Home Daily News Lewis Brisbois settles one former partner’s… Law Firms Lewis Brisbois settles one former partner’s lawsuit; second is pending By Debra Cassens Weiss July 31, 2024, 12:20 pm CDT Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith has settled a race and disability lawsuit filed by a Black former partner who cited remarks in emails by…
(Photo by Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States via Getty Images) Are you on the edge of your seat guessing which rights the Supreme Court will strike down next? Worried over what will become of air quality if and when SCOTUS stomps all over Chevron? We can’t get rid of your anxiety,…
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) seems happy to respond to public and private parties inquiring about the control status of various substances. DEA answers some of these inquiries more quickly than others, and the response letters are usually short and to the point. The letters typically come from the desk of Terrence L. Boos, Ph.D.,…
Western Iowa Tech Community College has agreed to settle two years-long federal lawsuits alleging the school conspired with others to engage in human trafficking. Dr. Terry MurrellIowa Public Radio reported that the community college agreed to pay over $5 million to settle two federal lawsuits, one settlement worth $3 million and the most recent worth…
Home Daily News Former DOJ official who alleged election… Ethics Former DOJ official who alleged election fraud violated at least one ethics rule, ethics committee says By Debra Cassens Weiss April 5, 2024, 9:14 am CDT Jeffrey Clark, then-assistant attorney general for the U.S. Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division, speaks during a…
The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS) has released its latest policy recommendations to make postsecondary education affordable and completable for all students. “It encompasses things we think are possible to get across the finish line now, but also a broad sweep of things needed over time to make progress as a nation to…
* Supreme Court takes up gender affirming care bans. [Washington Post] * Are firms going to follow the summer bonus train? [American Lawyer] * “In over her head” is becoming the consensus epithet for Aileen Cannon. [Salon] * Which is extra relevant today as she’s set to hear Trump’s argument “what if we just pretend…
I remember one of my associate attorneys telling me about Netflix’s true-crime documentary Abducted in Plain Sight, but the premise—a child inexplicably abducted by her neighbor not once but twice—seemed too far-fetched to give much credit. Recently, the 2017 show popped up in my Netflix suggested viewing section, so I figured I’d give it a…
For Generation Z, student success looks drastically different than it did with previous generations. Workforce readiness has been a buzzword in higher ed over the last year—and rightfully so. A Harvard University study recently found that 85 percent of entry-level job success is tied to a candidate’s soft skills.1 In your own classroom, start by…
Dr. Edward Louis Hill Jr.Talladega College’s board of trustees has named Dr. Edward Louis Hill Jr. its interim president following the voluntary resignation of President Dr. Gregory J. Vincent. Vincent, a civil rights attorney, served as the college’s 21st president of Talladega. He said that he plans to return to the practice of law. Regarding…