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Home Daily News 5th Circuit avoids immigration-invasion argument… Immigration Law 5th Circuit avoids immigration-invasion argument in ruling for Texas in buoy barrier case By Debra Cassens Weiss August 1, 2024, 12:49 pm CDT A Texas effort to deter illegal immigration with floating buoys in the Rio Grande River got a boost Tuesday, when a federal…
Home Daily News South Carolina’s execution menu is not cruel… Death Penalty South Carolina’s execution menu is not cruel and unusual, state supreme court says By Debra Cassens Weiss August 1, 2024, 3:05 pm CDT The South Carolina Supreme Court has upheld a state law that gives death row inmates a choice of three execution…
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to Vault’s most recent practice area rankings, which Biglaw firm is best in real estate? Hint: The firm — a top 20 overall firm — rose up from #2 in real estate last year. See the answer on the next page. #Real…
Take The Test!: Do you think the head of the NBCE can do the bare minimum? Should You Be Wary Of Non-Equity Partnerships: Biglaw firm faces discrimination lawsuit that could shake up partner statuses. New Hope For Judicial Workloads!: The Senate just passed the JUDGES act. Deploy The SLAPPS!: Trump & his lawyers are back…
Something has been fishy about the nonequity class of partners for years now. For starters, the non in front of the equity takes out a huge part of what being a partner means — its about as nonsensical as a non-partisan Supreme Court. A critical approach to the rise in nonequity partnerships has been that…
The Senate has, at long last, acted on the problem of understaffing in the federal judiciary. Even before the Supreme Court’s elimination of Chevron deference made more work for federal judges, the judiciary was in a bit of a pinch. The cases are up, and the number of judges has not kept pace. Now the…
I’ll be asking [the] commission to join me in launching an inquiry into grocery prices to shed light on why it is that prices and profits remain so high, even as costs appear to come down. We want to make sure that major businesses are not exploiting their power to inflate prices for American families…
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Stops are down but traffic fatalities are up. According to this article from The New York Times, local law enforcement data collected from cities across the county reflects a decline in the number of traffic stops police are making since before the pandemic. Data from the 30 largest U.S. cities reveals a rise in road…
Generative AI (GAI) is revolutionizing the legal industry, transforming once tedious tasks into streamlined, efficient processes and opening new frontiers in legal operations. As a Legal Tech Analyst and AI Specialist at UpLevel Ops, I’ve seen firsthand the electrifying impact of GAI, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in legal workflows. This article reviews how…