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Judiciary

County magistrate is suspended for ‘belligerent and coercive behavior’ over trout fishing citation

Bar Exam

If states want July bar exam, NCBE will have testing materials

Judiciary

Group’s request for probe into federal judge’s retirement gets a boost

Immigration Law

‘This is so boring!’ Unmuted listeners interrupt phone hearing over ICE courthouse arrests

Trials & Litigation

Ex-BigLaw partner accused of ‘shaking his behind’ at opposing counsel escapes sanction

Bar Exam

California announces online bar exam, but how will it work?

Public Health

Nearly 800 COVID-19 lawsuits have been filed, according to law firm’s tracker

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Justice Thomas speaks in SCOTUS teleconference arguments; courts want rule ideas

Health Law

At least 15 states grant lawsuit protection to long-term care facilities during pandemic

Entertainment & Sports Law

Federal judge tosses unequal pay claims by US women’s soccer team, allows other claims

Religious Law

Kentucky can’t ban drive-in church services if health precautions are followed, 6th Circuit says

Law Firms

Judge says Kirkland & Ellis ‘should be embarrassed’ by its subpoena response

Law Firms

Law firms are seeing major slowdown in business because of COVID-19, data shows

Intersection

What Netflix’s ‘Tiger King’ says about gun culture in America

Trusts & Estates

Lawyers address problems with estate-planning document signing during coronavirus crisis

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Boies Schiller fires LA lawyers and staffers; tweets to Barr turn hostile

Civic Education

More than half of Americans support online voting during COVID-19 pandemic, second ABA civics survey shows

Criminal Justice

Lawyer agrees to plead guilty to bribing federal agents for inside information

Bar Exam

New York limits bar exam to in-state graduates because of coronavirus concerns

Trials & Litigation

Judge says he has no authority to force retraction of lawyer’s press comments about cops

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