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News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Chief justice blocks Trump accounting subpoena; Ginsburg’s back at work

Criminal Justice

Texas court stays execution of Rodney Reed in case that attracted high-profile supporters

Ethics

New California bar study finds racial disparities in lawyer discipline

Attorney General

AG Barr accuses Democrats of war on Trump that’s intended to ‘incapacitate the executive branch’

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Law firm settles age bias suit; SCOTUS reviews Oracle’s $9B copyright claim

Trials & Litigation

Lawyer didn’t lie to judge about grandfather’s death but fudged the date, letter reveals

Criminal Justice

Trump adviser Roger Stone is convicted for lying about WikiLeaks in congressional probe of Russian influence

Constitutional Law

Judge rules woman who joined ISIS is not US citizen based on birthright citizenship exception

Criminal Justice

Lawyer acquitted of murder now represents his former co-defendant

U.S. Supreme Court

Kavanaugh jokes about ‘SNL’ parody of him in first major speech since confirmation

Legislation & Lobbying

Report urges Congress to give police incentives to track hate crimes

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Ginsburg misses oral arguments; judge tosses lawyer’s defamation suit over neo-Nazi label

Criminal Justice

Prosecutors allege law grad who failed bar exam created law firms in name of classmate

Careers

Meet Stephen Castor, the GOP lawyer stealing the show in Trump impeachment hearings

Lawyer Pay

Which BigLaw firms have jumped on the bonus bandwagon?

Law Firms

2 sets of BigLaw firms confirm merger talks

Women in the Law

Why are experienced women lawyers leaving BigLaw? Survey looks for answers and finds big disparities

In-House Counsel

Majority of chief legal officers think a recession is coming, survey finds

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: 2019 could be ‘decent year’ for law firms; tight schedule led to bar exam leak, report says

Ethics

3 judges, including 2 who were shot, receive short suspensions for White Castle altercation

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