By Marcia Coyle | April 15, 2020
The U.S. solicitor general's office said it has been "endeavoring to minimize risks to the health and safety of our personnel responsible for the filing and service of paper copies."
By Suzette Parmley | April 14, 2020
"Every state agency is fully focused on the fight against COVID-19 right now," Gov. Phil Murphy said. "This executive order provides them with the flexibility they need by extending deadlines associated with their normal rulemaking work until after this crisis is over."
By Ross Todd | April 14, 2020
"The best thing you can do is be as direct as you can and not put yourself in a position where they want to cut you off," said Cooley's Matthew Caplan of arguing on the phone. "You don't want them to lose patience with you because you're overstaying your welcome."
By Alaina Lancaster | April 14, 2020
"Once the courtroom was set up, it was really the justices and counsel that made it work effectively for all parties—although Judicial Council IT were onsite throughout to provide technical support if necessary—it was not required," said Cathal Conneely, the public information officer for the Judicial Council of California.
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By Zack Needles | April 14, 2020
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has used its King's Bench power to reject an emergency application for extraordinary relief seeking to invalidate Gov. Tom Wolf's executive order that shut down the physical operations of all "non-life-sustaining" business in response to the COVID-19 epidemic.
By Ross Todd | April 14, 2020
"Quite simply, we believe this is not the first or even one of the first cases that should be tried as the courts adopt new procedures and make adjustments for safe public health while conducting trials, given several unusual characteristics," wrote Holmes' lawyers at Williams & Connolly, citing the months-long trial schedule and crowds of onlookers outside the courthouse for prior hearings.
By Jason Grant | April 14, 2020
"The body count has begun," wrote three former U.S. Department of Justice high-level prosecutors in a New York Daily News column. They said that "thousands of Americans who live and work in our federal prisons are at grave risk from COVID-19, and their [federal] government is not moving quickly enough to protect them."
By Patrick Smith | April 14, 2020
Managing partner Bob Bodian said lawyers and staff are enduring pay cuts to avoid even worse alternatives.
By Cheryl Miller | April 14, 2020
The board's decision not to immediately endorse diploma privilege, which would allow 2020 law school graduates to practice without passing the bar exam, is sure to disappoint hundreds of third-year students.
By Ryan Tarinelli | April 14, 2020
Experts say executive orders issued by the third-term governor give him wide legal latitude over public school schedules.
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