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Judge slams emergency motion to halt knockoff unicorn art amid coronavirus pandemic

Public Health

Suffolk County DA among 25 court-connected people in New York diagnosed with COVID-19

Bar Exam

BarBri bar exam prep options will soon include streamed, real-time lectures

Public Health

Amid novel coronavirus fears, juvenile lockups are cutting visits

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Reform group backs cost metric in law school rankings; California suspends jury trials

Sentencing/Post Conviction

Why the prison population is so vulnerable to COVID-19

U.S. Supreme Court

2 SCOTUS justices agree to amend financial disclosures after Fix the Court asks questions

Ethics

Judges must consider defendants’ ability to pay fines and fees, ethics opinion says

Public Health

Texas and Ohio AGs say abortions are nonessential medical procedures that must be delayed

Practice Management

Chief innovation officer talks firm’s changing culture amid COVID-19 and best tips for working remotely

Public Health

Several states postpone attorney discipline hearings because of the coronavirus

Law Schools

On-campus interviews in January? Top law schools consider delays amid law firm pressure

COVID-19

Klobuchar’s law prof husband is hospitalized with COVID-19

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Lawsuits challenge shutdown orders; judge ordered to stop hearings

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS rules states have immunity from copyright suits in case involving Blackbeard’s ship

Bar Exam

What alternatives to the July bar exam are being considered in light of COVID-19?

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court rules suits for contracting bias must show but-for causation, a tougher standard

U.S. Supreme Court

Traditional insanity defense isn’t constitutionally required, SCOTUS rules

COVID-19

New Jersey Supreme Court orders release of county jail inmates, with some exceptions allowed

COVID-19

Above the Law founder David Lat is put on a ventilator after COVID-19 diagnosis

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