Rolo Baker (courtesy photo) When it comes to the legal profession, Biglaw firms have always seemed to rule the roost, controlling even compensation and bonus structures. But if you take a closer look, you’ll realize that boutique firms — especially boutique litigation firms — are staking their claim on the legal market, offering up everything…
There has been an outpouring of voices from the sector, warning that a proposed cap on international student numbers in Australia will have dire economic consequences and will risk the livelihood of more than 30,000 Australians employed in the sector, according to ITECA. “The Australian government’s international education policy is in tatters and lacks…
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Aug 7, 2024 at 10:43 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Tuesday, August 7, SCOTUSblog (Aug. 7, 2024, 10:43 AM),…
Col. Rich Kniseley, head of Space Systems Command’s Commercial Space Office. (US Air Force photo by Cherie Cullen) SMD 2024 — The Space Force is asking industry to answer a list of questions about its draft plan to create a commercial space reserve fleet, including whether the service’s proposed “incentives” for companies to volunteer are…
* Tom Girardi opening statements sound like an MPRE hypo. [Law360] * While candidates and media flog the idea that the 9/11 plea deal is some sort of gift to the plotters, Bush administration Solicitor General Ted Olson who lost his wife in the attacks explains why the deal is the right outcome. [NY Times]…
Philanthropist and former New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has committed $600 million to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools. Howard University College of Medicine, Meharry Medical School of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Charles Drew University of Medicine & Science will benefit from the gift by the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative….
Dr. Charles Steele, Jr.Longtime civil rights leader Dr. Charles Steele, Jr., has announced he will step down as president and CEO of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the civil rights organization founded in 1957 by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Steele, who has been at SCLC for nearly 20 years and served at the…
Morehouse College has received an anonymous, $20 million gift to expand academic programs and professorships at the college. Dr. Kendrick Brown“This transformational $20 million gift will allow us to increase the ranks of our esteemed and talented professors so that we can uphold the legacy of excellence in our classrooms as our as veteran faculty…
Tim WalzVice President Kamala Harris’s pick for running mate in the 2024 presidential election is a former social studies teacher who has, so far, received glowing remarks from educator and labor union leaders. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was named Harris’s pick to follow her as vice presidential nominee on the Democratic Party ticket ahead of…
The data, updated by the US government in July 2024, showed the longest visa appointment wait times of 361 days for students from Accra, Ghana, while many Indian embassies have cut down wait times to less than four weeks. “The bottlenecks in South Asia are remarkable, the challenges in Africa must be addressed soon…