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Runner loses bid to compete with prostheses
Welcome to Monday, the 139th anniversary of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Here are some news items to get your week started. — American runner who uses prosthetic legs […]
Bar exam will be unforgettable for new mom
Welcome to Monday, the 41st anniversary of the first made three-point shot in National Basketball Association history, thanks to Chris Ford of the Boston Celtics. Here are some news items […]
COVID causation could confound courts
Welcome to Monday, the 206th anniversary of Maryland lawyer Francis Scott Key‘s writing of “The Defence of Fort McHenry,” a poem better known as “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Here are some […]
Lawyer discovers what not to say to a judge
Welcome to Monday, the 36th anniversary of Christa McAuliffe being chosen to be the first teacher in space. She died in the Challenger explosion in January 1986. Here are some […]
Some attorney bonuses will survive pandemic
Welcome to Monday, the 46th anniversary of the final performance of A Little Night Music‘s original broadway run. Here are some news items to start your week. — Some lawyers […]
Transgender runner challenges sex-at-birth law
Welcome to Monday, the 80th anniversary (birthday?) of Bugs Bunny. Here are some news items to get your week started. — Transgender runner challenges Idaho’s law requiring athletes to compete […]
Texas GOP loses convention cancellation challenge
Welcome to Monday, the 35th anniversary of the “Live Aid” concerts in London and Philadelphia to raise money for African famine relief. Here are some news items to get your […]
Furloughs could become law firm layoffs, report says
Welcome to Monday, the 37th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Arizona Governing Committee v. Norris decision that Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits states from discriminating […]
ICC investigators should be free, Trump told
Welcome to Monday, the 43rd anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Coker v. Georgia decision declaring the death penalty unconstitutional for the crime of rape against an adult woman. Here are […]
Being a New Yorker could hurt Trump
Welcome to Monday, the 46th anniversary of the publication of “All the President’s Men.” Here are some news items to get your week started. — Trump’s claim of being a […]
Defense lawyers oppose jury trials resuming
Welcome to Monday the 67th anniversary of the Supreme Court upholding the District of Columbia’s criminal prohibition on restaurant’s refusing to serve black customers. Here are some news items to […]
How to concede an election without really crying
Candidates for political office never need help with victory speeches: They have those prepared months in advance. But woe to those candidates who lose. Often they are just winging it, […]
