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Law Schools

If law schools can’t offer in-person classes this fall, what will they do instead?

Education Law

New Title IX regulations give more rights to college students accused of sexual misconduct

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS refuses to block Pennsylvania order shutting down most businesses

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Kentucky travel ban overturned; Wisconsin justices consider stay-at-home extension

Judiciary

ABA rates DC Circuit nominee ‘well qualified’ after finding him ‘not qualified’ for trial bench

Ethics

Suspension sought for lawyer who lobbed insults, citing Trump; he also accused judge of ‘robe rage’

Bar Exam

Florida announces plans for July bar exam with masks and thermometers

U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Ginsburg is hospitalized and treated for gallbladder condition

The Modern Law Library

An insider’s guide to succeeding in law school⁠—even during the COVID-19 pandemic

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: 6th Circuit won’t delay inmate transfer; sheriff declines to enforce stay-at-home order

Judiciary

County magistrate is suspended for ‘belligerent and coercive behavior’ over trout fishing citation

Bar Exam

If states want July bar exam, NCBE will have testing materials

Judiciary

Group’s request for probe into federal judge’s retirement gets a boost

Immigration Law

‘This is so boring!’ Unmuted listeners interrupt phone hearing over ICE courthouse arrests

Trials & Litigation

Ex-BigLaw partner accused of ‘shaking his behind’ at opposing counsel escapes sanction

Bar Exam

California announces online bar exam, but how will it work?

Public Health

Nearly 800 COVID-19 lawsuits have been filed, according to law firm’s tracker

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Justice Thomas speaks in SCOTUS teleconference arguments; courts want rule ideas

Health Law

At least 15 states grant lawsuit protection to long-term care facilities during pandemic

Entertainment & Sports Law

Federal judge tosses unequal pay claims by US women’s soccer team, allows other claims

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