Law student debt averages about $165K at graduation, creating stress and restricting choices, survey says

BY DEBRA CASSENS WEISS–ABA JOURNAL

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Young lawyers are so impacted by student debt that they are making life-changing decisions, such as delaying children and, in some cases, choosing a job because of its higher pay, according to a survey posted online Monday.

More than 75% of those surveyed had at least $100,000 in student loans at graduation, according to the March survey of more than 1,000 newer lawyers and recent law grads. Over half had more than $150,000 in student loans, and one in four had $200,000 or more in student loans.

The average in total loans at law school graduation was about $165,000. More than 95% of the respondents took out loans to attend law school.

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Judge says Justice Department cannot defend Trump in E. Jean Carroll rape defamation suit–NBC News

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But U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan said in his ruling (full text) Tuesday that the government was wrong on two counts. First, he said, the law applies only to federal employees, defined as officers of federal agencies — a description that does not include the president, who is in a different legal status.

Second, the judge said, the president’s statements about something that happened more than two decades before are not within the scope of his official conduct.

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Parent and Family Digital Learning Guide – Office of Educational Technology

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USDE’s Parent and Family Digital Learning Guide aims to help parents and guardians understand how digital tools can provide tailored learning opportunities, engage students with course materials, encourage creative expression, and enrich the educational experience. The Parent and Family Digital Learning Guide was informed by the feedback and contributions of digital learning experts representing researchers, parents, educators, and school leaders, as well as Digital Promise and Learning Heroes. This publication is the first in a series that will ultimately provide digital learning knowledge and resources to educators and school leaders in addition to parents and students.

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People v Hardy (2020 NY Slip Op 05803)

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The issue before us is whether the lower courts erred in permitting amendment of a clearly erroneous fact contained in the information charging Mr. Hardy with harassment and contempt in the second degree. In People v Easton (307 NY 336 [1954]), we upheld a similar amendment. However, Easton was decided when the Code of Criminal Procedure governed criminal prosecutions. Following several years of study and numerous reports by the Bartlett Commission,^[FN1] the legislature replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure with the modern Criminal Procedural [*2]Law (CPL). Relying on Easton, the Appellate Term held that the factual amendment of the clearly erroneous date was permissible. We must now decide whether Easton remains good law following the passage of the Criminal Procedure Law. We conclude the CPL displaced Easton and precluded prosecutors from curing factual errors or deficiencies in informations and misdemeanor complaints via amendment. The CPL requires a superseding accusatory instrument supported by a sworn statement containing the correct factual allegations. Therefore, we reverse.

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Charges: Boogaloo Bois fired on Mpls. precinct, shouted ‘Justice for Floyd’ – StarTribune.com

FBI details links amongst Boogaloo Bois…including California police shootings.

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In the wake of protests following the May 25 killing of George Floyd, a member of the Boogaloo Bois opened fire on the Minneapolis Police Third Precinct with an AK-47-style gun and screamed “Justice for Floyd” as he ran away, according to a federal complaint made public Friday.

 

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Minnesota AG investigates company accused of recruiting armed guards for Election Day

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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced on Tuesday that his office launched an investigation into a private security company that has been accused of recruiting armed security guards for Election Day, saying that such an effort would intimidate voters.

Atlas Aegis is accused of posting since-deleted advertisements on Facebook for U.S. military Specials Operations personnel to guard polling sites in Minnesota on Election Day, according to a lawsuit filed by the Council on American-Islamic Relations of Minnesota (CAIR) and the League of Women Voters of Minnesota.

Ellison said that voter intimidation is against the law.

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Register at IRS.gov for Economic Impact Payment | Internal Revenue Service

To help non-filers, IRS sets Nov. 10 as ‘National EIP Registration Day;’

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Nov. 10 is “National EIP Registration Day”

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The IRS set Nov. 10 as “National EIP Registration Day,” as the agency and partners across the country launch a final push to encourage everyone who doesn’t normally file a tax return to register to receive an Economic Impact Payment. “National EIP Registration Day” will take place just a few days ahead of the extended Nov. 21 registration deadline.

This special event will feature support from IRS partner groups inside and outside of the tax community, including those that work with low-income and underserved communities. These groups will help spread the word about the new Nov. 21 deadline and, in some cases, provide special support for people who still need to register for the payments.

“Our partner groups have been a critical part of the unprecedented IRS outreach and education campaign this year to contact as many people as possible about these payments,” said IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig.

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Ethics Opinion 1204 – New York State Bar Association

 May the law firm state “former office of [retired lawyer]” or list “[retired lawyer with dates of practice]” on the letterhead of the third office it purchased?

***A law firm that has purchased a retired (and now deceased) lawyer’s practice may list on the purchasing law firm’s letterhead the name and dates of operation of the former law firm.
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NYPD Unit At Center Of Protest Policing Has Dozens Of Officers With Long Misconduct Histories – The Appeal

Ali Winston

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Civil liberties experts say the Strategic Response Group’s recent crackdown on ICE protests is the most brutal suppression of protests in decades–and many of its officers are the subject of significant misconduct allegations, including a supervisor with 32 complaints.

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How ICE Controls Journalists’ Access to the Immigration Courts–Documented

Phoebe Taylor-Vuolo@phoebe_vuolo

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Immigration courts are open to the public, but respondents and their attorneys choose whether to allow observers into individual hearings. ICE attorneys apply pressure in the courtroom to get reporters expelled.

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