Week News

• Criminal cases delayed across England and Wales as courts lie idle

• Cops altered mug shot after witnesses said suspect didn’t have tattoos; should ID evidence be tossed?

• Rights groups challenge UK police over mobile phone monitoring

• 6th Circuit revives claim that judge created hostile work environment

• ‘Patent troll’ has no clear meaning and is a protected statement of opinion, state high court says

• Monitoring of mobile phones – rights groups challenge police

• Lawyer complains about treatment by public defenders’ office after client’s punch; see the courtroom video

Month News

• Trade secret privilege is bad for criminal justice

• 2 bright spots in law-grad hiring: more BigLaw jobs, higher rate of JD-required employment

• Boris Johnson and a warning from history

• Struggling LeClairRyan faces suits over closed office, alleged gender bias

• Afternoon Briefs: First Step Act frees crack cocaine offender; judge vacates port-of-entry asylum rule

• Limit guns in courthouses and train those who use them, ABA House of Delegates urges

Year News

• John Bolton to castigate ICC in Washington speech

• Lawyer wins judicial election on a second try after changing his party and name

• AG pick William Barr criticized part of Mueller probe in unsolicited memo to Justice Department

• Lawyer feels ‘Hamiltonian’ after settling suit for ticket refund

• What was your summer associate experience like?