Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Top US Supreme Court justice rebukes Trump’s call to impeach judge (Kayla Epstein, BBC News) Louisiana puts man to death in state’s first nitrogen gas execution (Sara Cline, The Associated Press) Trump […]
Proven allegations involved misconduct towards mini-pupil Jo Sidhu KC High-profile criminal barrister Jo Sidhu KC has been disbarred today after a disciplinary tribunal found him guilty of professional misconduct over allegations of “inappropriate and unwanted” behaviour late last year. The former chair of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) initially faced 15 allegations involving three separate […]
New research spotlights profession in crisis One in three criminal barristers are seriously considering ditching the bar, according to new research. The Criminal Bar Association’s (CBA) findings reveal that while one-third of criminal barristers are “actively seeking to leave the bar,” another third are considering switching to a different practice area. Additionally, 12% are weighing […]
Sent her ‘unsolicited items’ including flowers and Haribo sweets A City solicitor has been suspended from practice following a stalking judgment against him. Matthew Howells, previously an associate in the London office of US law firm Cooley, has been suspended and ordered to pay £2,096 in costs by way of agreed outcome with the solicitors’ […]
Share A divided Supreme Court declined to block the execution of Jessie Hoffman, who was put to death on Tuesday night in Louisiana. Four justices would have put Hoffman’s execution on hold – one short of the five needed for a stay. Hoffman was sentenced to death for the 1996 kidnapping, robbery, rape, and murder […]
(Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images) When the artist formerly respected as Drake launched a legal battle against Universal Music Group for platforming Kendrick Lamar’s hit song “Not Like Us,” many saw the move as Drake throwing in the musical towel. There are many ways to handle rap beef, and running to the judge has never […]
The federal government took a couple hundred alleged gang members that they haven’t been able to actually convict of anything and sold them to a slave labor camp in El Salvador. The move violated a court order based, in no small part, on the fact that the Enemy Aliens Act actually requires a war with […]
(Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. They’re not going to be walking around making four and five, six million bucks a year because he’s going to put those law firms out of business. Let me repeat this. There’s major law firms in Washington, D.C. and […]
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Second Couple/ Yale Law alums JD and Usha Vance were booed at March 13th appearance at what famous D.C. location? Hint: Donald Trump recently fired the longtime employees and orchestrated a MAGA takeover of the locale. See the answer on the next page. […]
Gotta Respect The Frankness: Bryan Cave chose to be up-front about removing diversity language. Universal Music Group Disses Drake In Motion To Dismiss: Rough times for the Canadian pop star. Where You Are Weak, Appear Strong: Trump administration justifies sending people to a labor camp using “the absence of evidence is evidence!” rhetoric. The Constitution […]
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