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Judiciary

Federal judge includes ‘be kind’ advice in orders following COVID-19 pandemic

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: ABA backs COVID-19 money for LSC; Larry Klayman files $20T suit against China

Legal Education

Suspension of federal student loan payments available during COVID-19 pandemic

U.S. Supreme Court

Will Supreme Court decide some cases without oral arguments?

Ethics

3 prosecutors resign amid probe into free Utah Jazz tickets provided by defense lawyer

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS extends filing deadlines because of coronavirus outbreak

Public Health

Lawyer with early diagnosis of COVID-19 is recovering; another dies from complications

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Self-quarantined judge says COVID-19 not a hoax; Katy Perry wins copyright case

Criminal Justice

How the coronavirus is upending the criminal justice system

Public Health

California lawyer among those on lockdown in Spain amid coronavirus

Careers

NALP report shows historically high offer rate for summer associates; what’s to come?

Law Schools

Several top law schools adopt pass-fail grading plans after going online

Labor & Employment

Can companies be held liable when their employees fall ill with the coronavirus?

Immigration Law

ICE halts most immigration enforcement, more courts close amid COVID-19 pandemic

Judiciary

Judge defies order to delay hearings, denies issuing warrants for no-shows

Constitutional Law

PBS series ‘A More or Less Perfect Union’ focuses on the Constitution

Law Schools

As COVID-19 mandates virtual law classes, nonprofit creates list of volunteer online speakers

Practice Technology

7 types of tech tools to help lawyers set up virtual offices

Ethics

Lawyer suspended for boosting law school grades in Williams & Connolly application

Supreme Court Report

Outbreaks of disease have shuttered the Supreme Court going back more than 2 centuries

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