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Obituaries

Lawyer, author and founder of program for wrongfully convicted dies at 52

Public Health

Lawyer tests positive for coronavirus; officials say he’s second person in NYC to be diagnosed

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: SCOTUS splits over immigrant’s fight against ID theft conviction; first black justice on top Illinois court dies

In-house Counsel

Letter from 50 in-house counsels seeks change in expert testimony standards

Ethics

Indiana AG may face license suspension, despite dismissal of sexual misconduct suit

Criminal Justice

As voters head to polls, DA apologizes for husband’s pointing of gun at protesters

Product Liability Law

Apple agrees to pay up to $500 million in settlement over slow phones

Legal Education

Internal candidate is selected to lead the ABA’s legal ed section

Cybersecurity

Legal services company shuts down systems after ransomware attack

Criminal Justice

District attorney faces indictment over drug possession and misconduct

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: LGBTQ students sue for sex ed equality; judge’s law license is suspended 5 times

Election Law

Appeals court allows voters who may have moved to stay on the rolls

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS agrees to review ruling that struck down Affordable Care Act

Immigration Law

Asylum rules overturned after judge rules head of top US immigration post was unlawfully appointed

Constitutional Law

ABA urges top state court to consider death penalty policy, constitutional challenges in drug records case

Ethics

Judge should be fired for ‘sexist remarks’ and other misconduct, commission finds

ABA Techshow

‘60 in 60’ Techshow closing session covers travel and work tips, privacy and lots of keyboards

ABA Techshow

How accurate is AI in legal research?

ABA Techshow

Lawyers should weigh risks and ethics in cloud computing

ABA Techshow

Google’s Mary Shen O’Carroll says the legal industry is finally getting faster and more efficient

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