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The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games cauldron (Photo by STEFANO RELLANDINI/AFP via Getty Images) Biglaw associates are known for being overachievers, but one attorney at Sidley Austin is taking it to a whole other level. Sidley associate Matt Simpson is busy packing his bags — he’s heading to the Paralympic games, starting on August…
What if you found an antitrust violation… and almost all of the remedies wouldn’t actually do much to fix things? That might be the situation we’re in with Google’s antitrust loss this week. It’s not a good situation by any means, but it’s not clear what to do about it either. The DOJ’s historic antitrust…
* State supreme court rules that Amazon must face claims it gouged customers during the pandemic. Hey, divorces cost money! [Law360] * Nelly arrested and his lawyer cites misbehaving cop. [People] * Judge reprimanded for love letter to staffer. [Roll on Friday] * Fourth Circuit upholds assault weapons ban. [ABA Journal] * Experts: The Bankruptcy…
Last week, the Department of Defense announced that 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammad and two co-defendants had reached plea deals. Generally, the defendants would plead guilty to various charges before the military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay and accept life in prison, and in exchange would be spared the death penalty. Then the Department of Defense…
Last week, the South Carolina Supreme Court gave the green light for the state to carry out executions using the electric chair, the firing squad, or lethal injection. But it did not gild the lily about any of them Justice John Few, writing for a majority of the five-member court, put it this way. “The…
By Paul R. Manuele When Pixar’s Inside Out 2 hit theaters in June, audiences were once again invited to explore the inner workings of the human mind. The original film, Inside Out, released in 2015, focused on the core emotions of joy, sadness, anger and fear, offering an entertaining view of how these emotions shape…
Home Daily News Sharecropper’s son who rose from poverty… Obituaries Sharecropper’s son who rose from poverty to become first Black New Jersey justice dies at 91 By Debra Cassens Weiss August 5, 2024, 10:18 am CDT Former New Jersey Supreme Court Justice James H. Coleman Jr. died at age 91 on Aug. 2, rising from…
Did Someone Say Bonuses?!: See which firm is giving up to $25k in summer bonuses! Big Money Isn’t Locked Behind Biglaw!: Boutique firms are where it’s at. A Far-Reaching Shame: A Trump-appointed judge’s resignation brings at least 44 conflicts to light. What A Strange Return: Judge prepares to welcome jury back after two months and…
In the decade or so since virtual legal help came to the forefront, we’ve witnessed tremendous improvements in what we can expect from remote assistance. Virtual Case Managers Powered by Get Staffed Up raises the bar even higher. A Virtual Case Manager (VCM) alleviates many administrative burdens that all too often saddle a personal injury…
Home Daily News California National Guard prosecutors will… Prosecutors California National Guard prosecutors will focus on county following ‘surge operations,’ bringing concern from PDs By Debra Cassens Weiss August 5, 2024, 1:56 pm CDT Prosecutors with the California National Guard’s Counterdrug Task Force will help prosecute state cases originating in Alameda County, California, according to…