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."