Tuesday morning round-up

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The top legal affairs news stories from the Bank Holiday

Teenage Extinction Rebellion protester “dragged by police” is “seeking legal advice” [Metro]

Google Chrome could swerve new UK porn block law for all users [The Sun]

Lawyer killed in Sri Lanka attacks [Sky News]

US Supreme Court to decide whether bias law covers gay and transgender workers [New York Times]

UK companies cut money set aside for legal claims [Financial Times]

A woman has accused India’s most senior judge of sexual harassment [BuzzFeed]

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Polly Higgins, lawyer who fought for recognition of “ecocide”, dies aged 50 [The Guardian]

Barristers, solicitors and paralegals urged to join single trade union [The Guardian]

Court rules Chelsea Manning must stay in jail for refusing to provide testimony in WikiLeaks case [Gizmodo]

Eve Cornwell reacts to Kim Kardashian studying law [YouTube]

Thread: A genuine question, how “good” are the law departments of said big four firms? [Legal Cheek Comments]

General release tickets on sale for the Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019 [Legal Cheek Events]

Win a return transatlantic flight to New York City in Legal Cheek and BARBRI’s vlogging competition [Legal Cheek Noticeboard]

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