The hidden prevalence of criminal law at the Supreme Court

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. Last month I wrote about what I called 14 “pure” criminal law cases from the Supreme Court’s 2024-25 […]

‘I start pupillage next month – any top tips?’

Barrister-to-be seeks advice In our latest Career Conundrum, a pupil barrister asks readers to share their best tips for making their training period run as smoothly as possible. “Hi Legal Cheek. The email subject sort of it explains it. I am due to start pupillage next month in London and looking for some general advice […]

More major law firms announce positive financials

Modest growth Clyde & Co, TLT and Fieldfisher have become the latest law firms to unveil their 2024-25 financial results. Clydes recorded profit of £177.5 million for the year ended 30 April 2025, alongside a 3% bump in revenue to £854 million — the 27th consecutive year this figure has grown. North America proved to […]

UChicago Law Offers AI Course On Tenant Rights

Have you ever sat in court because of a property dispute and wanted to yell out “@Grok, is this true?” at the judge? If the answer is yes and you happen to attend UChicago Law, you could have the opportunity to code your own bespoke LLM that will help you address the sort of legal […]

Swimming In Money! — See Also

This Law Firm Just Announced Bonuses: Is it yours? Read and find out! The ABA Strikes Back Against The Trump Administration: Strong words coming from the ABA. UChicago Plans Course Around AI: This will be a boon to tenants looking for a bit of help with their cases! Yes, Birthrates Are Down. No, You Shouldn’t […]

Groups ask Supreme Court to keep in place district court ruling barring immigration stops

Lawyers for immigrants’ rights groups, U.S. citizens, and undocumented immigrants challenging the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts in the Los Angeles area urged the Supreme Court on Tuesday to leave in place a ruling by U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong that prohibits federal agents from making immigration stops unless they have reasonable suspicion that […]