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Office of Civil Rights Claims Harvard Is 'Indifferent' to Campus Antisemitism

Mon, 2025-06-30 17:51

"Harvard is far from indifferent on this issue and strongly disagrees with the government's findings," Harvard spokesperson Jason Newton said.

       

Organizations Are Diving Into AI Adoption Without ROI Plans

Mon, 2025-06-30 17:40

Organizations in mainland Europe and the Middle East and Africa are recording higher investment in AI than the U.S., according to Thomson Reuters' 2025 Future of Professionals report.

       

Appellate Court Affirms Ban on Inactive Attorneys Serving as Neutrals

Mon, 2025-06-30 17:37

The ruling has implications for more than 70,000 inactive licensees in California.

       

US Institute of Peace Seeks En Banc Review of Challenge to Firings

Mon, 2025-06-30 16:59

The U.S. Institute of Peace seeks emergency intervention from the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit after a three-judge panel granted a stay allowing President Donald Trump's USIP firings to proceed pending appeal.

       

SCOTUS Asks US Solicitor General for Brief on Monsanto's Roundup

Mon, 2025-06-30 16:24

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court asked the U.S. Solicitor General to file a brief in a Roundup case.

       

Harvard Law School Appoints John Goldberg as Permanent Dean

Mon, 2025-06-30 15:33

John Goldberg will become the Morgan and Helen Chu Dean of Harvard Law School effective immediately, after serving as interim dean of HLS since March 2024.

       

Former Michigan Law Dean Appointed Provost of Washington University

Mon, 2025-06-30 14:26

Mark West, who served as dean of Michigan Law for 10 years—the maximum allowable term—will join Washington as provost and visiting law professor.

       

Microsoft Assistant GC for International Trade Joins Crowell & Moring in Denver

Mon, 2025-06-30 14:24

Scott Wise's arrival gives Crowell "a perspective virtually no other outside counsel can offer," said Dj Wolff, co-chair of the firm's international trade group.

       

'Lock In:' After Court Rebuke, SEC and Ripple to Drop Appeals and Focus on What's Next

Mon, 2025-06-30 14:06

“The SEC wants to lay out a path where players in the industry can issue tokens, can trade tokens and build products off of those tokens with clear guidelines on what's permitted and what isn't, said Arlo Devlin-Brown, a partner at Treanor Devlin Brown.

       

Law Firm Summer Lateral Hiring Heats Up in DC

Mon, 2025-06-30 13:44

Hogan Lovells, Husch Blackwell, Dechert, Cooley, ArentFox Schiff, Morrison & Foerster, and Crowell & Moring announced D.C.-based partner and of counsel hires this past week.

       

'Intense Amount of Pressure:' Legal Aid Attorneys' Union Authorizes Work Stoppage in NYC

Mon, 2025-06-30 13:37

A lawyers' union official said that state courts could face overwhelming impacts. But the Office of Court Administration spokesman said judiciary leaders were in touch with all sides and that the court system would remain open.

       

AI Copyright Showdown: How Judges Diverged in 'Kadrey v. Meta' and 'Bartz v. Anthropic'

Mon, 2025-06-30 11:49

“Don't look at this as a win for the tech companies. This is at best guidance for the plaintiffs," said Jason L. Haas, a partner at Ervin Cohen & Jessup.

       

Supreme Court Agrees to Consider Liability of Internet Providers for User Piracy

Mon, 2025-06-30 11:29

The justices said they will hear an appeal from Cox Communications over a copyright ruling that could it expose it to up to $1 billion in damages to the music industry.

       

How I Made Law Firm Leadership: 'Realize That You Cannot Change the World in a Day,' Says Joseph Guay of Holland & Knight

Mon, 2025-06-30 10:59

"Realize that you cannot change the world in a day. I think this is especially true in the context of a law firm where you really need to develop consensus and buy-in from your fellow partners."

       

Morris Manning Eyes Options as Seyfarth Shaw Lures 22-Lawyer Corporate, Real Estate Group

Mon, 2025-06-30 04:59

After the loss of approximately 60 lawyers to other Am Law 200 firms so far this year, Morris Manning managing partner Simon Malko said the firm is in merger discussions with an Am Law 100 firm.

       

DOJ to Appeal Perkins Coie EO Decision

Mon, 2025-06-30 00:43

The government's decision to appeal the Perkins Coie ruling could foreshadow its next move in the other three law firm executive order cases.

       

Navigating the Legal Framework for US Offshore Mining Activities in the Wake of Trump's Executive Order

Mon, 2025-06-30 00:20

The U.S. legal framework, the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act (DSHMRA), although enacted nearly 40 years ago, has never been used to authorize mineral extraction. Now all eyes are on the United States while we await the substance of the first authorization of commercial extraction activities. This authorization undoubtedly will result in litigation and present novel legal questions for courts to resolve.

       

Supreme Court to Hear Republican Challenge to Campaign Finance Law

Mon, 2025-06-30 00:13

Vice President JD Vance was previously among the challengers to a federal law restricting so-called “coordinated party expenditures.

       

Lawyer Calls Judge 'Honey' in Viral Moment

Fri, 2025-06-27 21:01

Lawyers reacted on social media to a viral video of a Colorado attorney mistakenly calling a judge "honey."

       

AG Bonta Says Fight Over Birthright Citizenship to Continue Despite SCOTUS Order on Injunctions

Fri, 2025-06-27 19:59

As the U.S. Supreme Court clamps down on nationwide injunctions, state attorneys general may still be "uniquely positioned" to pursue widespread legal relief, said Troutman Pepper Locke's Ashley Taylor Jr.

       

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