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ABA Annual Meeting

What can we expect from the all-virtual 2020 ABA Annual Meeting?

Ethics

Lawyer suspended after his skip-trial strategy backfires; his son is reprimanded

Fourth Amendment

4th Circuit spars over predictive policing; dissenter criticized for writing ‘with a smooth pen and a tin ear’

Careers

Law grads have had job offers rescinded at 49% of surveyed law schools

Ethics

Prosecutorial ethics are in the spotlight after the death of Ahmaud Arbery

U.S. Supreme Court

Second federal execution since 2003 is carried out after Supreme Court lifts injunctions

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: KKK courthouse mural still on display; George Floyd’s family sues

Criminal Justice

At least 837 attorney-client calls were recorded by Maine jails

Bar Exam

Louisiana backs out of in-person and remote July bar exams, and New Jersey cancels as well

Law Firms

38 lawyers will work at Husch Blackwell’s new virtual office

Law Firms

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner announces layoffs; experts say other firms may follow

U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is released from hospital after treatment for possible infection

Diversity

LGBTQ+ lawyers and attorneys with disabilities report prevalent discrimination, ABA study says

The Modern Law Library

We need to reckon with feminism’s contributions to mass incarceration, says law professor

COVID-19

New York City public defenders file suit to halt in-person court appearances

Ethics

New formal ethics opinion gives additional guidance on harassment and discrimination

U.S. Supreme Court

Chemerinsky: Blockbuster decisions in 6 areas of law made this a SCOTUS term to remember

Legal Rebels Podcast

Legal reform advocates need to more actively engage the public

Immigration Law

US drops plan to revoke visas of foreign students taking all online classes after Harvard and MIT sue

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Judge won’t stop Mary Trump book; judge rejects Weinstein deal

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