A broad swath of the higher education community is mourning the death of Sybil Haydel Morial, who died Sept. 4 at age 91. Sybil Haydel MorialBoston University“Our love and prayers go out to the family of Sybil Haydel Morial,” said Dr. C. Reynold Verret, president of Xavier University of Louisiana. “We remember her generous life…
(Photo by Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images) Shenanigans continue in the Southern District of Florida where Donald Trump’s co-defendants, Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira, are throwing all kinds of bullshit at the walls of Judge Aileen Cannon’s courtroom and hoping that something will stick. Several of the documents have yet to hit the docket, but in…
Perhaps budget cuts mean no one at the tax office speaks Spanish. The post IRS Not Bothering To Check Self-Reported List Of Potential Billionaire Tax Evaders appeared first on Above the Law. #IRS #Bothering #Check #SelfReported #List #Potential #Billionaire #Tax #Evaders
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data from the first half of 2024 at top 50 Biglaw and Magic Circle firms collected by legal recruiting company Macrae, overall, how much has lateral partner movement increased since the same period last year? Hint: The increase in lateral partner…
I basically don’t know anybody who says that Trump is a fine upstanding man who deserves to be president of the United States. I hear that those people exist, but I’m a pointy-headed intellectual — I don’t live in the same town, or travel in the same social circles, as those people. I do know…
Justice Sotomayor surely won’t be dissenting to the musical adaptation of her New York Times bestseller children’s book. The post Sonia Sotomayor’s Most Meaningful Achievement Isn’t Her Legal Career appeared first on Above the Law. #Sonia #Sotomayors #Meaningful #Achievement #Isnt #Legal #Career
In the intricate tapestry of higher education, where the threads of diversity, equity, and inclusion are meant to weave a fabric of progress and opportunity, we find ourselves confronting a perplexing paradox. The paradox of the words that are symbols of hope versus the actions that are symbols of hatred. Why have these once laudable…
Advocates in Conversation By Nate Mowry on Mar 20, 2024 at 9:14 am In this video, Nate Mowry interviews Anya Bidwell from the Institute for Justice. Anya represents Sylvia Gonzalez, who was arrested for taking a petition that she herself had brought before the city government as an elected official. A federal appeals court ruled…
The FBI is ‘monitoring’ the ongoing situation. The post Women Law Professors, Students Across The Country Continue To Receive Creepy Texts From Unidentified 2L appeared first on Above the Law. #Women #Law #Professors #Students #Country #Continue #Receive #Creepy #Texts #Unidentified
More than 300 representatives of 90 school districts attended the annual Canadian Association of Public Schools – International conference in Niagara Falls, Ontario, this week for professional development and networking. School districts are busy, said Bonnie McKie, executive director of CAPS-I. “Coming to Canada for K-12 is as popular as ever. Some programs are already…