Everlaw Expands AI Capabilities with Deep Dive Tool and Achieves FedRAMP Certification For Its AI
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GOP Election Official Charged After Putting Cocaine & MDMA In Children’s Ice Cream
Move over Rocky Road! There’s a new flavor out there that will have kids absolutely bouncing off the walls this summer. Call it Pablo Escob-erry Crunch, because it’s regular ice cream with cocaine and MDMA mixed in. Wilmington, NC authorities have charged James Edwin Yokeley Jr. with lacing his own grandchildren’s ice cream with narcotics […]
Morning Docket: 08.28.25
* Chicago prepares for potential troop deployment. Chicagoans might want to familiarize themselves with how grand juries work before the Italian Beefs start flying. [Reuters] * Trump can bring lawsuit against Pulitzer Prize board for aggravated awarding journalists for reporting on him. The Pulitzer committee wanted the case delayed until after his presidency out of […]
DOJ Trollsuit Against Maryland Judges Gets Benchslapped Into Oblivion
With Calvinball the order of the day at One First Street, it’s a relief to the see the Justice Department’s bad faith shenanigans get spanked in court. And it’s especially gratifying when the judge delivering that spanking is one of Trump’s own appointees. So Judge Thomas Cullen benchslapping the Justice Department for its preposterous lawsuit […]
Dumbass Attorney Baffled By Haircare During High Profile Case
Legally Blonde is the movie that taught a generation that blonde women can do anything, even think real nice like. A pivotal part of the film (sorry for the spoiler) includes Elle questioning a witness on the minutia of haircare at the stand. Truly an early 2000s period piece — we’ve since moved far away […]
New Jersey’s long history of trouncing New York at the Supreme Court
I was born and raised in New Jersey, and I live there now (not off of any exit, thank you very much). And, although I resided in the Big Apple for many years, I will always be a Jersey boy. Even the most passionate New Jerseyan, however, may be unaware of the long history of […]
Addleshaws freezes NQ pay at £100k to tackle salary bunching
Bigger bonus pool too Addleshaw Goddard has opted to hold newly qualified (NQ) lawyer salaries at £100,000 this year, diverting extra funds into a £19 million bonus pool and boosting pay for more experienced associates. The decision, which the firm said was taken “after careful consideration”, is aimed at addressing what managing partner Andrew Johnston […]
City law firm Kennedys apologises for Church abuse data leak
‘Human error’ City law firm Kennedys has apologised “unreservedly” after a data breach exposed the email addresses of people signed up to receive updates on the Church of England’s redress scheme for survivors of Church-related abuse. Kennedys, which has been acting as the independent administrator of the scheme since March 2024, admitted that on Tuesday […]
SQE2 pass rate hits record 82%
2,753 students sat latest assessment The pass rate for the latest sitting of part two of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE2) has reached a record high of 82%, according to new figures released by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). The April–May 2025 sitting saw 2,753 candidates sit the assessment, with first-time sitters — making up […]
‘Chickened out’: Solicitor struck off for hiding expert report from client
Undermined case A solicitor who lied to a client to “buy herself some time” has agreed she should be struck off the roll. Laura Elizabeth Simpson, admitted in 2009 and formerly with national outfit Switalskis, admitted she “chickened out” of telling the truth when an expert report undermined her client’s case. The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal […]