Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data collected by Law.com as part of the National Law Journal 500 ranking, which two Biglaw firms pay first-year associates over the industry $225,000 standard? Hint: One firm reportedly pays first-years $235,000, the other $230,000. See the answer on the next…
While the immediate college enrollment rate was generally unchanged between 2012 and 2022, the total number of undergraduates enrolled decreased by 13% over that decade, according to a new report by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Dr. Peggy G. CarrNCES, the statistical center within the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences,…
Sometimes, you just need to take the W. Discretion is the better part of valor and all that, so when circumstances contrive to hand you a procedural victory, accept the win graciously and don’t try to rub it in — least of all not when there’s a federal judge waiting to slap you back down….
Let’s embark on an imaginative journey to the year 2100, where the boundaries of humanity extend to Mars. This ambitious undertaking demands technical expertise and embodies the true essence of interdisciplinary collaboration. Our mission: establish a self-sustaining colony on the Red Planet. This requires the seamless integration of knowledge and skills across various disciplines to…
(Photographer: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 counts in his hush money trial. The case remains legally dodgy. While the jury answered all the necessary factual allegations in the affirmative, whether or not this is legally enough to support a conviction will get hashed out…
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Overseers urgently comb college textbooks and syllabi for disfavored terms and ideas to purge. It might sound like the chilling opening of a dystopian novel, but it’s just another Monday for public college faculty in Florida. Last Monday, to be exact, when State University System of Florida Chancellor Ray Rodrigues reportedly directed the system’s 12 public…
Photo by Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States via Getty Images Reverse And Redo: SCOTUS dunks on the Fifth Circuit’s shoddy application of the First Amendment. The Tenth Time Isn’t The Charm: Serial shit slinger gets his license reinstated. Joke Of A Judge Decides To Stay On Case Despite Being A Witness:…
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Recently, as I was working in downtown Miami, a flash flood warning went into effect for a large part of South Florida. Upon seeing the alerts on my phone, I left and started heading toward my home area. The estimated time of arrival on my GPS kept extending as I approached the exit that I…