(Image via Getty) Surrogacy arrangements have steadily gained acceptance in the United States. You probably even know someone who has used surrogacy to grow their family. Indeed, the typical surrogacy arrangement isn’t controversial or full of drama, despite what readers of this column might think! Generally, a woman is represented by an attorney and knowingly…
The University of St. Thomas, in Minnesota, plans to lay off staff as it contends with a $10.5 million budget gap. The private nonprofit announced last week that it intends to eliminate less than 2% of its staff positions. The layoffs will affect fewer than 30 employees out of 1,500, it said in an emailed…
ARGUMENT ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Apr 24, 2024 at 3:45 pm Idaho Solicitor General Joshua Turner argues before the court on Wednesday. (William Hennessy) The Supreme Court on Wednesday was divided over whether a federal law requiring hospitals that participate in Medicare to provide “necessary stabilizing treatment” in an emergency overrides an Idaho law…
Despite the droves of young attorneys that flock to major law firms after law school graduation, Biglaw isn’t the long-term plan for most attorneys. Whether it’s the hours, the stress, or the up-or-out model — Biglaw isn’t the long-term plan for most. Sure, it’s a great place to learn a lot — and pay down…
Cooley Law School made a lot of mistakes over the years. They postured themselves as Harvard’s rival law school. They tied themselves to an established university only to get publicly dumped. And they still have the worst bar passage rate among the country’s accredited schools — of which Cooley remains one. For now. No one…
(Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) On Monday, New York Court’s Chief Administrative Judge Joseph A. Zayas announced that the court will be publishing daily transcripts of Trump’s criminal trial along with the trial exhibits “to ensure broad and continuous public access to this extraordinarily high-profile case.” Arguably, “continuous public access” would involve livestreaming the…
In this brief blog I want to announce updated editions of two much lengthier resources. One is my Guide to Relief from a Criminal Conviction, now updated to include legislation enacted by the General Assembly through the end of 2023 as well as pertinent court decisions. Each section of the guide analyzes a different form…
We’ve recently seen several less-than-stellar responses from respected academic institutions that have been justified on the grounds that they did what they did to maintain “free speech”: Stanford’s response to Kyle Duncan’s inability to justify his positions to students and Amy Wax spewing PragerU talking points come to mind. Not to be undone by its…
The Indian election, which began on April 19 and will continue in phases until June 4, will see incumbent PM Narendra Modi face off with what has been described by one media outlet as a “broad but flailing alliance of opposition parties”. Speaking to Indian agents and experts in the international education sector, it seems…
President Biden today signed legislation that kickstarts a process to ban TikTok and empowers the president to block other communications platforms used by millions of Americans. By passing this bill into law, Congress has set a grave precedent for free speech by starting the clock on banning TikTok. FIRE opposed nearly identical legislation when it passed…