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Law Firms

How one law firm plans to embrace remote work—even after reopening its offices

Public Health

Los Angeles superior court fined over $25K for COVID-19 safety violations after courthouse worker deaths

Internet Law

Tort lawyers represent Trump in social media censorship lawsuits; is ‘state actors’ claim viable?

Judiciary

Regional chief judge steps down from administrative role because of Halloween party photo

Law Firms

New data published about lateral hiring during COVID-19 pandemic

Criminal Justice

Judge rules for grandma on home confinement after arrest for not answering calls during computer class

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS in review: Kavanaugh is the median; Barrett, consensus justices play ‘the long game’

The Modern Law Library

Do we need to rethink how we handle classified leaks?

Women in the Law

Women’s success in legal careers: Lack of advancement is not a ‘woman’ problem, it’s a ‘profession’ problem

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Judge requires COVID-19 vaccine for some probationers; are Breyer hirings a sign?

Corporate Law

Can businesses recover for pandemic losses? 8th Circuit is first federal appeals court to rule

Tort Law

Akerman lawyer is appointed as receiver in condo collapse; who may be liable?

Judiciary

Appeals court slams judge’s ‘utterly racist’ theory on Black defendant’s frontal lobes

Guantanamo/Detainees

ABA files amicus brief in Guantanamo detainee’s case

Legal Education

What can bar applicants learn from the October 2020 exam?

Bar Associations

Mandatory bar in Texas violates lawyers’ First Amendment rights, 5th Circuit rules

U.S. Supreme Court

Chemerinsky: Supreme Court looks to common law for guidance in Fourth Amendment cases

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Boy Scouts of America agrees to $850M settlement; 1st Circuit rejects ERA suit

U.S. Supreme Court

Sotomayor accuses majority of ‘linguistic contortion’ in rejecting ineffective assistance claim in death penalty case

U.S. Supreme Court

State ban on tuition assistance at religion-teaching schools to be reviewed by Supreme Court

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