Big Law firms, including Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, Crowell & Moring, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, had challenged the policy in court.

After a hearing of more than two hours, U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan of the Southern District of New York denied the request to wait out the trial from a Manhattan hotel, agreeing with prosecutors' fears that Maxwell, who holds citizenship in three countries, represented an "extreme" risk to flee and escape extradition back to the United States.

The combination of a new online version of the LSAT and recent college graduates looking to ride out a tough job market in law school has helped the national applicant pool recover to its previous size.

This week's Ahead of the Curve looks at the push by law students and faculty at the University of New Hampshire School of Law to strip Franklin Pierce from the school's moniker. Plus, New York law schools are working together to combat racism on campus.

The question over face masks and prospective jurors has hit California courts, where voir dire begins Wednesday in an asbestos trial in Oakland. One defendant unsuccessfully petitioned the California Supreme Court to clarify the rules.

New York Attorney General Letitia James' office had announced the agreement June 30, touting it as a win for all women who were abused by Weinstein and faced sexual harassment and intimidation while working at his former film studio, The Weinstein Co.

The largest 50 firms by attorney head count commanded 77% of M&A work, according to a new report.

President Trump's judicial nominees on the D.C. Circuit, Seventh Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court all handed down rulings on the administration's reinstatement of the federal death penalty.

"Legal departments are more creative in breaking a matter down to its component parts in order to find ways to get at least a little predictability on what they are going to spend," Kristina Satkunas, director of strategic consulting at LexisNexis CounselLink in Richmond, Virginia, said.

Under a federal statute, Section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act of 1871, individuals may sue state officials for violations of constitutional rights.

While some states would never consider a risk assessment tool created by third party, others say developing their own proprietary instruments is unnecessary and, given the resources required, unrealistic. Researchers are split on if state, vendor distinction even matters.

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It's rare for such established partners as Katyal to join a prosecutor's office on a temporary basis for one case. But Floyd's violent death in police custody led to an explosion of protests across the world and to law firms reexamining their own roles in fighting racial injustice and police brutality.

The company is asserting design patents against more than 40 rivals who market nicotine cartridges as compatible with the Juul system. One expert says it could prove challenging to protect both the functionality of Juul's cartridges and its design aesthetics.

Robert Trump failed to meet the burden of demonstrating "imminent, irreparable harm to him," Dutchess County Supreme Court Justice Hal Greenwald found, using bold type to emphasize the final two words.

The firm has set ethnicity and LGBT targets for the first time, as well as gender, with different regions aiming for individual increases.

Deals are down over 50% in 2020, but the $21 billion merger between Analog Devices and Maxim Integrated Products is a welcome shot in the arm.

Deloitte announced the launch of a new Legal Business Services practice on Monday that includes the talents of several former ALSP or legal technology professionals. As the Big Four continues to aggressively pursue new legal expertise, ALSPs could find themselves dealing with a shallower talent pool.

The ruling laid bare sharp differences between the judges appointed to the court by Democrats and its ascendant conservative majority, bolstered by four judicial appointments of President Donald Trump.

The proposal is sponsored by state Sen. James Gaughran, D-Suffolk, who said the issue was raised to him through a constituent. The person had been served with a jury notice, but was concerned about being around people due to the coronavirus pandemic, said the Long Island Democrat.