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LGBTQ Legal Issues

Groups plan lawsuit after Trump administration reverses transgender health care protections

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Judge admonishes state AG for ignored voting order; court upholds law school’s $2.6M settlement

Law Firms

Immigration firm seeks over $1M in damages from former lawyer for ‘deceitful and dishonest behavior’

Federal Government

Bipartisan group of attorneys calls on AG Barr to resign over Lafayette Square actions

Law Schools

Law student’s admission is revoked over ‘racially offensive behavior’ on social media

Immigration Law

Trump administration attempts to further restrict asylum-seekers through new rule

Law Firms

Most law firms will shorten their summer programs and switch to virtual format, NALP study says

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Judicial council halts statewide COVID-19 bail schedule; Amazon pauses police use of facial recognition tech

Civil Rights

Civil rights lawyer allows people who are homeless to camp on his property

Bar Exam

California keeps plans for online bar exam, but test date may be pushed back again

Constitutional Law

Journalist blinded in Minneapolis protests sues law enforcement citing First Amendment violation

Law Firms

Law firms pledge funds for racial justice and issue statements

Judiciary

State chief justice urges courts to ‘provide equal justice for all’ and join ‘a battle for the nation’s soul’

Immigration Law

Judge blocks ICE courthouse arrests in New York, stresses need for ‘fully functioning state courts’

U.S. Supreme Court

ABA president calls for continued access to SCOTUS oral arguments amid coronavirus crisis

Law in Popular Culture

Was NBC’s ‘Night Court’ a comedy set in a courtroom or a courtroom comedy?

Legal Education

Revised bar pass standard may be less absolute than some thought

Family Law

Divorce lawyers say technology changes may outlive the COVID-19 pandemic

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: ‘Highly irregular conduct’ by DOJ alleged; satanist loses abortion case

The Modern Law Library

What’s lost when jury trials vanish?

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