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1068 ABA Journal COVID-19 articles.

Chemerinsky: It’s going to be an unusual May in the Supreme Court

For the first time in recent memory, the Supreme Court will be holding oral arguments in May, and for the first time ever, they will be by telephone. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, oral arguments were canceled in the Supreme Court in March and April.

Apr 29, 2020 8:00 AM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Federal courts have reopening plan; billable hours cited in mental health survey

Local conditions will guide federal courts in reopening during COVID-19 crisis Guidelines for the reopening of federal court operations during the novel coronavirus crisis emphasize local decision-making guided by community conditions and data from health officials. Courts would progress through four reopening phases at their own pace, the Administrative Office…

Apr 28, 2020 4:10 PM CDT

For some law students, clinic work during COVID-19 feels more real than ever before

Clinical law students across the country say their work helping clients remotely is now much different and more difficult because of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it comes closer to real-life lawyering than ever before, according to some law professors who direct the clinics.

Apr 28, 2020 8:00 AM CDT

California bar exam will be postponed and administered online

Because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the California bar exam is postponed from July until Sept. 9 and 10, and the state supreme court wants the bar to be online with remote or electronic proctoring.

Apr 27, 2020 4:17 PM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Employer COVID-19 tests OK, EEOC says; Pitbull trademarks signature shout

EEOC: Employers can test for COVID-19 without violating ADA Employers can require COVID-19 tests before allowing workers to enter the workplace, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The tests don’t violate the Americans With Disabilities Act if they are accurate and reliable, and they are job-related and consistent with…

Apr 27, 2020 4:10 PM CDT

Voting rights for people in jail is becoming another casualty of COVID-19

In the months before prisons and jails banned visitors due to the coronavirus, election workers and volunteers streamed in and out of Chicago’s Cook County Jail helping people there get ready to vote.

Apr 27, 2020 11:16 AM CDT

Supreme Court refuses to block public charge rule in request citing COVID-19 impact

The U.S. Supreme Court declined Friday to block the Trump administration’s public charge rule curbing green cards and visas for people on public benefits.

Apr 27, 2020 9:53 AM CDT

The latest on legal document management software

As law firms establish processes to create digital documents, they then need to be able to store them online in a location that is easily accessible by all firm employees. That’s where cloud-based document management software signed with law firms in mind comes in.

Apr 27, 2020 9:29 AM CDT

Coronavirus has not stopped many cash-strapped courts from seeking fines and fees

In Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, the sheriff’s department has turned an old bank into a socially distanced payment location where residents can pay court fines and traffic tickets. “Drive-Thru ONLY,” the agency posted on Facebook. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, officers continue to arrest people for failing to pay court debts—even ones more…

Apr 24, 2020 3:43 PM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Stand-your-ground laws are questioned; lawyer will visit beaches as Grim Reaper

Stand-your-ground laws are associated with more homicides, report finds Evidence suggests that stand-your-ground laws are associated with increases in gun homicides, according to a review of scientific literature by the RAND Corp. As of January, more than two-thirds of states had stand-your-ground laws or had expanded the castle doctrine to…

Apr 24, 2020 3:09 PM CDT

First state plans for online bar exam if in-person test is not possible

If the novel coronavirus pandemic prevents a bar exam from being safely administered in person, the Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners will offer an online test, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court announced Thursday.

Apr 24, 2020 9:43 AM CDT

Are we entering a new era of legal education during the novel coronavirus crisis?

Ari Kaplan recently spoke with Lutz-Christian Wolff, Stephen Gallagher and Joyce Wong—the dean, associate dean for teaching and learning and the faculty secretary, respectively—of the Chinese University of Hong Kong's law faculty, about the COVID-19 pandemic and a potentially new era of legal education.

Apr 24, 2020 8:00 AM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: 8th Circuit OKs surgical abortion ban; holdout juror’s ouster leads to new trial

8th Circuit allows Arkansas to ban most surgical abortions during pandemic The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at St. Louis has allowed Arkansas to enforce its ban on surgical abortions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Arkansas still allows surgical abortions needed to protect the life or health of the patient,…

Apr 23, 2020 4:51 PM CDT

Do anti-mask laws make us all criminals? Lawyer who challenged this law sees issues

Are people who don masks to protect themselves during the COVID-19 epidemic breaking the law?

Apr 23, 2020 4:28 PM CDT

It was another bad week for many BigLaw lawyers and staffers; who saw pay cuts and furloughs?

It’s not over, by any means. It has been a week since the ABA Journal reported on the latest large and midsized law firms to cut pay, reduce partner draws, and furlough or lay off staff because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, at least 15 more law firms took temporary steps to reduce costs.

Apr 23, 2020 3:43 PM CDT

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