"If somebody wants to argue that men aren't getting an opportunity to choose, well, there's a reason for that," Samantha Prince, associate professor of law at Penn State Dickinson Law said.

“Because the cause of action accrued subsequent to the filing of bankruptcy, the cause of action is not the property of the bankruptcy estate. Consequently, J.D., not the trustee of J.D.'s bankruptcy estate, has standing to bring his cause of action against respondents. Therefore, we find the trial court erred in finding J.D. lacked standing to bring his cause of action, Missouri Court of Appeals Judge Michael S. Wright said.

"It is a marathon, so try to avoid burnouts and build the physical strength to do the long hours and hard work. Be patient and keep working hard. The hard work and practice will pay off in the long run. That work will differentiate you from others year after year."

Apple, Snapchat owner Snap, TikTok owner ByteDance, and Google parent company Alphabet could be hit with fines of up to 6% of their global turnover.

"For decades, the largest corporations have amassed wealth through pay inequality and forcing their workers to sign non-competition agreements. Washington corporations are on notice that they can no longer maximize profit for their shareholders at the cost of their lowest-paid workers," a plaintiff-side lawyer wrote.

Government attorneys looking to land on their feet in Big Law are facing an increasingly difficult job market. The job market for attorneys headed to the private sector has been over-saturated for months, and Big Law firms are hitting their limit on the number of government attorneys they can hire this year, recruiters say.

While some observers view the recently passed measure as an effort to restrain the reach of the Big Four and private equity investors, these aspirants have deep pockets and will likely continue pushing.