Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data collected by the National Law Journal, which Biglaw firm grew its headcount the most in 2024? Hint: The firm added 314 full-time lawyers last year. See the answer on the next page. The post The Incredible Growing Biglaw Firm appeared […]
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Senator Padilla Arrested For Doing His Job: “Agents” tried to stop recordings of the arrest, citing “FBI rights.” California Widens Door On Who Can Practice Law: Just get rid of the bar at this point. Former Judges Call Out State Bar For Being Cowards: Wisconsin isn’t known for its backbone. Talking About The Environment Hurt […]
In A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools, Independent School District No. 279, the Supreme Court considered the obligation of schools to refrain from discriminating on the basis of a disability. Specifically, the justices considered whether students face a higher bar in challenging such activity than disabled individuals do in other contexts. Thursday’s opinion by Chief Justice […]
The bar exam is meant to do one thing: sift the people who are minimally competent enough to be lawyers from the people that need to hit the books before they can practice. It’s a vetting process that is meant to make sure that lawyers are somewhat familiar with the ins and outs of their […]
Kimberly Terrell resigned from her role as director of community engagement at Tulane’s Environmental Law Clinic after law school administrators slapped a gag order on the clinic doing any “engaging” of the “community” over its work. The Environmental Law Clinic represents numerous residents of Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley,” a long stretch of riverside communities suffering from […]
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. One minute the recession was imminent, the next minute the stock market has rebounded to where it was at the beginning of Q1. So things can change at the drop of a hat. And we did see strong hiring numbers for the majority of […]
For those following the fascism thermometer, we’ve gone from mayors to representatives and have just now reached senators. Congratulations, everybody! Senator Alex Padilla showed up to a DHS press conference held by Gestapo Barbie Kristi Noem, a perfectly reasonable thing for a California senator to do while Noem explained that the administration intends to “liberate […]
Quick question, what do you get when you drain the swamp and don’t replace it with anything of value? Answer: [Insert Here]. Trump has maintained a tradition of putting people who blank out when it comes to answering basic questions about the Constitution in power. His last Supreme Court justice pick made headlines for not […]
The Supreme Court on Thursday revived a lawsuit filed by an inmate who alleges that he was wrongfully placed in segregated confinement for nearly two years. In an 8-1 decision by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the court ruled that when Donte Parrish missed the original deadline to file his notice that he was appealing the trial court’s dismissal […]
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