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Nonprofit AccessLex Institute sets up emergency fund for law students during pandemic

A $5 million law student emergency relief fund has been established by the AccessLex Institute, which plans to distribute $25,000 each to ABA-accredited, nonprofit schools.

Mar 31, 2020 11:41 AM CDT

Megachurch pastor is arrested for hosting Sunday services despite order limiting gatherings

A megachurch pastor in Florida has been arrested for defying Hillsborough County’s limit on gatherings of 10 or more people.

Mar 31, 2020 10:32 AM CDT

Federal judges in Texas and Ohio block pandemic-related abortion bans

Federal judges in Texas and Ohio have temporarily blocked abortion bans that were adopted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mar 31, 2020 9:55 AM CDT

How scams multiply during the COVID-19 crisis and why lawyers are not immune

If someone you don’t know—and have no connection to—contacts you to file a lawsuit, proceed with caution. It could be one of many scams that are easier to pull off than ever before, thanks to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Mar 31, 2020 9:32 AM CDT

Pay cuts, layoffs, lower partner distributions part of BigLaw response to COVID-19 impact

The economic impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic is hitting BigLaw. “Businesses around the world are bracing for the short-term and potential long-term economic impacts of COVID-19,” said one firm.

Mar 30, 2020 4:56 PM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Student loan deferment in stimulus bill; BigLaw lawyer removed from ventilator

Federal stimulus package extends student loan payment deferments for 6 months Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, borrowers can now suspend federal student loan payments until Sept. 30 with 0% interest. The federal stimulus package news follows a March 20 announcement from the U.S. Department of Education…

Mar 30, 2020 4:29 PM CDT

Judge says US failed to promptly release detained immigrant children from ‘hotbeds for contagion’

A federal judge in Los Angeles has found that the federal government failed to promptly release immigrant children from detention facilities that are “hotbeds for contagion.”

Mar 30, 2020 11:22 AM CDT

Above the Law founder David Lat is transferred out of ICU and taken off ventilator

The founder of Above the Law, David Lat, has been transferred out of the intensive care unit and taken off a ventilator, he wrote in a Facebook post Saturday evening.

Mar 30, 2020 10:08 AM CDT

How to practice law remotely and efficiently during the COVID-19 crisis

As people across the country are coping with countless changes in light of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the ABA Journal’s Asked and Answered podcast is taking a break from its regularly scheduled programing to share information with lawyers about how they can adjust to the world’s current situation—such as having to work from home, whether they want to or not.

Mar 30, 2020 9:27 AM CDT

Three states postpone July bar exam; will others follow?

July bar exams in New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut will be rescheduled, for the fall. They are the first jurisdictions to reschedule bar exams due to the coronavirus pandemic, and specific dates have not been scheduled yet.

Mar 30, 2020 8:55 AM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: EPA relaxes pollution rules during COVID-19 crisis; Title IX doesn’t protect trans athletes, DOJ says

EPA relaxes pollution enforcement during coronavirus pandemic The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that it would relax enforcement of environmental rules in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The EPA said companies should monitor themselves as the agency focuses on “situations that may create an acute risk or imminent threat to…

Mar 27, 2020 4:50 PM CDT

Nonprofit AccessLex Institute sets up emergency fund for law students during pandemic

Megachurch pastor is arrested for hosting Sunday services despite order limiting gatherings

Federal judges in Texas and Ohio block pandemic-related abortion bans

How scams multiply during the COVID-19 crisis and why lawyers are not immune

Pay cuts, layoffs, lower partner distributions part of BigLaw response to COVID-19 impact

Afternoon Briefs: Student loan deferment in stimulus bill; BigLaw lawyer removed from ventilator

Judge says US failed to promptly release detained immigrant children from ‘hotbeds for contagion’

Above the Law founder David Lat is transferred out of ICU and taken off ventilator

How to practice law remotely and efficiently during the COVID-19 crisis

Three states postpone July bar exam; will others follow?

Afternoon Briefs: EPA relaxes pollution rules during COVID-19 crisis; Title IX doesn’t protect trans athletes, DOJ says

Decision about releasing July bar exam materials will come in May, NCBE says

Judge suggests lawyer who opposed extension may want to brush up on karma concepts

Lawyer’s ‘glib’ coronavirus tweet spurs outrage and death threats

Billable hour expectations remain the same, though work volume is ‘trending lower,’ survey says

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