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Bar Exam

Oregon is third state to grant diploma privilege, while Tennessee cancels its July UBE

Criminal Justice

Are lawyers who pointed guns at protesters protected by the castle doctrine?

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court rules state can’t ban religious schools from scholarship program

U.S. Supreme Court

DOJ argues entire health care law must be struck down

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: PACER gets a redesign; SCOTUS turns down border wall case

Public Health

Small businesses have COVID-19 questions, and the legal profession is working to answer them

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to new federal death penalty procedure

U.S. Supreme Court

Consumer agency survives SCOTUS challenge but not for-cause removal of its chief

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court strikes down restrictive abortion law; Roberts concurrence provides fifth vote

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS rejects request to allow all Texas voters to use mail-in ballots

Asked and Answered

COVID-19 hasn’t stopped this lawyer from advocating for wellness and recovery

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: California law schools announce fall online classes; law protects monuments, state AG says

Federal Government

Trump can’t transfer military funds to build border wall, 9th Circuit rules

Public Health

Judge requests reduced charge for man who slapped his hand over face mask order, DA says

Legal Education

Deal to acquire Concordia law school no longer in place; dean says news was big surprise

Trials & Litigation

Police union sues state attorney general over plans to publish names of disciplined cops

Judiciary

Judges in 3 states testify in favor of continued use of remote proceedings post-COVID-19

Ethics

2-year suspension recommended for lawyer over ‘aggressive tactics and relentless vindictiveness’

Ethics

Former BigLaw lawyer can start the process to return to practice after prison sentence, state supreme court says

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Judge won’t block book by Trump’s niece; ex-BigLaw lawyer wants harassment lawsuit tossed

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