Another Firm Adopts The Four-Day, In-Office Model: Enjoy three days while you can. A&O Shearman is changing it come September. The “Big Beautiful Bill” Could Leave An Ugly Mark On Your Student Loan Plans: Read up on it and plan accordingly. He Can Get Slowed Down, Actually: Jury issues verdict on Diddy’s five charges. BARBRI […]
This is part of SCOTUSblog’s term in review series, in which scholars analyze some of the most significant cases of the 2024-25 Supreme Court term. The best that can be said for Trump v. CASA is that it could have been far worse. Its methodology and conclusions are myopic and wrong, and it is especially unwelcome during a […]
Updated on July 2 at 5:25 pm Although the Supreme Court officially began its summer recess last week, there are already signs that the next few months may not be particularly restful for the justices (or SCOTUSblog). On Wednesday morning, the Trump administration asked the court to temporarily pause a ruling by a federal judge […]
* Latham passes Kirkland in M&A leader role. [Bloomberg Law News] * Diddy jury reaches partial verdict… still hammering out the conspiracy charge. [Hollywood Reporter] * Trump effort to strip Haitian immigrants of legal status blocked by federal court in order that will eventually get struck down when Supreme Court decides English common law clearly […]
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I remember an argument I had 10 years ago with an ancient fossil of a lawyer after I mentioned that I had attended a Bernie Sanders rally. “But he calls himself a socialist,” croaked the old codger, himself a lifelong Democrat. “Nobody would vote for him!” So, entrenched party insiders like that fellow led Democrats […]
Play free-association with an attorney and the word “BARBRI” likely draws a Pavlovian wince and a bad joke about the UCC. During that window between law school and practice, bar prep courses become your only window onto the world. After it’s over, you remember the key takeaways about “hearsay exceptions,” or “adverse possession,” or “the […]
The vibe is Mayfair hedge fund club privé The fast-expanding London office of US mega firm Paul Weiss has completed its refit of Twitter’s (now X) former London headquarters, releasing a video to commemorate the milestone. Paul Weiss, which last year launched recruitment for a training contract hiring 10 UK grads annually, has spent the […]
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Trump Is Now More Powerful Thanks to the Supreme Court. But Will It Last? (Damon Root, Reason) How the Supreme Court has opened the way for citizenship chaos (Karen Tumulty, The Washington Post) […]
Trial Court Judge Ruled On AI-Hallucinated Law: Was only a matter of time. He Doesn’t Know When To Quit: The DOJ appeals order that went in Perkin Coie’s favor. Iowa, The Civil Procedure State: See if you can count all of the errors! UMG Wants To Dismiss Drake’s Cry For Help Lawsuit: Drake takes rap […]
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