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Law Firms

Former Boies Schiller lawyer refused to leave new firm after partnership voted him out, lawsuit says

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Judges tosses transgender woman’s pageant bias suit; SCOTUS allows indoor church services

Accreditation & Standards

4 more law schools found to be in compliance with ABA’s new bar passage standard

First Amendment

9th Circuit revives Oregon lawyers’ freedom-of-association challenge to mandatory bar membership

Criminal Justice

Ex-prosecutor is accused of soliciting bribes from defense lawyers, defrauding man who had Coca-Cola stock

Law Firms

Law firm’s fan account for presidential pets is ‘out of the Twitter doghouse’

Trials & Litigation

More Zoom issues in court hearings: Doc joins from operating room, defendant is naked from at least the waist up

Judiciary

Study finds ‘Trump-era uptick’ in partisan voting by en banc courts

Juries

California nonprofit pushes states to make jury instructions more broadly available

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Judge strikes down CDC eviction moratorium; lawyer’s dogged determination brings cash

Lawyer Wellness

Pandemic and financial stress could push some lawyers to act unethically, experts warn

Judiciary

Judges with corporate and prosecution backgrounds are more likely to rule against workers, study says

Education Law

Group sues Yale over race-conscious admissions and seeks cert in Harvard suit

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: California opens process for retroactive bar admission; judge suspended after election-fraud charge

Trials & Litigation

In growing trend, suits seek to hold motel operators liable for human trafficking

U.S. Supreme Court

Chemerinsky: Voting rights cases before SCOTUS could have profound effects on future elections

Judiciary

Judges tell of case delays, high caseloads as House committee considers expanding judgeships

U.S. Supreme Court

Former college student who claims he was beaten by officers loses ‘loophole’ case in Supreme Court

Criminal Justice

State AG faces impeachment for fatal car crash; ‘his face came through your windshield,’ cop says

Criminal Justice

Judge refuses to block forfeiture of retirement account of former BigLaw partner

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