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TOP WOMEN 2021
In this issue of Law Week, reporters Avery Martinez, Hank Lacey and Jessica Folker interviewed the Top Women of 2021 to learn more about each of their practices. This year’s top women represent a wide range of professional backgrounds, from civil litigation to the public sector and diversity, equity and inclusion consulting. Read more about them and other legal news for this week here.
IN LOCAL NEWS
OARC Report on Rural Attorney Experience and Diversity
An OARC report last week showed smaller cities and non-city areas have close numbers of diverse attorney percentages and elderly attorneys serving far-flung areas of the state. Law Week reporter Avery Martinez covered the report’s findings.
Colorado Supreme Court Rules on Redistricting
Law Week reporter Jessica Folker takes a look into a Colorado Supreme Court decision last week that declared unconstitutional a bipartisan bill that would dictate details of the redistricting process.
New Gun Law in the Works
Colorado could see an influx of as many as five new gun laws this year as the legislature passed most of them largely along party lines. But a sixth bill is still being considered. (Denver Post).
IN NATIONAL NEWS
BigLaw Partner Leaves Firm Over Voting Machine Controversy
Barnes & Thornburg partner Alec Beck left the firm after filing a lawsuit on behalf of MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell alleging that voting machine companies are “weaponizing the litigation process to silence political dissent.” (ABA Journal)
Jails Emptied During Pandemic May Not Stay That Way Long
During the middle of last year, jails across the nation saw their lowest number of detainees in more than two decades as advocates and detainees alike called for compassionate releases during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Criminal justice reformers worry though, that numbers will creep back up as courts get back in session and start tackling backlogs. (AP)
The Draft May Stay As-Is
The Supreme Court last week declined to revive a lawsuit challenging the nation’s male-only draft registration policy as unconstitutional. President Biden’s acting solicitor general Elizabeth Prelogar advised the court not to take up the issue now because Congress is considering recommendations that women be included in draft registration. (Washington Post)
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