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Ethics

Judge faces ethics charges for reality TV show featuring courtroom domestic violence cases

Labor & Employment

Why exotic dancers and other gig workers are seeing employment law gains, COVID-19 losses

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Bar exam pass rate hits new low in California; Ben & Jerry’s ‘happy cows’ suit tossed

Law Firms

Firm fires staffer for ‘no more masks’ social media post that referred to Glock pistol

Ethics

Indiana attorney general is suspended for 30 days for inappropriate touching at party

Religious Law

6th Circuit rules Kentucky church can host in-person services; federal judge allows it statewide

Judiciary

Chief Justice Roberts turns down request for probe into federal appeals judge’s retirement

Criminal Justice

Georgia attorney general asks Justice Department to probe handling of Ahmaud Arbery case

Trials & Litigation

Could Zoom jury trials become the norm during the coronavirus pandemic?

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Sen. Ted Cruz supports salon owner released from jail; LegalMatch defeats TRO bid

Legal Education

ABA legal ed section contemplates rule change in light of novel coronavirus

Law Firms

IT manager’s age-bias suit says he was falsely accused and fired by BigLaw firm

Bar Exam

Indiana plans remote July bar exam, and Nevada considers open-book test

Judiciary

State justice blasted for saying COVID-19 surge was at meat plant, not among ‘regular folks’

Second Amendment

Judge orders reopening of gun stores in Second Amendment challenge

Careers

Legal services sector shed a whopping 64,000 jobs last month

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Group wants bar passage standard delayed; Justice Ginsburg leaves hospital

Attorney General

DOJ moves to drop Michael Flynn prosecution despite guilty plea; Trump had tweeted support

Law Firms

The good and bad news: Firms continue to announce cuts, but it’s at slower pace

U.S. Supreme Court

‘Bridgegate’ convictions tossed by Supreme Court, which says federal corruption laws don’t apply

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