Ed. note: This is the second in a series of articles by our friends Neil Handwerker and Kimberly Fine of ex judicata, who will be writing about lawyers interested in transitioning to nonlegal careers. What is the big idea? We have now reached 100,000 unique users on exjudicata.com. A testament to the rapidly growing number […]
Share The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a group of Virginia drivers challenging a state motor vehicle law was not entitled to reimbursement of their attorney’s fees even though a federal district court issued an order in their favor that temporarily prohibited the state from enforcing the law and the state’s legislature repealed the […]
The Trump administration racked up yet another lawsuit this week thanks to the City of New York. It’s the latest fallout from the shitshow debacle involving migrants housed at the Roosevelt Hotel in midtown Manhattan under FEMA’s Shelter and Service Programs. On February 10, Elon Musk “discovered that FEMA sent $59M LAST WEEK to luxury […]
The threat of being defunded is pulling the rug out from under many an organizations’ “steadfast” commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Shortly after the Department of Education’s “Dear Colleague” letter, we got word of law schools scrubbing DEI mentions from their websites and that the American Bar Association decided to stop enforcing DEI accreditation […]
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Prospective law students, current law students, and law school alumni are eagerly awaiting the release of the 2025 U.S. News Law School Rankings, which usually occurs sometime in March. Will U.S. News dare to change its rankings methodology yet again? We suppose we’ll have to wait and see… but what if we told you that […]
Share The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Richard Glossip, who is on death row in Oklahoma for his role in the 1997 murder of motel owner Barry Van Treese, should get a new trial. In a decision by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the majority agreed that prosecutors violated their obligation to correct false testimony, and […]
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Artificial intelligence has gone from science fiction to boardroom reality, and if you’re an in-house lawyer, chances are you’re grappling with its implications already. The rise of Generative AI and Agentic AI isn’t just reshaping industries; it’s creating legal and ethical questions that demand attention. What exactly are these two AI categories, and why does […]
* In-house counsel question whether higher billing rates are sustainable. Just like they did every other time rates went up and nothing changed. [American Lawyer] * Elon Musk angry that federal workers are listening to their legally appointed bosses instead him. [Bloomberg Law News] * Elizabeth Holmes loses appeal. [Law360] * The tough on crime […]
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