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Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Who was the first Hispanic jurist to be confirmed to the Seventh Circuit? Hint: Earlier this week, the Senate confirmed this district court judge to the appellate court — the fifth Biden appointee to the Seventh Circuit. See the answer on the next…
The YSL RICO case has proven to be more than just very interesting. It has also been very educational. Not only for teaching Judge Glanville that having secret meetings with star witnesses planning to lie on the stand is a no-no, but for the general population as well! Thousands of people have been following ThuggerDaily,…
Magic Circle firm Clifford Chance has terminated an unnamed partner in its Perth, Australia, office after allegations of “serious misconduct” came to light. As reported by RollOnFriday, at least five individuals came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct including claims the partner was trading “advancement and promotion in return for sexual favours.” According to the…
Keenan Horne (Image via LinkedIn) Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I love the challenge of playing International sport while managing my career off the field. My experiences have taught me to live a life of gratitude but to also never settle for less than you can achieve. — Keenan…
Since the Supreme Court dropkicked Chevron deference, Republicans are licking their chops. Well … some of them are kinda drooling, TBH. That would be Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-GED), harassing EPA Administrator Michael Regan about which agency regulations he will be repealing now that the Supreme Court said agency rule making is “unconstitutional.” Silly Congresslady, SCOTUS…
Losing your law license is the end of most lawyer’s legal careers. Richard Crosby III was an exception. He didn’t let a little thing like being disbarred over stealing client money stop him from getting offers from several different firms. Fox has coverage: A former congressional candidate turned disbarred Cincinnati attorney and convicted felon for…
Last week, Senators Whitehouse and Wyden begged Merrick Garland to do the bare minimum requirement of his job and appoint an independent prosecutor to at least inquire about Clarence Thomas accumulating upwards of SIX MILLION DOLLARS in actual or probable gifts from wealthy activists. Garland, exhibiting the same overactive sense of “propriety” that doomed Jim…
Whether you are a purchaser, designer or user of legal tech in your firm or organization, it is important to understand the basics of user experience and user interface design. Now there is an online course to help you do just that. The legal technology design and development company Theory and Principle has produced a…
There was… a lot of information in the misconduct complaint against now former federal judge Joshua Kindred — most of it disturbing. One of the details is actually not about Kindred’s bad behavior. The complaint revealed that an Assistant United States Attorney (“AUSA”) “with whom he had a flirtatious rapport,” sent Kindred nude photographs. Of…
Biglaw firms continue to open new U.S. offices in the never-ending race to expand, and some are doing so by snatching up attorneys from competitors. The latest firm to do so is Foley & Lardner, a firm that brought in $1,167,974,000 gross revenue in 2023, putting it at No. 45 on the Am Law 100….