A number of law firms "are not taking on the level of pro bono work, the level of pro democracy work that they did in the first Trump administration, or that they have historically, as a result of the president's strategy to try to intimidate institutions,” said Skye Perryman, CEO and president of Democracy Forward.

On Monday, plaintiffs' lawyers opposed granting a stay of their lawsuits, which allege privacy violations against TikTok users under 13.

A Chicago federal judge said Thursday an Illinois liquor law preventing out-of-state retailers from shipping alcohol directly to its consumers is discriminatory but agreed the state has legitimate reasons to support the regulations.

"I am profoundly saddened to see yet another example of big tech cozying up to our government and bending rules to suit a specific agenda," Maura Daly, former head of responsible media at Google, wrote on LinkedIn.

Andrew Rohrbach and two other prosecutors handed in a joint letter of resignation after the bribery case against Adam was dismissed.

Firms including Cravath, Freshfields, Ashurst and Cadwalader are among the 15 firms in the Global 200 that are more than 200 years old.

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Defense counsel for Combs previously asked the judge overseeing the entrepreneur's case to sentence Combs to no more than 14 months in prison. He has already served 12. A jury acquitted Combs of the most serious charges, but found him guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution.

Clearview AI filed a joint response with class counsel on Friday defending a privacy settlement now on appeal that gives class members a 23% stake in the facial recognition firm.

Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including the changing competitive landscape in Hong Kong as the largest foreign firms continue to downsize.

The Democratic Attorneys General Association said it's already begun to help pay for legal defenses of AGs and their staff who are the subject of “retaliatory federal actions.

Lisa Monaco garnered the president's ire for helping to coordinate the Department of Justice's response to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by Trump supporters.

Texas is one of several states to reconsider the American Bar Association's role in accrediting law schools in the state.

“We're pleased the jury saw through efforts by the defendants to shift the blame and downplay our client's damages," John Morgan and William Lewis of Morgan & Morgan said in an emailed statement.

Vice Chancellor Lori W. Will appointed Icahn Enterprises and Handelsbanken Fonder AB co-lead plaintiffs, stating the institutions' significantly larger economic stake in the outcome of the case compared to that of a retail investor gave them a greater incentive to litigate toward the best possible outcome for all shareholders who become class members in the case.

Plaintiffs attorney Anthony DiPietro accused Wigdor Law partner David Gottlieb of "inducing" a client to terminate DiPietro and retain Gottlieb to negotiate her own settlement with Columbia University over sexual misconduct by an obstetrician-gynecologist. Gottlieb then accused DiPietro of misconduct.

Stuart Levey received nearly $1 million in salary, but equity awards made up 94% of his compensation.

U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer has filed a pair of appeals asking that the justices hear the showdown over the president's controversial executive order this coming term, with a decision on the policy's constitutionality by the end of June.

While many hit the water, Broadway and box seats, this year's summers had their strongest opinions on two existential issues their firms were grappling with, Law.com's annual survey found.

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