Ed. Note: A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing blog, the Web’s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. Check out these stories and more at How Appealing. “What Birthright Citizenship Gave to Me: MAGA’s effort to restrict citizenship rights defies the Constitution — and endangers an essential part of […]
For years now, prosecutors have been fighting to bring Dan Markel’s killers to justice. Katharine Magbanua received a life sentence plus 60 years. Charlie Adelson got life, and his mother — Donna Adelson — recently got a jury verdict from her trial. She was found guilty accross the board. CNN has coverage: The matriarch of […]
Making it to midlevel in Biglaw isn’t easy, especially when the vast majority of what you know is pandemic and post-pandemic Biglaw life. Today’s midlevels — third-, fourth- and fifth-year associates — worked incredibly long hours during the uncertain times COVID-19 brought upon the legal profession and the world at large, and then they were […]
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 […]
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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. […]
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, 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 […]
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 […]
* 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] […]
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