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Divided 8th Circuit: Officers Can Ask for Person's Identification, Not 'Order' and 'Punish' When Withheld

Fri, 2025-07-11 11:49

"The mere existence of a statute permitting an officer to ask for information does not authorize an arrest for failing to provide it without some legal authority behind the demand," said Judge L. Steven Grasz, who authored the opinion.

       

How We Made Law Firm Leadership: 'Lean Into a Long-Term Perspective,' Say Karen Kimmey & Holly Sutton of Farella Braun

Fri, 2025-07-11 10:59

"Lean into a long-term perspective. While that may be hard, especially early in your career, it is helpful to be able to think and discern which challenges are short-term and which require a longer-term view. We can both attest to pushing through times that were especially challenging early in our careers, and once you are on the other side, you are glad you did."

       

These Lawyers Want to Get Inside Alligator Alcatraz

Fri, 2025-07-11 10:06

Sitting Black women lawmakers, who are also attorneys, take center stage in the newest legal battle with the Governor.

       

UK Plc for Sale: The Law Firms Leading the Biggest US-Led Buyouts in H1

Fri, 2025-07-11 09:49

U.S. appetite for U.K. companies is only intestifying in 2025; here, Law.com charts some of the highest profile deals in H1, in which law firms are cashing in on U.S. interest.

       

How Christopher Kercher Is Leading Quinn Emanuel's 'AI Voyage'

Fri, 2025-07-11 05:59

In this week's Legal Speak episode, partner Christopher D. Kercher reveals why he's been coined Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan's 'AI evangelist,' how the firm has implemented AI and the steps it takes to mitigate hallucination risks.

       

An Opioid Defendant Sought Records From 1,000+ Cities and Counties. So Far, It's Sued Five of Them.

Fri, 2025-07-11 04:59

OptumRx, a pharmacy benefit manager accused in hundreds of lawsuits of contributing to the opioid crisis, sued five Kentucky counties for adding it as a defendant.

       

9th Circuit Temporarily Pauses Block on Trump Order Excluding Federal Workers From Union Bargaining

Fri, 2025-07-11 00:41

Granting a preliminary injunction last month, U.S. District Judge James Donato said that unions have demonstrated they can likely prove at trial that Trump's executive order chills protected speech.

       

Ex-DOJ Lawyer Shares Texts Backing Claim That 3rd Circuit Pick Discussed Ignoring Court Orders

Thu, 2025-07-10 19:22

According to the whistleblower's claims, Bove said at a March meeting that the DOJ “would need to consider telling the courts fuck you'" and ignore any potential court order that would enjoin removals before they could be carried out.

       

The Law Firm Disrupted: Elite Litigation Law Firms and the Succession Planning Dilemma

Thu, 2025-07-10 18:39

Can the Kasowitz firm eventually transfer leadership to the next generation more smoothly than Boies Schiller Flexner?

       

Q&A With Samuel Bray, Law Professor Whose Work Cited Extensively in Supreme Court's Injunction Ruling

Thu, 2025-07-10 17:42

In her majority opinion for the court, Justice Amy Coney Barrett relied extensively on the University of Chicago law professor's scholarship on universal injunctions to support her conclusion that they exceed the authority of federal district court judges.

       

Judge Tosses 'Petty' Discovery Dispute in Chicago Trademark Litigation

Thu, 2025-07-10 17:22

“Touche as the saying goes! Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Gilbert wrote about the defendant's seemingly hypocritical request. “So, are defendants vulnerable to the same argument they make about the timeliness of plaintiff's motion? Should both motions be denied on that basis?

       

Tough Terrain Gives Mountain Biking Lawyers Clarity in Court

Thu, 2025-07-10 17:15

Ryan Baker, founding partner at Waymaker LLP, and Tigran Guledjian, partner at Quinn Emanuel, first met as young associates at Quinn in 2001. Though they practice at different firms, their 24-year friendship has grown through their passion for mountain biking around the world.

       

Citgo's Sale in Delaware Rears Head in Venezuelan Bondholders' New York Fight

Thu, 2025-07-10 17:15

The bondholders' attorney went to pains to explain that he wasn't asking U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla to interfere with the sale.

       

Law Firm Sanctioned for 'Systematic Disobedience' and Discovery Violations

Thu, 2025-07-10 17:06

An Am Law 200 firm disputes the Florida judges' sanction in the case. "We respectfully disagree," the attorney said.

       

Superior Court Upholds $207.6M Birth Injury Judgment Against Penn Hospital

Thu, 2025-07-10 16:44

"We continue to believe that the verdict against the hospital is legally unsupported because Pennsylvania law does not recognize 'team liability' and instead requires that vicarious liability be based on the negligent acts of a specifically identified agent," Maureen McBride, representing HUP, asserted.

       

Backlogged and Struggling, Courts Are Resisting AI

Thu, 2025-07-10 16:36

Judges and court staff tend to work long hours, but that doesn't necessarily make them feel that they have enough time to carry out their duties, according to the report, which was unveiled Thursday.

       

Firearms Manufacturers Lose Bid in 2nd Circuit to Block Public Nuisance Law

Thu, 2025-07-10 16:36

The Second Circuit upheld a public nuisance law that allows firearms manufacturers to be held liable for harm caused by the weapons.

       

Not Over? DC Circuit Asked to Weigh Dismissed Case Challenging DOJ Grant Terminations

Thu, 2025-07-10 16:14

Five nonprofit plaintiffs have asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to review a trial court's dismissal of their lawsuit alleging the Trump administration unlawfully terminated more than $820 million in public safety grants.

       

As Big Law Becomes 'More Capital Intensive,' Law Firms Use Wide Range of Partner Contribution Plans

Thu, 2025-07-10 16:01

A closer look at how firms are using capital calls shows a wide disparity across the industry.

       

Semantics of Order, Final Judgment: State Appellate Court Declines to Consider Attorney Fee Challenge

Thu, 2025-07-10 15:41

"In other words, Missouri law is clear that a motion that is expressly declared by Supreme Court Rule to be an independent action must be resolved by an independent judgment that meets the requirements of Rule 74.01(a) before it is final and appealable—a principle made clear by cases interpreting Rule 74.05(d)," the court said.

       

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