Voters in Arkansas, North Dakota and South Dakota rejected legalization measures, however. And the future of marijuana-related legislation in Congress is uncertain with Republicans expected to win control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

In the merger involving publicly traded DWF, lawyers will still control the delivery of legal services in the new structure. But observers are paying close attention to how the deal will play out.

A Maryland district court has denied Home Depot's motion to dismiss claims brought by a woman who suffered a concussion and a traumatic brain injury when a box fell and struck her in the head.

"President Biden, being a former U.S. senator himself, understands judgeships are largely a matter of horse trading, particularly in a state where we have two U.S. senators who are of the same party as the president," said William Palatucci, the Republican National Committeeman from New Jersey.

Republican senators sent letters to Big Law ESG practices warning that they would target "collusive" conduct between firms on environmental issues.

A federal judge has denied Suffolk University's motion to dismiss and rebuked the school for misinterpreting his previous order denying class certification to student plaintiffs who paid tuition and fees for the spring 2020 semester when the university transitioned to online learning due to COVID-19 during the semester.

Comments considering proposed amendments to the Rules of Court, Part Six, Section IV, Paragraph 13-25(C): "If after resigning from the Bar, a former Attorney wishes to resume practicing law in the Commonwealth of Virginia, the former Attorney must apply to the Board of Bar Examiners, satisfy the character and fitness requirements, and either pass the Bar examination or meet all eligibility requirements for admission without examination under Rule 1A:1. Before being readmitted to the Bar, the former Attorney must also satisfy any membership obligations that were delinquent when the former Attorney resigned."

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A new database, called the Judiciary Electronic Filing System, or JEFS, went live Monday. launched by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, for the first time judges' financial disclosure reports will be centralized in a searchable format for the public—and lawyers—to access.

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The circuit court held "if a federal court had jurisdiction [over] the principal action, it may hear an ancillary proceeding, regardless of the citizenship of the parties, the amount in controversy, or any other factor that normally would determine subject matter jurisdiction" if the case is brought "to assist in the protection and enforcement of federal judgments—including attachment, mandamus, garnishment, and the prejudgment avoidance of fraudulent conveyances."

Law firms are relying on tech to help meet diversity standards such as the Mansfield Rule. But while tech can help with finding the right data, going beyond that is another question.

"That is not a skill we require of defense counsel generally, let alone court-appointed counsel, who, as here, have heeded the court's call to public service and devoted their time and effort to the representation of indigent defendants," Judge Cheryl Ann Krause said.

The BSA now has until Dec. 7 to respond to the allegations raised in four briefs Monday by parties whose appeals were consolidated by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Andrews.

"The 18-to-25-year-old demographic is definitely one that we've been trying to grow," said Morgan & Morgan partner Dan Morgan.

Law firms have become increasingly reliant on their business professionals in recent years—but you likely wouldn't know it by the way many of those professionals are treated.

"The market is moving litigation down-market to smaller firms," Georgetown Law Center's Jim Jones said. "It's about cost."

"The Future of the Profession Lab embodies the Law School's goals when it launched FPI three years ago," Penn Carey Law Dean Ted Ruger said in a statement. "The lab will identify specific real-world problems that create disconnects between society and legal systems through collaboration."

Any decision in a case coming out of Pennsylvania could affect where plaintiffs can bring personal injury suits against corporations.

In a joint statement, the three litigants said the resolutions did not "involve the payment of any money by anyone or anything else." Virginia Giuffre said it might have been a case of mistaken identity.