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Criminal Justice

District attorney backtracks after refusing to offer plea deals to lawyer who said prosecution office is racist

U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS will hear case involving FBI surveillance of Muslim community and state secrets privilege

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to male-only draft; Kavanaugh joins 2 liberal justices in statement on denial

Law Firms

BigLaw partner leaves firm after he sues voting machine companies for MyPillow CEO

Death Penalty

Arizona reportedly prepares gas chamber for execution by cyanide, the gas used at Auschwitz

Law Students

Making brown-bag meals for the needy helped this law student stay busy and safe during the COVID-19 pandemic

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Legal industry jobs jump again; Boies Schiller emails admissible at former CEO’s trial

Juvenile Justice

In New York, a 7-year-old is arrested for rape; should the age for juvenile prosecutions be raised?

Judiciary

Judge gets 6-month suspension, partly for misusing her contempt power

Obituaries

Disbarred lawyer F. Lee Bailey, who took on the ‘demons of society,’ dies at 87

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: McDonald’s faces Illinois privacy suit; NYPD accused of violating graffiti artists’ rights

Bar Exam

Online bar exams axed by NCBE beginning next year

Health Law

Appeals court allows eviction moratorium to continue, says CDC likely to win appeal

U.S. Supreme Court

Chemerinsky: Precedent seems to matter little in the Roberts Court

U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Barrett parts ways with 3 conservative justices in ruling on reach of computer fraud law

Law Students

Stanford lifts graduation hold on law student who made satirical flyer for fake Federalist Society event

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: MLB faces federal lawsuit for moving All-Star Game; entertainment lawyer starts singing career at 92

Appellate Practice

Appeals court confirms bribery convictions of lawyer, coal company executive

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Amazon drops arbitration requirement after facing over 75,000 demands

Ethics

Judge resigns after facing multiple misconduct charges over courtroom outbursts

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