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News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Progressive groups mull judicial possibilities; 2 law deans each donate $125K to help law students

Ethics

Suit claims anti-bias ethics rule infringes lawyer’s free speech rights

Legal Education

With scholarship ruse, law school assistant dean of admissions is accused of stealing $74K

Law Professors

Harvard law prof claims reporter sexually harassed him, twisted facts in ‘gullible man’ story

Public Health

More than 50 guests can attend New York weddings amid COVID-19 pandemic, federal judge rules

Law Firms

In expansion push, Dentons announces combination with law firm of nearly 100 lawyers

Legal History

Army lawyer let Sen. McCarthy ‘hang himself’ through his own words, says author of new bio

Law in Popular Culture

Netflix’s new Jeffrey Epstein docuseries explores conspiracy theories and crime cover-ups

Bar Exam

Previous bar examinees won’t get benefit of new California cut score, state supreme court says

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Lawyer denies ‘monstrous’ harassment; US appeals judge dies from COVID-19

Law Professors

Law prof sues over N-word suspension and says being white led to different treatment

Constitutional Law

Will Roberts opinion ‘eviscerate abortion rights’? 8th Circuit cites new standard

Constitutional Law

House may sue to enforce former White House counsel subpoena, en banc DC Circuit rules

Careers

Legal industry gains jobs for third month in a row after a disastrous April

Public Health

Test-takers express safety concerns, fears from in-person bar exam—including lack of masks, unclean bathrooms

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: State justice contracts COVID-19; $50M verdict upheld for man kept in police storage room

Election Law

Top state court reverses order that would’ve added fear of COVID-19 to absentee voting excuses

Immigration Law

Federal judge orders weekly COVID-19 tests for immigrants at California detention center

Ethics

State supreme court suspends former judge accused of harboring boyfriend sought in robbery

U.S. Supreme Court

Public approval for SCOTUS surges after latest blockbuster term, report says

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