Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to the 2024 Law360 Pulse Diversity Snapshot, which Biglaw firm with 601+ attorneys has the most diverse equity partnership? Hint: Two top firms are actually tied for the top spot, each with 22.1% of minority partners. See the answer on the next…
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Dan Greenstein, chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, plans to step down from the post on Oct. 11. Greenstein, who took over in September 2018, signaled in an open letter that he…
Kamala Harris (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I’m working with many business leaders to raise money for the Harris campaign to enable her to fund what will inevitably be the most expensive election battle ever and provide whatever additional support I can,…
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., introduced legislation that would reverse the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on the Chevron doctrine, according to a Tuesday press release. The Stop Corporate Capture Act, a joint effort by Warren, nine…
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) If you are currently preparing for the July bar, you could do worse than to read the most recent order in Donald Trump’s defamation suit against ABC and George Stephanopoulos. Choice of law? Collateral estoppel? Defamation? This joint’s got everything! Plus, Trump is super pumped about his “BIG WIN TODAY…
A London-based partner at the newly merged A&O Shearman was driving his Porsche Cayenne through New Forest in England when his career took a decided turn for the worst. The unnamed partner was pulled over by police and it turns out his blood alcohol was three times the legal limit. No bueno. As reported by…
Former University of Florida President Dr. Kent Fuchs has agreed to serve as its interim president while the university’s board of trustees launches its national search for President Ben Sasse’s successor. Sasse resigned July 18 to focus on taking care of his family after his wife was diagnosed with epilepsy. Dr. Kent Fuchs“My wish is…
The Supreme Court is not doing a good job. The justices on the High Court used to get away with pretending they were neutral arbiters of the law calling “balls and strikes” as the law dictated. But, with the recent run of truly awful decisions (Bruen, Dobbs, the Trump immunity decision), the cloth has been…
Dr. Dwight A. McBride, who is currently a senior advisor to the chancellor and the Gerald Early Distinguished Professor in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has been appointed executive director of the school’s Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity (CRE2). CRE2 was established in 2020 to bring the research force of…
Seventy-three percent of graduates now believe their education is worth the cost, according to a survey in the 2024 Cengage Group Employability Report. This compares to 52% in 2023, 68% in 2022, and 56% in 2021. Michael Hansen“Our 2024 Employability Report reveals post-secondary education is experiencing a pivotal moment,” said Cengage Group CEO Michael Hansen….