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Children's Rights

Foster care agencies that contract with the government shouldn’t discriminate, ABA says in amicus brief

Election Law

19 states and DC file lawsuits accusing postmaster general of jeopardizing election

Immigration Law

ICE guards ‘systematically’ sexually assault detainees in an El Paso detention center, lawyers say

Juries

Can you be removed from a jury pool for supporting Black Lives Matter?

Labor & Employment

Uber and Lyft avoid shutdown after court delays injunction

Practice Management

General counsel of Fortune 500 company talks gratitude, empathy and a decade of lessons he learned

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Steve Bannon charged; more BigLaw firms trim pay cuts

Verdicts & Settlements

Michigan agrees to pay $600M to settle Flint water claims; most money allocated to minors

Judiciary

Removal or retirement is recommended for judge accused of groping worker

Personal Lives

‘Persnickety dude’ government lawyer points out New York Times typos on Twitter

Contracts

No takebacks? Settlement offer missing a zero can be withdrawn, appeals court says

Trials & Litigation

Discussion on Zoom between plaintiff and jurors is not grounds for mistrial, judge says

Supreme Court Report

The Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’ is drawing increasing scrutiny

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Lawyer is accused of $20M money laundering scam; BigLaw firm trims salary cuts

Juries

8th Circuit rules against grand juror who wanted to talk about Michael Brown case

Obituaries

Second probate judge in Georgia dies from COVID-19; 8 others also became ill

Criminal Justice

Self-described ‘lottery lawyer’ is accused of scheming to defraud his winner clients

Bar Exam

New York announces reciprocity agreements with 9 jurisdictions while it plans online October bar exam

Law Schools

Cooley Law School will close another campus; ‘not really enough students to make it work,’ dean says

Legal Rebels Podcast

Bench trial by video? This lawyer says it went better than expected

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