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Marriott Wins Reversal of Data Breach Class Certification

Wed, 2025-06-04 17:56

Tuesday's ruling is the second that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has entered over class certification in the Marriott data breach case.

       

Migrants' Lawyers Urge Supreme Court to Preserve Due Process Before Third Country Deportations

Wed, 2025-06-04 17:44

Lawyers for immigrants set for deportation to non-home countries like Sudan or Libya have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to leave in place due process protections ordered by a Boston federal judge.

       

'Simplistic and Deeply Flawed': JPMorgan Chase Wants Workers' Benefits Suit Axed

Wed, 2025-06-04 17:17

The banking giant, represented by Goodwin Procter, argued that the workers seeking to represent a class of JPMorgan employees enrolled in its health care plan hadn't suffered the type of concrete injuries required to support the lawsuit. The employees had signed up for benefits and received them, and were just speculating on how much their premiums and costs could have been, its lawyers said in a motion to dismiss in Manhattan federal court.

       

'He Held the Golden Ticket': After Prosecutors' Close, Harvey Weinstein Jury Is Poised to Weigh Sex Crimes Case

Wed, 2025-06-04 17:11

Assistant Manhattan District Attorney Nicole Blumberg said the disgraced film titan used his power in Hollywood to sexually assault women. She derided defense counsel arguments seeking to shift culpability away from Weinstein as "absurd."

       

India's Legal Market Has Liberalized. Is There a Talent War Ahead?

Wed, 2025-06-04 16:54

Lawyers, legal consultants and recruiters say Indian firms will see a “brain drain shortly after the entry of foreign firms, though in the long term, movement will go in both directions.

       

Crypto.com Sues Nevada Gaming Commission Ahead of 5 PM Ultimatum

Wed, 2025-06-04 16:49

An entertainment and sports litigator warned that a ruling against the plaintiffs could result in a “dual regulatory situation.

       

Talk of Shifting ABA, FedSoc Influence on Nominations Dominates 6th Circuit Pick Hearing

Wed, 2025-06-04 16:48

The debate in the Senate Judiciary Committee followed U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi's announcement that the Trump administration was cutting the American Bar Association out of the judicial nominating process.

       

JD-Next, GRE Gaining Popularity for Law School Admittance

Wed, 2025-06-04 15:59

Yale Law School admitted 12% of its 2023 class using the GRE, followed by Stanford Law School, Harvard Law School, Cornell Law School and Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. Meanwhile, University of Arizona Law admitted 9% of its class using JD-Next.

       

Are All Big Law Asia Strategies Destined to Fail?

Wed, 2025-06-04 15:48

Put three Asia partners and their global chair in an elevator and ask them all to name their firm's three key strengths. Chances are, you'll get four different answers, Jessica Seah writes.

       

With Office Attendance Still Down, Law Firms Are Increasing Hoteling and Collaborative Space

Wed, 2025-06-04 14:13

More than 58% of firms participating in a new legal industry survey reported increasing flexible in-office seating. Respondents also indicated they'd increased space dedicated to meetings and group work by an average of 6.6%.

       

Attorney Climbing Spotify's Legal Ladder Since 2013 Makes It to the C-Suite

Wed, 2025-06-04 13:03

Kevan Choset is succeeding Eve Konstan, who said she has decided to step away from full-time corporate life.

       

Supreme Court Will Decide Whether Candidates Can Challenge Illinois Mail Ballot Law

Wed, 2025-06-04 11:24

The Supreme Court will consider whether an Illinois Republican congressman and two federal electors can challenge the state's protocols for counting mail-in ballots received after Election Day.

       

How I Made Office Managing Partner: 'Get Immersed in the Business and Industry of the Clients,' Says Dan Goettle of BakerHostetler

Wed, 2025-06-04 10:59

"My advice to my younger self of 15 or 20 years ago is to get immersed in the business and industry of the clients. It is simply not enough to efficiently solve the problems the clients are currently having and to produce great work product. The interesting and repeat work goes to the lawyers who not only can solve the problem de jure but understand where the client wants to go, what the roadblocks are, who the competition is, etc."

       

Musk Loses Discovery Dispute in Suit Over Severance for Twitter Execs

Wed, 2025-06-04 10:07

A federal magistrate judge shot down an effort by the billionaire's attorneys to limit the scope of email and Slack searches and shorten the length of depositions.

       

NJ Judge Suspended Over Facebook Activity, Including Support for 'Blue Lives Matter,' Local Politicians

Wed, 2025-06-04 00:37

The New Jersey high court concluded that the municipal court judge's Facebook activity warranted suspension without pay.

       

Eighth Circuit Foreclosed One of the Remaining Ways to Enforce the Voting Rights Act

Tue, 2025-06-03 23:59

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit departed from hundreds of district court cases and held that private plaintiffs cannot maintain a private right of action for alleged violations of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act through 42 U.S.C. Section 1983.

       

Eighth Circuit Foreclosed One of the Remaining Ways to Enforce the Voting Rights Act

Tue, 2025-06-03 23:59

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit departed from hundreds of district court cases and held that private plaintiffs cannot maintain a private right of action for alleged violations of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act through 42 U.S.C. Section 1983.

       

Following Kirkland Departures, Where Does King & Spalding's Products Liability and Mass Torts Team Stand?

Tue, 2025-06-03 21:59

King & Spalding still has about 175 products liability lawyers worldwide and another 130 specializing in toxic and environmental torts.

       

Weinstein Defense Attorney Appeals to Jurors' 'NYC Common Sense' in Asking Them to Reject Prosecution's Case

Tue, 2025-06-03 18:56

Accusers' "reluctance" to engage in sex was not enough to establish the crime of rape, Weinstein's defense attorney Arthur Aidala told jurors as the sex abuse retrial drew toward a close.

       

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