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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

Ethics

Lawyer suspended for Facebook advice on how to shoot an abuser and avoid conviction

Constitutional Law

Chief Justice Roberts won’t preside in Trump’s second impeachment trial; what does the Constitution say?

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Biden lifts transgender military ban; Boston doesn’t have to fly Christian flag, court says

Judiciary

Judge apologizes after posting photo with her husband in Capitol rioter costume

Attorney General

Report of Trump plot to oust acting attorney general precedes internal DOJ probe, lawyer condemnation

Immigration Law

SCOTUS should overturn the ‘return to Mexico’ policy, ABA says in amicus brief

Trials & Litigation

Voting machine company Dominion files $1.3B defamation lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani

Careers

Butch Bowers will no longer be a lead attorney in Trump’s upcoming impeachment trial

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court orders dismissal of emoluments cases against Trump as moot

Asked and Answered

Law prof focuses on positives from the COVID-19 pandemic

Women in the Law

The 19th Amendment and its legacy: Fights remain for voting inclusivity

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: Lawyers seek Rudy Giuliani’s suspension; scholars support post-presidency impeachment power

Civil Rights

Program aims to create new generation of civil rights lawyers with scholarships and training

Criminal Justice

Bail is denied in new rape case against lawyer who was once named a most eligible bachelor

Criminal Justice

Suspended family law attorney is accused of additional sex crimes

Practice Management

Recruiting firm CEO discusses creating career opportunities in 2021

Immigration Law

Private prison company must face lawsuit alleging it ran forced labor camps, 5th Circuit rules

News Roundup

Afternoon Briefs: These SCOTUS justices skipped the inauguration; student loan deferments extended

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