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News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: California bar seeks proposals on nonlawyer practitioners; online ‘sneak-in’ contracts abound

Evidence

In husband’s trial, judge allows evidence from slain wife’s Fitbit

Immigration Law

Immigration judges are leaving because the job is ‘unbearable,’ union says

Criminal Justice

Ex-lawyer charged with fraud after collecting money from inmate for fake bribe scheme

Careers

2 founding partners leave boutique firm, and one explains why: He needs a break from law practice

Trials & Litigation

DOJ environmental chief tells courts he inadvertently let his law license lapse

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Judge and civil rights lawyer dies at 93; lawyer reminds court of Super Bowl continuance promise

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court allows US to implement rule curbing green cards based on likely public assistance

Asked and Answered

Getting real: What happens when clients go on reality TV

Ethics

Lawyer who can’t find testators for over 500 wills can’t toss documents, ethics opinion says

Legal Education

Finance law prof gets probation for not paying taxes after being accused of embezzling millions of dollars

Criminal Justice

Lawyer accused of billing more than 24 hours per day is found in Nicaragua

Ethics

DC Bar considers relaxing its already-lenient rules to allow nonlawyer ownership of law firms

Immigration Law

Judge calls ICE if he thinks defendants in his courtroom are in US illegally

Immigration Law

7th Circuit is aghast at ‘obduracy’ of Board of Immigration Appeals, which refused to implement its decision

Practice Technology

What you need to know about virtual and chatbot assistants for lawyers

Judiciary

Judge apologizes for ‘deplorable’ letters he wrote to college newspaper about gay people and AIDS

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Teen blogger denied murder case evidence; Aerosmith drummer loses comeback case

Death Penalty

Overturning 2016 precedent, Florida top court says jury unanimity not needed for death penalty

Privacy Law

Defendant challenges ‘classic dragnet search’ for Google cellphone data within robbery radius

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