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U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS refuses to block order to move at-risk inmates at prison with high COVID-19 rate

Asked and Answered

Could you be replaced by a robot lawyer?

Legal Education

Since remote MBE won’t be available for July bar, Nevada plans for essay-based test

Ethics

Lawyer accused of pulling gun on store clerk in social distancing tiff gets interim suspension

Law Professors

Law prof wins defamation award of nearly $1.2M in suit against rape accuser

Public Health

Coronavirus pandemic prompts wave of ‘business interruption’ lawsuits by restaurants

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Man who recorded Arbery video faces charges; Flynn judge asked for response

Bar Exam

Tennessee adds fall bar exam after reducing seating for July test, allows longer supervised practice

Prosecutors

Audit alleges 1 county attorney paid wife $126K bonus, another funded personal expenses

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court declines to block sex reassignment surgery for transgender inmate

Practice Technology

How to get paid quickly with online payment tools in the time of the coronavirus

Practice Technology

Navigating a new era of virtual events during the COVID-19 pandemic

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Texas justice has COVID-19; 7th Circuit win for strip clubs seeking payroll loans

Law Schools

Law school still out of compliance with ABA admissions standard and dealing with fraud allegations

Law Firms

Which law firms laid off lawyers and cut pay this past week? The announcements slow to a trickle

Ethics

Lawyer is thankful for second chances after suspension for erratic behavior, client neglect

Law Firms

These law firms were named as top family- and female-friendly workplaces by Yale Law Women

Labor & Employment

Washington bar’s board mishandled employee’s sexual harassment complaint, report finds

Health Law

Why states are on the fence about a patient’s right to die

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS blocks release of Mueller grand jury materials to House committee

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