The Supreme Court will not decide right now whether Louisiana violated the Constitution when it enacted a congressional map last year that created a second majority-Black district. In a surprise order on Friday, the justices announced that they will hear new arguments in the case sometime during the court’s 2025-26 term – likely in the […]
It was a bit of a shock on Thursday when Chief Justice John Roberts announced at the end of the session that the court would next sit on Friday and “at that time we will announce all remaining opinions ready during this term of the Court.” With six significant cases outstanding, that would make for […]
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. We should be concerned in this country about the tone of our political discourse [and] identity politics that are used so that a person is characterized by his or her partisan affiliation. That’s not what democracy and civil discourse is about. What democracy and […]
Although there’s been some movement near the top of the latest ATL law school rankings, a few institutions have been consistent leaders over the past decade. Three schools have made the Top 5 for at least eight of the last 10 years: Duke (nine times) University of Chicago (10 times) University of Virginia (eight times) […]
Mary Meeker’s recent “Trends in Artificial Intelligence” report didn’t get much legal tech fanfare but it should. It contains insights and information that lawyers and legal professionals simply can’t afford to ignore. Meeker is a former Wall Street analyst turned venture capitalist, best known for her long-running annual Internet Trends reports. Running from 1995 to […]
Most lawyers can attest that being an attorney is a stressful occupation due to the conflict and human drama that lawyers experience daily. In addition, many lawyers work long hours, which only compounds the stress and adverse health effects. Perhaps owing to this stress, some lawyers are more likely to suffer substance abuse and mental help problems. Due […]
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a challenge to the structure of a Department of Health and Human Services task force that makes recommendations about which preventive services, including HIV medication, insurers must cover at no additional cost to the patient. By a vote of 6-3, the justices ruled that members of the U.S. Preventive […]
Last year the Supreme Court took a significant step to limit the power of administrative agencies with its decision overturning the Chevron doctrine, which for 40 years had instructed courts to show certain deference to an agency’s interpretation of the laws that it administered. On Friday, the justices declined to take another step to curtail those agencies’ power. […]
The votes are in, and it’s officially time to say hello to what could be a new Am Law Top 20 Biglaw firm. With news of the potential tie-up first announced in May, and following an “overwhelmingly” positive partnership-wide poll, McDermott Will & Emery and Schulte Roth & Zabel are poised to sign a merger […]
Today, the Supreme Court discovered that district court judges have no power to issue nationwide injunctions. It’s a brand new policy they unearthed after cheerfully blessing four years of nationwide injunctions issued by some wingnut in Amarillo. Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s 6-3 opinion cabins lower federal courts to issuing relief “to the plaintiffs before the […]
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