Week News

• Federal judge appointed by Trump rejects challenge to Mueller’s authority

• Grand jury says dioceses in Pennsylvania covered up sex abuse for more than 70 years

• BBC will not appeal against Cliff Richard privacy victory

• Judge rejects Harvey Weinstein’s dinner-and a-movie hypothetical, allows civil sex-trafficking suit

• DOJ is challenging Tennessee ethics opinion on prosecutors’ obligations to disclose evidence

• Bankruptcy court in Montana confirms Chapter 11 plan that pays $20M to clergy abuse victims

• Britain flouting human rights over Grenfell-style cladding

Month News

• UK to adopt EU laws on combating terrorism and money laundering

• First thoughts The death penalty is an abomination – Sajid Javid must not condone it

• Ceiling leaks pause Colorado Bar Exam

• Judge allows lawsuit claim that US added citizenship question to census for discriminatory reasons

• After withdrawal of law school admissions test rule revision, will fewer schools accept the GRE?

• Did Kavanaugh’s ‘one race’ assertion signal a vote against racial preferences?

Year News

• How can lawyers help Hurricane Harvey victims? Disaster response attorneys share tips (podcast)

• In 5-4 decision, Supreme Court stays order requiring US to turn over more DACA documents

• What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever heard a judge say during proceedings?

• Tech will transform the global real estate legal market: true or false?

• Court to hear Brexit challenge by 97-year-old WW2 veteran