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On a good day, media coverage of Megan Thee Stallion ranges from teasing a new album or reminding everyone that she’s a canon member of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Unfortunately, not all days are good ones. Recent headlines have centered on claims alleging Megan had an inappropriate work relationship with one of her photographers. Blavity…
Work-life balance in the legal industry has been decimated in recent years, mostly because of increased work-from-home policies and burdensome expectations from managers. Although many law firms have vacation policies which afford attorneys and staff generous vacation periods, few may feel empowered to take full advantage of time off for fear of upsetting bosses. However,…
Advocates in Conversation By Nate Mowry on Apr 24, 2024 at 4:19 pm In this video, Nate Mowry interviews attorney Richard Bernstein. Bernstein filed “friend of the court” briefs on the behalf of current and former government officials in Fischer v. United States and Trump v. United States. He speaks on the impact of the…
(Image via Getty) Surrogacy arrangements have steadily gained acceptance in the United States. You probably even know someone who has used surrogacy to grow their family. Indeed, the typical surrogacy arrangement isn’t controversial or full of drama, despite what readers of this column might think! Generally, a woman is represented by an attorney and knowingly…
ARGUMENT ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Apr 24, 2024 at 3:45 pm Idaho Solicitor General Joshua Turner argues before the court on Wednesday. (William Hennessy) The Supreme Court on Wednesday was divided over whether a federal law requiring hospitals that participate in Medicare to provide “necessary stabilizing treatment” in an emergency overrides an Idaho law…
Despite the droves of young attorneys that flock to major law firms after law school graduation, Biglaw isn’t the long-term plan for most attorneys. Whether it’s the hours, the stress, or the up-or-out model — Biglaw isn’t the long-term plan for most. Sure, it’s a great place to learn a lot — and pay down…
Cooley Law School made a lot of mistakes over the years. They postured themselves as Harvard’s rival law school. They tied themselves to an established university only to get publicly dumped. And they still have the worst bar passage rate among the country’s accredited schools — of which Cooley remains one. For now. No one…
(Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) On Monday, New York Court’s Chief Administrative Judge Joseph A. Zayas announced that the court will be publishing daily transcripts of Trump’s criminal trial along with the trial exhibits “to ensure broad and continuous public access to this extraordinarily high-profile case.” Arguably, “continuous public access” would involve livestreaming the…
In this brief blog I want to announce updated editions of two much lengthier resources. One is my Guide to Relief from a Criminal Conviction, now updated to include legislation enacted by the General Assembly through the end of 2023 as well as pertinent court decisions. Each section of the guide analyzes a different form…
We’ve recently seen several less-than-stellar responses from respected academic institutions that have been justified on the grounds that they did what they did to maintain “free speech”: Stanford’s response to Kyle Duncan’s inability to justify his positions to students and Amy Wax spewing PragerU talking points come to mind. Not to be undone by its…