The Supreme Court on Tuesday afternoon cleared the way for the Trump administration to enforce a Department of Defense policy prohibiting transgender people from serving in the U.S. military. With the court’s three Democratic appointees indicating that they would have denied the Trump administration’s request, the justices paused an order by a federal judge in […]
Well, that didn’t take long. After spending years trying to claw its way out from under the bankrupting burden placed on the state’s bar examiners by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE), California will now go running right back into its arms. Or financially bloody maw, as the case may be. In a decision […]
Chaos is a ladder if you’re plotting to conquer a dragon-themed fantasy world or practicing law at the highest level. Thanks to the latest global trade war, Biglaw is enjoying a boom straight out of their wildest revenue fantasies. But the Q1 2025 Law Firm Financial Index suggests the good times may not last, with […]
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. The conservative legal movement has been extremely effective at identifying people who are ideological true believers and getting them credentialed, getting them the attention of the White House, and getting them onto the bench. I don’t think there’s anything comparable to that sort of […]
New York University Law School has taken a startling turn toward repressing student protests on campus. According to reporting by The Intercept, 31 students at NYU Law who have previously protested the war in Gaza received notifications they’re “personae non grata,” or PNG at the school, and are barred from using or accessing university facilities. The […]
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data collected by ALM as part of their Am Law 100 ranking, how many lawyers were employed by Am Law 100 firms in 2024? Hint: Headcount was up 7.7% in the Am Law 100 last year. See the answer on the […]
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Trump administration to weigh in on a dispute between Exxon Mobil and three Cuban-owned companies stemming from the Cuban government’s seizure of property more than a half-century ago. The call for the views of the U.S. solicitor general in Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Corporation Cimex came as part of a list […]
U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer told the justices on Monday afternoon that Congress has given the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services the power to appoint members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, while the lawyer for a group of individuals and small businesses challenging the constitutionality of that group’s […]
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