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Legal Education

Deal to acquire Concordia law school no longer in place; dean says news was big surprise

Trials & Litigation

Police union sues state attorney general over plans to publish names of disciplined cops

Judiciary

Judges in 3 states testify in favor of continued use of remote proceedings post-COVID-19

Ethics

2-year suspension recommended for lawyer over ‘aggressive tactics and relentless vindictiveness’

Ethics

Former BigLaw lawyer can start the process to return to practice after prison sentence, state supreme court says

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Judge won’t block book by Trump’s niece; ex-BigLaw lawyer wants harassment lawsuit tossed

ABA Annual Meeting

2020 ABA Medal goes to William Neukom, founder of the World Justice Project

Law Firms

Remove underperformers? Increase cash? New law firm survey shows changing views

Internet Law

Twitter dismissed from Rep. Devin Nunes’ defamation suit over parody accounts

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS upholds limits on habeas review for some asylum-seekers

Judiciary

With latest appellate confirmation, Trump has appointed 200 federal judges

Supreme Court Report

Justices have a lot to say, but all is quiet in the Supreme Court

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Another law firm cuts pay; officer fired in shooting death of Breonna Taylor

Criminal Justice

Privatized services and onerous fees hurt public confidence in the justice system, ABA report says

Verdicts & Settlements

Bayer will pay up to $10.9B to resolve Roundup litigation

Law Firms

Fighting landlord’s suit, Jenner & Block says COVID-19 pandemic entitles it to rent abatement

Law in Popular Culture

In Amazon’s ‘Gary Busey: Pet Judge,’ is what you see really what you get?

Trials & Litigation

Judge can’t probe DOJ’s decision to drop Flynn case, DC Circuit says

The Modern Law Library

What does police abolition look like?

Judiciary

New York top court doesn’t see C-word as a compliment, orders judge’s ouster

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