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News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: ‘Don’t play games with the judge,’ PG&E lawyers warned; Ex-Dewey CFO appeals

Ethics

Blagojevich faces new ethics complaint amid Trump’s talk of possible clemency

ANNUAL MEETING

Despite ardent support, ABA House votes down measure giving a ‘state’ delegate to US Virgin Islands

Immigration Law

More poor immigrants will be deemed likely ‘public charges’ and denied green cards under new rule

Annual Meeting

ABA president encourages lawyers to be ‘helpers’ and promote civility

Law Firms

As law firm culture changes, old partnership model ‘is all but dead’

Immigration Law

Justice Department takes step to decertify union for immigration judges

Annual Meeting

ABA honors 5 women for their service to the legal profession

Judiciary

Judges can’t use taxpayer funds to sue clerk in paper-files dispute, state supreme court rules

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Woman fined $100K for dirty pool and tall grass; county bar sued for pregnancy bias

Labor & Employment Law

Lawyer opposes ‘large, intimidating’ Scabby the Rat in case filings; memo takes aim at Fat Cat

Criminal Justice

New hemp laws leave police and prosecutors dazed and confused

Military law

Unique military program helps sexual assault survivors—but not all of them

Law Schools

Judge tosses suit over Harvard Law Review’s alleged racial and sexual preferences, allows do-over complaint

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Discipline recommended for bar code switches; Andrew McCabe sues over firing

Ethics

Lawyer who threatened to pursue citizen’s arrest of judge is suspended for 30 days

Question of the Week

Do you act like a lawyer with your family and friends?

The Modern Law Library

How to train your expert witness

Prosecutors

DA can’t be sued for firing 4 higher-level employees who supported his opponent, 5th Circuit says

Law Firms

LeClairRyan closing amid budget shortfalls, partner exits

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