Home Daily News Disbarred lawyer Tom Girardi ‘didn’t seem… Criminal Justice Disbarred lawyer Tom Girardi ‘didn’t seem all there’ in late 2020, ex-employee testifies in embezzlement trial By Debra Cassens Weiss August 14, 2024, 12:47 pm CDT Attorney Tom Girardi is pictured outside a Los Angeles courthouse in July 2014. A public defender representing Girardi…
Home Daily News 8th Circuit allows Iowa book ban to take… First Amendment 8th Circuit allows Iowa book ban to take effect but rules for challengers on First Amendment issue By Debra Cassens Weiss August 14, 2024, 3:32 pm CDT A federal appeals court on Friday allowed an Iowa law to take effect that polices…
Home Daily News Trademark lawyer is profiting from Harris-Walz… Internet Law Trademark lawyer is profiting from Harris-Walz foresight By Debra Cassens Weiss August 15, 2024, 9:27 am CDT Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, right, and running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz are pictured at a campaign rally Aug. 10 in Las Vegas. (Photo…
Home Daily News Teen on field trip ends up in handcuffs and… Juvenile Justice Teen on field trip ends up in handcuffs and jail garb because judge didn’t want to be ‘played with’ By Debra Cassens Weiss August 15, 2024, 10:28 am CDT A teenager sleeping during a field trip to a Detroit courtroom got…
Home Daily News ‘Professional development strategy’ is reason… Law Firms ‘Professional development strategy’ is reason for delayed start date for associates, midsize firm says By Debra Cassens Weiss August 15, 2024, 11:25 am CDT Midsize law firm Bass, Berry & Sims is pushing back the start date for its 22 incoming associates from September to…
Home Daily News Conflicts controversy follows revelation… Criminal Justice Conflicts controversy follows revelation prosecutor sent nude photos to federal judge By Debra Cassens Weiss August 15, 2024, 1:10 pm CDT A revelation that a prosecutor sent nude photos to a federal judge has led to an allegation that a U.S. attorney’s office tried to use…
Home Daily News Company that produced first cultivated meatball… Constitutional Law Company that produced first cultivated meatball sues Florida over ban on lab-grown meat By Debra Cassens Weiss August 15, 2024, 3:47 pm CDT Florida’s ban on lab-grown meat shields state agricultural interests from interstate competition in violation of the commerce clause, according to allegations…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday denied the Biden administration’s request to allow enforcement of uncontested parts of the Title IX final rule in some states where injunctions are in place. The administration asked the high court last month to weigh in on whether the U.S. Department of Education could move forward with enforcing the…
Columbia University President Dr. Minouche Shafik resigned her post effective Aug. 14. Dr. Minouche ShafikThe university has been embroiled in controversy since antiwar demonstrations reached a fever pitch in the spring of 2024. Many on faculty at the university expressed no-confidence in the administration partly for its aggressive response to on-campus demonstrations. University leadership was…
EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Aug 16, 2024 at 6:46 pm The court turned down the Biden administration’s request for emergency intervention late on Friday afternoon. (Katie Barlow) The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the Biden administration’s request to be allowed to temporarily enforce most of an April 2024 rule implementing Title IX of…