The Trump administration argues that the trade court cannot review most of the executive orders creating the tariffs, a position that one judge described as: "Nothing is so crazy or unrelated that it could be stopped by the courts. Anything is allowed. Anything crazy. Any declaration of emergency, based on some crazy thing. Any remedy, as crazy as it could be—it's all okay, because the courts can't do anything.”        

President Donald Trump has repeatedly accused South Africa of “white genocide and the forceful seizure of land, citing the Expropriation Act of 2024, which allows the government to take ownership of private land for public use in certain circumstances.

       

The city of Chicago said Tuesday it would not oppose the oil companies' emergency motion to temporarily keep the case in federal court, but it opposed letting the case flounder if the defendants appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

       

In the current environment, what could be commonplace for law firms is now viewed as anything but.

       

This two-part article discusses the various legal and evidentiary requirements for antedating and removing prior art that patent owners should consider when their pre-AIA patents are challenged based on a prior art publication or activity that is not otherwise subject to a statutory bar. It also addresses considerations for petitioners to consider when developing their initial and ongoing invalidity strategies. Part One leads off with a discussion of the evidentiary requirements for proving earlier invention, conception and diligence and actual reduction in practice.

       

Skadden said it chose to engage with Trump after learning it would be a target of an executive order, according to the firm's letter to lawmakers.

       

“Taking on the role of local counsel in a federal case is serious business, U.S. Magistrate Judge William Matthewman wrote in the order.

       

"We're getting rate increases six or eight months after the initial engagement. Some are 10%, some are 20%, and those requests are coming in fast and furious," said Jessica Williams, Geico's director of legal operations strategy and data.

       

Supreme Court Justice Gary F. Traynor is leading the Delaware Bar Licensure Task Force, and other members are expected to represent both the public and private bar, legal aid groups and Delaware law schools. The National Center for State Courts, AccessLex Institute and Supreme Court staff attorneys will work with the task force.

       

"It's really given me a new perspective over the last two years of fighting through this horrible disease,” said new Miami-Dade Bar president Stuart Weissman.

       

What makes a law firm a best-in-class financial performer — and how to make my own practice more successful and enjoyable? This article provides simple principles any small to midsize law firm can use to improve performance.

       

The Supreme Court deadlocked 4-4 over whether Oklahoma must permit the nation's first religious public charter school, leaving a state supreme court ruling against the school in place.

       

Hari Osofsky announced plans Wednesday to step down as dean of Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law this summer to pursue other leadership positions at the university.

       

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently addressed the usage of the doctrine of collateral estoppel in patent infringement cases. Specifically, the court considered whether a finding of invalidity of claims by the PTAB at an inter partes review could be used to estop a patent holder from asserting patent infringement of different claims of the same patent in district court litigation.        

A boycott launched by Target shoppers unhappy with its DEI retreat has added to the retailer's sales headaches, prompting CEO Brian Cornell to announce sweeping changes Wednesday.

       

PE presently has two primary entries into the U.S. legal industry: via alternative business structures in Arizona or managed services organizations that handle law firm back-office work. But investors are encouraged by the lessons from other professional services industries.

       

U.S. District Senior Judge Beryl Howell issued a strong rebuke of the Department of Government Efficiency in an opinion invalidating the Article II takeover of a quasi-official federal agency, legal experts said.

       

Wednesday's verdict is the seventh against PacifiCorp over a series of wildfires that hit Oregon in 2020.

       

It would be very difficult for the SEC to take over the board's inspection duties if the measure were to pass, said former Public Company Accounting Oversight Board chief trial counsel Mike Plotnick. All registered audit firms, depending on size, must be inspected annually or every three years, which requires substantial manpower and expertise, he added.

       

More than two-thirds of the leases inked during Q1 2025 were renewals, a significant shift from prior years, according to a recent report.