ABA study: Lawyers with disabilities and LGBTQ lawyers report discrimination and harassment at workplace
ABA JOURNAL — Nearly 40% of lawyers who identify as having disabilities and/or as LGBTQ+ report experiencing discrimination, harassment and bias in the workplace, according to a new national study by the ABA and Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University.
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BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE — Like many members of the Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association, president Natoya McGhie said that she owes a lot of success in her career to good mentorships. McGhie created the group’s Mentorship Committee.
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ABA JOURNAL — The most important lesson from the Supreme Court’s just completed term is that it is truly the John Roberts court. Since the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy two years ago, Roberts has been ideologically in the middle of the court and thus, its “swing justice.”
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TUSCALOOSANEWS.COM — A book about a ruthless lawyer who re-evaluates his life after a guilty client walks free has won the 2020 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction given by the University of Alabama School of Law. Victor Methos, author of “The Hallows,” will receive the award during a virtual ceremony.
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — On July 7, 2020, the DC Council voted to make the District of Columbia the first jurisdiction to restore voting rights to incarcerated residents with felony convictions. This significant democratic milestone comes after a testimony in support of the Bill by Visiting Professor Margaret Martin Barry, director of the Re-Entry Clinic at…
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TUSCON.COM — More than 74,000 Pima County residents could be at risk of losing their homes as Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey‘s moratorium on evictions approaches its end. Across Arizona, 365,000 renters could face eviction over the next four months, according to a recently published analysis by the international consulting firm Stout Risius Ross.
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ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR COLLEGE OF LAW — In just three years’ time, the group of faculty behind the Law and Behavioral Science initiative took Arizona State University from relative obscurity in the field to one of the most dominant players. In recognition of their dedication and hard work, the original team of eight who founded…
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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL — Baylor Law alumni and Director of Clinical Programs, Joshua G. (Josh) Borderud (JD ‘09) has been selected to receive the prestigious Sandra Day O’Connor Award for Professional Service from the American Inns of Court.
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BOSTON COLLEGE LAW SCHOOL MAGAZINE — Not only is Hashimoto a law professor, he is also a public health scientist and practicing physician. At Massachusetts General Brigham he oversees the health and safety of workers in the twelve-hospital system.
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BOSTON COLLEGE LAW SCHOOL MAGAZINE — The coronavirus and recent racial uprisings throw a harsh light on our political system. What do they reveal about federal-state relations and government ethics in the US?
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