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Report from Governmental Affairs

7 key areas of legislative and policy successes by the ABA in the 116th Congress

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Governor seeks Sidney Powell’s disbarment; ex-Davis Polk associate avoids sanctions

Law Firms

Cole Schotz settles suit against lawyer accused of revealing confidential documents in bid to injure BigLaw

Constitutional Law

Trump impeachment brief cites First Amendment, says call to fight referred to quest for election security

Diversity

Female and minority lawyer representation in firms reaches historic highs, but gains are small, new report says

Access to Justice

Annual ABE grant program supports 15 ‘boots-on-the-ground’ projects

Judiciary

Federal judge who said he would ‘crush’ plaintiff’s case prejudged her bias claims, 5th Circuit says

Law Schools

Nonprofit that offers mentoring to law school applicants seeks more volunteers

Members Who Inspire

Elizabeth Greene aims to prevent heart disease and stroke in central Massachusetts

Law Professors

Prove it up: Scholars criticize law prof’s speech about secret folders and say it was unsupported

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: 2 well-known law firms shun merger idea; law firm of Biden’s brother touts connection

Layoffs

Morrison & Foerster cuts staff, citing trends accelerated by COVID-19 pandemic

Civil Rights

NYU law prof Deborah Archer is ACLU’s new board president; fight for racial justice expected to be a priority

Client Protection

After filing election suits, pro-Trump lawyer L. Lin Wood is asked to undergo mental health evaluation

Careers

Meet the new lawyers taking over Trump’s impeachment defense; 5 others are out

Ethics

Lawyer gets probated suspension in Lysol can attack

U.S. Supreme Court

Chemerinsky: SCOTUS hands down a rare civil rights victory on qualified immunity

Legal Rebels

Utah became first state to change ethics regulations to allow for alternative business structures

Legal Rebels

Thanks to chief justice, the Michigan Supreme Court pivoted to remote proceedings during COVID-19

Legal Rebels

Housing lawyer Sateesh Nori knew COVID-19 would force courts to go digital—so he stepped in to help

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