Critical race theory has gotten quite a lot of heat for the way that it “creates division” or “makes victims and oppressors out of the citizenry.” But theorization shouldn’t be gauged by how it makes you “feel,” it should be based on its efficacy as a tool for understanding its object of inquiry. As such,…
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: A company that provides educational and marketing services to Grand Canyon University was hit with a class action lawsuit Wednesday alleging that it orchestrated a racketeering scheme pushing students to enroll in Ph.D. programs at…
(Photo by Aude Guerrucci-Pool/Getty Images) Last week, we learned that Clarence Thomas has hoovered up around $6 million in gifts or suspected gifts. Fix the Court tallied everything up and Thomas had taken the lion’s share of the — can we officially use the term graft at this point? — to the tune of $5.9…
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Education’s plans to protect LGBTQ+ students under Title IX hit a roadblock Tuesday, as the U.S. Northern District Court of Texas ruled the department overstepped its authority in 2021 guidance that…
OPINION ANALYSIS By Ronald Mann on Jun 13, 2024 at 4:44 pm The court’s decision on Thursday will make it harder for the NLRB to order employers to reinstate workers in labor disputes. (Katie Barlow) The April argument in Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney suggested a bench so pervasively skeptical of the National Labor Relations Board’s…
(Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Supreme Court justice Samuel Alito is big mad. That’s actually the complete thought about this specific story and accurately characterizes his jurisprudence. This time he’s got all twisted about the excellent journalism being done by ProPublica as they do the work of financial disclosures that the justices themselves refuse to…
Whether you’re a legal professional looking to elevate your firm’s brand and reputation or a law student exploring your options, drawing inspiration from other firms can be invaluable. However, with some 450,000 law firms in the United States, it’s easy to feel lost when navigating this vast landscape. In this blog, we spotlight some of…
RELIST WATCH By John Elwood on Jun 13, 2024 at 3:55 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, we’re entering the busiest phase of…
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. The issue I see is that, today, a $1,500-an-hour rate is not that uncommon. [At the top of the legal industry,] there is no downward pressure on rates. The greatest miracle existing is that of compound interest. And what happens is, rate increases over…
(Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images) The Supreme Court’s conservative majority will do anything to curtail women’s rights… but it won’t do that. And by “that” we mean stretch the concept of standing out of existence. In August 2022, five out-of-state activist groups incorporated an entity in Amarillo, Texas, for the sole purpose of having a…