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When California opened up for recreational cannabis licensing in 2018, cannabis businesses began sprouting up like wildflowers. This growth has been exciting but due to market volatility and the decline in the state’s cannabis market, legal disputes are also on the rise. California courts are now jam-packed with cannabis-related disputes to the consternation of many…
* Remember yesterday when we commented on the puzzlingly abrupt resignation of a Trump judge? It’s… no longer puzzling. We’ll have a deep dive on this momentarily. [Law360] * Rich people are freezing themselves and trying to set up indefinite trusts to fund their revival years. In case you really wanted to wreck the Rule…
As lawyers know all too well, legal e-filing systems can be a headache to navigate. Without a standard across states or nationally, each court has its own setup, and these systems often come with clunky, confusing interfaces. It’s no wonder lawyers feel uneasy using them, worried about making mistakes and missing crucial filing deadlines. This…
The U.S. is facing such a difficult choice between presidential candidates that voters are either depressed or disengaged, and/or exploring dual citizenship! On one hand, the Republican candidate is a bad man and authoritarian who operates like a cult leader who cannot tell the truth, because his own ascension to power is his only goal….
On Monday, July 1, the United States Supreme Court fundamentally altered the constitutional design when it held that the President is immune from prosecution for criminal acts undertaken during the course of their official duties. There is only one way to completely undo the damage done by that decision: amend the Constitution. Many commentators have…
On May 10, 2024, South Africa filed a request for the indication of additional provisional measures and the modification of the International Court of Justice (“ICJ” or “Court”)’s prior provisional measures decisions in its case against Israel. (See Samuel Estreicher & Klara Nedrelow, The World Court Lacks Any Plausible Basis for Directing Provisional Measures Against…
Dechert Is Shutting Down Offices: Not sure why Chicago is getting kicked. Armstrong Teasdale Might Not Like Tidy: Weird reason to fire a DEI chief. They’re Cleaning Up House In Other Ways, Too: Armstrong Teasdale shutters 3 offices. Targeted, Not Named: Not saying this is about Biden, but… Some Would Quit Biglaw To Be A…
The Supreme Court slammed the door on diversity efforts in higher education admissions in the ironically captioned Students for Fair Admissions case last Term. While an assault on affirmative action and similar policies, the white folks bankrolling the cynical lawsuit wisely couched it in terms of protecting Asian-American students who — they argued — get…
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to reporting by Law360, which Biglaw firm argued in front of the Supreme Court the most frequently this Term? Hint: The firm’s attorneys argued in five cases this Term, and were on the winning side twice — including the controversial 6-3 decision that…
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Firms are paying more attention to how their bottom line is driven by their strategy, so they’re weeding out whatever doesn’t fit well into their core strategy. — Peter Zeughauser, chair of the law firm consultancy Zeughauser Group, in comments given to Reuters, on…