I had lunch with one of my mentors from my prior law firm life recently, and from our conversation, it dawned on me that some of my writing about in-house life may be misinterpreted as hating on Biglaw, or worse, disparaging the establishments that I’ve had the privilege to be a part of. Let the…
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Union Institute & University said this week that it will close June 30, following months of financial and legal troubles. The private nonprofit told the Higher Learning Commission earlier this month that it would surrender…
Last week, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) and Ed Markey (D-Massachusetts) introduced a bill that seeks to tackle corporate greed in the healthcare sector. The bill, called the Corporate Crimes Against Health Care Act of 2024, goes after private equity firms. The nation’s private equity fund assets have more than doubled over the past 10…
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Amid choppy headwinds for the sector, Hampshire College has reduced some employee benefits, including suspending retirement contributions for employees for fiscal 2025, a spokesperson said in an email. Senior leadership at the school will also…
RELIST WATCH By John Elwood on Jun 20, 2024 at 4:29 pm The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. With just a few weeks left before the Supreme Court’s summer recess, and with only the October and…
OPINION ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Jun 20, 2024 at 4:38 pm The court ruled in Gonzalez v. Trevino on Thursday. (Katie Barlow) The court handed a win to a former-city council member in Texas on Thursday, clearing the way for her federal civil rights claim to move forward. Sylvia Gonzalez contends that her 2019…
(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Media Matters for America (MMFA) filed a motion this afternoon hinting that Judge Reed O’Connor, a GWB-appointee who out-Trumps the Trumpers, should recuse himself from litigation involving Ex-Twitter (ET). The unsubtle suggestion came in a motion to compel ET to list Tesla as an interested party in the lawsuit filed…
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I am very fearful for American democracy in a way that I never could have imagined. At this time, when there is reason to fear for the future of American democracy, it is important that law deans speak forcefully in defense of democracy and…
I wonder if the Fifth Circuit is getting tired of being reversed by the Supreme Court. Like, do we think they’re really angry SCOTUS has to remind them about major legal concepts like, you know, standing. Or are they just content to move the jurisprudential Overton window to the right, knowing that over the long…
There’s hardly been time to watch the new season of “Bridgerton” with all of the IVF legal news pouring in. The IVF drama may be a little less steamy than the Netflix series, but — without offense to Lady Whistledown — more consequential. Right To IVF Bill Stalled June 13, 2024, was a big day….