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Bar Exam

Bar exam in hotel rooms offered test-takers social distancing and private bathrooms

U.S. Supreme Court

Idea of court packing gains traction among some Democrats; are there alternatives?

Labor & Employment

Divided 2nd Circuit rejects statistical bias claim against company that refused to hire convicted felons

U.S. Supreme Court

Ginsburg’s death could doom health care law, cement environmental rollbacks, imperil right to abortion

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Justice Ginsburg will lie in state; 2 lawyers are sentenced in extortion plot

Supreme Court Nominations

Cuban American judge and SCOTUS contender’s record on voting rights, executive power could be contentious

Supreme Court Nominations

A top SCOTUS contender, Amy Coney Barrett is likely to draw scrutiny for decisions on abortion, campus sex assault

Supreme Court Nominations

Trump plans to nominate a woman to replace Ginsburg; who are the top contenders?

Bar Exam

California Supreme Court lawyer shares supervised practice idea for unsuccessful bar applicants

U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87

Law Firms

Seyfarth Shaw announces some layoffs while rolling back salary cuts

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Self-driving car crash leads to charge; ABA center will monitor trial of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero

Law Firms

Will partner offices shrink to associate size after the pandemic?

Law Firms

BigLaw firm is punishing 5 departing partners in bonus clawback dispute, petition says

Health Law

Fertility doctors used their sperm for pregnancies, contrary to patients’ wishes, 2 lawsuits allege

Judiciary

Ohio chief justice, a Republican, stands up for Democratic judge blasted by GOP for ballot drop box decision

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Judge blocks postal changes; bedroom backdrop for SCOTUS justice’s Constitution Day remarks

Prosecutors

Incensed judge orders every federal prosecutor in Manhattan to read her decision

Bar Exam

October online bar is less than a month away, and test-takers report significant software problems

Judiciary

Does age and gender affect judges’ sentences? New study suggests nuanced answer

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