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Bar Exam

Louisiana backs out of in-person and remote July bar exams, and New Jersey cancels as well

Law Firms

38 lawyers will work at Husch Blackwell’s new virtual office

Law Firms

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner announces layoffs; experts say other firms may follow

U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is released from hospital after treatment for possible infection

Diversity

LGBTQ+ lawyers and attorneys with disabilities report prevalent discrimination, ABA study says

The Modern Law Library

We need to reckon with feminism’s contributions to mass incarceration, says law professor

COVID-19

New York City public defenders file suit to halt in-person court appearances

Ethics

New formal ethics opinion gives additional guidance on harassment and discrimination

U.S. Supreme Court

Chemerinsky: Blockbuster decisions in 6 areas of law made this a SCOTUS term to remember

Legal Rebels Podcast

Legal reform advocates need to more actively engage the public

Immigration Law

US drops plan to revoke visas of foreign students taking all online classes after Harvard and MIT sue

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Judge won’t stop Mary Trump book; judge rejects Weinstein deal

COVID-19

Prosecutor in critical condition with COVID-19 had filed an OSHA complaint

Judiciary

Philly courts have ‘culture of nepotism, mistrust and racial tension,’ report says

Obituaries

Prominent men’s rights lawyer is shot and killed outside his home

Bar Exam

Tennessee cancels in-person bar exam for the second time and switches to NCBE remote test

Death Penalty

US conducts first federal execution since 2003 after Supreme Court vacates injunction

Members Who Inspire

Men of Color Project co-chairs lead conversations on racial injustice

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Deloitte unveils legal services unit; forensic botanist as crime solver

Layoffs

Miller Canfield lays off and furloughs some lawyers

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