Home Daily News Bankruptcy law firm files for Chapter 11… Law Firms Bankruptcy law firm files for Chapter 11 after losing advertising dispute By Debra Cassens Weiss May 3, 2024, 9:31 am CDT A bankruptcy law firm in Minnesota has filed for Chapter 11 protection after losing a legal dispute with a competitor. (Image from…
Home Daily News Former lawyer will be retried for murder… Criminal Justice Former lawyer will be retried for murder after top Georgia court overturns conviction By Debra Cassens Weiss May 6, 2024, 9:26 am CDT Prosecutors are planning to retry a former Atlanta lawyer after his murder conviction was overturned Tuesday by the Georgia Supreme…
Home Daily News Family members struggle to help University… Homelessness Family members struggle to help University of Chicago law grad who became homeless By Debra Cassens Weiss May 6, 2024, 11:32 am CDT Many states are trying to figure out how to help people like 44-year-old lawyer Rob Dart, who is living on the streets…
Home Daily News Pro-Palestinian groups are Hamas propagandists,… Law Firms Pro-Palestinian groups are Hamas propagandists, BigLaw firm’s suit alleges; is First Amendment an issue? By Debra Cassens Weiss May 6, 2024, 2:06 pm CDT A May 1 lawsuit alleges that two pro-Palestinian groups are Hamas propagandists that are involved in campus protests in an effort…
Home Daily News Larger law firms had ‘buoyant performance’… Law Firms Larger law firms had ‘buoyant performance’ in first quarter of 2024; revenue, demand and rates are up By Debra Cassens Weiss May 7, 2024, 8:51 am CDT Law firms had a robust first quarter of 2024, helped by growth in billing rates, according to…
Home Daily News BigLaw associate identified as good Samaritan… Criminal Justice BigLaw associate identified as good Samaritan fatally shot at McDonald’s By Debra Cassens Weiss May 7, 2024, 9:17 am CDT An associate at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith was fatally shot at a McDonald’s in Houston on Saturday after trying to calm an angry…
Khaya Njumbe.On May 8, Khaya Njumbe walked across the commencement stage at Indiana University (IU) Northwest. At 15 years old, he is one of Indiana’s youngest ever bachelor’s degree recipients. Two weeks later, he will walk across the stage to receive his high school diploma, adding one last credential to the collection he’s been building…
Home Daily News University is ‘incubator of bigotry,’ say… Law Schools University is ‘incubator of bigotry,’ say 13 federal judges boycotting its grads By Debra Cassens Weiss May 7, 2024, 10:57 am CDT Thirteen federal judges, all of them appointees of former President Donald Trump, have announced that they won’t hire clerks who graduate from…
Christopher Edley Jr., a prominent legal and public policy scholar who co-founded the Harvard Civil Rights Project with Dr. Gary Orfield, died over the weekend. He was 71.Christopher Edley Jr. “Chris Edley was a smart, caring, determined advocate for justice who could move easily and powerfully through the mazes of top levels of law, politics,…
Home Daily News BigLaw partner alleges federal judge once… Judiciary BigLaw partner alleges federal judge once assaulted and taunted him, requiring his recusal By Debra Cassens Weiss May 7, 2024, 12:30 pm CDT A partner at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith is alleging that a federal judge pushed him and challenged him to a fight…