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News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Lawyer pleads guilty to courthouse parachute jump; cat declawing banned in this state

Criminal Justice

Lawyer accused of defrauding his law firm by secretly referring its clients to outside lawyers

U.S. Supreme Court

In patent cases, imposing attorney fees will ‘hamper equal access to justice,’ ABA says

Ethics

Judge caught on video grabbing employee by the neck is suspended during disciplinary case

Judiciary

Judge told to stop vaping on the bench; motion claimed he was ‘constantly slurping’ on device

Immigration Law

Trump administration expands fast-track deportations; legal challenges planned

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Teen vandal gets paint-with-a-toothbrush sentence; Equifax settles data breach claims

Criminal Justice

13 cops in this state will be fired because of offensive Facebook posts

Criminal Justice

As some federal offenders win early release, new tool is unveiled to evaluate likelihood of recidivism

Law Professors

Controversial Penn law prof is under fire for remarks about third-world immigration

Criminal Justice

He’s 31, he’s a lawyer, and he’s still getting stopped by the police

Obituaries

‘America’s DA’ Robert Morgenthau dies at 99

Criminal Justice

Police officers illegally use information from arrests that have been sealed, lawsuit says

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Judge accused of ruling in girlfriend’s cases; felon wasn’t too old to re-offend

Criminal Justice

7th Circuit won’t overrule precedent barring female inmate’s challenge of strip searches as training exercise

First Amendment

Student who wore gorilla mask to Black Lives Matter rally is acquitted of intimidation charges

U.S. Supreme Court

Kagan says opponents of partisan gerrymandering should ‘go for it’

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: House holds attorney general in contempt; opioid executives charged

EDUCATION LAW

Few qualify for public service loan forgiveness, often due to bad information, lawsuit says

Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction

Debut author wins 2019 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction with refugees’ story

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