Associates’ Dissatisfaction With Firm Tech: What We Have Here Is A Failure To Communicate

The American Lawyer survey of midlevel associates at large law firms recently came out and it’s got some sad findings.  The survey revealed several troubling trends: • 56% of the firms had at least one associate who complained about the firm technology, in particular the laptops they were issued. • Many say the firm’s security software slowed their devices down. • Many use their own money to buy their own technology to […]

The problem of “religion”

Rights and Responsibilities is a recurring series by Richard Garnett on legal education, the role of the courts in our constitutional structure, and the law of religious freedom and free expression. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. Our Constitution speaks, in two different […]

Trump administration urges Supreme Court to prevent transgender people from choosing sex markers on passports

The Trump administration came to the Supreme Court on Friday morning, asking the justices to temporarily pause a ruling by a federal judge in Massachusetts that would require the State Department to provide transgender and nonbinary people with passports reflecting the sex designation of their choosing. The order by U.S. District Judge Julia Kobick, U.S. […]

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First They Came For Colbert… — See Also

Jimmy Kimmel’s Show “Indefinitely Suspended” After Mild Trump Joke: We may have to actually legalize comedy soon. Trump Wants To Charge Protesters With RICO: Finding new ways to step all over the Constitution. These Are The Firms You Don’t Want To Go Up Against: Does your firm induce fear in opposing counsel? Biglaw Firm Sued […]