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1068 ABA Journal COVID-19 articles.

More BigLaw firms close or require remote work because of coronavirus threat

More large law firms are closing offices and requiring work at home amid mounting concerns about the new coronavirus. Law firms are emphasizing that they can continue to serve clients despite office closings and remote work.

Mar 16, 2020 12:10 PM CDT

How can prisons contain coronavirus when Purell is a contraband?

When Lauren Johnson reached for a squirt of hand sanitizer on her way out of the doctor’s office, she regretted it immediately. In the Central Texas prison where she was housed, alcohol-based hand sanitizer was against the rules—and the on-duty officer was quick to let her know it. “He screamed…

Mar 13, 2020 1:10 PM CDT

ABA announces all-digital ABA Day, urges Congress to provide coronavirus relief to nonprofits and create task force

The in-person portion of ABA Day, scheduled to take place in Washington, D.C., from April 21 to 23, has been canceled because of the public health emergency created by COVID-19.

Mar 13, 2020 12:00 PM CDT

Amid coronavirus worries, how do law schools move online?

As more schools move JD instruction out of the traditional classroom setting, many are moving into uncharted territory.

Mar 12, 2020 3:05 PM CDT

SCOTUS and other courts are restricting visitors or canceling proceedings amid coronavirus concerns

Some federal courts are changing or suspending some operations as a result of concerns about the coronavirus. The U.S. Supreme Court is among them.

Mar 12, 2020 12:15 PM CDT

Coronavirus and law schools: More universities shifting to online classes

An increasing number of universities with law schools—including those that have not reported active cases of coronavirus—are canceling their in-person classes and moving them online.

Mar 12, 2020 10:47 AM CDT

ABA cancels some meetings due to coronavirus concerns

One of the canceled meetings was a Health Law Section conference on emerging issues in health care, where one of the topics set for discussion was privacy and the coronavirus.

Mar 11, 2020 4:15 PM CDT

ABA president offers coronavirus response update, announces COVID-19 programming

The ABA prioritizes the health and safety of its staff and members and continues to monitor the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other sources for updates on how the coronavirus could affect its programming and operations, ABA President Judy Perry Martinez said Wednesday.

Mar 11, 2020 2:41 PM CDT

Coronavirus and law schools: Numerous schools canceling in-person classes

The concerns about the coronavirus have spread to law schools, with schools across the country canceling in-person classes or announcing full closures.

Mar 11, 2020 10:15 AM CDT

Quinn Emanuel shuts down New York office after partner tests positive for coronavirus

A partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan in New York has tested positive for the coronavirus, prompting the firm to close the office as a precaution this week.

Mar 9, 2020 10:47 AM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Defense bar calls for protection in prisons from coronavirus; cheese makers protect ‘halloumi’ trademark

Nation’s criminal defense bar calls for ‘prompt implementation’ of COVID-19 plans in detention facilities The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers on Wednesday called for the “prompt implementation of comprehensive, concrete, and transparent COVID-19 coronavirus readiness plans for the nation’s prisons, jails and other detention facilities.” NACDL President Nina Ginsberg…

Mar 6, 2020 3:50 PM CST

Lawyer tests positive for coronavirus; officials say he’s second person in NYC to be diagnosed

An attorney at a Manhattan trusts and estates law firm has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said Tuesday.

Mar 4, 2020 10:23 AM CST

How BigLaw and the courts are responding to coronavirus; potential illness closes one firm’s office

Several large law firms are taking steps to reduce the threat of coronavirus to their workers, including one law firm that shut down an overseas office after a worker became ill.

Feb 28, 2020 11:20 AM CST

Afternoon Briefs: Equifax hack traced to Chinese military; law prof is under coronavirus quarantine

Chinese military personnel are charged in Equifax hack Four members of the Chinese military have been indicted in the 2017 hacking of Equifax that gathered names, birth dates and Social Security numbers for nearly half of U.S. citizens. The information obtained could be used to reveal whether any American officials…

Feb 10, 2020 4:26 PM CST

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