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April 26, 2022
'I Felt Afraid to Ask': Law Students With Disabilities Are Often Torn Between Trying to Fit In and Seeking Accommodations

This is the first installment of a new Law.com series called, “Disabling Ableism: Making the Legal Profession More Accessible," which aims to highlight both the challenges and opportunities law students with disabilities face before, during and after law school, as well as how the legal industry can better embrace disability as a form of diversity.

By Christine Charnosky

10 minute read

Legal Education
April 26, 2022
Citing 'Growing National Consensus,' 7th Circ. Again Holds That COVID-19 Does Not Cause 'Direct Physical Loss or Damage to' Property

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

COVID-19
April 26, 2022
9th Circuit Revives State Senator’s 1st Amendment Retaliation Claim Against Senate Colleagues

By Marianna Wharry

4 minute read

Constitutional Law
April 26, 2022
ABA Releases Bar Passage Data: 3% Decrease for First-Time Takers

By Christine Charnosky

5 minute read

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'I'm A Black Man.' Attorneys of Color Make Inroads in MDL Leadership

About 16% of attorneys appointed to leadership roles in multidistrict litigation created in 2021 identified as nonwhite, up slightly from 14% in 2020. In 2016, only 4% went to nonwhite attorneys.

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