Indian scholar’s release from detention shows importance of international human rights work

Law Firms

Pay is at least partly restored at these law firms; some lawyers will get bonuses

Criminal Justice

Littler associate is 1 of at least 2 lawyers arrested at Portland demonstrations

U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Ginsburg is hospitalized for procedure to revise a bile duct stent

ABA Annual Meeting

Justice Breyer encourages ABA members to ‘convince other people, talk to them’ to end division

Trials & Litigation

Federal judge references ‘mansplaining’ while chastising BigLaw partner for interrupting

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Stealth layoffs are a bad idea, expert says; ACLU seeks sanction against feds

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