Welcome to Higher Law, our Law.com cannabis briefing. This week we're looking at: The impact of the SCOTUS auto-dialer decision on the cannabis industry The demise of a closely watched marijuana patent suit K&L Gates' lobbying work for another cannabis industry group
Torrey McClary and Ranee Adipat, who joined Ropes & Gray from King & Spalding share why it's still meaningful to have female leadership in 2021 and how COVID-19 could affect health care transactions.
Several New York firms engaged in some of their most expansive lateral hiring, while some also used the period to move further away from the strict lockstep partner pay model.
The University of Notre Dame Law School is catching heat for its handling of an unexpected surge of interest from admitted students, as it tried to avoid overenrolling its incoming class.
"I hope and expect that the court will retain its authority, an authority that my stories have shown was hard-won. But that authority, like the rule of law, depends on trust," Justice Breyer said.
There is an active campaign to ban the term "nonlawyer" from the industry's vernacular, and the reasons why should cause law firms to take a look at how they treat and utilize the business side of the house.
Paxton is playing a national role in suing the Biden administration, even as he faces a lawsuit from whistleblowers who alleged corruption within the Texas Attorney General's Office.
"It does not shock the conscience for a university, acting during a pandemic, to enforce rules designed to prevent the spread of the virus with the penalty of suspension," New York's Appellate Division, First Department wrote.
