Home Daily News BigLaw associate identified as good Samaritan… Criminal Justice BigLaw associate identified as good Samaritan fatally shot at McDonald’s By Debra Cassens Weiss May 7, 2024, 9:17 am CDT An associate at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith was fatally shot at a McDonald’s in Houston on Saturday after trying to calm an angry…
Khaya Njumbe.On May 8, Khaya Njumbe walked across the commencement stage at Indiana University (IU) Northwest. At 15 years old, he is one of Indiana’s youngest ever bachelor’s degree recipients. Two weeks later, he will walk across the stage to receive his high school diploma, adding one last credential to the collection he’s been building…
Home Daily News University is ‘incubator of bigotry,’ say… Law Schools University is ‘incubator of bigotry,’ say 13 federal judges boycotting its grads By Debra Cassens Weiss May 7, 2024, 10:57 am CDT Thirteen federal judges, all of them appointees of former President Donald Trump, have announced that they won’t hire clerks who graduate from…
Christopher Edley Jr., a prominent legal and public policy scholar who co-founded the Harvard Civil Rights Project with Dr. Gary Orfield, died over the weekend. He was 71.Christopher Edley Jr. “Chris Edley was a smart, caring, determined advocate for justice who could move easily and powerfully through the mazes of top levels of law, politics,…
Home Daily News BigLaw partner alleges federal judge once… Judiciary BigLaw partner alleges federal judge once assaulted and taunted him, requiring his recusal By Debra Cassens Weiss May 7, 2024, 12:30 pm CDT A partner at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith is alleging that a federal judge pushed him and challenged him to a fight…
Home Daily News Former top prosecutor in St. Louis ‘remains… Prosecutors Former top prosecutor in St. Louis ‘remains elusive,’ says state auditor who can’t find her By Debra Cassens Weiss May 7, 2024, 2:23 pm CDT Former St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner “remains elusive,” and “her whereabouts are currently unknown,” according to a May…
Home Daily News Judge ordered removed for ‘troubling inability… Judiciary Judge ordered removed for ‘troubling inability to conform his behavior’ to judicial standards By Debra Cassens Weiss May 8, 2024, 10:10 am CDT A California judge who hoped to find the “mole” cooperating with ethics investigators sought a review of employee emails and the hiring…
Home Daily News ABA is committed to protecting sexual assault… Bar Associations ABA is committed to protecting sexual assault survivors in bar admissions process, letter says By Debra Cassens Weiss May 8, 2024, 11:54 am CDT ABA President Mary Smith is asking an ABA commission to study the prevalence and impact of bar admissions questions…
Home Daily News As judgment preservation insurance gains… Insurance Law As judgment preservation insurance gains steam, appellate decision leaves insurers ‘on the hook’ for millions By Debra Cassens Weiss May 8, 2024, 2:07 pm CDT A federal appeals court’s April 30 reversal of a $1.6 billion judgment for a software maker “has sent ripples through…
My dear sister (in law), welcome to our profession of stress, anxiety, depression, negativity, endangerment, sickness and suicide (also known as “SADNESS”). In addition to the SADNESS, many of us carry secrets, scars and an insatiable longing for change. They all dishearten, discourage and divide us in devastating ways. Yet you can prepare for and…