Political affiliations can complicate hearing messages about decorum and establishing what the proper consequences to violating norms are. Al Green managed to smuggle a spine in to Trump’s address to Congress, and Republicans promptly got him up out of there. Democrats did nothing when Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert heckled Biden during one of […]
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Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to Leopard Solutions’ Feb. 2025 Law Jobs Report, total open jobs increased by how much year over year? Hint: Leopard reports a strong job market with firms actively expanding their workforce or replacing talent at an accelerated clip. See the answer on […]
Alito Doesn’t Like Being Taken Seriously: No, courts can’t review *those* executive decisions! Georgetown Law Comes Out Swinging: They won’t be bullied by Ed Martin. Trump Wages War Against Law Firms: Will the EEOC come for your firm next? Split Futures: Will The Law look like Barrett or Jackson’s version of The Good? Not Enough […]
(Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Here’s a puzzle: When does a Supreme Court justice believe courts can review executive branch decisions? The answer, at least for Justice Alito, appears to be “whenever a Democrat is president, but only then.” There is plenty of commentary making the rounds regarding yesterday’s 5-4 Supreme Court decision confirming that of course a judge can issue a Temporary […]
(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Supreme Court oral arguments are more than just legal debates—they’re a high-stakes battleground where justices reveal their philosophies, test the strength of arguments, and sometimes, subtly try to persuade their colleagues. Among the most compelling contrasts on the bench today are Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Ketanji Brown Jackson, two […]
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) President Donald Trump’s attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion have finally hit home for Biglaw attorneys thanks to a new executive order. In a move that could seriously disrupt the very ecosystem within which Biglaw firms exist, Trump has directed the chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to “review […]
To understand the challenges legal teams face, our friends at LegalOn surveyed 286 GCs, in-house counsels, contract managers, and legal operations professionals to understand the challenges legal teams face. The results? Legal teams spent an average of 188 working days on contract review last year. In 2025, they’re taking a different path—AI adoption is up […]
Earlier this week, Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ed Martin, once again, used his office to advance the political positions of the Trump administration instead of uphold law and order. Martin sent out another threatening letter. This one (eventually) went to the Dean of Georgetown University Law Center, William Treanor, demanding the […]
Breached SRA principles Image credit: Wikicommons/big-ashb An ex-BNP Paribas lawyer has been ordered to pay £31,000 after a disciplinary tribunal found he nicknamed colleagues “the Idiot”, “Pol Pot”, “Jabba the Hutt”, and more. Benedict Foster, former head of legal for BNP Paribas London’s debt and equity team, faced the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) over his […]
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