"Based on its plain language, we conclude that the government contractor exemption applies only to exempt a contractor from liability when acting within the scope of its government contract," Judge Matthew G. Bertani wrote for the panel.

       

The student, who was a 1L at Emory Law, is "no longer associated with the university," according to the school.

       

U.S. District Judge Louise Flanagan has presided over thousands of controversies as an Article III judge, including a high-profile terrorism conspiracy case where she handed down hefty prison sentences years before being assigned to the 2026 federal criminal case charging former FBI Director James Comey with unlawfully threatening to kill President Donald Trump.

       

While the judge granted LSAC's motion to dismiss, he also gave the plaintiff 14 days to submit an amended complaint, which the plaintiff's lawyer said he will file.

       

Uber's Cory Krasnoff said that rather than micromanaging scripts and reviewing post-production changes, legal should focus on educating business teams on when they have the green light and when they need to stop and call a lawyer.

       

The Supreme Court leaned toward throwing out legal challenges to the Trump administration's decisions to end temporary immigration protections for hundreds of thousands of Syrian and Haitian nationals.

       

Opening statements shape juror views through storytelling, visuals, and strategy. This webcast shows how litigators can use tech, collaboration, and clear narratives to deliver persuasive, high-impact openings.
       

In this Legal Speak episode, co-host Cedra Mayfield interviews Verizon Managing Associate General Counsel Meghan Riley live from the General Counsel Conference Midwest 2026 in Chicago.

       

"Learn the big picture—don't just myopically focus on the task at hand. Don't get me wrong—it's critical to learn the law and know your craft, but if you're missing the business forest for the legal trees, you're not going to proceed to the next level. Understanding where you fit in in the larger scheme is the first step to actively participating and owning responsibility in a matter."

       

A Chicago federal judge held that a price-comparison browser extension does not trespass on a retailer's property when it changes how the site appears on a consumer's device in a case of first impression for Illinois courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

       

A new KPMG survey found that company leaders increasingly are asking GCs to weigh in on nonlegal matters. But just 23% of legal chiefs say that's happening constantly.

       

Kent Walker's legal team last year lost an antitrust trial over whether Google illegally monopolized advertising technology. But it avoided a calamitous outcome in a separate case in which a judge ruled it illegally monopolized search.

       

This week: The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Monsanto's defense of federal preemption in lawsuits over its Roundup pesticide. The first bellwether trial among more than 3,000 lawsuits over Bard's PowerPort medical devices began in Arizona. Find out who stepped in to represent fertilizer manufacturers, such as Koch Industries and The Mosaic Co., in a string of new antitrust lawsuits.        

Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, the 2026 Go-To Law Schools: Big Law report.

       

The American Bar Association agrees to offer its Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund on a "race/ethnicity-neutral basis," as it was changed to in October. 

       

"Threatening the life of the President of the United States is a grave violation of our nation's laws," acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said after a federal grand jury in North Carolina returned an indictment alleging Comey threatened to kill President Donald Trump in a May 2025 social media post.

       

“Our clients are very eager that [AI] be used and leveraged, and they and we are obviously interested in it being used responsibly, said Robert Hays of King & Spalding.

       

The court appears on the verge of closing the door to new types of claims brought under the 1789 Alien Tort Statute, which adherents of a Chinese minority religion are using to sue Cisco for allegedly aiding China's human rights abuses against them.

       

New Jersey Law Journal seeks nominations for great attorneys deserving of recognition in the state

       

Paul Weiss' head of European M&A is joining the world's largest law firm in the U.K., marking the first major loss for Paul Weiss in recent years and a signal of intent for Kirkland.