Plaintiffs Want Breyer Booted, Weinstein Verdict Watch, Diversity Exec Hires: The Morning Minute
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February 21, 2020 at 06:00 AM
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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING
WRAPPING UP? It's Friday, and Day 4 of jury deliberations in the Harvey Weinstein criminal case in New York. Will there be a verdict ahead of the weekend? At the end of the day Thursday, jurors asked to re-hear the cross-examination of actress Annabella Sciorra. The Sopranos actress testified last month that the ex-Hollywood producer raped her in the winter of 1993-1994. The court is expected to re-read that testimony to the jury today.
TOUGH SPOT – Despite a California law that gives state judges the authority to block federal immigration agents from interfering with immigrants' access to courthouses, federal agents arrested at least two allegedly undocumented men at a courthouse in Santa Rosa earlier this week. As Cheryl Miller reports, the arrests—made despite pleas from the state's chief justice for such agents to stay away from state courthouses—highlight the difficulties court officials are facing as they grapple with conflicting laws.
BUGGED – Volkswagen consumers who opted out of the "clean diesel" class action settlements want U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer off the case ahead of next week's trial in San Francisco. Amanda Bronstad reports that the plaintiffs have concerns about the appearance of bias, due to Breyer's ruling earlier this month to make the trial's first phase a bench trial focused on the fairness of the "clean diesel" settlements—the same ones he approved. Volkswagen is calling the motion "baseless and unwarranted."
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EDITOR'S PICKS
RBG's Remarks on Equal Rights Amendment Are Used Against Advocates in Court
How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome as a Young Lawyer
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WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
WORK LOVE – More than half of U.K. lawyers said they had been in personal relationships with people at work at some point in their lives, according to a survey by Law.com International's U.K. arm. But, as Hannah Roberts reports, there's little consensus among the respondents on how involved legal employers should become in such situations. About 43% felt that employers should have some policy about reporting relationships to management. And 7% said they believe relationships at work should be banned completely.
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WHAT YOU SAID
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