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News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: 2019 could be ‘decent year’ for law firms; tight schedule led to bar exam leak, report says

Ethics

3 judges, including 2 who were shot, receive short suspensions for White Castle altercation

Privacy Law

Judge rules border agents need reasonable suspicion to search electronic devices

Question of the Week

How do you deal with workplace bullies?

Legal Rebels Podcast

Diversity in the legal tech community has been slow but steady

Death Penalty

Is Texas death row inmate innocent? ABA president urges clemency to prevent ‘irreversible act’

Immigration Law

Supreme Court appears to side with Trump administration in its defense of ending DACA

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Madonna sued over late start time of concert; unusual bar ceremony goes viral

Labor & Employment

Country club seeks to hold waiter liable for allegedly spilling red wine on $30K handbag

Trials & Litigation

Suit seeking to hold gunmaker liable in Sandy Hook shooting can proceed after SCOTUS denies cert

Entertainment & Sports Law

Judge certifies class action alleging US women’s soccer team is paid and treated unequally

Tax Law

Lawyer pleads guilty to tax charge for allegedly paying personal expenses through law firm account

Law Firms

Cravath announces associate bonuses; did the firm top Milbank?

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Law students object to ‘Carey Law’ name; First Step Act beneficiary charged with murder

Law Firms

Defamation accusations fly in feud between Alan Dershowitz and David Boies

U.S. Supreme Court

Does adding ‘.com’ to generic name create protectable trademark? Supreme Court to decide

In-House Counsel

University lawyer submits resignation after using N-word to make point about free speech

Criminal Justice

Inmate tells court he fulfilled his life sentence after briefly dying

Sentencing/Post Conviction

Judge says he’d consider giving reduced sentence to rapist if he paid $150K to victim

Law Schools

Law school in this state gets record $125M gift and new name

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