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Veteran State Court Judge Rips Bar Exam, Says Test ‘Does Not Function To Protect The Public’

This judge is dropping anvils on the bar exam's defenders.

Learn To Science, People! Coronavirus Deaths Are Not Overcounted, And It’s Way Worse Than The Flu

Admitting when you are wrong is wisdom, not weakness.

Seriously, Just Google The Guy Offering You 40,000% Returns

Chances are, he’s done it before — and those people didn’t get their $1 million a week, either.

Morning Docket: 07.08.20

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* Chief Justice John Roberts was hospitalized last month for head injuries he sustained in a fall while walking around his neighborhood. [CNN]

* The Trump family is continuing its efforts to prevent the publication of a tell-all book written by President Trump’s niece. [Daily Beast]

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More Evidence Bar Examiners Don’t Give A Flying Fig About The Raging Pandemic… My Brain Hurts — See Also

Not One, But Two Stories Today About Various Bar Examiners Showing An Utter Lack Of Respect For Test Takers: A North Carolina representative tells a woman to focus on studying, not on the petri dish of wannabe lawyers she’s walking into.

But Don’t Worry, Colorado Comes Over The Top: And tells a damn newspaper that people worried about COVID during the July administration of the bar exam are just lazy.

If You Must Go To Court: May we suggest a hazmat suit?

Hughes Hubbard Conducts Layoffs: COVID-19 austerity rears its ugly head, again.

The Legal Profession Has A Long Way To Go To Fix Sexual Harassment: Like, a really, really long way.

This Federal Appellate Court Is Doing A Major Disservice To Black Lawyers

This must be remedied.

When Attorneys Attack!

Revisiting the St. Louis AR-15 couple.

Banks Still Very Much Expected To Harsh Hemp Growers’ Mellow

Just don’t, like, make too much work for the powers that be.

Has 35 Years Of Deterioration Of Establishment Clause Protection Finally Given The Theocrats Their Victory?

That government not only can, but now must force you to subsidize religion is a stunning rebuke of Establishment Clause protection.

‘Still Broken’: The Legal Profession Still Has A Long Way To Go On Sexual Harassment

The profession needs to do more.

ICE Will Deport Foreign Students Whose Schools Go Online-Only For Fall Semester

If you've got a problem, ICE can make it worse!

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Bar Exam Spokesperson Tells Newspaper That Folks Worried About Health Are Just Lazy

Wow.

Florida Lawyer Shows Up To Federal Court In Full Hazmat Suit

A tie 'would have been a nice touch,' said one judge.