Casey Ryan first moved into the role in 2023, when prior firm leader Sandy Thomas stepped down to take up a chief legal officer position at a nonprofit.

       

"The longer that they continue to capitulate to Trump, the more difficult it's going to be to separate the Foundation from endorsing the actions of the Trump administration,” a former fellow said.

       

The Supreme Court handed down six rulings Friday morning. In this edition of Supreme Court Brief, we'll break them all down.

       

Startup legal tech companies like Darrow and Rain Intelligence are using artificial intelligence tools to scour the Internet to come up with new class actions.

       

A firm has sued an ex-client in Manhattan federal court, claiming it is owed $1 million after recovering $5 million in stolen digital assets, in a dispute highlighting the opaque and increasingly litigated world of cryptocurrency recovery.

       

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Securities litigation co-chair Matthew Close was elevated to vice chair and was among four new management committee appointments.

       

The ruling prohibits the federal government from revoking the university's Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification and Exchange Visitor Program.

       

The Supreme Court said that federal judges are not bound to follow an agency's view of the law during various types of civil enforcement proceedings.

       

A SCOTUS decision is driving lawsuits against major health insurers.

       

"When EPA terminated the grants at issue, it exceeded its statutory authority under § 7438 [of the Clean Air Act] because it cancelled these grants precisely because they are 'environmental justice' programs," U.S. District Judge Adam B. Abelson of the District of Maryland wrote in his decision restoring $180 million of federal Thriving Communities grants to the plaintiffs.

       

Had Akin Gump convinced the Supreme Court to expedite its petition for certiorari before judgment, the justices would have been primed to hold oral arguments on the legality of President Donald Trump's worldwide tariffs in September.

       

Retired New York Supreme Justice Barry Kamins, who has served as defense counsel in high-profile cases, said coverage can "enhance public understanding of the judicial system." State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, D-Manhattan, and Assemblymember David Weprin, D-Queens, have been trying to lift the ban since at least 2019.

       

Podolsky is set to join Latham's M&A group in New York in the coming days, sources told American Lawyer.

       

Patrick Smith interviews HSF Kramer partner Richard Farley about his new book: "Drop Dead: How a Coterie of Corrupt Politicians, Bankers, Lawyers, Spinmeisters, and Mobsters Bankrupted New York, Got Bailed Out, Blamed the President, and Went Back to Business as Usual (And It Might Be Happening Again).

       

The lower court had agreed with the woman's arguments that the claims should not go to arbitration since the wrongful death suit doesn't arise out of her use of the app and the arbitration clause her husband signed should not be extended to bind her claims.

       

The Supreme Court ruled, by a 7-2 vote, that producers of liquid fuels such as gasoline have standing to challenge an EPA decision clearing the way for California's pro-electric vehicle rules.

       

The concept of "The Matrix" has existed for decades in professional services firms, though it represents a relatively new framework within the legal industry. This powerful approach to understanding organizational capabilities and client relationships offers law firms a strategic advantage in today's competitive marketplace.

       

The panel said Trump likely lawfully exercised his power under a statute that authorizes federalization of the National Guard under certain circumstances.

       

In a 7-2 ruling Friday, the Supreme Court gave its blessing to the vape industry's strategy of using local retailers to challenge the FDA's rejections of their e-cigarette products in friendlier circuit courts.