The state bar wants to impute test scores for a small group of people who failed the February bar exam. If the high court says yes, approximately 79 more people will pass.

       

"Though Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia is, at long last, back in the United States following his illegal removal, to characterize the Government as having 'complied with the Court's order' is pure farce," Andrew J. Rossman of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan alleged in a brief filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

       

"We are happy that the Commonwealth Court interpreted the statute the way the legislature intended. We understand the case still has a ways to go. But today is a step in the right direction," Kline & Specter's Nadeem Bezar said in a statement.

       

Pfizer is gearing up for a federal preemption defense, its first fight designed to wipe out more than 400 lawsuits over injectable birth control Depo-Provera.

       

"The Court will resolve Plaintiffs' motion for attorneys' fees and costs ... in a separate order," U.S. District Senior Judge Claudia Wilken of the Northern District of California wrote in an opinion giving final approval to a $2.576 billion settlement agreement resolving antitrust claims against the NCAA and "Power Five" conferences.

       

Decentralized finance, or DeFi, platforms use blockchain technology to provide user-to-user financial services without going through intermediaries like banks or brokers. Self-custody of assets such as cryptocurrency is “a foundational American value," Paul Atkins said.

       

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear Alabama's appeal to reinstate a death sentence that was set aside due to the defendant's intellectual disability.

       

The case could have huge ramifications for AI developers and copyright and trademark law, lawyers say.

       

The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct censured a Long Island judge who told a school attorney to refer to him as "judge" while bemoaning his son's bypass for valedictorian.

       

Twenty-seven percent of respondents to a Wolters Kluwer survey handle entity management with spreadsheets or even paper archives.

       

"If I could go back in time, I would tell my younger self to embrace stepping outside of her comfort zone. I'd say to her, don't shy away from challenging opportunities, like those firm transitions. Each step, even if daunting and not always a straight path, will be a valuable learning experience and will get you to your destination."

       

In another key change, the company's chief privacy officer is departing after nearly eight years in the role.

       

Two more partners have joined a new spinoff firm, as well as several associates.

       

Presiding partner Peter Furci said the firm's new tier and reinforcement of its lockstep model reflect both the firm's willingness to adapt to the market as well as its devotion to its culture and what got it here.

       

U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman of the Southern District of New York found that Baldoni hadn't adequately alleged his central claim that Lively made false statements to The New York Times in a story detailing a harassment claim the actress had lodged against the actor-director.

       

Brad Bondi, following the results, slammed the election attention, noting he was "disgusted by how rabid partisans lurched this election into the political gutter."

       

“This important win affirms our clear right to manage security and risk for Coinbase users, Paul Grewal, the chief legal officer for Coinbase, said on X.

       

As it considers new rules on foreign companies' disclosure requirements, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission risks placing onerous requirements on overseas businesses operating in good faith and already subject to strong securities oversight in their home countries, securities lawyers said.

       

Homeowners affected by the Palisades and Eaton wildfires in Los Angeles have sued the United Services Automobile Association (USAA) and American Automobile Association (AAA), contending that the insurance companies committed "systemic" fraud by misrepresenting the extent of their coverage and under-insuring their members by hundreds of thousands of dollars and, in some cases, over $1 million, leaving them unable to afford rebuilding or replacing their homes.

       

Ali Moghaddas, now at Edelson, talked to Law.com about prosecuting Tom Girardi, who told him, “Fuck you, during a competency hearing, and unexpectedly took the stand during trial.