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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruption for businesses and individuals around the globe. Our content focuses on its impact on the legal industry, including law firms, the court system, in-house counsel, tech companies and law schools.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | September 8, 2020
"It's a very dangerous idea if people think judges are beholden to a political party or a partisan agenda. And those who claim we are, they do the republic great harm in that," recently retired D.C. Circuit Judge Thomas Griffith said.
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By Michael A. Mora | September 8, 2020
The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit will likely make a decades-old political dispute more contentious.
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By Ryan Tarinelli | September 8, 2020
Chief Judge Janet DiFiore reports that more than 1,700 people showed up for grand jury duty in New York City courthouses during a week in August. She says that figure is "only slightly lower" than response rates before the coronavirus pandemic.
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By Ryan Tarinelli | September 8, 2020
Chief Judge Janet DiFiore reports that more than 1,700 people showed up for grand jury duty in New York City courthouses during a week in August. She says that figure is "only slightly lower" than response rates before the pandemic.
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By Jane Wester | September 8, 2020
If Michael Cohn had not pleaded guilty to theft of government property before U.S. District Judge Gary Brown, his bench trial would have been the district's first criminal trial since the coronavirus pandemic froze court proceedings in March.
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By Kaveri Subbarao | September 8, 2020
"What does this make possible?" (WDTMP?) was a major, "Aha!" moment for me. As simple as the question is, it was and continues to serve as a reminder to keep a growth mindset. It is not easy to maintain a rosy outlook amid the chaos.
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By Elio Martinez | September 8, 2020
As we begin the countdown to Nov. 3, we are certain to see an increase in election slogans, which have become an American tradition. They are the brands used to market presidential candidates.
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By Andrew Lavoott Bluestone | September 8, 2020
How will the COVID pandemic change our judicial systems, and will there be any effect on legal malpractice?
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By Ross Todd | September 8, 2020
"No matter how many trials you've done, if you haven't done one remotely, you're a brand new lawyer all over again," says Coreen Wilson of Wieck Wilson in Bellevue, Washington, who recently won a defense verdict from a jury who heard much of a trial remotely.
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By Zack Needles | September 7, 2020
After decades of deprioritizing associate development and well-being, law firm leaders have been obsessed the past few years with figuring out how to get—and keep—young lawyers engaged. But the pressures of the pandemic are beginning to endanger any recent progress made on that front.
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