A tech industry group came to the Supreme Court this week, asking the justices to temporarily block Mississippi from enforcing restrictions on minors’ access to social media against several major social media sites, including Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, X, Reddit, and YouTube. The group, NetChoice, told the justices that if the state is allowed to enforce […]
When lawyers who have never worked in business transition to a nonlegal job, they may feel as if they have landed on another planet — in some good ways and some bad ways. Fortunately, the good far outweighs the bad. In addition to placing job ads on the ex judicata job board, more and more […]
Getty Images Ed. note: This is the fifth post in a series. In our last article, we focused on crafting a compelling Ethics CLE — one that goes beyond compliance to spark real conversation and reflection. Now, we zoom out. Because whether you’re teaching ethics, litigation trends, or emerging tech, every CLE you present is more […]
Partners have reportedly taken a break from the million-dollar summer homes their associates toil to make possible to let the rabble know that their hefty bonuses might be “in jeopardy” because they haven’t done enough hallway waving this quarter. To be clear, the problem isn’t hours — tipsters writing in about this practice claim to […]
Were you one of the attorneys barred in Wisconsin losing sleep because pennies on the dollar of your bar dues went to diversifying the profession? Fret no longer! After devoting hours upon hours to this most precious cause, the Wisconsin Institutite for Law and Liberty has come to an agreement with the Wisconsin Bar. ABA […]
Most of the time, when a lawyer unwittingly cites a bunch of fake cases spit out by artificial intelligence, it’s because they never bothered to figure out how the product worked or even superficially consider the ethical implications. They plead with the judge that they’re just a humble scribe of Ashurbanipal who couldn’t possibly grasp […]
* Pam Bondi fires Alina Habba’s replacement from her First Assistant job apparently because she doesn’t understand that her appointment has nothing to do with being First Assistant. Crackerjack legal team! [Politico] * The first Trump DOJ said Ghislaine Maxwell was untrustworthy and motivated to lie about anything to save herself. Second Trump DOJ says, […]
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Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: US appeals court will not lift limits on Associated Press access to White House (Mike Scarcella, Reuters) Could This Supreme Court Restrain Trump Even if It Wanted? (Lawrence Lessig, Slate) A Pause in […]
Brothers in Law is a recurring series by brothers Akhil and Vikram Amar, with special emphasis on measuring what the Supreme Court says against what the Constitution itself says. For more content from Akhil and Vikram, please see Akhil’s free weekly podcast, “Amarica’s Constitution,” Vikram’s regular columns on Justia, and Akhil’s new book, Born Equal: Remaking America’s Constitution, […]
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