Home Daily News Judge accused in drive-by shootings has progressive… Judiciary Judge accused in drive-by shootings has progressive brain disease, court filing says By Debra Cassens Weiss September 3, 2024, 10:14 am CDT An Oklahoma judge accused in two drive-by shootings has frontotemporal dementia, a disease that can cause “bizarre out-of-character behavior” changes, his lawyers…
Home Daily News Despite lyrics mistake by AI, lawyer wasn’t… Technology Despite lyrics mistake by AI, lawyer wasn’t ineffective for using tech in rapper’s case, federal judge says By Debra Cassens Weiss September 3, 2024, 12:09 pm CDT Prakazrel “Pras” Michel, a member of the Fugees, a hip-hop group, is seen during a press conference…
The number of Indian students has grown by 15.1% over the last year, according to the latest figures shared by DAAD India, based on data from the Federal Statistical Office of Germany. The number has more than doubled in the past five years, with 49,483 Indian students currently studying at German universities, based on the…
Home Daily News Former Littler lawyer drops California suit… Law Firms Former Littler lawyer drops California suit against firm, bringing end to departure dispute By Debra Cassens Weiss September 3, 2024, 12:27 pm CDT A former lawyer at Littler Mendelson has dropped a California lawsuit alleging that the law firm violated a $950,000 agreement to…
Writing plays an expanding role in the evolving legal marketing world, and lawyers have much to learn. We must pivot to produce easily digestible content. To effectively market ourselves and our law firms to clients through law alerts, blogs or other methods, we must stop writing like lawyers and start writing like marketers, journalists or…
Home Daily News TikTok can be sued over ‘Blackout Challenge’… Internet Law TikTok can be sued over ‘Blackout Challenge’ that led to death, 3rd Circuit says By Debra Cassens Weiss September 3, 2024, 2:53 pm CDT A federal appeals court has ruled that a mother of a 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl who died after copying a…
Home Daily News 5th Circuit becomes ‘proving ground’ for… Judiciary 5th Circuit becomes ‘proving ground’ for aggressive arguments by conservatives By Debra Cassens Weiss September 4, 2024, 8:59 am CDT The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at New Orleans has become “a proving ground for some of the most aggressive conservative arguments in American…
Home Daily News 11th Circuit rules for athletic association… Religious Law 11th Circuit rules for athletic association that refused to allow pregame prayer over PA system By Debra Cassens Weiss September 4, 2024, 10:09 am CDT A federal appeals court has ruled against a private Christian school alleging that its First Amendment rights were violated…
Home Daily News Companies pay big bucks signing bonuses to… Lawyer Pay Companies pay big bucks signing bonuses to lure legal chiefs; who received more than $10M? By Debra Cassens Weiss September 4, 2024, 11:38 am CDT Legal chiefs are being enticed to join new companies with big signing bonuses and stock opportunities that sometimes…
Since John Roberts was confirmed as chief justice of the Supreme Court nearly twenty years ago, he has led the Supreme Court with a Janus face. There is the Chief Justice Roberts who is politically attuned and focused on the Court’s legitimacy. This is the Judge Roberts who insisted that judges are no more than…