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Nevada Judge Takes Creative and Unusual Approach to Combat AI-Generated Fictitious Citations
In an unusual judicial response to the ongoing epidemic of AI-generated fictitious citations, Washoe County, Nev., District Court Judge David Hardy has crafted what he calls a “creative and unpredictable” solution that offers a different way for courts to address...
Box Unveils AI-Powered Security Suite Targeting Legal, Finance, Government and Other Industries
At its annual BoxWorks conference in San Francisco today, Box announced the launch of Box Shield Pro, an enhanced suite of AI-powered security capabilities designed to address the evolving cybersecurity needs of law firms, financial services firms, healthcare...
A New Panelist Joins the Legaltech Week Group Today: Rhys Dipshan; Plus, All the Week’s News
A new panelist joins our Legaltech Week panel today: Rhys Dipshan, editor-in-chief of legal technology at ALM. Rhys has been a reporter and editor for 17 years, and he has covered legal tech for nearly a decade. We look forward to his contributions and insights. Lots...
A Special Video Celebrating 20 Years of the Lawyer 2 Lawyer Podcast
Twenty years ago, I had the great good fortune to help launch the podcast Lawyer 2 Lawyer as cohost along with J. Craig Williams. It was one of the first legal podcasts of any kind, was the very first podcast of the Legal Talk Network, and is today the longest...
Final Approval Hearing Held in Class Action Settlement of Al Lost $50M for Volunteer Baseball Coaches
If approved, the settlement will award $49.25 million to class members who served as volunteer baseball coaches between 2018 to 2023, before the NCAA repealed a bylaw barring Division 1 coaches from receiving compensation in Jan. 2023. If approved, the...
Final Approval Hearing Held in Class Action Settlement of Almost $50M for Volunteer Baseball Coaches
If approved, the settlement will award $49.25 million to class members who served as volunteer baseball coaches between 2018 to 2023, before the NCAA repealed a bylaw barring Division 1 coaches from receiving compensation in Jan. 2023. If approved, the...
‘A Warning’: State Court Fines Lawyer $10,000 for AI-Generated Fake Quotes in Briefs
The Second District Court of Appeal held that multiple instances of AI-fabricated case quotations in submitted briefs rendered an appeal frivolous. The Second District Court of Appeal held that multiple instances of AI-fabricated case quotations in submitted...
How Will the US Supreme Court Rule on Trump’s Tariffs? The Experts Are Undecided
Between the scope of the tariffs, the president's emergency powers and ongoing fears of a constitutional crisis, legal experts are hesitant to say whether the White House or the small businesses challenging the duties has the better case. Between the scope of...
‘When Does It End?’: In Uber Case, 3rd Circuit Asks How Many Retrials Is Too Many?
All three appellate judges asked what standard lower courts must consider when deciding—in exercising their inherent authority over their dockets—if granting another civil trial would be futile. All three appellate judges asked what standard lower courts must...
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Three Amicus Briefs Lend Support to Delaware’s New Safe Harbor Provisions
All three briefs advocate for the constitutionality of the safe harbor provisions codified earlier this year through Senate Bill 21, generally arguing that the General Assembly didn't overstep its authority by passing the law and that S.B. 21 safeguards Delaware's...
‘Make the Court Supreme Again:’ Protesters, Criticism and Kavanaugh’s Speech
U.S. Supreme Justice Brett kavanaugh spoke at McLennan Community College in Waco, and was greeted by about 50 protestors holding signs critical of his role on the high court. U.S. Supreme Justice Brett kavanaugh spoke at McLennan Community College in Waco, and...
Microsoft GC Jon Palmer Says He’s Now CLO, Casting Uncertainty Over Hossein Nowbar’s Future
Hossein Nowbar is a 28-year Microsoft employee who was so impressed by the release of Windows 95 that he sought to join the company. Hossein Nowbar is a 28-year Microsoft employee who was so impressed by the release of Windows 95 that he sought to join the...
‘Libel Tourism’?: Conservative Influencer Says Delaware Court Lacks Jurisdiction in French First Couple’s Defamation Case
Candace Owens, who lives and records her podcast in Nashville, claimed the Delaware court can't have jurisdiction in the case because the state has no link to her, either of the Macrons, or any relevant witnesses or evidence. Candace Owens, who lives and records...
Morning Docket: 09.15.25
* Lawyer accused of hallucinated cites in case about getting law license back. [ABA Journal] * FTC sees collapse of CFPB as a new opportunity to oversee the fleecing of Americans. [Bloomberg Law News] * EU allowing Microsoft to remove Teams from its product bundle to...
What’s Next For Walgreens Following Its Private Equity Sale?
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Trump Pot, Meet Trump Kettle
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Axios reported back in 2019, even before President Donald Trump had finished his first term in office, that Trump had accused his political opponents, government officials, and members of the media of having committed “treason” at...
AI Governance Starts With Contract Governance, Says Christine Uri
Generative AI might be the shiny new object in legal departments right now, but Christine Uri wants in-house counsel to slow down. Not because she’s skeptical of the technology, but because she’s seen what happens when legal teams rush to implement tools before...
How I Made Partner: ‘Lean Into the Hard Work,’ Says Stephen Kudla of Marshall Gerstein
"Lean into the hard work, especially the assignments that are technically demanding or outside your comfort zone. In my view, what sets people apart is their willingness to tackle difficult matters and persevere through the learning curve. That's how you build trust...
2025 GC Pay Report: Why So Many Legal Chiefs Feel in the Dark About What They’ll Earn
Companies went all in on tying stock grants to achieving specific performance targets—so much so that even general counsel were finding their pay shaped by the performance of business units over which they had no authority. Now, the whole approach is facing a...
Attract Law Clients Via ChatGPT: Do These 3 Things
As potential clients turn to generative artificial intelligence, like ChatGPT, for recommendations on legal service providers, a legal marketing expert is revealing three strategies lawyers can deploy to increase their odds of being identified in AI search...
A Plea to Define Judicial Independence, Decision-Making as Tensions Mount
“You use the phrase judicial independence' in most gatherings, and people think what it means [is] Oh, the judges can do whatever they want,' said retired Jeremy Fogel. “Well, that is actually not what judicial independence is, and we all know that. But that's the way...
Racing Into Q4, Here’s What Has Surprised—And Not Surprised—Law Firm Leaders So Far in 2025
Some firm leaders have confided they've seen a dip in demand (countered by rising billing rates) and that the lack of punch in midmarket deals leaves them wondering what could have been. Some firm leaders have confided they've seen a dip in demand (countered by...
AI Is Empowering How Transactional Lawyers Practice
Ari Kaplan spoke with Definely CEO Nnamdi Emelifeonwu and Bruno Belcastro Pinto, Senior Product Leader, during the 2025 ILTA conference. Here are highlights. The post AI Is Empowering How Transactional Lawyers Practice appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law...
Rejecting Policy Rationales Rooted in DEI, Eighth Circuit Reverses Preliminary Injunction Denial in First Amendment Prison Curriculum Case
In Schmitt v. Rebertus the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit addressed the intersection of First Amendment religious exercise rights and prison administration in a 2-1 decision that also has implications for the weight courts may give to governmental policy...
Job Applicant Accuses Amazon of Running Credit Check Without Notice
Job applicant Myeeshia Rigby filed a class action complaint against e-commerce giant Amazon on Thursday, which alleges the company violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act when it ran a credit report on the plaintiff, a candidate for employment, but made the decision...
Amy Coney Barrett Sure Gets Around — See Generally
Amy Coney Barrett Immediately Starts Hedging On Dictatorship Fanfic: Justice Barrett shut down Trump’s third term talk… until Fox asked her if she was sure and then she remembered to start hemming and hawing. Colbert Should Moonlight As Sotomayor’s Burner Account: The...
Phila.-Based Kirkland Partner to Defend First ‘Bellwether’ Talc Trial in Calif. This Fall
The first bellwether trial among lawsuits coordinated in California state courts alleging Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder products caused ovarian cancer will begin Nov. 3. The first bellwether trial among lawsuits coordinated in California state courts...
These Supreme Court Justices Are Money
(Image via Getty) Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which two Supreme Court justices have appeared on U.S. currency? Hint: Neither bill is currently in circulation, but justices have appeared on the $500 and $10,000 bill. See the...
Stat(s) Of The Week: Cause Or Coincidence?
In his Bloomberg column this week, David Lat explores whether making or refusing to make deals with Trump has affected attrition at 14 law firms targeted by the president. Armed with data from SurePoint Legal Insights about changes in headcount over the last six...
Founding Partner Of Top 20 Biglaw Firm Passes Away
We have some incredibly unfortunate news to report out of Florida, where one of the founding partners of Am Law 100 firm Greenberg Traurig recently passed away. More than 50 years ago, Larry Hoffman, 95, and attorneys Mel Greenberg and Robert Traurig were inspired...
Training Young Lawyers In The Age Of AI: A Riddle Wrapped In A Mystery Inside An Enigma
Winston Churchill once said about Russia: It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. I’m starting to feel the same way about training young lawyers in the age of AI. How do we, as a profession, train law students and young lawyers with critical skill sets...
Debrief: What It’s REALLY Like To Open Your Own Firm
Tune in to the latest Jabot episode as I chat with Margot Hoppin, co-founder of Hoppin Grinsell. Discover the challenges and victories of starting a law firm post-COVID, the impact of AI in law, and the real deal on work-life balance. Highlights Transition from Biglaw...
Attorneys Should Take Long Times Off Between Jobs
When aspiring lawyers are in college and law school, they typically have substantial time off from their studies. Indeed, students usually have weeks off between semesters, and may have close to three months off during the summer. This permits students to travel,...
Midlevel Biglaw Associates No Longer Respect Firms That Made Deals With Trump
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. The lack of backbone. — An anonymous Am Law 100 associate’s response to a question found in the American Lawyer Midlevel Associates Survey about what surprised them the most about working at their current firm....
How Intentional Networking Can Grow Your Legal Practice
In this episode, host Steve Fretzin and lawyer coach Phyllis Sisenwine discuss the art of building a legal practice through intentional networking, relationship-building, and smart business development strategies. Phyllis shares her decades of experience helping...
Debunked Podcast: Turmoil At The CDC, Epic’s AI Strategy
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Founding Partner Passes — See Also
Greenberg Traurig’s Larry Hoffman Has Passed Away: We extend our condolences to his family, friends, and the firm. A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Billable Hours: Here’s a showing of the biggest associate bang for buck for housing. Activists Use AI To Identify Ice...
Disney Faces Onslaught of Children’s Online Privacy Litigation, MDL Petition Following FTC Settlement
"As children spend increasingly more time on internet-connected devices, it is imperative for streaming companies which produce children's' shows to abide by online and digital privacy laws," said Blake Yagman, a partner at Spiro Harrison & Nelson. "As...
Disney Faces Onslaught of Children’s Online Privacy Litigation, MDL Petition Following FTC Settlement
"As children spend increasingly more time on internet-connected devices, it is imperative for streaming companies which produce children's' shows to abide by online and digital privacy laws," said Blake Yagman, a partner at Spiro Harrison & Nelson. "As...
First ‘Bellwether’ Talc Trial in Calif. to Begin in LA This Fall
The first bellwether trial among lawsuits coordinated in California state courts alleging Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder products caused ovarian cancer will begin Nov. 3. The first bellwether trial among lawsuits coordinated in California state courts...
First ‘Bellwether’ Talc Trial in Calif. to Begin in LA This Fall
The first bellwether trial among lawsuits coordinated in California state courts alleging Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder products caused ovarian cancer will begin Nov. 3. The first bellwether trial among lawsuits coordinated in California state courts...
DOJ Claims Uber Denies Rides to Disabled Passengers
The DOJ filed its suit in the Northern District of California on Thursday, alleging that the rideshare company violates Title III of the Americans With Disabilities Act. The suit seeks $125 million for individuals who were subject to discrimination and previously...
DOJ Claims Uber Denies Rides to Disabled Passengers
The DOJ filed its suit in the Northern District of California on Thursday, alleging that the rideshare company violates Title III of the Americans With Disabilities Act. The suit seeks $125 million for individuals who were subject to discrimination and previously...
Barrage of Suits Against DaVita Shows How Fast Legal Risks Can Escalate After Cyberattack
“It certainly could become a big issue for the company, said Paul Greene, who heads Harter Secrest & Emery's data security and privacy practice and is not involved in the litigation. “It will likely dwarf the costs that they incurred in relation to the incident...
Barrage of Suits Against DaVita Shows How Fast Legal Risks Can Escalate After Cyberattack
“It certainly could become a big issue for the company, said Paul Greene, who heads Harter Secrest & Emery's data security and privacy practice and is not involved in the litigation. “It will likely dwarf the costs that they incurred in relation to the incident...
Agent Washed: Unpacking the Hype and Reality of Legal AI Agents
This webcast takes a candid look at agent-washing: why it's happening, how to recognize it, and what real agentic systems look like. This webcast takes a candid look at agent-washing: why it's happening, how to recognize it, and what real agentic systems look...
Agent Washed: Unpacking the Hype and Reality of Legal AI Agents
This webcast takes a candid look at agent-washing: why it's happening, how to recognize it, and what real agentic systems look like. This webcast takes a candid look at agent-washing: why it's happening, how to recognize it, and what real agentic systems look...
Bose Seeks Declaratory Judgment for QuietComfort Headphones, Other Products
The audio-engineering giant is attempting to can claims it violated a California-based company's audio technology patents. The audio-engineering giant is attempting to can claims it violated a California-based company's audio technology...
Bose Seeks Declaratory Judgment for QuietComfort Headphones, Other Products
The audio-engineering giant is attempting to can claims it violated a California-based company's audio technology patents. The audio-engineering giant is attempting to can claims it violated a California-based company's audio technology...
SEC: Keeping Musk Securities Case in D.C. Is Best for Attorneys
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission cited convenience for the attorneys involved as one of the primary reasons the action should stay in D.C. Now, U.S. District Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan is presiding over the case, which involves the 2022 disclosure of Musk's...
SEC: Keeping Musk Securities Case in D.C. Is Best for Attorneys
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission cited convenience for the attorneys involved as one of the primary reasons the action should stay in D.C. Now, U.S. District Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan is presiding over the case, which involves the 2022 disclosure of Musk's...
Cardozo Law Offers Master of Studies in Law for Nonlawyers
Applications for the MSL in labor and employment law, which offers in-depth legal knowledge without requiring a J.D., are being accepted now for the spring 2026 semester. Applications for the MSL in labor and employment law, which offers in-depth legal knowledge...
Cardozo Law Offers Master of Studies in Law for Nonlawyers
Applications for the MSL in labor and employment law, which offers in-depth legal knowledge without requiring a J.D., are being accepted now for the spring 2026 semester. Applications for the MSL in labor and employment law, which offers in-depth legal knowledge...
Litigation Trends to Watch: Cases Surge Over Chinese Manufacturing, Worker Security Screenings and ‘Reject Cookies’ Requests
Chinese manufacturers fight back against IP claims. Chinese manufacturers fight back against IP claims.
Litigation Trends to Watch: Cases Surge Over Chinese Manufacturing, Worker Security Screenings and ‘Reject Cookies’ Requests
Chinese manufacturers fight back against IP claims. Chinese manufacturers fight back against IP claims.
The Week in Data Sept. 12: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers
Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including the 2025 Midlevel Associates Survey. Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including the 2025 Midlevel Associates Survey.
The Week in Data Sept. 12: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers
Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including the 2025 Midlevel Associates Survey. Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including the 2025 Midlevel Associates Survey.
How Clients Find Lawyers in 2025 (And What It Means for Your Firm)
Where to spend your marketing dollars? Highlights from a recent survey on show which online platforms prospective clients are using to research lawyers. The post How Clients Find Lawyers in 2025 (And What It Means for Your Firm) appeared first on Articles, Tips and...
The Law Firm Disrupted: In Office Attendance Policies, Big Firms Look For ‘Business Advantages’
The list of firms demanding four days a week or more of office attendance is short, but with few exceptions, all these firms are compensating their associates and partners at the top of the market. The list of firms demanding four days a week or more of office...
‘Targeting a Vulnerable Minority’: Service Members Sue Dept. of Defense Over Executive Order on Transgender Health Care
Sharif Jacob, a partner at Keker, Van Nest & Peters who is representing the plaintiffs, said the executive order is "an alarming example of presidential overreach." Sharif Jacob, a partner at Keker, Van Nest & Peters who is representing the plaintiffs,...
Being Predictable Can Be Scary — See Also
Justice Barrett Shares Concerns About Lawyers Using AI To Prep For Oral Argument: Can’t blame the software for predicting obvious questions. Nothing Says Competency Like Lawsuits: Kash Patel gets the FBI sued. Rookies Can Learn From Rooks: Here’s what chess has to...
Encyclopaedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster Say Perplexity AI Is Infringing Copyrights, Marks
“All that Perplexity's answer engine' does is copy the expression, meaning, and message of others and repackage it to the consumer, the plaintiffs allege. “All that Perplexity's answer engine' does is copy the expression, meaning, and message of others and...
Scary! Amy Coney Barrett’s (Not So) Deep Thoughts On AI
Amy Coney Barrett’s appearance-palooza in support of her new $2 million book just keeps on giving. Her particular version of deliberately obtuse reactionary that diligently works toward the right-wing political goal of the moment is garnering attention — even as the...
Kanye West To Testify About His Private School — Prepare For A Legendary Deposition
Kanye West goes by many titles: producer, artist, and founder of Donda Academy. Named after his late mother, the now closed school was a Christian private school in Simi Valley, California. It isn’t the easiest thing to know what attending the school was like...
Thriving As A Small Law Firm Is All About Tiny Adjustments
It’s a new day at 8am. That’s true generally, but in this case, we’re talking about tech provider we used to call AffiniPay. Fresh off its name change, the company hosted its inaugural user conference last week in Austin, Texas. While everything is usually bigger in...
The Best Law Schools For Human Rights Law (2025)
At a time when hard-won discrimination protections in the U.S. are being steadily eroded, we’ve never needed the passion and commitment of young lawyers aspiring to build careers in human rights more than we do today. The National Jurist’s preLaw magazine recently...
Go In-House Sooner: The Money Is Worth It
Too often, my colleagues in law firms push back on going in-house because they want to stay longer to make more money, gain experience, or find a more fitting position. These can be fair reasons to delay or avoid going in-house — especially if one genuinely enjoys...
Biglaw Not ‘Awful’ According To Some Midlevel Associates
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I thought it would be awful, and it’s mostly ok. — An anonymous Am Law 100 associate’s response to a question found in the American Lawyer Midlevel Associates Survey about what surprised them the most about...
Do You REALLY Want To Be A Judge?
Decades ago, when I was a baby lawyer, I thought that I wanted to be a judge. Judges ran courtrooms, or the clerks did. The judge was almost always a white male (female judges hadn’t really cracked the judicial glass ceiling, let alone had a person of color). He...
The Secret To Longevity In Client Relationships
Are you struggling to bring order to the chaos of a litigation practice and build long-term client relationships? Adam Hersh, the owner of Blue Chip Law, joined host Jared Correia in this episode of “Adventures in Legal Tech” to discuss how he handles crisis...
Miami’s Best In Biglaw
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to the latest ALM Midlevel Associate Survey, which Biglaw firm ranks the best in Miami? Hint: The international law firm has dual headquarters — in London and Washington D.C. See the answer...
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Inmate’s 100+ Jailhouse Calls to Counsel Are Not Privileged, Fed. Judge Rules
The federal judge highlighted decisions from the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Second and Eighth Circuits determining that inmates with knowledge of recordings undermines privilege given the Seventh Circuit's lack of precedent on the issue, the memorandum opinion and...
Ahead of the Curve: Assessing Generative AI
I have been using ChatGPT in my personal life for the past eight months (never for work) for a myriad of things, and found that my personal experience with AI came in handy when I wrote two stories about it last week. I have been using ChatGPT in my personal...
Business Lobby, Trial Lawyers at Odds Over Claim That ‘Excessive’ Litigation Is Driving New York’s Affordability Crisis
A report by a consortium of New York City's largest employers, including law firms and banks, says the Empire State's soaring insurance costs are driven by "excessive" litigation, while suggesting reforms. But New York's largest lobby for trial lawyers fired back by...
As AI Use Increases for Companies, So Do the Risks
The challenge now for companies is to still embrace AI's potential while building the governance, safeguards and strategic foresight necessary to manage these risks. The challenge now for companies is to still embrace AI's potential while building the...
What Arizona HOA Boards Need to Know as the Law Continues to Evolve
With approximately 2,249,000 Arizonans living in 892,800 homes in more than 10,100 community associations, as reported by the Community Associations Institute, community associations and their governing documents are top of mind. Some recent decisions in both the...
Building a Business Development Culture Across Your Firm
The legal profession has fundamentally changed. Gone are the days when a few attorneys could drive firm growth while others focused solely on billable hours. Today’s market pressures have made firm-wide business development (BD) not just beneficial but essential for...
Judicial Pressure Spurs $15M Condo Repair Settlement
“I'll give you 90 minutes, Lee Circuit Judge Rachael Loukonen said ahead of closing arguments. “Go outside, and I suggest the parties think very hard about their true positions on this case." “I'll give you 90 minutes, Lee Circuit Judge Rachael Loukonen said...
Union Pacific Railroad Sues Chicago Commuter Railway for $2M+ Contract Violations, Suit Says
This action was surfaced by Law.com Radar, which delivers real-time alerting on new litigation across more than 2,900 state and federal courts. Click here to get started and be first to act on opportunities in your region, practice area or client sector. This...
‘Amazon Delivered a Loaded Gun’: Washington State Supreme Court Eyes Online Retailer’s Alleged Role in Chemical Suicides
Philip Talmadge of Talmadge/Fitzpatrick in Seattle, representing the families of individuals who died after ordering and intentionally ingesting the product, contended at the hearing that sodium nitrite is "an invariably fatal poison" that Amazon knowingly "marketed"...
4th Circuit Ruling on Medical Monitoring Could Increase Toxic Tort Risk
The panel found that Union Carbide, which operated a West Virginia plant that exposed nearby residents to a cancer-causing gas, was responsible for paying for medical monitoring for the lead plaintiff, even though she didn't allege she had cancer. The panel...
The Second Act: How Successful Lawyers Are Redefining Retirement
A simple guide for attorneys planning their next career move. Attorneys who thrive in retirement don’t retire from law, they retire to meaningful ways to use their legal training. The post The Second Act: How Successful Lawyers Are Redefining Retirement appeared first...
Overwhelmed, Unprepared: Experts Say Companies Are Not Ready to Comply with the EU Data Act
With the EU Data Act, penalties are determined by member states which means not only does the expense of fines vary state by state, but so does the level of enforcement. With the EU Data Act, penalties are determined by member states which means not only does...
Dyson Dismisses Case After Default Judgment Denied in ‘Schedule A’ Case
“The court finds that default judgment is inappropriate here because plaintiff has failed to show that the unchallenged facts in the complaint constitute a legitimate cause of action, U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman of the Northern District of Illinois...
MAGA Attorney Getting Slammed For Bonkers Social Media Post
Earlier this week, the Trump administration attorney in charge of pardons, Ed Martin, decided for reasons that remain unclear to post a picture of himself with comedian Russell Brand. Good morning, America. How are ya’? pic.twitter.com/c1yx9ycT08— Ed Martin...
Justice Sotomayor Lets Stephen Colbert Say What She Can’t
The Supreme Court’s emperor has no clothes, and it takes a late-night comedian to point it out. Sitting across from Stephen Colbert last night, Justice Sonia Sotomayor performed one of the more tragic rituals of America’s constitutional law experiment. Asked about...
Law Department Professionals: How Does Your Patent Management Stack Up?
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The Best Law Schools For Health Law (2025)
It’s certainly a wild time to work in public health, but if you’re entering law school with dreams of working in health law, the legal profession sure could use the help right now. The National Jurist’s preLaw magazine recently released its ranking of the best law...
Goodbye To A Blogging Pioneer: Reflecting On The TaxProf Blog’s Legacy In A Changing Internet Era And Its Influence On One Tax Attorney
Twenty-one years ago, the internet looked vastly different. Social media sites like Facebook and Twitter did not yet exist. Only one in four Americans had access to high-speed internet, so for most people, downloading pictures or their favorite music took a...
American Federation Of Teachers Start Class Action Over Blocked Student Loan Forgiveness
“Go into public service to pay off your student loans,” they said. So you did — you took a job that paid less than you could have made elsewhere, but you figured it was a small price to pay for doing a little bit of good in the world as you earned debt forgiveness. At...
Another Legal Tech Company Heads To The NHL
Last year, Clio joined the hockey world as a jersey sponsor for the Vancouver Canucks. They’re no longer alone among legal technology providers, with Filevine announcing a helmet sponsor deal with the newly minted Utah Mammoth. As Utah Mammoth branding decisions go,...
Midlevel Biglaw Associates *Really* Don’t Want To Go To The Office
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. People don’t want to come into the office. Let it go. — An anonymous Am Law 100 associate’s response to a question found in the American Lawyer Midlevel Associates Survey about the one thing they would tell the...
Biglaw Partner Pay Isn’t Always Great
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to SurePoint’s recent Partner Satisfaction Survey, what percentage of Biglaw nonequity partners are dissatisfied with their compensation? Hint: An additional 25% say they’re neutral about...
Steven Colbert Does A Great Sotomayor Impersonation — See Also
Stephen Colbert Acts As Justice Sotomayor’s Anger Translator: “This just sounds like racial profiling with extra steps.” Making Social Media Great Again: Strange time to snap a pic with Russell Brand, Ed Martin. Remembering The TaxProf Blog: Steven Chung reflects on...
Georgia Elections: Voters to Choose Appellate Judges
With their terms set to expire Dec. 31, 2026, these Georgia appellate judges must soon decide whether to run to retain their seats on the bench. With their terms set to expire Dec. 31, 2026, these Georgia appellate judges must soon decide whether to run to...
ABA Task Force Calls for Election, Education Reform to Address Threats to Rule of Law
"We are, in fact, in the midst of a constitutional crisis. Even the current administration must confess that it is determined to push the bounds of legal and constitutional norms,” the report states. "We are, in fact, in the midst of a constitutional crisis....
Jury Finds State Farm Breached Contract to Pay Cash Value of Totaled Vehicles
"Frankly, class actions were generally invented to try and help consumers, because there's no other way to vindicate your rights other than as a group," Brian Glasser of Bailey Glasser, lead trial counsel for the class, said. "[The class representative], Rose...
Litigation Finance Firm Loses Bid for Restraining Order Against Former GC Who Launched Rival
Manmeet "Mani" Walia says Siltstone Capital was supportive of his plans to launch his own company—but then suddenly changed its mind. Manmeet "Mani" Walia says Siltstone Capital was supportive of his plans to launch his own company—but then suddenly changed its...