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Session Law 2024-17 contains several changes to delinquency law and new penalties for soliciting a minor to commit an offense. I covered the changes related to juvenile jurisdiction and the transfer process in last month’s blog. This blog explains the remaining changes. They include modifications to the timelines for secure custody hearings and for a…
* Associates growing increasingly suspicious as Biglaw firms balk at joining the Milbank summer bonus train. [American Lawyer] * America’s terminally online nature makes it harder and harder to control what a jury learns. [Legal Intelligencer] * Prosecutors pursuing cases based upon racial animus remains a problem in America. Unfortunately this is a story about…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is the most lawless lawman in all the land. Having escaped impeachment, skated on securities fraud, and won reelection easily, he knows damn well that he can abuse his office at will without fear of consequences. And what he wants…
Departure memos are a time honored tradition in Biglaw — a way to let your colleagues know where you’re going, how to reach you, and maybe burn a few bridges on the way out the door. But not all farewell messages are bitter screeds lamenting the terrible conditions at the firm. Some, like this recent…
Who knew that hundreds of millions of people would make a pretty good sample size? The post Report: Fans Of World’s Most Popular Musician Just Like The Rest Of Us appeared first on Above the Law. #Report #Fans #Worlds #Popular #Musician #Rest
One of the things that frequently grips new law students is fear. Fear of being called on in class. Fear of being seen as stupid in front of peers. Fear of writing poorly. Fear of tests and being tested. Fear of being unpopular. Fear of judgment, first by peers, then by profs, and ultimately the…
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to the latest report by the Wells Fargo Legal Specialty Group, profits per equity partner are up by how much year over year for the top 50 Biglaw firms? Hint: The Top 50 performed significantly better than firms 51-100 (up by 7.9%)…
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In many ways, 2024 has already been an unusual presidential campaign. Beyond the Biden-Harris swap, the policy landscape is defying the expected configuration. One of the places that is most apparent is in the area of crime and criminal justice. It now looks like we are in for two months of a contest to show…
(Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Donald Trump always tells us that, if only he had been in charge, nothing bad would have happened in the past. If only Trump had been president between 2021 and 2024, Putin would not have invaded Ukraine. If only Trump had been president, Hamas would never have attacked Israel….