In Dissent is a recurring series by Anastasia Boden on Supreme Court dissents that have shaped (or reshaped) our country. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. I. America the defiant On Aug. 22, 1984, about 100 protesters marched down the streets of downtown […]
Lawhive acquires conveyance specialist An AI powered lawtech company backed by Google has acquired a UK law firm, in what is thought to be a first for the country’s legal industry. The deal, confirmed yesterday, sees Lawhive — which raised nearly £40 million in funding last year — take over Woodstock Legal Services. The acquisition […]
Jailed for 10 years A former employee of global law firm Dentons has been banned from the legal profession after being convicted of drug smuggling in the United Arab Emirates. Riyad Awada, who previously worked as a government liaison officer at Dentons’ UAE offices, was arrested on 6 August 2024 at Abu Dhabi’s Zayed International […]
Last year, Clio joined the hockey world as a jersey sponsor for the Vancouver Canucks. They’re no longer alone among legal technology providers, with Filevine announcing a helmet sponsor deal with the newly minted Utah Mammoth. As Utah Mammoth branding decisions go, not to denigrate the Filevine partnership, but it’s a distant second behind changing […]
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. People don’t want to come into the office. Let it go. — An anonymous Am Law 100 associate’s response to a question found in the American Lawyer Midlevel Associates Survey about the one thing they would tell the the managing partner of their firm. More notable […]
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to SurePoint’s recent Partner Satisfaction Survey, what percentage of Biglaw nonequity partners are dissatisfied with their compensation? Hint: An additional 25% say they’re neutral about their compensation. See the answer on the next page. The post Biglaw Partner Pay Isn’t Always Great […]
Stephen Colbert Acts As Justice Sotomayor’s Anger Translator: “This just sounds like racial profiling with extra steps.” Making Social Media Great Again: Strange time to snap a pic with Russell Brand, Ed Martin. Remembering The TaxProf Blog: Steven Chung reflects on the legacy. Student Loan Forgiveness Class Action: It’s their debt forgiveness and they want […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday left in place a ruling by a federal appeals court that requires a South Carolina school district to allow a transgender student to use the boys’ bathroom while the teen’s challenge to a state law that requires students to use the bathrooms that correspond to their biological sex “at the […]
The Supreme Court’s emperor has no clothes, and it takes a late-night comedian to point it out. Sitting across from Stephen Colbert last night, Justice Sonia Sotomayor performed one of the more tragic rituals of America’s constitutional law experiment. Asked about this week’s decision in Noem v. Perdomo, Sotomayor navigated a tricky path between standing […]
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