It really doesn’t take much to get the DEI Police up in arms. Kendrick’s halftime show got slapped with the DEI label, a Black pilot with locs and a grill talked about the importance of caution and prayer got tone policed by thousands of people that literally aren’t qualified to do his job, and the […]
As someone with a tremendous respect for the dedication of athletes to their craft, I always relish the opportunity to hear from those who have achieved measurable success in their sport of choice. Likewise, I am always impressed by the grit and risk-taking of those who choose to start their own businesses, irrespective of field […]
President Donald Trump’s government hiring freeze continues to tank budding lawyers’ career prospects. Not only have third-year law students’ permanent job offers been revoked and summer internship programs been canceled, but government agencies have also pulled out of law school recruitment events for future legal roles. However, thanks to a group of ex-officials from the […]
Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Trump, Vance and Musk take aim at the courts as judges halt some of 2nd term agenda (Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News) State v. state battles over abortion laws are coming to a […]
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* All that groveling New York City Mayor Eric Adams did to Donald Trump paid off. [Bloomberg News] * Now that the EEOC has stopped investigating actual discrimination, conservative groups are calling on the agency to investigate the American Bar Association. [Reuters] * Trial lawyers hit back at Elon Musk after the billionaire complains that […]
PEP rises by 33% Milbank has announced its 2024 financial results, revealing impressive growth across the board. Figures show that revenue at the US heavyweight rose by 23% to $1.86 billion (£1.5 billion). This significant increase came as a result of a whopping 15.2% growth in revenue per lawyer, despite the firm’s 6.6% increase in […]
Blog post follows BSB’s battle with Charlotte Proudman The director general of the bar’s regulator has reflected on the often tricky balance between free speech and barristers’ professional obligations in a new blog post. Mark Neale, who has headed up the Bar Standards Board (BSB) since 2020, has posted the piece a matter of months […]
Master of the Rolls backs artificial intelligence in latest speech Lawyers should embrace AI, despite horror stories of hallucinations in ChatGPT-created court filings, the Master of the Rolls has said. In a speech delivered at LawtechUK’s generative AI event, Sir Geoffrey Vos claimed that lawyers and judges have “no real choice” but to embrace AI […]
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which billionaire and former finance chair of the RNC is asking the Supreme Court to reconsider its “actual malice” standard, in an attempt to revive his defamation lawsuit against the Associated Press and one of its journalists over a 2018 article? Hint: Two […]
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