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Trials & Litigation

Marvel CEO seeks punitive damages for alleged theft of his DNA during a deposition

Criminal Justice

Officers who fired stun gun at man doused in gasoline, setting him ablaze, aren’t liable, appeals court rules

Labor & Employment

Paralegal who refused to notarize affidavit because of its contents can sue over her firing, appeals court says

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Another state plans remote bar exam in July; Texas AG sues electric company over huge bills

Law Schools

Difficulties of pandemic should be acknowledged in law school transcript, students say

Judiciary

Judge with ‘salty’ personality gets suspension partly for F-bombs, says word is common in his region

Corporate Law

Pandemic worsens already-growing debt problem with many legal remedies on hold

Law Firms

How law firms reacted to racial injustice and the COVID-19 pandemic

Practice Management

What did law firms do that helped them outperform the market in 2020?

Pro Bono

Holistic crisis management: Lawyers step in to solve problems, large and small

Law Firms

Former Boies Schiller lawyer refused to leave new firm after partnership voted him out, lawsuit says

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Judges tosses transgender woman’s pageant bias suit; SCOTUS allows indoor church services

Accreditation & Standards

4 more law schools found to be in compliance with ABA’s new bar passage standard

First Amendment

9th Circuit revives Oregon lawyers’ freedom-of-association challenge to mandatory bar membership

Criminal Justice

Ex-prosecutor is accused of soliciting bribes from defense lawyers, defrauding man who had Coca-Cola stock

Law Firms

Law firm’s fan account for presidential pets is ‘out of the Twitter doghouse’

Trials & Litigation

More Zoom issues in court hearings: Doc joins from operating room, defendant is naked from at least the waist up

Judiciary

Study finds ‘Trump-era uptick’ in partisan voting by en banc courts

Juries

California nonprofit pushes states to make jury instructions more broadly available

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Judge strikes down CDC eviction moratorium; lawyer’s dogged determination brings cash

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