On Thursday, June 26, the Supreme Court also released the following opinions: — In Hewitt v. United States, the justices considered whether the First Step Act’s sentencing reduction guidelines apply to someone who was originally sentenced before the FSA was enacted but whose sentence was later vacated. In a 5-4 decision by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, […]
Friday, June 26, is the Supreme Court’s final day of issuing opinions on the merits docket for the 2024-25 term. The court has six cases left to decide, on topics ranging from the constitutionality of Louisiana’s congressional map to the power of federal district judges to issue nationwide injunctions. Here are brief summaries of the six remaining cases, […]
Federal Judge Takes Court Room Littering Seriously: Bet they won’t treat the table underside as a gum receptacle again. Make Work-Life Balance A Little Easier!: Vault ran the numbers to see which firms are your best bet. Much Ado About Two Days: Trump administration sues District of Maryland for not letting it disappear people immediately. […]
Lack of work-life balance A new report has found fewer pupil barristers are willing to recommend pupillage, citing increased stress levels as a major concern. Only a third of pupils would now “definitely” recommend the profession as a career path, the report notes — down from 42% last year. It describes this as a “significant […]
Report finds virtual law school meets standards in five key areas but falls short in two The higher education regulator has identified several areas where the College of Legal Practice (COLP) must improve its support for students and staff if it wants to secure full degree awarding powers. The virtual law school gained new degree […]
Part of learning to love your law school is learning about the little idiosyncrasies that separates it from every other law school. A few examples: Albany Law school has a basketball court in the middle of it, Harvard Law holds the record for the most graduates to serve on the Supreme Court, and the University […]
Sullivan & Cromwell co-chair Bob Giuffra is working his way up the MAGA hierarchy. Yesterday, he was spotted by Business Insider’s Jacob Shamsian at the Second Circuit argument in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case where the president’s lawyers were arguing that presidential immunity should invalidate the $83.3 million jury verdict against their client for […]
Garbage… like this complaint. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Somewhere in the Department of Justice, a light flickered and someone fresh off losing a night of Constitution-themed bar trivia with Pete Hegseth decided to sue the entire bench of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Every. Single. Judge. Plus the Clerk. And […]
For him to attempt to supplant his personal views for that of the jury is a desperate attempt to save face in the wake of a unanimous rejection of the prosecution’s case. — Karen Read attorney Alan Jackson, responding to an earlier statement by special prosecutor Hank Brennan. The prosecutor’s statement alluded to witness intimidation […]
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data collected by American Lawyer, which Biglaw firm has the largest equity partner pay ratio in the Am Law 100? Hint: In the Am Law 100, the average grew to a 12.3-to-1 equity partner pay ratio last year. At this firm […]
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