The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at San Francisco on Thursday revived the prosecution of four white supremacists under a federal anti-riot law, even…
Afternoon Briefs: BigLaw firm offers gifts on top of bonuses; second state adopts consumer privacy law
Associates at this BigLaw firm get pricey gifts Associates at Davis Polk & Wardwell are getting a choice of gifts as a thanks for their…
Afternoon Briefs: BigLaw firm offers gifts on top of bonuses; second state adopts consumer privacy law
Associates at this BigLaw firm get pricey gifts Associates at Davis Polk & Wardwell are getting a choice of gifts as a thanks for their…
4th Circuit rules for school that nixed child’s essay on acceptance of transgender people
A federal appeals court has ruled for an elementary school that removed a 10-year-old girl’s essay on acceptance of transgender people from an essay collection…
4th Circuit rules for school that nixed child’s essay on acceptance of transgender people
A federal appeals court has ruled for an elementary school that removed a 10-year-old girl’s essay on acceptance of transgender people from an essay collection…
Marvel founder seeks punitive damages for alleged theft of his DNA during a deposition
Marvel Entertainment founder Ike Perlmutter is seeking punitive damages against Chubb insurance for allegedly facilitating a DNA theft during a deposition. Perlmutter alleges an in-house…
Officers who fired stun gun at man doused in gasoline, setting him ablaze, aren’t liable, appeals court rules
Officers who fired stun guns at a man who had doused himself with gasoline are protected by qualified immunity in a suit by his widow…
Paralegal who refused to notarize affidavit because of its contents can sue over her firing, appeals court says
A paralegal who refused to notarize an affidavit because she believed it contained false information can sue over her firing, a Connecticut appeals court has…
Paralegal who refused to notarize affidavit because of its contents can sue over her firing, appeals court says
A paralegal who refused to notarize an affidavit because she believed it contained false information can sue over her firing, a Connecticut appeals court has…
Afternoon Briefs: Another state plans remote bar exam in July; Texas AG sues electric company over huge bills
So far, 9 jurisdictions have plan for remote bar exam in July California’s July 2021 bar exam will be remote, the California Supreme Court announced…
Pandemic worsens already-growing debt problem with many legal remedies on hold
How law firms reacted to racial injustice and the COVID-19 pandemic
Nearly three-fourths of surveyed law firms launched new programs to address racial injustice after Black Lives Matter demonstrations and the death of George Floyd…
What did law firms do that helped them outperform the market in 2020?
Law firms that posted double-digit gains in 2020 revenue and profits per equity partner had a strategic plan and a commitment to a high-performance culture,…
Afternoon Briefs: Judges tosses transgender woman’s pageant bias suit; SCOTUS allows indoor church services
Judge tosses suit against pageant company by transgender woman U.S. District Judge Michael Mosman of Oregon has tossed a lawsuit by a transgender woman who…
4 more law schools found to be in compliance with ABA’s new bar passage standard
In May, the ABA found 10 law schools did not meet an accreditation standard requiring a bar passage rate of at least 75% within…
9th Circuit revives Oregon lawyers’ freedom-of-association challenge to mandatory bar membership
The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has revived a First Amendment challenge to the Oregon State Bar’s mandatory membership requirement.
Ex-prosecutor is accused of soliciting bribes from defense lawyers, defrauding man who had Coca-Cola stock
A federal indictment accuses a former Florida prosecutor of soliciting bribes for favorable case dispositions and defrauding an elderly man after obtaining guardianship. The…
Law firm’s fan account for presidential pets is ‘out of the Twitter doghouse’
A law firm’s Twitter fan page for President Joe Biden’s pets is “out of the Twitter doghouse” after a pun-filled letter was dispatched to…
More Zoom issues in court hearings: Doc joins from operating room, defendant is naked from at least the waist up
Zoom court hearings continue to produce some unusual videos of participants who ignore decorum or carry on with activities they wouldn’t try in a courtroom.…
Study finds ‘Trump-era uptick’ in partisan voting by en banc courts
En banc appeals courts are increasingly dividing along partisan lines, according to a study by two law professors at the William & Mary Law School.…
Group sues Yale over race-conscious admissions and seeks cert in Harvard suit
Students for Fair Admissions has filed a lawsuit challenging race-conscious admissions policies at Yale University less than a month after the U.S. Department of Justice…
Afternoon Briefs: California opens process for retroactive bar admission; judge suspended after election-fraud charge
California opens applications for retroactive bar admission Provisional licensure applications, for people who recently did not pass the California bar exam but would have with…
In growing trend, suits seek to hold motel operators liable for human trafficking
A lawsuit filed against the operators of several New Jersey motels is part of a growing trend to hold the hospitality industry liable for human…
Chemerinsky: Voting rights cases before SCOTUS could have profound effects on future elections
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in important cases concerning the meaning of the Voting Rights Act of 1965: Brnovich v.…
Former college student who claims he was beaten by officers loses ‘loophole’ case in Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a case that could bar a former college student’s constitutional claims against the government because of a ruling…
State AG faces impeachment for fatal car crash; ‘his face came through your windshield,’ cop says
South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg is refusing to resign as lawmakers begin impeachment proceedings against him for a fatal car crash that killed a…
Judge refuses to block forfeiture of retirement account of former BigLaw partner
A former Hunton & Williams partner who was convicted in a $1.9 million fraudulent real estate scheme will lose his law firm retirement account to…
Does A&E’s ‘Court Cam’ accurately reflect American courtrooms?
I like to start the new year by cleaning out my life, more or less. It’s kind of a ritual for me. I take time…
Suspended lawyer admits stealing from ex-wife, former mother-in-law by opening credit cards in their names
A suspended Pennsylvania lawyer pleaded guilty Monday to identity theft and related offenses for opening credit cards using the identities of his ex-wife and former…
How lawyers can reengineer our profession from the bottom up
Sometimes you just have to tear something down and start over again—like when you were a child and built a house of blocks or constructed…
Illinois will end cash bail, require police body cameras in criminal justice overhaul signed by governor
Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed into law an overhaul of the criminal justice system, saying the reforms are a substantial step toward…
6 tips from infectious disease experts for in-person court proceedings
Prisoner who filed pro se appeal of his enhanced sentence wins Supreme Court review
An inmate convicted for breaking into 10 storage lockers has persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court to review his mandatory minimum sentence under the Armed Career…
Nation’s oldest, longest-serving juvenile lifer is released from prison at age 83
The nation’s oldest, longest-serving juvenile lifer was released from prison this month at age 83, thanks to a pair of U.S. Supreme Court decisions.Joe Ligon…
Women shouldn’t face criminal prosecution after abortion or miscarriage, ABA House says
The ABA House of Delegates passed a resolution at the midyear meeting Monday that opposes the criminal prosecution of anyone who has an abortion or…
Restrictions on firearms in government buildings and polling places should be considered, says ABA House
In the wake of the recent attack on the U.S. Capitol, death threats against election officials and the sight of armed groups at state capitols,…
Federal student loan repayment plan rules should be eased, says ABA House
A resolution calling on Congress and the White House to authorize the suspension or forgiveness of student loans and to make it easier to qualify…
Federal student loan repayment plan rules should be eased, says ABA House
A resolution calling on Congress and the White House to authorize the suspension or forgiveness of student loans and to make it easier to qualify…
Trained dogs should be allowed to comfort witnesses during court proceedings, ABA House says
The ABA House of Delegates resolved Monday to support the use of trained canines to comfort vulnerable witnesses during testimony. Resolution 101A pushes for…
ABA is on a ‘promising path forward,’ President Patricia Lee Refo says
Since taking office, ABA President Patricia Lee Refo has maintained a schedule of events that would’ve once been unimaginable. She told the House of Delegates…
SCOTUS will review rule banning abortion referrals by clinics receiving federal funds
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review a Trump administration rule that barred abortion referrals by programs that receive federal funds. The Supreme…
Citing a consumer need, ABA Legal Ed keeps March law school employment reporting deadline
The council of the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar will not be granting a request to push the employment data…
Supreme Court refuses to block subpoena for Trump’s financial records
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned down former President Donald Trump’s emergency request to block a subpoena for his tax and financial records. In…
Automating your firm’s documents is a snap with document assembly software
Since last March, I’ve been revisiting some of my past columns on legal software with an eye toward providing lawyers with the latest updates on…
Paralegal’s discrimination suit alleges Jones Day partner threatened her with toy gun
A Haitian-born paralegal’s discrimination lawsuit against Jones Day has alleged that she was held to a different standard than white staff members in the firm’s…
Public defender with Patreon for FOIA lawsuits shares her thoughts on lawyers and social media
When she’s posting online, Beth Bourdon is not like most other lawyers, and she says that’s probably why she has more than 50,000 Twitter followers.She…
Afternoon Briefs: Gunman had file on SCOTUS justice, judge says; state AG charged in fatal crash
Gunman apparently targeted this SCOTUS justice, judge says Lawyer Roy Den Hollander, the gunman who killed the son of U.S. District Judge
Spirit of Excellence honorees strive for diversity and inclusion
Barbara Creel. Román Hernández. Sherrilyn Ifill. Mayor Lori Lightfoot. John Yang. “These outstanding lawyers are the embodiment of excellence in our profession,” ABA President Patricia…
‘I destroyed my life’: Former Willkie co-chair suspended for paying $75K to boost daughter’s ACT score
Gordon Caplan, the former co-chairman of Willkie Farr & Gallagher, has been suspended from law practice for two years for participating in the college admissions…
Afternoon Briefs: 11 ex-capital inmates added to innocence list; lawyer finds historic photo in attic
11 former death-row inmates are added to group’s innocence list The Death Penalty Information Center has added 11 former inmates to its list of people…
