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. Confusion abounds over the Supreme Court’s call for reargument in Louisiana v. […]
About to start TC In our latest Career Conundrum, a soon-to-be trainee solicitor asks whether it’s acceptable for men to wear earrings in the office. “I recently saw your last CC asking for general advice at the start of a TC, and it made me think about my own conundrum. I’m about to start my […]
New pilot will see offenders complete remote video check-ins Offenders could soon be answering to artificial intelligence (AI) as the government pilots new tech designed to prevent crimes before they are even committed. Under the scheme, offenders will be required to complete remote video check-ins on their own mobile devices, alongside existing measures such as […]
Decades ago, when I was a baby lawyer, I thought that I wanted to be a judge. Judges ran courtrooms, or the clerks did. The judge was almost always a white male (female judges hadn’t really cracked the judicial glass ceiling, let alone had a person of color). He belonged to the right, white clubs, […]
Are you struggling to bring order to the chaos of a litigation practice and build long-term client relationships? Adam Hersh, the owner of Blue Chip Law, joined host Jared Correia in this episode of “Adventures in Legal Tech” to discuss how he handles crisis litigation in his practice, how he keeps clients from walking out […]
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to the latest ALM Midlevel Associate Survey, which Biglaw firm ranks the best in Miami? Hint: The international law firm has dual headquarters — in London and Washington D.C. See the answer on the next page. The post Miami’s Best In Biglaw […]
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Justice Barrett Shares Concerns About Lawyers Using AI To Prep For Oral Argument: Can’t blame the software for predicting obvious questions. Nothing Says Competency Like Lawsuits: Kash Patel gets the FBI sued. Rookies Can Learn From Rooks: Here’s what chess has to teach us about lawyering. Kanye West Deposition Incoming: This is going to be […]
Kanye West goes by many titles: producer, artist, and founder of Donda Academy. Named after his late mother, the now closed school was a Christian private school in Simi Valley, California. It isn’t the easiest thing to know what attending the school was like considering the mandated NDAs parents had to sign to enroll their […]
It’s a new day at 8am. That’s true generally, but in this case, we’re talking about tech provider we used to call AffiniPay. Fresh off its name change, the company hosted its inaugural user conference last week in Austin, Texas. While everything is usually bigger in Texas — the wide-open skies, the slabs of slow-cooked […]
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