Welcome back to Higher Law, our weekly briefing on all things cannabis. I'm Cheryl Miller, reporting for Law.com from Sacramento. This week we're looking

Desai, a partner at Coppersmith Brockelman, was confirmed in a 67-29 vote.

The motion was filed after a damning day of testimony when texts from the phone were used against Jones while he testified.

"It is instructive that, on nearly identical facts to those in the present case," Justice Dalila Argaez Wendlandt stated, citing 'Wallace v. Grubhub,' "the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit concluded that Grubhub drivers were 'transportation workers,' but not engaged in interstate commerce as required by the residual clause."

"Focus on becoming an indispensable part of any matter you are on, both to the firm and to the client."

Employers unwilling to find creative accommodations for workers with long Covid and workers with other long-term disabilities risk "losing enormous resources and a brain drain of employees who have a lot to contribute," said Wendy Musell, who represents workers as a sole practitioner and is also of counsel at Oakland, California-based firm Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams.

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At the firm that ranked lowest in the category in our mid-levels report, "embarrassing" technology "greatly impacts the day-to-day life of associates at the firm."

Rethinking the levers we pull when setting comp.

Large law firms aren't yet embracing discounted rates to adjust to softer deal flow. Instead, they are focusing on client projects and merger strategies to build relationships.

Law.com International spoke with several people who worked closely with Gerrard to examine a life that has rarely been out of the spotlight.

A D.C. Bar lawyer cautioned Giuliani's lawyers it did not appear they were focusing on the crux of the complaint filed against their client.

"Wherever you like this decision or not, the governor is not only within his rights, he's obligated to do it," said Randolph Braccialarghe, an ethics professor at Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law who has over two decades of experience serving the Florida Bar.

"Giving back to his local community, whether it was as to the tribe or more broadly. That's just who Harry was, and something we all can aspire to," said C.J. Fisher, co-chair of the gaming department at Fox Rothschild.

A former PTO director and a former Federal Circuit judge hailed the legislation as providing clarity and predictability in a contentions area of law. An attorney for a tech industry trade group warned that, as written, the bill would roll back advances against abusive patent litigation.

The panel sided with the government in the bulk of the convoluted tax case, rejecting a more than billion-dollar tax refund Exxon sought.

As more law firms focus on office-return policies, observers point to several factors that firms should weigh, including the increasing financial costs of returning to the office.

Emails sent by former Trump aide Peter Navarro should be part of the national archives, according to the DOJ.

"I've worked with many, many different GCs, and I've heard way too many times that the GC is in a new role and they didn't realize that certain equity options could have been awarded to them. Or they'll say, 'I was just too embarrassed to ask HR, so I left it on the table,'" said New York-based legal career coach Zelda Owens.

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams of the Southern District of New York has described as the first cryptocurrency insider trading tipping scheme.