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Judiciary

Judge acknowledges his disparaging reference to governor was ‘idiotic’

Law Firms

Former Davis Polk associate may pursue retaliation claim, judge says; other racial bias claims tossed

Law Students

Law student debt averages about $165K at graduation, creating stress and restricting choices, survey says

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS refuses to reinstate extended deadline for absentee ballots in Wisconsin

U.S. Supreme Court

Senate confirms Judge Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: BigLaw partner in mansion rent dispute; 115 court employees have COVID-19

Practice Management

Law firms must do more effective damage control to survive

Constitutional Law

5th Circuit judge blasts abortion procedure as ‘barbaric’ in dissent

Legal History

Posthumous bar admission granted in case of Black man who sought law license in 1882

Criminal Justice

Lawyer is charged with operating sex-trafficking ring; woman says no one ever believed her

Criminal Justice

Vandals ‘picked the wrong guy’ when they defaced my home for client work, BigLaw partner says

Law Firms

BigLaw firm lays off 43 business staffers

Criminal Justice

‘Death by Cop’: A judge joins the brother of a Black man killed by police to promote racial healing

Asked and Answered

How to maximize your business development during the COVID-19 crisis

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Lawyers favor Biden in individual donations; cities sue over ‘anarchist’ label

Criminal Justice

Owner of Legal Genius law firm pleads guilty to conspiracy involving stolen police crash reports

Law Firms

Sexual misconduct suit by BigLaw firm’s former legal assistant is mostly dismissed

Practice Technology

Investment bank managing director discusses legal tech market and lasting impacts of COVID-19

Environmental Law

Oregon Supreme Court rejects climate change lawsuit that cites public trust doctrine

Education Law

Federal judge rules students have no right to civics education while warning of peril to democracy

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