A trio of trial court judges in their 70s sued New York's Office of Court Administration and the state government, arguing enactment of the Equal Rights Act was an implied repeal of an age cap on judges. The OCA argues the ERA cannot be enforced in court, drawing pushback from the the New York Civil Liberties Union. State Supreme Court Justice Lyle Frank of Manhattan is the trial jurist handling the case.

The court has been asked to address whether Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster correctly overruled Senior Magistrate Selena E. Molina's recommendation that the action be resolved in Paramount's favor, finding the shareholder that brought the demand had established a credible basis to suspect wrongdoing by Paramount's board.

Both the Southern and Eastern District of New York will largely suspend operations on Fridays due to the shutdown, per officials. The courts will remain open for emergency matters and hearings and deadlines set for Friday are not impacted.

Consumer Nicholas Sdoucos filed a class action complaint against Bank of America this week, alleging the bank fails to adjust scheduled automatic payments when customers pay their statement balance before the due date, resulting in duplicate charges.

The litigation against the company seems to be a growing trend, with similar suits accusing NordVPN of engaging in deceptive subscription renewal practices being filed across the country.

"Here, defendants took a decidedly puerile approach—they chose to irritate and annoy the other side, rather than to invite engagement. They also impaired their credibility with this court," wrote U.S. Magistrate Judge Young B. Kim of the Northern District of Illinois.

Chairman Ira Coleman acknowledged Wednesday that the firm is "fielding inbound interest," becoming the first Am Law 50 firm to publicly comment on the prospect of establishing a managed services organization.