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Father And Son Charged With Murder In Ahmaud Arbery Killing Are Denied Bond "I'm relieved they'll stay behind bars," Arbery's mother said. She had asked a judge to keep the pair in jail, saying "Ahmaud wasn't allowed to go home. Ahmaud wasn't even allowed the chance to live." Read more on NPR

In her final speech before @ABAhod , outgoing ABA President Judy Perry Martinez recognized the burden the pandemic placed on the legal profession & urged a forceful response to racial injustice. https://t.co/P7sjKbBMfV #ABAAnnual #COVID19 @mreynoldswriter @amandasrobert @ABAesq — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 13, 2020

Teaching a class concentrated on two predominantly African American cemeteries, Tom Duckenfield ’89 helps uncover the stories of people who may have been forgotten but whose lives mattered https://t.co/WbbcNqGR5A — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) November 13, 2020

Legal Avenues Closing As Trump Lawsuits Meet With Defeat Or Dead Ends President Trump's campaign attempted a number of court challenges in states key to the result in the presidential race. Those efforts mostly have not gone well for the plaintiffs. Read more on NPR

Justice Alito: Pandemic Has Brought 'Unimaginable Restrictions' On Freedoms "It pains me to say this, but in certain quarters, religious liberty is fast becoming a disfavored right," the Supreme Court justice told the Federalist Society's annual National Lawyers Convention. Read more on NPR

Autumn on the Charles River. #HarvardInAutumn pic.twitter.com/J8hqfAKNOX — Harvard University (@Harvard) November 13, 2020

Cities And States Are Imposing New COVID-19 Restrictions. Experts Say It's Not Enough Areas across the country are implementing preventative measures such as curfews. Some experts are questioning whether these minor changes will be enough to control the virus. Read more on NPR

📣📣 Join BKC this Tuesday, Nov. 17 for “Red and Blue Realities: Political Discourse and the 2020 Election” with Rob Faris and Yochai Benkler, moderated by @JasmineMcNealy Learn more and register: https://t.co/FlA3nsqR04 — Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society (@BKCHarvard) November 13, 2020

With Biden Ahead, Georgia Begins Hand Recount Of Nearly 5 Million Ballots "We don't want to be in a hurry and a rush because we want a very methodical process," said one election official as some Republicans continue leveling unsubstantiated claims of fraud in the election. Read more on NPR

COVID-19 restrictions on public gatherings and worship services highlight a disturbing trend of "lawmaking by executive fiat," Justice Alito said at a Federal Society event that was held virtually due to the pandemic. https://t.co/H2M9uNJZvK — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 13, 2020

American Indian law is often completely absent from law school curricula. Sarah Sadlier '22 hopes to change this https://t.co/sNkjVYG4Ae #HarvardServes — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) November 13, 2020

Mon., Nov. 16: @LSCatHarvardLaw hosts the Disabled Americans Veterans Panel Discussion on Race, the Military, and Veterans. More info and registration: https://t.co/kdk1uRAXM5 — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) November 13, 2020

"We need to treat racial injustice like we care. We need to treat it like it matters. And it is important that our law schools, like all ranks of society, reflect and celebrate the rich diversity of our communities." https://t.co/8kbeH61YPj #yourvoice #diversity @UHLawDean pic.twitter.com/Q5rHTRbXmi — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 13, 2020

Watch: @PetrieFlom 's "Nudging Organ Donation: Tools to Encourage Organ Availability" https://t.co/6RUub1CuaJ — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) November 13, 2020

“This new rule the Department of Labor has proposed would make it much harder to challenge independent contractor misclassification if courts were to follow this regulation,” says Shannon Liss-Riordan, a Boston partner at Lichten & Liss-Riordan. https://t.co/9PRaGIo6ZC @lylemoran pic.twitter.com/DBZR8ZEhqV — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 13, 2020

A federal lawsuit claims that Polsinelli agreed to represent an online pharmacy and its CEO under a $14 million flat-fee arrangement, then shifted more and more of the work to a law firm representing a co-defendant. https://t.co/rjUJyHPPpd pic.twitter.com/rpJWMT8I7P — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 13, 2020

The 1st Circuit Court on Thursday upheld #Harvard University’s use of race in undergraduate admissions. In a 2-0 decision, the appeals court said Harvard’s race-conscious admissions program does not violate Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. https://t.co/ExQ4u7xTeK #educationlaw pic.twitter.com/V9f91mjV2H — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 13, 2020

Lawyers representing President Donald Trump's campaign & the GOP are facing some close questioning by exasperated judges trying to pin them down on claims of election irregularities. The result: Lawyers repeatedly have been rebuked by judges. https://t.co/0o0UDzaTxC #electionlaw pic.twitter.com/2U6sohClhq — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 13, 2020

Now available at @edXOnline : Introduction to American Civics, based on our #ZeroL course for incoming law students https://t.co/pNne8t9pR8 — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) November 12, 2020

A Look At Attorney General William Barr's Time In Office NPR discusses Attorney General William Barr's tenure and his actions as President Trump refuses to concede the election. Read more on NPR

Afternoon Briefs: The New Yorker has fired legal journalist Jeffrey Toobin after he reportedly exposed himself on a Zoom call last month; a Kentucky lawyer has alleged that a cop in the Breonna Taylor case is a "sexual predator." https://t.co/t8Sw1WVwKg — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 12, 2020

Gig economy companies are hoping to expand upon a California labor law win. https://t.co/OVIzroCPjs @lylemoran — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 12, 2020

What opportunities and drawbacks do augmented, virtual, and mixed reality technologies present in the educational space? @YouthandMedia provides insight into the benefits and concerns around VR/AR experiences: https://t.co/FEnRVDTC9b — Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society (@BKCHarvard) November 12, 2020

A lawsuit is claiming that Polsinelli agreed to a flat-fee deal and then shifted work to a co-defendant's law firm. https://t.co/8HcMeZAu8O — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 12, 2020

We are honored to announce the addition of the Charles Ogletree Humanitarian Award. Today marks a special and meaningful day for our program. 📰: https://t.co/Ug3mMvjXtY #GoCrimson pic.twitter.com/DugHDgPrXQ — Harvard Basketball (@HarvardMBB) November 11, 2020

Throwback Thursday: Here is this week's Throwback Thursday post, courtesy of our November 2008 cover story! This was a special edition that featured 2 covers, one on the front and one on the back. Read more here: https://t.co/5PSvxwrJN0 #throwbackthursday #barackobama #johnmccain pic.twitter.com/AXhVAMYfR5 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 12, 2020

The 1st Circuit Court has upheld Harvard University's use of race in admissions; a nonprofit group will seek #SCOTUS review. https://t.co/m9KTS1BYUv #Harvard #educationlaw — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 12, 2020

Exasperated judges are questioning Trump lawyers on election claims, leading to one "nonzero" admission. https://t.co/omrmfBNJYf #electionlaw — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 12, 2020

A federal appeals court agreed with a lower court ruling today that Harvard University does not intentionally discriminate against prospective Asian American students https://t.co/0XsS6FsCm9 — POLITICO (@politico) November 12, 2020

JUST IN: A court has upheld Harvard's affirmative action policy, rejecting a challenge brought by a group representing Asian Americans who claimed the school discriminated against them as it favored Black and Hispanic applicants https://t.co/0y4wxig7gK — CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) November 12, 2020

Join @ABAesq and @CBA_News on 11/18 at 1:00 p.m. ET for a #free webinar on the current status and resiliency of indigenous peoples in the United States and Canada. Our panel will give an overview of the issues around indigenous populations. Register HERE: https://t.co/Z0oxpj5o7H pic.twitter.com/B7v8BK3J3U — ABA Civil Rights & Social Justice (@ABA_CRSJ) November 11, 2020

Veterans are an under-represented population. The VA estimates that more than 5 million veterans are disabled. Yet, there are fewer than a thousand attorneys nationwide who regularly represent them. Chris Attig is one of them: https://t.co/wO29yUco2M — American Bar Association (@ABAesq) November 12, 2020

Which major U.S. city has the highest percentage of law firm partners of color? Hint: It’s in the South. Check out the new ABA Profile of the Legal Profession: https://t.co/j3hFp5Vgci #ABAprofile 📷: Klaus Vedfelt/DigitalVision via Getty Images pic.twitter.com/fqbQtMgAg3 — American Bar Association (@ABAesq) November 12, 2020

A program is offering Utah law school scholarships based on overcoming adversity. https://t.co/ULcijEtLKG #legaleducation @sfw70II — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 12, 2020

Curious to see where a @Harvard_Law degree can take you? Check out the "Alumni Conversations" series on our blog to find out. https://t.co/5eZpGzAcsy — HLS J.D. Admissions (@hlsadmissions) November 12, 2020

Why Election Lawsuits By The Trump Campaign Have Failed President Trump's lawsuits seeking to challenge the election results in key states haven't gained much traction. We'll explain why. Read more on NPR

Demand for legal services decreased for the last two quarters, but austerity measures implemented by law firms have them well positioned for profitability, according to a report issued this week. https://t.co/BljRRfGfEp pic.twitter.com/Kthr2B3vgO — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 12, 2020

A former Black partner at K&L Gates alleges in a lawsuit that he was terminated for his complaints about discrimination and then harassed by private investigators hired by the law firm. Willie Dennis is representing himself in the suit. https://t.co/ivjHjALkve #BigLaw #diversity pic.twitter.com/w0Kl89oa53 — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 12, 2020

Deadline to apply for the Reginald F. Lewis Fellowship for Law Teaching is Friday, Nov. 13 https://t.co/Mkmzw7ofTU via @HLSAcadAff — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) November 12, 2020

Baker McKenzie is the first law firm to announce 2020 bonuses this year. The firms plans to pay its U.S. associates bonuses that match last year’s bonus scale. The amounts could increase, however. https://t.co/7YfA3U5eXg #BigLaw pic.twitter.com/GL9rNJaEav — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 12, 2020

A newly elected justice on the Kentucky Supreme Court acted “peremptorily, profanely and dyspeptically” in a courtroom outburst while a trial court judge, according to a state appeals court. https://t.co/pPsakqQsBp #ethics pic.twitter.com/fR8LhulUjU — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 12, 2020

The deadline to apply for the Rappaport Fellowship to pursue law-related research, writing, and scholarship is Friday, Nov. 13 https://t.co/EdEOdUCjTe via @HLSAcadAff — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) November 11, 2020

An ex-partner's bias lawsuit is alleging that he was told that Black lawyers left because they can't handle BigLaw. https://t.co/LlocrK0n7X #BigLaw #diversity — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 11, 2020

On Veterans Day, consider how you can provide pro bono legal help to our military families. https://t.co/p5vF9RBBCd — ABA Military and Veterans Legal Center (@ABAMilProBono) November 11, 2020

5 Facts to Know About Veterans Day https://t.co/MHBoy3Myqw — ABA HLS Military & Veterans Health Law IG (@aba_hlsmvhl) November 11, 2020

On this #VeteransDay , the ABA honors military veterans who have served our country and defended our democracy. @ABAPresident Refo's statement: https://t.co/qyr2U1Nhfg — ABA News (@ABANews) November 11, 2020

Experts from @BKCHarvard discuss how social media platforms manage mis- and disinformation and what they can improve going forward https://t.co/WMpxrgNZ0F @evelyndouek @JulieOwono — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) November 11, 2020

Britney Spears loses court bid to remove father's control over estate https://t.co/PNoW5pgJYy — BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) November 11, 2020

Baker McKenzie kicks off BigLaw bonus season; how much will its associates receive? https://t.co/qAPizo4wYR #BigLaw — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 11, 2020

October was a busy month for the @cyberlawclinic ! Check out our latest blog posts to find out what we’ve been up to ⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://t.co/ez96Lu3sN7 — Cyberlaw Clinic (@cyberlawclinic) November 6, 2020

A new Kentucky justice behaved "dyspeptically" in an outburst while he was a trial judge, an appeals court has said. https://t.co/H7w6v03tuH #ethics — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 11, 2020

Having a hard time connecting with your witness? Try these tips. https://t.co/pERjIm2E24 #modernlawlibrary #podcast @BooksforLawyers @Lee_Rawles @LegalTalkNet @actlaw — ABA Journal (@ABAJournal) November 11, 2020

The American Bar Association honors the men and women who have bravely defended our nation & have enabled the rule of law to flourish. See how the ABA supports servicemembers & veterans in our Veterans Day statement: https://t.co/sb4EdJn9LV @ABAMilProBono pic.twitter.com/0cK1ZfuLuC — Trish Refo (@ABAPresident) November 11, 2020

The transition from military attorney to working in a corporate firm can be difficult. Learn how to overcome the cultural chasm and navigate the next step in your career: https://t.co/aLYMmNEEUc — American Bar Association (@ABAesq) November 11, 2020

This Veterans Day, find out from these JAG officers what brought them to the military and why the path to becoming a military lawyer might be for you: https://t.co/BkJy9MHnFd — American Bar Association (@ABAesq) November 11, 2020

HLS student veterans reflect on their military experience and what led them to pursue a legal education https://t.co/amYdzf5td8 pic.twitter.com/M3dmtmI818 — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) November 11, 2020

News Brief: Transition Progresses, ACA Challenge, Biden's Education Plan Biden team presses on with transition despite Trump's roadblocks. Obamacare likely to survive another challenge in the Supreme Court. And, Biden's education agenda must start by confronting COVID-19. Read more on NPR

Meat Manufacturer Sues New Mexico After Plant Ordered To Close Due To COVID-19 Cases Stampede Meat argues the closure violates President Trump's April 28 executive order, which aims to keep meat packing plants open during the pandemic. Read more on NPR

Watch: COVID-19 and the Law | Immigration and Detention Centers with Bill Alford, Sabi Ardalan, and Gerald Neuman https://t.co/CeiVpux1et — Harvard Law School (@Harvard_Law) November 11, 2020