(Photo by David Becker/Getty Images) Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. It’s a con to create the illusion that Trump is tough on lawyers when it really adds nothing to the law whatsoever. Trump has apparently decided that lawyers will be his new punching bag and he will find ways […]
Share Following opinion announcements, the Supreme Court will hear arguments this morning in FCC v. Consumers’ Research, a challenge to a FCC program that subsidizes telephone and internet services to schools, libraries, and underserved areas. The case has the potential to significantly curtail the power of federal agencies as challengers are also inviting the justices […]
Share The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Biden-era rule regulating so-called “ghost guns” – untraceable weapons without serial numbers, assembled from components or kits that can be bought online. By a vote of 7-2, the justices held that the Gun Control Act of 1968 allows the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to […]
Costly mistake A paralegal who sought £50,000 from her former firm at an employment tribunal has lost her case and been hit with a hefty costs order in the process. Angel Mirembe claimed victimisation, racial discrimination, and unfair dismissal against both the firm, Claimlion, and the individual who signed her dismissal letter. But the employment […]
Share On Wednesday, March 26, we will be live blogging as the court releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term. Click here for a list of FAQs about opinion announcements. The post Announcement of opinions for Wednesday, March 26 appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to a recent Glassdoor poll in the Law Community Bowl, what percentage of respondents said they actually support Brad Karp’s decision to capitulate to Donald Trump? Hint: 59% of respondents said they’d try to leave the firm over the deal Paul Weiss […]
Covington, Perkins Coie, Paul Weiss and now Jenner & Block. Those are the law firms that have been subjected to Trumpian Executive Orders designed to bankrupt the firms — or at least bring them to their knees. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) Though the specific terms of the Executive Order are not yet known, […]
Lawyers, law schools and law firms have long been thought of as the people and places that love a good principled argument. But that reputation is slipping. Everyone has been talking about Paul Weiss’s cowardice in the face of the Trump administration, but they aren’t the only legal staple that capitulated instead of fighting back […]
Back in 2019, most folks in Biglaw couldn’t imagine the all out assault that would come for the legal profession in just six years. But in the year of our lord 2025, the rule of law is facing an existential crisis. In the face of a direct attack by the Trump administration, the major law […]
Announcing Battle By Tweet: Biglaw firm in the hot seat for challenging conspiracy laden Dinesh D’Souza film. Jenner & Block Joins The Trump Hit List: Let’s see how they respond! Due Process So Bad That Godwin’s Law Showed Up: D.C. Circuit judge says that Nazis had better due process than Venezuelan nationals. American Constitutional Society […]
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