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News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Suit filed over chicken sandwich shortage; judge seen as likely SCOTUS pick

Law Schools

Cooley Law School cuts tuition and seeks to close satellite campus

Bar Associations

8th Circuit rejects lawyer’s challenge to mandatory bar dues

Criminal Justice

Gunlike hand gesture is disorderly conduct, appeals court says

Natural Disasters

Courts in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas announce closings for Hurricane Dorian

Judiciary

Texas judge admonished for closing courtroom to protest Kavanaugh confirmation

Legal Rebels Profile

Jonathan Petts and Rohan Pavuluri joined forces and took on Chapter 7 bankruptcy

Legal Rebels Profile

Gina Clayton-Johnson helps women who know what it’s like to have a family member locked up

Legal Rebels Profiles

Keith Lee couldn’t find a place online where lawyers could communicate freely—so he created it

LEGAL REBELS PROFILE

The founders of SimpleCitizen resolve to streamline the immigration process

Legal Rebels Profile

Dorna Moini’s software helps legal aid groups and law firms automate users’ form-filling

LEGAL REBELS PROFILE

A seminal 1990s event sparked Colin Starger’s devotion to aiding criminal defendants, inmates

LEGAL REBELS PROFILES

With Kimball Dean Parker’s tools, people are better able to access the justice system

Legal Rebels Profile

Cynthia Conti-Cook crunches the numbers to hold NYPD accountable for misconduct

Legal Rebels Profiles

Lawyers, organizations design task-automation software with Jonathan Pyle’s Docassemble

Legal Rebels Profiles

Mississippi ranks last when it comes to access to justice; Tiffany Graves hopes to change that

Natural Disasters

Florida Supreme Court posts court closures for Hurricane Dorian

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Ex-law dean Norman Lefstein dies; inmate who got life for stealing $50 is released

U.S. Supreme Court

Letter to Supreme Court from Senate Republicans promises to fight court expansion

Trials & Litigation

Suit against family members of attorney’s murderer cites Indiana’s red flag law

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