Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Recent appointee to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals Emil Bove began his career (well, after two clerkships) at which Biglaw firm? Hint: The firm was founded in the 1800s in NYC. See the answer on the next page. The post Controversial New […]
If You Work At Hueston Hennigan, That Is!: They just dropped summer bonuses. The DOJ Is Leaking Lawyers: Who will be left to do the work? Biglaw Partner Dies In Apparent Suicide: We extend our condolences to his family and friends. Looking To Get Paid $1500 To Take The Bar?: Applications open next week! PACER […]
Someone hacked the federal courts’ beloved filing platform. Once a humble slush fund for courts to finance office renovations, PACER is now just a creaking but functional database struggling under the demands of power users and the sort of morons who think feeding every filing into an AI model will replace lawyering.[1] That’s not a […]
The new Blickstein Group COO Study demonstrates continued lawyer hubris, arrogance, and independence that impairs job satisfaction — and profitability. The July Law Firm COO Survey gathered responses from COOs about law firm operations, AI adoption, compensation, and business challenges. The Blickstein Group is a legal industry research and consulting firm. Two Key and Related […]
After months of speculation amid an uncertain economy, it looks like it’s going to be a hot bonus summer after all! First came boutique firm Vartabedian Hester & Haynes, followed by midsize firm Otterbourg, and last but certainly not least, Milbank. We wondered if any other firms would step up to match (or beat) the […]
First, the Trump administration gutted the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, probably because it was too concerned about protecting constitutional rights. Whoever still remained was “allowed” to do whatever Trump’s DOJ (now headed by yet another regrettable Trump pick, Pam Bondi) wanted it to do… like go to bat for the Second Amendment, which has never been seriously threatened by anyone anywhere […]
Justice, Democracy, and Law is a recurring series by Edward B. Foley that focuses on election law and the relationship of law and democracy. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. I’m delighted and honored to present this, my inaugural Justice, Democracy, and […]
* Tariffs starting to drag down client earnings. [Bloomberg Law News] * Reed Smith putting a cheerful face on massive defections to Crowell. [American Lawyer] * An interview with Andry Hernández, the makeup artist the Trump administration kidnapped and sent to El Salvador torture prison. [Bulwark/YouTube] * Law license reform efforts dismissed by casually branding […]
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Record Party Gaps in Job Approval of Supreme Court, Congress (Jeffrey M. Jones and Sarah Hogenboom-Jones, Gallup) Fourth court blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order nationwide (Nate Raymond, Reuters) Carville: Democrats have to add […]
Wasn’t aware session had started A magistrate has received formal advice for misconduct after he interrupted a court session to complain about the parking situation. Mr Alfred Bean JP, of the Cheshire Bench, was sanctioned following complaints from court staff, one of whom described his behaviour as “loud”, “rude” and “bullying”. One staff member said […]
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