The political climate has shifted away from rewarding companies that try to solve the world's ills to rewarding those that double down on their profit-making mission.

       

Goodwin's response to the EEOC included about 150 pages of spreadsheets showing a detailed breakdown of various summer associate data.

       

Goodwin's response could impact other firms' discussions with the EEOC about what data they supply, noted one employment law expert.

       

While Pennsylvania's state courts have been following the Superior Court's holding in Chilutti, its federal courts have opted not to apply the ruling. The split hints at scrutiny the ruling may face as it heads to review before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.        

Iurii Gugnin conducted web searches that confirmed his awareness that he was breaking the law, including a search for “what are the best ways to find out if you're being investigated and what can someone do when they think they might be under investigation," according to the indictment.

       

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Attorney General Rob Bonta have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its "illegal takeover" of the California National Guard to quash protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles.

       

The state bar wants to impute test scores for a small group of people who failed the February bar exam. If the high court says yes, approximately 79 more people will pass.

       

"Though Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia is, at long last, back in the United States following his illegal removal, to characterize the Government as having 'complied with the Court's order' is pure farce," Andrew J. Rossman of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan alleged in a brief filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

       

"We are happy that the Commonwealth Court interpreted the statute the way the legislature intended. We understand the case still has a ways to go. But today is a step in the right direction," Kline & Specter's Nadeem Bezar said in a statement.

       

Pfizer is gearing up for a federal preemption defense, its first fight designed to wipe out more than 400 lawsuits over injectable birth control Depo-Provera.

       

"The Court will resolve Plaintiffs' motion for attorneys' fees and costs ... in a separate order," U.S. District Senior Judge Claudia Wilken of the Northern District of California wrote in an opinion giving final approval to a $2.576 billion settlement agreement resolving antitrust claims against the NCAA and "Power Five" conferences.

       

Decentralized finance, or DeFi, platforms use blockchain technology to provide user-to-user financial services without going through intermediaries like banks or brokers. Self-custody of assets such as cryptocurrency is “a foundational American value," Paul Atkins said.

       

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear Alabama's appeal to reinstate a death sentence that was set aside due to the defendant's intellectual disability.

       

The case could have huge ramifications for AI developers and copyright and trademark law, lawyers say.

       

The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct censured a Long Island judge who told a school attorney to refer to him as "judge" while bemoaning his son's bypass for valedictorian.

       

Twenty-seven percent of respondents to a Wolters Kluwer survey handle entity management with spreadsheets or even paper archives.

       

"If I could go back in time, I would tell my younger self to embrace stepping outside of her comfort zone. I'd say to her, don't shy away from challenging opportunities, like those firm transitions. Each step, even if daunting and not always a straight path, will be a valuable learning experience and will get you to your destination."

       

In another key change, the company's chief privacy officer is departing after nearly eight years in the role.

       

Two more partners have joined a new spinoff firm, as well as several associates.

       

Presiding partner Peter Furci said the firm's new tier and reinforcement of its lockstep model reflect both the firm's willingness to adapt to the market as well as its devotion to its culture and what got it here.