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Bar Associations

Texas bar president’s comments about Black Lives Matter bring calls for resignation

Law Firms

Dorsey & Whitney isn’t liable for blog post about lawyer, 2nd Circuit rules

Executive Branch

Trump shouldn’t use commutation power to undermine justice, says ABA president

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Michael Cohen sent back to jail; former state chief justice’s suit against actor can proceed

Criminal Justice

BigLaw firms and legal clinics join ACLU in initiative to stop racism in policing

Public Health

Courthouses in this state grapple with rise in judges and staff testing positive for COVID-19

Ethics

Top Florida court suspends lawyer over communication with condo association treasurer

Prosecutors

Prosecutorial immunity protects 3 defendants in former judge’s retaliation lawsuit, 5th Circuit says

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court will decide circuit split over Facebook’s use of text messages

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Michael Flynn judge seeks rehearing; Florida judge’s nude photos at issue

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS will consider free speech damages in case of evangelizing college student

Law Professors

University of Idaho law prof alleges more mistreatment in an amended Title VII complaint

Public Defenders

Contract public defenders in this state make about $5 per hour after overhead, new study says

Bar Exam

Another state cancels its July and September bar exams because of COVID-19 concerns

Access to Justice

How the Washington Supreme Court’s LLLT program met its demise

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court rules Trump isn’t automatically immune from criminal subpoenas

Careers

Associates are considering moves to smaller markets, legal recruiters say

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS rules for pro se petitioner in tribal case that could upend hundreds of convictions

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: 2 BigLaw firms have no Black partners; judge finishes backlog of civil case motions

Practice Technology

LexisNexis unveils new legal research product with better insights, more modern visual design

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