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The recent ruling by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta, which found Google guilty of monopolistic practices in its search engine and digital advertising operations, is a seismic event in the tech world. As we look at the implications of this ruling, particularly in light of the rise of AI-powered search engines, I’m thrilled to discuss…
Milbank is leading the associate compensation charge — again — with summer bonuses. The associate there must be thrilled… Unlike DLA Piper’s associates. That firm changed course on office attendance and it’s going over like a lead balloon. Elon Musk also changed course, because when he told advertisers to go F themselves he really meant,…
(Photographer: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Justice Juan Merchan is not recusing from Donald Trump’s false business records case. Again. Since the beginning of this case, the defendant has argued that the judge is biased by his daughter’s work for a Democratic public relations firm. But even before Trump filed his first recusal…
My colleagues have covered the retroactivity rules many times before on the blog but the analysis for determining the retroactivity of new federal rules has changed in the last few years. Considering that and the recent Confrontation Clause rule for substitute analyst testimony announced in Smith v. Arizona, 602 U.S. ___; 144 S.Ct. 1785 (2024)…
(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) If you were suing a company, how much stock would the judge have to have in it before you became concerned about their impartiality? I’d put the limit at whatever the going rate of a nice steak dinner at Ruth’s Chris is, but even more conservative estimates should draw the…
While some major law firms are handing out summer bonuses, others are delaying start days for incoming associates. Regional powerhouse Bass, Berry & Sims — a firm with offices in Knoxville, Memphis, Nashville, and Washington, D.C. — recently announced that it would be postponing the start date for its new first-year associates, from September to…
* Judge Juan Merchan just can’t quit Donald Trump. [The Hill] * Kaplan’s deal with California to take over the bar exam is a go. [Law.com] * If a firm employs a secret bank account, things are probably not on the up-and-up. [Bloomberg Law] * Judge Reed O’Connor recuses himself from Elon Musk’s case against…
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Aug 14, 2024 at 11:00 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Wednesday, August 14, SCOTUSblog (Aug. 14, 2024, 11:00 AM),…
Kamala Harris (Photo by NOAH BERGER/AFP/Getty Images) We know that Biglaw firms are handing out tons of cash to support Kamala Harris in her race for the presidency, but what about lawyers, generally? The answer, of course, is a resounding yes. As luck would have it, King & Spalding partner Sally Yates — a lawyer…
The White House could soon finalize a rule that will either save or cost patients billions of dollars in prescription drug costs. The rule concerns “copay accumulators,” which are programs health plans use to prevent copay assistance from counting toward patients’ deductibles or out-of-pocket maximums. Typically, when patients receive copay assistance from pharmaceutical companies, the…