"The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals acknowledged that the school district's graduation dress codes was enforced in a selective way. So often, Native American students like Larissa are forced to choose between their culture and their educational attainments. The law needs to be clear that Native students should not be singled out for different treatment," Native American Rights Fund Deputy Director Matthew Campbell said in a statement.

Mark Savignac was fired from Jones Day in January 2019 after pledging to fight its unequal parental leave policy in court and in public.

Claudio Lizana, who co-led Carey's antitrust and regulated markets group, has taken two associates with him to form Estudio Lizana.

The congressional investigation into sexual misconduct and bullying at the NFL team reveals the firm as the latest in Big Law to hire third parties whose conduct would be considered unethical. But experts said current rules don't block the behavior.

"Testimony in this case uniformly was this was just an ordinary day, they weren't busy," said plaintiff counsel Michael Lyons. "During the course of the case, we proved to the jury there were 26 separate examples of written policies of the hospital that were not followed."

Copyright holders would be well advised to familiarize themselves with the Copyright Claims Board for resolving copyright infringement claims and to consider its benefits and potential downsides in bringing or defending copyright infringement actions.

The Massachusetts Bar Association is accepting nominations for officer and delegate positions for the 2023-24 membership year, the MBA announced last week.

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The Association of American Law Schools could provide what students really need: a guide that gives applicants a balanced view of what different law schools offer and a discussion of what matters and why.

A number of factors have meant large-scale London events have been toned down this December.

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"We are excited to announce the appointment of Karl Triebel to Court of Appeals Commissioner. Commissioner Triebel brings extensive knowledge and experience both as an appellate advocate in the Illinois Attorney General's Office and as a staff attorney at our state's highest court. Karl has a strong commitment to justice and we are confident he will excel in the critical role of commissioner," Court of Appeals Div. II Chief Judge Rebecca Glasgow said in a statement. "We are very happy to welcome him to the court."

For many criminal defense attorneys as well as opposing prosecutors and judges who had the good fortune of seeing Jay Goldberg try a case, the experience was memorable.

"The way you solve it is to manage your time better or you turn down work," said one industry consultant. "Both of these things are anathema to attorneys."

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Paul Clement filed an opening brief on Monday before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to reverse an Aug. 26 ruling in the Chapter 11 case of Aearo Technologies refusing to extend an automatic stay to include earplug cases against 3M.

One lawyer described demand for patent litigation as immune to economic shifts, instead predicated on advancements in tech and life sciences.

"It is easier to plant networking seeds early than to try to catch up later on in your career."