Covid-19: Current Awareness and Legal News During the Crisis: Home

• Delaware State Court Updates: https://courts.delaware.gov/aoc/covid-19
  • Delaware Postpones Bar Exam until Sept. 9-11
  • Delaware waives requirement that 12 of 24 CLE credits must be obtained live and in-person for the two years ending 12/20 and 12/21. 
  • Contact information for DE Courts during Covid-19 emergency
• U.S. District Court, District of Delaware Updates: https://www.ded.uscourts.gov/news/2020
• Pennsylvania Court Status: http://www.pacourts.us/ujs-coronavirus-information
  • Pennsylvania postpones Bar exam until Sept. 9-10 and permits the limited practice of law for recent graduates
  • April 30, 2020 deadline for CLE compliance (Group 1) extended to August 31, 2020.
  • Fees for "timely" filing of PA Bar July 2020 Exam applications extended from April 15, 2020 to May 30, 2020

• New Jersey Court Updates: https://njcourts.gov/public/covid19.html

  • ​NJ relaxes requirement that half of required CLE credits be obtained through live classroom instruction.

  • Order allowing 2020 law graduates to practice in NJ until bar exam rescheduled in fall

  • July 2020 NJ Bar Exam postponed until fall, New date announced as Sept. 9 & 10

• National Conference of Bar Examinars Covid-19 updates, available at: http://www.ncbex.org/ncbe-covid-19-updates/

• CLE requirements during Covid-19 Emergency http://cleseminars.com/2020/03/states-amending-cle-requirements-in-response-to-covid-19-corona-virus-pandemic/

• Thomson Reuters Covid-19 Resource Center

• Law360 COVID-19 coverage, available at: www.law360.com/coronavirus

• NCLC Consumer Protections Updates 
• Chronicle of Higher Education coverage, available at: https://www.chronicle.com/specialreport/Coronavirus

Delaware Law School Coronavirus information page

Delaware Law School Library Services for Students and Faculty

• Librarians are available Mon-Fri, 9am to 5pm online via:
  • Chat on the library homepage
  • Email: law.libref@widener.edu
  • Voicemail: 302-477-2114
  • By appointment over Zoom, contact us above to schedule

General (non-covid) Legal New Sources

• Coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court
  • https://www.scotusblog.com Coverage and Analysis of the United States Supreme Court.