The Rankings Are In!: Check out Vault’s most prestigious firms. That Isn’t The Only Ranking To Check Out!: See the top 500 biggest American law firms. The 5th Circuit Is Ripe For Taking Advantage Of: Eugene Scalia is making the most of forum shopping. The Rubicon Has Been Crossed: Brian…
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The U.S. Supreme Court sided with the FDA on Thursday morning, unanimously ruling to uphold access to the abortion pill mifepristone. The case’s plaintiff — the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, an anti-abortion physician group — had been challenging mifepristone access ever since the drug was approved by the FDA nearly…
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(Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty) You Can’t Elect Obama…But What If?…: Mark Herrmann gets constitutional on Biden’s potential running mate. Will The Next Big Baby Reindeer Sighting Be On Netflix Or In Court?: Read the deets on the $170M defamation lawsuit. Where Are The Happenings?: Is your city on the biggest…
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Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data collected by American Lawyer for its most recent Am Law 100 ranking, which top 100 Biglaw firm saw the sharpest decline in revenue per lawyer last year? Hint: The RPL at this firm fell 6.5%…
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(Photo by Jonathan Ernst-Pool/Getty Images) Barrett Doesn’t Concur With Thomas’s Cherry Picking: Nice to see a good opinion from her every once in a while. It Ain’t Easy Pulling Off Mass Shootings: Clarence Thomas praises the skill of using a bump stock. Stealing Doesn’t Rock Nearly As Hard As You’d…
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Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Law firms are just making more and more money, so my guess is that we will see other firms follow suit here. Its purpose is simply retention and recruiting. — Elizabeth Soderberg, senior director of Los Angeles-based legal recruitment…
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Constructive Dismissal Benefit Employees A constructive dismissal is an unfair termination in which the employee believes that they were made to leave their job due to an intolerable working environment. In these cases, the employer may be ordered to pay compensation. It is crucial for employees to consult with a…
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Dumb Argument Gets Knocked Down At Supreme Court: Abortion medication survives! For now. Oklahoma Supreme Court Denies Reparations To Tulsa Massacre Survivors: So much for redress. The Lesson Plans Write Themselves: The YSL RICO case is an easy lay-up for law professors. Big Money!: Boutique firm spreads the winnings with…
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(Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images) The Supreme Court’s conservative majority will do anything to curtail women’s rights… but it won’t do that. And by “that” we mean stretch the concept of standing out of existence. In August 2022, five out-of-state activist groups incorporated an entity in Amarillo, Texas, for the…
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Texas Prosecutor Pulls Gun Over Porn Dispute: Can’t make this stuff up. Leave The Hacking To Black Cube: Lawyer caught trying to access judge’s personal email and phone. Elon Musk Gives Up: OpenAI would have ripped him a new one. Even The 5th Circuit Makes Sense Sometimes: Revel in its…