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I recently taught a session at the magistrates’ conference about arrestable conditions of pretrial release. The session sparked a lot of discussion about the law surrounding pretrial conditions for in-custody defendants. It is well understood that when a defendant violates pretrial release conditions after being released from custody, the law allows several mechanisms for enforcement,…
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Oct 1, 2024 at 10:54 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Tuesday, Oct. 1, SCOTUSblog (Oct. 1, 2024, 10:54 AM),…
What matters most to summer associates? Here are the Top 10 Biglaw firms, in their eyes. The post The Best Biglaw Firms, Ranked By Summer Associates (2024) appeared first on Above the Law. #Biglaw #Firms #Ranked #Summer #Associates
Shortly after releasing a scathing interim report in July that revealed how three players dominate the pharmacy benefit manager market and raise drug costs for patients, the Federal Trade Commission is turning its words into action. Late last week, the agency sued the three largest PBMs — CVS Caremark, Express Scripts and Optum Rx —…
* Judge reassigned after mining In Living Color for the jokes best left in the 90s during a whole day of inappropriate remarks because, to put it in terms he might understand, “the court system don’t play that.” [ABA Journal] * Big win for legal reporting in Idaho, where the top court official had been…
On Thursday night, Alan Miller became the second person put to death in Alabama using nitrogen hypoxia. Miller was convicted in the 1999 of killing three men, and this was his second trip to Alabama’s death chamber. The state had previously attempted to execute him by lethal injection in 2022. With Miller’s death, this country has now…
She hopes to successfully guide the firm into the future. The post Top Biglaw Firm Announces Its First Female Firmwide Managing Partner In History appeared first on Above the Law. #Top #Biglaw #Firm #Announces #Female #Firmwide #Managing #Partner #History
Thanks, Chief Justice Roberts! The post Eric Adams Argues That Turkish Delights Slipped Into His Pasties Were Tips, Not Bribes appeared first on Above the Law. #Eric #Adams #Argues #Turkish #Delights #Slipped #Pasties #Tips #Bribes
Alabama SOS Wes Allen might not have consulted a lawyer about the latest voter purge. But he’s definitely going to need one now. The post Alabama Purges Voter Rolls, VRA Be Damned appeared first on Above the Law. #Alabama #Purges #Voter #Rolls #VRA #Damned
Faith in the Supreme Court is at a low, and this Senator thinks reform is the way to go. The post The Democratic Proposal To Expand The Supreme Court appeared first on Above the Law. #Democratic #Proposal #Expand #Supreme #Court