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State Admissions Board Investigating Reddit Post 'Confessing' to Cheating on Bar Exam
Reddit user burnerman1818 posted, “I cheated on the bar exam, will they find out?” to the r/barexam subreddit two days ago. Click Here To Read The Full Article
The Performance Review Season Talent May Dread
Law firms, recently hungry for as many lawyers as they could find, are now looking to trim ranks. But rather than using layoffs, law firms are managing people out through the review process. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Are We Over Thinking Office Return Strategies?
Routines based around ‘work from home’ are calcifying, and commuting, parking, sandwich shops and childcare are fading into distant memory. With each passing week, the challenge to win attorneys back into the office increases. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Federal Judge Awards Plaintiff $800K in Attorney Fees Despite Jury's Zero-Damages Verdict
The attorney fee award came on remand from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, which ruled that, despite the zero-damages verdict, plaintiff Yasmin Reyazuddin was the “prevailing party” in the case. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Inside Track: Will EEOC's Switch to Democratic Control Spur Lawsuit-Filing Spree?
Two Republican members of the commission say some cases that are failing to win a majority vote for filing are being administratively withdrawn so that they can be voted on again after Democrats gain control. Click Here To Read The Full Article
8th Circ. Denies Qualified Immunity to Police Officers Who Stopped Man Over Illegible Temporary Tag
“Nor can a driver rightly be held responsible for ambient conditions that render a tag illegible,” wrote a unanimous panel of Eighth Circuit judges in the Fourth Amendment search and seizure case. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Illinois Rolls Out Slate of New Training Courses for Staff of Problem-Solving Courts
Funding for the new courses and the chosen faculty to staff them, which include judges, lawyers, probation officers, coordinators and treatment providers, comes from the federal Bureau of Justice Assistance. Click Here To Read The Full Article
11th Circ. Vacates Preliminary Injunction Against Georgia Secretary of State for Alleged Flaws in Electronic Voting System
“Ultimately, the Coalition is asking the courts to redline the already reasonable voting policy the state has in place. That is not our role,” Judge Britt C. Grant wrote. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Northeastern University Law 'Erroneously' Accepts 205 Prospective Students
“Due to a technical error, 205 current applicants to the School of Law received an erroneous email notifying them of their acceptance into next year’s class,” according to a statement from Northeastern University. “Admissions decisions will not be finalized until later in the academic year.” Click Here To Read The Full Article