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The court affirmed the district court's dismissal of their complaint for lack of jurisdiction and failure to state claim, after concluding that Twitter's actions weren't traceable to the federal government.       

Clarence Thomas Exposed Again: He's definitely taken money from people with business before the Court. Trump's Stall Strategy Won't Work: Read how PACER is implicated in this mess. Will Strook Finally Find A Firm To Go Steady With?: Looks like a situationship to me. JD Vance Is Causing Problems On Purpose: Futile fighting if you ask me. The post First Crow, Now The Koch Brothers — See Also appeared first on Above the Law.

In this week's episode, Law.com Editor-in-Chief Zack Needles sits down with Law.com International Editor-in-Chief Paul Hodkinson to talk about the biggest takeaways from this year's Global 200 law firm rankings.       

Score for the First Amendment, The post The Surprising Bulwark In The Battle Against Book Bans appeared first on Above the Law.

Notes to my (legal) self. The post A Chaotic Contract appeared first on Above the Law.

Thirty states have been conducting Medicaid and CHIP automatic renewals incorrectly, leading to many individuals being wrongly removed from coverage. Because of this, nearly 500,000 children and other individuals will have their coverage reinstated. The post HHS: Medicaid/CHIP Coverage To Be Reinstated For 500K People appeared first on Above the Law.

The report recommends that institutions of higher education move away from standardized tests and grade point averages and instead focus on how an applicant furthers a college's or law school's goals and values.       

The crucial difference between backlinks vs referring domains and their impact on SEO strategies for lawyers and law firms. The post Backlinks vs Referring Domains: A Comprehensive SEO Guide appeared first on Above the Law.

This week in AI news. The post AI Update: Public Unease, Another Author Suit, Is Your AI Conscious? appeared first on Above the Law.

Psychedelic decriminalization, as with cannabis, has the potential to achieve broad social Justice reforms- but only if these ideals are brought to the forefront of the movement. 

If lawyers are unable to share an elevator with their adversaries, they might want to rethink their practices. The post Can You Share An Elevator With Your Adversaries? appeared first on Above the Law.

This is an important change that will eliminate a barrier to mental health treatment. The post New Jersey Officially Rolls Back Mental Health, Addiction Questions From Its Bar Exam Application appeared first on Above the Law.

The New Jersey senator's indictment is a whole journey. The post Not Great, Bob appeared first on Above the Law.

"Counsel, are you asserting that somehow this private information that was disclosed at a public trial regains its confidentiality after the trial is over?" Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lisa Holder White asked the plaintiff's attorney at one point.       

Funny that the ‘small government’ Koch brothers are so very close with government employees. The post Clarence Thomas Keeps Getting Caught With Mega Donors? Let’s Hit Him In His Pockets. appeared first on Above the Law.

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The lawsuit alleges an ArentFox Schiff attorney serving as an escrow agent in a business transaction disbursed more than $1 million in escrow funds without authorization.       

Appellate panel returns case to district court, saying "justice (would) be undermined by any undisclosed intimate friendship."       

That the pace of change is "accelerating" is surely an understatement. What seemed almost a near certainty a year ago — that law firms would fully and permanently embrace work-from-home — is experiencing a seeming reversal. While many firms have, in fact, embraced hybrid operations, the meaning of hybrid has evolved from "office optional," to an average required 2 days a week, to now many firms coming out with four-day work week mandates — this time, with teeth.       

With no standardized method of rewarding origination outside the partnership at most Big Law firms, associates are hoping for a change that benefits them if they manage to land a new client or two.       

Judges should be "very, very careful" about how historical evidence is used in constitutional adjudication, Barrett says in talk at Catholic University's law school.       

"It has been a true privilege and an immense pleasure to lead this historic institution," Risa Goluboff said in a statement. "The extraordinary accomplishments of our students, faculty, staff and alumni, and the robust community we share, are a source of unending pride."       

"Sometimes we need to be just a little uncomfortable, trying new things, to continue to grow as lawyers."       

After years of inaction, Congress appears poised to take significant action on marijuana banking.       

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.       

"Connections with co-workers, clients, colleagues, old law school friends, and other members of the legal community are key to long term success."       

Required succession planning might lead to less scrambling and uncertainty for law firms and clients alike, and perhaps even fewer firm implosions in the aftermath of leadership changes.       

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.       

ALM's inaugural New England Legal Awards, taking place this week in Boston, honors extraordinary attorneys from more than 80 firms across the region. This is the third installment in our four-part series focusing on lawyers with impressive accomplishments early in their careers.       

"You don't want to have a culture with people who are miserable because you'll make other people miserable," Julie Brush, CEO of Solutus Legal Search, said.       

The Court of Appeals for the state of Washington affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging eight Washington counties' conduct in the 2020 general election, but the panel stopped short of awarding the counties attorney fees for the filings.       

Google filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings on the grounds that the patents are patent-ineligible subject matter pursuant to 35 U.S.C. Section 101, which states: "Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent therefor, subject to the conditions and requirements of this title."       

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.       

Tia Lincoln, the real-life host and creator of the new and raw “Maryland's Most Notorious Murders” podcast sat down with The Crime Report to discuss her fascination with all things true crime, where the work of true crime podcasts fits into the field of criminal justice and how she works to bring the unfiltered, bizarre and true stories of Maryland murders to her audiences in an independent podcast still finding its way.

LegalOn, a company that was already one of Japan’s largest providers of AI contract review technology when it launched into the U.S. market last December, today is announcing its expansion into contract drafting with the release of LegalOn Templates, a collection of more than 100 market-standard templates created and kept current by attorneys experienced in

Michael Will, who gave up his in-house job at Thrivent Financial in 2019 to help launch the business, posted on LinkedIn this week that he is looking for work.       

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Lengthy, multiyear guarantees could be becoming a thing of the past.       

The appeals court considered the bar's relationship to state government, a key issue in deciding whether the agency could be subject to an Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuit.       

ALM's inaugural New England Legal Awards, taking place this week in Boston, honors extraordinary attorneys from more than 80 firms across       

A federal judge in Manhattan sided with lawyers at Clement & Murphy, Kellogg Hansen and King & Spalding by landing on the high end of the damages sought over the Argentine government's 2012 move to seize majority control of YPF.       

David Cohen, the special master in the opioid multidistrict litigation, sent an Aug. 28 email accidentally to lawyers in the cases. Now, two pharmacy benefit managers have moved to disqualify him, insisting the email 'would lead any reasonable observer to question his impartiality.'       

Julia Rix claims that she was "repeatedly hounded" by two senior shareholders over her two years of work at the firm.       

"Being able to provide advocacy and sound counsel for those who need it is what being a lawyer is all about, and I am a lawyer through and through," Dean A. Benjamin Spencer told Law.com.       

       

The latest filing indicates that additional litigation is likely to play out between a Covington client and the SEC.       

"This is a matter of convincing the governor and the Senate that this is a crisis," Patrick D. Heller, president of the Hunterdon County Bar Association, said. "I do not know what it is going to take."       

"I always marveled at the respect she engendered amongst our decanal colleagues," said Jim Rosenblatt, dean emeritus and professor of law of Mississippi College School of Law in Jackson. "At our deans meetings where Dean Epps spoke, people listened. Her comments were always insightful, helpful, and thought-provoking."       

Yesterday, I attended the Harvard Law AI Summit organized by the Library Innovation Lab at Harvard Law School. It was a fairly intimate, invitation-only gathering of roughly 65 people, held under the Chatham House Rule, meaning that participants were free to use the information we received, but we agreed not to disclose the identity or

For our viewpoints series, Billy Sinclair argues that while plea agreements, constituting the majority of criminal convictions, are a fundamental aspect of the legal system, they must still align with statutory sentencing requirements. Sinclair discusses the legal framework of plea agreements, focusing on Rule 11(c)(1)(C) and 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a), emphasizing that an agreed sentence isn't an absolute "bargain" and can be challenged for substantive reasonableness in certain federal circuits, contrary to the belief that it can't be contested just because the defendant received what was bargained for.

A New York State Bar report from a group of Big Law partners, corporate lawyers and academics focuses on methods of enhancing diversity that won't leave organizations vulnerable to legal risks.       

Stories are increasingly common of lawyers who leave law practice to start legal technology companies, but few achieve the level of success as an entrepreneur of Matt Spiegel. He was a criminal defense lawyer in 2009 when he founded MyCase, one of the earliest cloud-based law practice management companies. In 2012, he sold MyCase to AppFolio, and then left the

"GCs want to build out their legal teams in order to bring more work in-house, but often must make a strong business case for doing so," said a new report from Major, Lindsey and Africa.       

"While it may not seem valuable at the time, you would be surprised at how much a certain experience will then pay off and help you in the future," said Zabrina Jenkins, adviser to CEO Laxman Narasimhan.       

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Paul Weiss' raid on Kirkland is ongoing, with 13 partners making the move in recent weeks.       

ALM's inaugural New England Legal Awards in Boston honor extraordinary attorneys from more than 80 firms across the region.       

If his plea is accepted, Hardy Lloyd will spend 78 months in jail as part of his agreement with the Justice Department.

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.       

"We know that diverse teams make better decisions and our clients expect that of us," said Alan York, a Houston-based appellate partner at the firm.       

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee is examining the use of bankruptcy to sort out mass tort liability.       

Joshuia Brown is scheduled for sentencing in January 2024, when he will face a sentence up to life in prison.

"I'm grateful to have been given the privilege of ... appearing before the Court that meant so much to my father," Eugene Scalia said of his coming high court argument.       

Epps joined Temple's faculty more than 30 years ago; she was dean of Temple University's Beasley School of Law from July 1, 2008, to June 30, 2016, when she left to serve as executive vice president and provost of Temple University from July 2016 until August, when she became Temple's senior adviser to the president.       

Amid rising billing rates, there's fresh optimism that innovation, not only on pricing plans but because of AI-related spending and projects, can lower costs on both sides.       

One U.S. Attorney described Rudolph Acosta III "one of the most prolific and successful cooperators with our office" in the last decade.

Counsel for the plaintiff, Gwendolyn R. Acker Wood of Acker Wood Intellectual Property Law, said it is "extremely difficult to prosecute a copyright infringement case and to prevail because the case law and the statutes are so rigid, or antiquated, and give very little recourse to people who want to protect their creation."       

Corizon Health Inc., a for-profit medical contractor for prisons, owes more than $82 million to over 1,200 creditors, but has since moved its debts and declared bankruptcy.

"The apex doctrine has not been adopted by any court in this state. We decline to adopt the doctrine because it improperly shifts the burden of proof in violation of our discovery rules and it undermines the right of access to courts," Justice Susan Owens wrote on behalf of the unanimous court.       

Application materials should be submitted by email to judicialeval@vsb.org.       

"It is far from clear that the expectations for receiving and reviewing specific contract terms associated with cruise ship tickets, which are for a multi-day journey on an ocean-going vessel into international waters with overnight lodging, are necessarily applicable to tickets to attend a three-hour sporting event," wrote the court, clearing the way for a lawsuit by a group of NFL fans who fell from an elevated surface at FedEx Field.       

Administrators denied that clips posted to social media represent food provided to inmates.

Pitkin County’s PACT (Pitkin Area Co-Responder Team) program pairs mental health professionals with law enforcement officers.

A former preacher from Milton, Florida, Jason Robert Moore, has been sentenced to 60 years in prison on federal child sex abuse charges.

"We respectfully disagree with our sister court's determination that the 'recipient' of the attorney press statements in that case was the newspaper reporter, rather than the public, as well as with that court's ultimate conclusion, which we believe expresses a minority view among the jurisdictions to have considered the issue before us today," Justice Richard L. Gabriel wrote.       

"Disputes between two parties are very often disputes between three, four or more parties at the end of the day," said Alex Thrasher, an attorney in the construction practice of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings in Birmingham, Alabama.       

"Base salary and bonus cash compensation isn't something I've spent a lot of time discussing with my peers, because at some point it tops out. What we talk about is equity," said Danielle Sheer, general counsel of Commvault.       

A parenting Youtuber and influencer, Franke was charged with six counts of aggravated child abuse in August.

Mark Smolik, chief legal officer at DHL Supply Chain Americas, will be the keynote speaker on the second day of the Knowledge Management & Innovation for Legal Conference taking place in New York City Oct. 12 and 13. In his talk, “Winning Strategies for Winning New Business: Insights on Innovation from a Chief Legal Officer,” he

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International firms are torn between setting firmwide office mandates, in the name of fairness and consistency, and recognizing varied expectations across cultures and regions.       

Chinese firm revenue plummeted despite growth in head count.       

This year's rankings show a challenged set of results across the board, with one leader saying: 'I don't think there's ever been a period that has been so 'hot, and then cooled down so quickly'.       

We compared average associate salaries with cost of living in 30 cities to find out who's balling the hardest.       

Defense lawyers insist there's been an uptick in mass arbitration, but many plaintiffs firms remain cautious.       

Opposition focuses on difficulty and expense of compliance, lawyers say in predicting litigation if proposal is promulgated.       

Has precruiting become an "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em" situation for some law schools?       

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.       

While generative AI will likely increase the productivity of software developers, few expect it will stunt the demand for developers in law firms and their tech offshoots.       

"This is a matter of justice and fairness, but for businesses," Wilson said. "I think it's also a matter of economics."       

The Lummi Nation are not entitled to disputed waterways in Washington's North Puget Sound based on a 1974 court decree, the U.S. Court of Appeals for