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News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: BigLaw partner faces architect’s suit; Weinstein accusers will receive compensation

Privacy Law

Immigration lawyer sues over seizure of his cellphone at airport

Bar Exam

Suggestions for a different bar exam approved by NCBE board of trustees

Legal Education

California allows retroactive bar admission with supervised practice

Diversity

Coca-Cola general counsel gets tough with law firms that fail to meet diversity goals

Diversity

Proposal for mandatory implicit bias training is rejected by Texas bar committee

Law Firms

Brown Rudnick settles $300M malpractice suit over bankruptcy representation

U.S. Supreme Court

As Biden staffs SCOTUS reform group, GOP senators back constitutional amendment to block expanded court

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Biden addresses environmental justice; scammers impersonate law firm

Trials & Litigation

Judge sanctions lawyer and client $150K, citing ‘mountain of evasiveness’ and ‘outright lies’

Criminal Justice

Mayor of Portland, Oregon, pepper-sprays lawyer in parking lot

Criminal Justice

Charges tossed against hammer-attack suspect after accuser refuses to testify without a mask

Ethics

Lawyer is arrested and disbarred after alleged threats and accusations of judicial witchcraft

The Modern Law Library

How your firm can use technology to build business and keep clients

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Judge blocks Biden’s deportation moratorium; Biden orders private prison phaseout

Rule of Law

How to restore trust for a profession in transition

Bar Exam

Man who was told he failed bar exam actually passed, and he blames software

Trials & Litigation

Ridiculed for urging ‘Lord of the Rings’ remedy, lawyer blasts media in new election lawsuit filing

Careers

Some try working in bed during pandemic; Above the Law founder says why not?

Practice Management

Run your law practice remotely with legal practice management software

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