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Afternoon Briefs: 8th Circuit OKs surgical abortion ban; holdout juror’s ouster leads to new trial

Public Health

Do anti-mask laws make us all criminals? Lawyer who challenged this law sees issues

Law Firms

It was another bad week for many BigLaw lawyers and staffers; who saw pay cuts and furloughs?

Public Health

How the COVID-19 pandemic creates obstacles for sexual assault survivors

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court rules willful infringement isn’t required to award profits in trademark cases

Insurance Law

Federal judge sues Allstate, claims insurer is wrongly trying to evict him during pandemic

Public Health

Contact-tracing apps could help contain COVID-19 but raise thorny legal and privacy issues

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Missouri sues China over COVID-19; lawyer accused of threatening cameraman

Insurance Law

Insurance company’s suit says it has no duty to cover Geragos firm’s COVID-19 business losses

Attorney General

AG Barr says Justice Department may support lawsuits if states go too far in COVID-19 constraints

Legal Education

Utah is first state to grant diploma privilege during novel coronavirus pandemic

Ethics

Lawyer can’t be reinstated to law practice unless he shows wife has no access to accounts

The Modern Law Library

Journalist investigating wrongful convictions turns lens on white-collar criminal case in Chicago

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Congress asked for COVID-19 lawsuit curbs; law school cuts pay for staff and faculty

Law Firms

Gross revenue jumped 5% for top US law firms last year; which firm surpassed $4B?

Supreme Court Report

What will change when SCOTUS hears oral arguments by phone?

Criminal Justice

Lawyer is accused of recruiting clients into prostitution ring he ran from his home

Bar Exam

Average multistate bar exam score drops to new low, raising concerns about bar pass rates

Health Law

In new opinion, 5th Circuit halts medication abortions in Texas under nonessential surgery ban

Legal Education

Bar exam does little to ensure attorney competence, say lawyers in diploma privilege state

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