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Morning Docket: 01.24.25

Morning Docket: 01.24.25

* Supreme Court stands up for transparency to prevent money laundering. For other people... not themselves of course. [Bloomberg Law News] * Jones Day lawyer already quits Trump administration. [WSJ] * Law firm coke dealers? [Roll on Friday] * The birthright...

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Hollywood Didn’t Make This Up

Hollywood Didn’t Make This Up

To all of you who have texted, emailed, called, or donated to various agencies helping those displaced and dispossessed by the California wildfires, thank you. The post Hollywood Didn’t Make This Up appeared first on Above the Law.To all of you who have texted,...

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Morning Docket: 01.23.25

Morning Docket: 01.23.25

* Trump administration halts the entire DOJ civil rights division, freezing all pending cases pending inevitable about face as "reverse discrimination division." [ABA Journal] * Elephants denied right to sue to get out of the zoo. They'll remember this. [Reuters] * Am...

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Law Firm Making Bank By Lobbying

Law Firm Making Bank By Lobbying

2024 was a good year for lobbying. The post Law Firm Making Bank By Lobbying appeared first on Above the Law.Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day!According to recent Lobbying Disclosure Act filings, the law firm of Brownstein Hyatt Farber...

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2025 Immigration Law Special Issue

2025 Immigration Law Special Issue Attorney at Law Magazine is proud to introduce its Inaugural Immigration Law special issue highlighting immigration lawyers nationwide.  Lawyers! I’m excited to introduce our first National Immigration special issue. In this issue,...

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Law Firms Converge to Defend HIPAA Regulation

Law Firms Converge to Defend HIPAA Regulation

Anticipating an about-face by a Trump-run Justice Department, a coalition of Texas, New York and D.C. law firms are converging in Texas courts to defend HIPAA law regarding the privacy of medical records, particularly those of pregnant women.       Hi there.The email...

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Law Firms Converge to Defend HIPAA Regulation

Law Firms Converge to Defend HIPAA Regulation

Anticipating an about-face by a Trump-run Justice Department, a coalition of Texas, New York and D.C. law firms are converging in Texas courts to defend HIPAA law regarding the privacy of medical records, particularly those of pregnant women.       Hi there.The email...

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