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Legal Education

ABA legal ed section contemplates rule change in light of novel coronavirus

Law Firms

IT manager’s age-bias suit says he was falsely accused and fired by BigLaw firm

Bar Exam

Indiana plans remote July bar exam, and Nevada considers open-book test

Judiciary

State justice blasted for saying COVID-19 surge was at meat plant, not among ‘regular folks’

Second Amendment

Judge orders reopening of gun stores in Second Amendment challenge

Careers

Legal services sector shed a whopping 64,000 jobs last month

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Group wants bar passage standard delayed; Justice Ginsburg leaves hospital

Attorney General

DOJ moves to drop Michael Flynn prosecution despite guilty plea; Trump had tweeted support

Law Firms

The good and bad news: Firms continue to announce cuts, but it’s at slower pace

U.S. Supreme Court

‘Bridgegate’ convictions tossed by Supreme Court, which says federal corruption laws don’t apply

Law Schools

If law schools can’t offer in-person classes this fall, what will they do instead?

Education Law

New Title IX regulations give more rights to college students accused of sexual misconduct

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS refuses to block Pennsylvania order shutting down most businesses

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Kentucky travel ban overturned; Wisconsin justices consider stay-at-home extension

Judiciary

ABA rates DC Circuit nominee ‘well qualified’ after finding him ‘not qualified’ for trial bench

Ethics

Suspension sought for lawyer who lobbed insults, citing Trump; he also accused judge of ‘robe rage’

Bar Exam

Florida announces plans for July bar exam with masks and thermometers

U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Ginsburg is hospitalized and treated for gallbladder condition

The Modern Law Library

An insider’s guide to succeeding in law school⁠—even during the COVID-19 pandemic

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: 6th Circuit won’t delay inmate transfer; sheriff declines to enforce stay-at-home order

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