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Rolo Baker (courtesy photo) When it comes to the legal profession, Biglaw firms have always seemed to rule the roost, controlling even compensation and bonus structures. But if you take a closer look, you’ll realize that boutique firms — especially boutique litigation firms — are staking their claim on the legal market, offering up everything…
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Aug 7, 2024 at 10:43 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 Tuesday, August 7, SCOTUSblog (Aug. 7, 2024, 10:43 AM),…
Col. Rich Kniseley, head of Space Systems Command’s Commercial Space Office. (US Air Force photo by Cherie Cullen) SMD 2024 — The Space Force is asking industry to answer a list of questions about its draft plan to create a commercial space reserve fleet, including whether the service’s proposed “incentives” for companies to volunteer are…
* Tom Girardi opening statements sound like an MPRE hypo. [Law360] * While candidates and media flog the idea that the 9/11 plea deal is some sort of gift to the plotters, Bush administration Solicitor General Ted Olson who lost his wife in the attacks explains why the deal is the right outcome. [NY Times]…
When Supreme Court Justices publish books, they almost always get a lot of attention, no matter what they have to say. Recent examples include several books written by Justice Stephen Breyer while he was on the bench and Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s autobiography, which came out in 2013 and quickly became a best seller. The website…
In Part I of this post, I discussed the sexual abuse by Cardinal Theodore McCarrick of victims in New Jersey. He was even “Uncle Ted” to one of his victims. I also explained that in 2019 New Jersey opened a window so that more abuse cases could get into court. In this post, I note…
Are You One Of The Most Elite?: See if your firm makes the list. ABA Is For The Children: They asked the police to stop lying to children to extract confessions. How can they do their job without deceiving?! Google Fails To Beat The Monopoly Charges: Though Google plans on appealing, it’s amazing the case…
Kamala Harris is switching it up with her VP pick. The post Democrats Have A Long Tradition Of Loving Lawyers appeared first on Above the Law. #Democrats #Long #Tradition #Loving #Lawyers
Jenna Ellis (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) Jenna Ellis may be too dumb to work in traffic court. She may be too incompetent to be fired for cause. She may be too stupid to know that trailing after a drunk, flatulent Rudy Giuliani is a bad career move. And she may be too credulous to…
(Photo by Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Advertisers have fled Twitter ever since Elon Musk changed its name to “X” and watched n-word usage crank up to 11. As it turns out, corporate America is squeamish about throwing millions toward a bulletin board that can’t guarantee their brand doesn’t end up plastered next to Nazi…