* Reese Witherspoon is facing a class action over statements that allegedly implied she’d give teachers an unlimited amount of free dresses. Elle Woods and Tracy Flick would have talked to counsel before making any offers… [Hollywood Reporter]
* Mitch McConnell is proposing sweeping immunity from claims relating to COVID-19 in exchange for additional government relief. [CNN]
Keeping Law School Accessible When Federal Loans Fall Short
As federal borrowing caps tighten financing options for law students, one organization is stepping in to negotiate the terms they can't secure alone.
* Check out this article on the challenges facing bar candidates this summer. [Forbes]
* Alex Jones has hired a new lawyer to represent him in Sandy Hook defamation litigation. [Connecticut Law Tribune]
* The feds have shut down the website of a Kentucky man who claimed to have a vaccine for COVID-19. Real life is looking more and more like the movie Contagion with every passing day. [Courier Journal]
Legal Is Changing. And NeoSummit Is Where The Future Is Being Built.
Legal and operational leaders are gathering May 6–7 in Fort Lauderdale to confront the questions the industry hasn't answered—with a keynote from Amanda Knox setting the tone.
Jordan Rothman is a partner of The Rothman Law Firm, a full-service New York and New Jersey law firm. He is also the founder of Student Debt Diaries, a website discussing how he paid off his student loans. You can reach Jordan through email at [email protected].