A few years ago, a programmer went viral — in was 2020, so maybe not the best phrasing — after seeing a job listing requiring “4+ years of experience in FastAPI.” Quite the feat, he noted, since he was the guy who invented FastAPI only 1.5 years earlier. The modern law firm partnership track feels […]
The good news for Donald Trump is that a New York appellate nixed the nearly half-billion dollar disgorgement judgment the Trump Organization owed for consistently defrauding financial institutions. The bad news is that the fractured court still agreed with the underlying judgment and his business operations are rightly enjoined. Trump’s camp is declaring total vindication […]
Last week, Rhode Island Special Assistant Attorney General Devon Hogan Flanagan was arrested and charged with trespassing after an alcohol-fueled incident in front of a restaurant. And that would be bad enough, but the arresting officer’s body cam footage was released and it tells a tale that’ll be a lot harder to live down than […]
Alina Habba’s tenure as the not-really-U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey reached another predictable milestone today as Judge Matthew Brann disqualified Habba from a criminal prosecution on the grounds that she doesn’t actually have the job in any legal sense. Brann, the chief judge of the Middle District of Pennsylvania, heard the case […]
According to news reports, there’s an active shooter situation at Villanova University. The Radnor Township Police Department are on the scene and issued a shelter in place order to residents and students. The alert from the university provided some more specific information. That alert asks folks to steer clear of the law school building, John […]
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The Obstinate Witness Every trial lawyer encounters them – the witness who refuses to agree with even the most obvious point. Show them a photo of their car, and they claim they cannot recognize it. Confront them with a prior statement, and they insist it is inaccurate. This is a strategy to frustrate you, to block you, and to control […]
ScotusCrim is a recurring series by Rory Little focusing on intersections between the Supreme Court and criminal law. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. Mid-August: the time for beach reading. Easy, light-hearted, perhaps even titillating but not too heavy or political. Hey, […]
More financial results A&O Shearman has reported global revenues of £2.9 billion for the past financial year — the Magic Circle firm’s first set of results since its merger completed last year. The outfit also recorded profit before tax of £1.1 billion and profit per equity partner (PEP) figure of £2 million. Legacy figures aren’t […]
* This Eric Adams ally corruption story has everything: snacks, questionable lawyering, and a wad of cash. [The CITY] * A Trump U.S. Attorney in Virginia abruptly resigns. Hmmmm… wonder what’s going on there. [Bloomberg Law] * Ninth Circuit clears way for Trump to end Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Nicaragua, Honduras and Nepal. […]
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