Summertime, and the livin’ is easy — for law firm associates on the receiving end of bonuses, that is. In case you haven’t been keeping track, the following firms have already awarded summer bonuses to their associates: Vartabedian Hester & Haynes ($5,000); Otterbourg ($15,000); Milbank ($6,000 to $25,000, based on class year); and Hueston Hennigan ($10,000 to $30,000, based on […]
Justice too long delayed is justice denied. — Dr. Martin Luther King It’s axiomatic that if a litigant has to wait years for a ruling, or for wrongs to be remedied, the delay can cause ongoing harm, loss of evidence, financial hardship, and emotional toll. The delays also increase costs for litigants, often with no […]
Yesterday, and the American Bar Association amped up their beef with President Donald Trump, adopting a resolution condemning his attempts to retaliate against “lawyers, law firms, or other organizations for representing or having represented any particular client or cause disfavored by the government.” The ABA’s resolution also criticizes threats to impeach judges “based solely on disagreement […]
The Supreme Court on Tuesday released the calendars for the October and November argument sessions. The October session will feature 10 arguments over five days, while the November session will feature nine over five days. Both sessions include important cases. On Oct. 15, the court will hear oral arguments in a Louisiana case that could […]
Rapid advances in generative AI are reshaping the professional world, and this trend appears only to be accelerating. A new Thomson Reuters survey of 2,275 global professionals in the law and related fields, for example, reveals that 55% say AI has changed their work in the past year, while 88% want profession-specific AI assistants. When […]
Ed. note: Please welcome Vivia Chen back to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, “The Ex-Careerist,” here. CONTRARY TO WHAT YOU’VE BEEN FORCED-FED by the likes of JD Vance, it’s not those career-obsessed cat ladies who are the culprits behind America’s decline in birthrates. The truth is that women simply are having fewer children, […]
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AV Ristorante is a recurring series by Brian Fitzpatrick. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. In Trump v. CASA, the birthright citizenship case, the Supreme Court held that so-called “nationwide” or “universal” injunctions are usually unlawful because they exceed the powers granted […]
Almost 4,500 of the brightest stars in the legal tech galaxy gathered in National Harbor, Maryland, yesterday to kick off the first full day of ILTACON 2025. Attendees sojourned from over 30 countries to learn, collaborate, network, and celebrate achievements, innovations, and industry advancements. You’ll want to set your alarms and schedule early morning wake-up […]
* Taft and Morris Manning announced merger. [Law360] * Unqualified judge’s husband putting his groomsman in charge of enforcing white collar crime. In case you wanted to track what happens when the dumbest people imaginable have power. [Bloomberg Law News] * ABA adopts resolution against assault on rule of law. [Reuters] * Harvard lawyer greases […]
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