Yes, women could vote after the 19th amendment - but not all women. Or men

MPR News: "On Aug. 26, 1920, the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution officially took effect when Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby signed a proclamation certifying its ratification."

Oregon Supreme Court to determine scope of nonunanimous jury fallout

OPB News: "The Oregon Supreme Court is hearing a series of cases Tuesday that deal with nonunanimous juries, as the state grapples to determine the scope of the cases affected by a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling this spring that declared nonunanimous juries unconstitutional."

Dakota Datebook: Last state passes 19th Amendment

Prairie Public: "On this date in 1920, Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the federal woman’s suffrage bill, meeting the three fourths majority required to pass the 19th Amendment."

Feds release nationwide sex offender registry regulation

ABC News: "The Justice Department announced a new regulation Monday spelling out detailed nationwide requirements for sex offender registration under a law Congress passed in 2006."

State juvenile sex offense laws are wide-ranging, harmful, report says

Juvenile Justice Information Exchange: "Youth in Minnesota who commit sexual offenses can be held on a registry for, at a minimum, 10 years. In nearby North Dakota, the minimum is 15 years. In South Dakota it’s five years."

The nudge and tiebreaker that took women's suffrage from nay to yea

MPR News: "The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified 100 years ago this week."

Justice by Zoom: Frozen video, a cat - and finally a verdict

Washington Post: "The proceeding that appears to be the nation’s first virtual criminal jury trial was underway for just a couple of minutes this week, when a moment occurred that would be familiar to many during the pandemic: a juror’s Zoom video feed froze."

Zoom courts will stick around as virus forces seismic change

Bloomberg News: "Virtual court proceedings will probably outlive the Covid-19 pandemic, as even skeptical judges and lawyers say that they’ve made depositions, oral arguments, and jury selection much more efficient."

Will the COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally remake the legal industry?

ABA Journal: "In late February, the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School held a Law 2030 conference focused on the myriad challenges the legal profession was likely to face in the next decade and how it could adapt to combat them."

Boulder-based Native American Rights Fund turns 50

Boulder Daily Camera: "John Echohawk, executive director and founding member of the Native American Rights Fund, has worked in law for half a century protecting the rights of native people and tribes in court."

Okla.: Tribal law expert calls Supreme Court's McGirt ruling 'most important' in state history

Tulsa World: "Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling that the Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s original reservation boundaries were never legally disestablished ranks as one of the most important court decisions in Oklahoma history."

Student who collected garbage to pay for college is accepted to Harvard Law School

ABC News: "A Maryland college graduate has been admitted to Harvard Law after overcoming a laundry list of obstacles."

Zoom trials demand new skills

Law 360: "As masses of legal work shift online, trial lawyers are turning on their webcams and realizing their old courtroom skills are no longer enough"

Courts straining to balance public health with public access

Associated Press: "The U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to a public trial, but some courts have held arraignments and other pretrial hearings without the public watching or listening. In some cases, the public had no means of participating."

Wisconsin court finds blood test for passed-out drivers unconstitutional

Courthouse News Service: "A provision allowing for an unconscious driver to have their blood drawn and tested was declared unconstitutional by a Wisconsin appeals court Thursday, marking a consequential turn in the ongoing debate on implied consent laws."

Military lawyers admit racial disparities in service justice systems

Stars and Stripes: "Black and other minority service members are more likely to face punishment than their white comrades in all of the military services, top uniformed lawyers admitted Tuesday, telling lawmakers that they had yet to determine reasons behind such disparities."

4 ways coronavirus may forever change legal tech

Law 360: "When the novel coronavirus closed down courthouses and law firms, technology allowed attorneys, their clients and judges to move litigation forward without jeopardizing public health."

Remote court proceedings useful in emergencies, lawyers say

Bloomberg News: "U.S. federal courts should loosen rules requiring live testimony and hearings in the event of another national emergency, attorneys told the federal judiciary in recently submitted comments."

Work from home boom reignites attorney licensing questions

Law 360: "When law offices shuttered to stop the spread of the coronavirus back in March, attorneys hunkered down at home — sometimes, across state lines from where they work and are admitted to practice."

Privacy risks lurk In tech-heavy return-to-work plans

Law 360: "With businesses increasingly coming back online amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, employers are turning to an assortment of apps and high-tech gadgets designed to make their workplace safety plans easier to execute, but attorneys warn those technologies come with privacy risks and employee relations headaches."

As virus wanes, employers warm up to long-term telework

Law 360: "Many businesses plan to let employees continue working remotely when they reopen their offices and may keep doing so even after the coronavirus pandemic subsides, according to a survey released Tuesday by Littler Mendelson PC asking more than 1,000 employers how they're navigating the return to work."

How COVID-19 is pushing down filings across practices

Law 360: "Federal court filings in many practice areas saw declines last month as the legal system continues to grapple with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, with tax and copyright cases experiencing the most dramatic drops."

Legal experts see tough road for jury trials while pandemic rages

Courthouse News Service: "As the Covid-19 pandemic prevents people from gathering in courtrooms, courts throughout the United States are exploring new ways of preserving the right to trial by jury."