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New York Law Journal

First Department Announces Some In-Person Arguments to Resume

Anyone entering the Appellate Division, First Department's courthouse in Manhattan for in-person oral argument, or otherwise, will have to undergo COVID-19 screening and temperature checks.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'We Are in an Ongoing Disaster': Justices Hear Case Over Murphy's Borrowing Plan

"Can I stop you there?" Justice Barry Albin interjected. "The question of 'anticipated versus unanticipated' and 'foreseen versus unforeseen'—we know we are in an ongoing disaster. It's called a pandemic."
9 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut Bar Exam Won't Be Waived, Committee Says

The Connecticut Bar Examining Committee also will not recommend granting graduating students diploma privileges.
4 minute read

International Edition

Orrick Names New Co-Managing Partner in Paris

The new appointment succeeds Frédéric Lalance, a litigation partner who had held the co-leader position since 2018.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

State Argues to Pa. Justices That Consumer Protection Law Covers Landowners in Gas Leases

Do natural gas lease agreements entered into by drillers and private landowners fall under the state Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law's definition of "trade or commerce"? That was the question before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on May 27, the third day of livestreamed oral arguments.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Menendez, Booker Talk COVID-19 and the 'Struggles of Many Law Firms'

"Part of our ethics as lawyers is to do pro bono work," added Sen. Cory Booker. "I challenge you to raise our level of service during this crisis. This is a time for all hands on deck."
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

How Grubhub May Guide Pa. Justices' Ruling on Restitution in Public Corruption Cases

It seems like online food delivery is on everyone's minds these days. It even played a major role in Thursday morning's livestreamed Pennsylvania Supreme Court arguments over the state Public Official and Employee Ethics Act's restitution provision.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. High Court Arguments in 'Nanny Cam' Case Raise Complex Privacy Questions

On its first day of its first-ever livestreamed oral arguments, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court tackled a case that the defense warned has potentially broad implications for employees' expectation of privacy in the workplace.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

'How Do We Deal With Stolen Joy?' State Bar's Private Support Group on Zoom

The Bar Association's support chats are held privately, and the confidentiality of participating lawyers' names and workplaces is guaranteed. The theme for Thursday's session? Joy, or perhaps more accurately, the struggle to find it during the times of COVID-19.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

COVID-19 Bills Take Center Stage in Trenton Voting Sessions Thursday

The marathon remote voting day by lawmakers scattered throughout the state occurred on the same day that Gov. Phil Murphy announced that all state beaches, boardwalks and lakes will be open on May 22 for Memorial Day weekend.
8 minute read

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