Law Firm Matches Milbank And Raises Salaries: Bet you wish you worked here! Court Cracks Down On Military Police Takeover: Gotta love the rule of law! Harvard Just Landed A Yuge Legal Victory: Billions in federal funding! Lobbyist Defends Firms Capitulating To Trump: An argument was made. Not particularly strong, but there is one. Donald […]
My wife and I have become increasingly skeptical about television. I’m guessing you have too. We’re all on the same endless search for something, anything, worth watching. It’s not just that so much of what’s out there is junk. It’s also that, once we figure out a show’s formula, we’re out. Spoiler alert: most writers […]
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I’m hearing much more from people who want to protect the environment. They want to protect civil liberties. They want to protect immigrants’ rights. Students who want to fight back are saying, ‘Law school is the way to do it.’ — Dean Erwin Chemerinsky […]
The federal judiciary cannot “self-police” workplace conduct. In no other workplace are employees entrusted with sole authority to judge their colleagues’ alleged misconduct. But judicial reforms require congressional action and oversight. In its absence, the courts vociferously defend their biased complaint processes and dismiss calls for reform — including by dismissing a lawsuit filed against […]
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to SurePoint’s recent Partner Satisfaction Survey, what percentage of Biglaw non-equity partners stay in that role for 4+ years? Hint: Compare that with the 83% of income partners at midsize firms that do the same. See the answer on the next page. […]
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The federal government on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to temporarily pause a ruling by a federal appeals court that requires the Trump administration to reinstate a commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission whom President Donald Trump fired this spring. In a 30-page filing, U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer wrote that the case is […]
* Federal judges blame Supreme Court’s shadow docket reversals with no explanation for undermining the lower courts and fostering false sense of bias, fueling sometimes violent attacks against the judiciary. Apparently the Chief Justice’s strategy of responding to critics with “shut up and let us rule you like gods” hasn’t really gained traction. [NBC News] […]
Summer bonuses have been anything but predictable this year. Milbank kicked things off in early August, announcing that it would be handing out special bonuses to associates, but the rest of Biglaw has been slow — even reluctant — to follow. A handful of firms eventually stepped up with matches, while others have stayed silent, leaving associates […]
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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