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Ethics

Election lawyers say they can’t be sanctioned if they signed documents in typewritten form

Law Firms

Morgan Lewis ordered to turn over Trump docs in tax probe; firm will end representation

Federal Government

Biden executive orders affect Trump policies challenged in lawsuits

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Appeals court vacates ‘dirty power’ rule; court employee accused of online threats

Law Firms

BigLaw firm underpaid female partner, allowed male peers to ostracize and obstruct her, lawsuit says

Labor & Employment

Lawsuit claims lawyer’s supervisor hit her during witness cross-examination

Election Law

Lawyer fired after posting Capitol riot video sues to block ‘illegitimately elected Congress’

Criminal Justice

Flurry of Trump pardons follows lobbying by well-connected lawyers

Law in Popular Culture

National Geographic’s ‘Trafficked’ looks at the most dangerous drug in America

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: NRA files for bankruptcy; Boies Schiller partner is detained

Criminal Justice

Lawyer is arrested in Capitol assault after Facebook bragging

Constitutional Law

Federal appeals judges suggest SCOTUS should allow states to ban ‘eugenics’ abortions

Ethics

Should the Federalist Society reckon with members who aided Trump’s false election claims?

Animal Law

ABA helps animal shelters address challenges during COVID-19 pandemic

Death Penalty

‘This is not justice’: Sotomayor slams final federal executions before Biden’s inauguration

Judiciary

Transformation of judiciary is Trump’s ‘most consequential accomplishment,’ says nonprofit founder

Advancing Racial Equality & Social Justice

Structural racism is killing us—now what? Here are some policy recommendations

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Execution carried out despite COVID-19 claim; 9 charged in Flint water crisis

Criminal Justice

New York attorney general sues over NYPD’s alleged use of ‘excessive force’ against protesters

Law Firms

BigLaw firm cuts more than 130 jobs in offices overseas

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