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News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Lawyer is charged in mask-markup plot; another remote LSAT is scheduled

Law Firms

Many law firms that applied for paycheck protection loans are still waiting; Texas lawyer sues

Trials & Litigation

McConnell says COVID-19 aid bill must include liability shield for businesses and hospitals

Ethics

Lawyer indefinitely suspended for stealing from mentally ill client, charging legal rate for lawn mowing

U.S. Supreme Court

Chemerinsky: It’s going to be an unusual May in the Supreme Court

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Federal courts have reopening plan; billable hours cited in mental health survey

Law Firms

Privilege doesn’t protect law firm’s client information from IRS summons, 5th Circuit says

Judiciary

3rd Circuit revives judge’s claims against court officials over seized tape recorder, harassment

Trials & Litigation

Court tosses $177K sanction against prominent lawyer accused of using poll to influence opinion

Legal Education

For some law students, clinic work during COVID-19 feels more real than ever before

Bar Exam

California bar exam will be postponed and administered online

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Employer COVID-19 tests OK, EEOC says; Pitbull trademarks signature shout

Criminal Justice

Fighting for compensation in a state that offers no relief to the wrongfully convicted

Asked and Answered

Trials and tiaras: How do pageant winners fare as lawyers?

Practice Management

Utah’s high court proposes nonlawyer ownership of law firms and wide-ranging reforms

U.S. Supreme Court

Health law requires US to pay insurers that lost money, Supreme Court rules

U.S. Supreme Court

Closely watched gun-rights case tossed as moot by SCOTUS; Kavanaugh urges new cert grant

Election Law

Voting rights for people in jail is becoming another casualty of COVID-19

U.S. Supreme Court

In unusual lineup, SCOTUS rules annotations in Georgia state code can’t be copyrighted

Access to Justice

ABE Opportunity Grants support projects focusing on elder law, immigrant rights

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