According to a recent Above the Law article by Kathryn Rubino, an AmLaw 100 firm recently announced that it expected its associates to work at least 2400 hours a year to be in “good standing.” Just when you thought Biglaw couldn’t get more tone deaf about work life balance and technology adoption, we get this. […]
(Photo by PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images) As the Trump administration prepares to wrongfully deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia for the second time after apparently realizing they had no real case against him in court, the Maryland resident, unlike last time, was not whisked away to foreign shores before he had a chance to challenge the effort. […]
The Fed was designed to operate insulated from political pressure so that it can make tough decisions based on data and the long-term health of the economy, not the whims of any one president. This outrageous and unprecedented attempt to fire a member of the independent Federal Reserve on the flimsiest of unproven pretexts is clearly […]
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Justice Samuel Alito reported reimbursement for just one trip – to speak at a Catholic university’s graduation ceremony in Ohio – in 2024. The news came as part of Alito’s annual financial disclosure, which was filed on Aug. 13 and released on Tuesday morning. Alito was the last member of the court to file his […]
* After Supreme Court conservatives invented a whole new legal standard to prevent Trump from firing Federal Reserve governors, Trump claims — without much support — to have fired Federal Reserve governor. Stocks react… predictably. [WSJ] * Trump also explained that he’s suing over the Senate’s use of blue slips. And like the worst 1L […]
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Federal magistrate judge Zia M. Faruqui is not happy about Donald Trump’s authoritarian takeover of Washington D.C. — and the resulting disrespect for basic constitutional rights. Yesterday in his courtroom was the case of Torez Riley, a Black man charged with unlawful possession of a firearm. Riley was on his was on his way to […]
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Trump flag burning executive order could flip First Amendment on its head with new court (Emma Colton, Fox News) Gorsuch and Kavanaugh warn lower court judges in Trump cases (John Fritze, CNN) Of […]
Empirical SCOTUS is a recurring series by Adam Feldman that looks at Supreme Court data, primarily in the form of opinions and oral arguments, to provide insights into the justices’ decision making and what we can expect from the court in the future. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official […]
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