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By Paul Hodkinson | October 1, 2020
The legal profession is particularly at risk of 'significant and damaging change' without office interactions, warns the former Supreme Court judge.
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By Amy Guthrie | September 21, 2020
In a letter signed by IBA vice chair and MinterEllison partner Peter Bartlett, the group asserts that Mexico is discouraging taxpayers from hiring counsel and threatening criminal penalties if they fail to settle.
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By Anna Zhang | September 21, 2020
The plaintiffs have shown serious questions going to the merits of the First Amendment claim, U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler said.
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By Simon Lock | September 15, 2020
Four firms are among over 60 organisations who have petitioned the government to stand by its commitments to the transgender community.
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By Jennigay Coetzer | September 4, 2020
The case concerns well-known lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa, who was barred in a recent magistrate court ruling in Harare from representing a jailed investigative journalist.
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By Meganne Tillay | August 18, 2020
The firm said it will also make a push towards improving the hiring, retention and promotion of Black and ethnic minorities at the firm.
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By Ellen Bardash | August 7, 2020
"I'm a New York attorney who also happens to be French and very annoyed by what's going on," said Pierre Ciric, who is among the plaintiffs saying the prime minister's directive is a burden on French citizens who struggle to get test results in the United States.
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By Max Mitchell | August 5, 2020
The order, which was issued Monday and docketed with the court Tuesday, stems from legal proceedings currently unfolding in the High Court of Justice of England and Wales.
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By Meganne Tillay | July 8, 2020
The task force is made up of 10 partners and will oversee anti-racism training and other measures to advance racial and ethnic diversity at the firm.
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By Meganne Tillay | July 6, 2020
The Magic Circle and 12 other firms have signed the pledge designed to improve the career prospects of ethnic minority lawyers.
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By Charles Toutant | January 2, 2024
Rutgers and the law school have policies "that a student's right of free expression does not extend to actions or behaviors that harass, threaten violence, or intimidate classmates," the suit states.
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By Adolfo Pesquera | January 2, 2024
The Texas Supreme Court will hear oral argument on 14 cases in January, with the majority coming from Harris, Dallas and Travis counties.
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By Angela D. Giampolo | January 2, 2024
The Russian Supreme Court's ruling recognizes as "extremist" an undefined "international public LGBT movement." This phrase appears to target not an established group or initiative, but any activism in defense of the human rights of LGBTQ+ people or even any public association with the LGBTQ+ community.
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By Alexander Klein | January 2, 2024
This article proposes a solution to prosecutorial immunity for the civil rights plaintiffs' bar. It is a path that allows victims of prosecutorial misconduct to recover damages for malicious prosecutions while, at the same time, paying heed to the legitimate interest in allowing prosecutors to focus on their difficult jobs without being stymied by the fear of lawsuits.
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By The Associated Press | December 26, 2023
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Kimberly M. Esmond Adams ruled Friday that Appen Media Group, which publishes community newspapers in Georgia, did not prove Sandy Springs violated the state's Open Records Act.
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By Law Journal Editorial Board | December 24, 2023
We understand that the attorney general may have referred the comptroller's recommendations to an internal commission, but we question whether that action deals with the matter with sufficient urgency.
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By Dan Packel | December 22, 2023
A profession struggling for more equitable representation confronts a legal activist who wants law firms to be colorblind.
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By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press | December 21, 2023
"The state of Georgia is playing games," plaintiff lawyer Abha Khanna said of the new maps. "We're going to make you chase us all over the state from district to district to achieve an equal opportunity for Black voters. It's a constant game of whack-a-mole."
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By Marianna Wharry | December 20, 2023
"Just as racial bias odiously infects a jury's deliberations, it can have a deleterious impact on the decision-making of a defendant weighing the merits of a plea offer," Judge Rebecca Pennell wrote. "The abrupt injection of racial bias into one's decision-making process can engender feelings of inferiority, distrust, helplessness, and self-doubt."
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By ALM Staff | December 20, 2023
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
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