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Ethics

Lawyer deserves reprimand for courtroom protest that led to ‘Bart Simpson-esque’ punishment, ethics board says

Lawyer Pay

First-year associate pay continues to rise, despite pandemic, NALP survey says

Practice Management

Greenberg Traurig leaders begin RV tour to visit firm’s 30 US offices

Legal Rebels Podcast

How one firm is trying to convince technology clients to embrace subscription pricing

Constitutional Law

Full 6th Circuit upholds ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ law punishing docs who perform Down syndrome abortions

Appellate Practice

In rare move, full 6th Circuit will hear initial arguments in abortion case; dissent blasts ‘procedural hopscotch’

Law Firms

Leaders of 62 BigLaw firms denounce voting restrictions; coalition is formed to challenge legislation

Judiciary

Alabama judge is suspended from bench after she is accused of anti-death penalty predilection

Mind Your Business

How to make a professional transition during the COVID-19 pandemic

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Supreme Court rules for religion; Ramsey Clark dies at 93

Law Firms

This firm takes top spot for its COVID-19 response, Yale Law Women says; which others took top honors?

Obituaries

Federal judge killed in hit-and-run incident; police say driver was disoriented, aggressive

Legal Education

If Biden approves loan forgiveness, what could it mean for law school debt?

Judiciary

State supreme court justice confirms he has been working from outside the country for 3 months

Pro Bono

ABA president, other leaders will volunteer for Free Legal Answers

Law Firms

Holland & Knight in merger talks to create 1,600-lawyer firm; does it portend ‘next wave’ of mergers?

Practice Technology

Legal vendors have had mixed experiences with virtual conferences amid COVID-19

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Slower-paying law students wait-listed; ‘tiger mom’ law prof back in the news

U.S. Supreme Court

Law profs abound on Biden’s new commission to study changing the Supreme Court

Pro Bono

Former death row inmate thanks God and his lawyers for his release after 30-plus years in prison

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