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(Photo by David Becker/Getty Images) This morning, the Supreme Court set fire to the case against Donald Trump for plotting a coup to stay in power. He will never be tried for his crimes. And if reelected, he will unleash a wave of retribution safe in the knowledge that he can never be prosecuted for…
While it is hard to process that the Supreme Court just dismissed the primary sentiment behind the Magna Carta with Trump v. US, there is one thing that may do the job of snapping you back to reality — those student loans of yours! King President Biden’s efforts to forgive student loans in back in…
The post-Dobbs hits just keep on coming for advocates of reproductive freedom. Despite the popularity of choice and the repercussions on maternal and infant mortality, another state will enact a six-week abortion ban. On Friday, the Iowa Supreme Court issued a 4-3 ruling holding the state’s six-week abortion ban — that was passed in rushed…
Last month, thanks to the recently released National Law Journal 500 ranking, we found out which U.S.-centric Biglaw firms were the biggest of them all in terms of headcount. Now, as a new companion piece to the American Lawyer’s Diversity Scorecard, we’ll now delve into the LGBTQ+ Scorecard, a ranking of the percentages of self-identified LGBTQ+…
OPINION ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Jul 1, 2024 at 12:26 pm The justices handed a significant victory to former President Donald Trump in Trump v. United States on Monday. (Katie Barlow) In a historic decision, a divided Supreme Court on Monday ruled that former presidents can never be prosecuted for actions relating to the…
For many lawyers, Washington, DC is the place to be if they want to do work related to the government, be it litigation, transactional, or even lobbying. But which firms are considered the best in the nation’s capital? Thanks to Vault’s recently released regional rankings, we now know which Biglaw firms are dominating the legal…
(Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) I think I’m safe for the next four years: I’m white. I’m relatively old. I’m relatively rich. And Donald Trump probably doesn’t read what I write about him here (or at The Daily Beast), so Trump probably won’t put me in jail. I did say that if I had to…
Do *you* see obstruction here? (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) On Friday, the men appointed to the Supreme Court by Republicans gave a green light to right-wing coups. Maybe that sounds like a bit of an overstatement, but not by much. In a victory for the folks who tried to violently hand the results of…
* Biglaw is a lot like the NBA says the Times. [NY Times] * Overruling Chevron is just the start. [Law360] * DOJ to charge Boeing with fraud. [Reuters] * Man charged with killing Tupac denied release. [Newsweek] * A look at the fastest growing Am Law 200 firm. [American Lawyer] * Is it harder…
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