While it remains to be seen whether deferrals become a more widespread trend, there are concerning signs, those tuned into the associate job market say.

       

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently affirmed the dismissal of claims brought by a former medical resident who alleged that Washington University (WashU) and the Barnes Jewish Hospital (BJH) wrongfully forced him out of their residency program.

       

“Being forced to prioritize a Scantron while they brought out the defibrillator was horrifying. The way the students had to demand they call 911 was equally as horrifying, wrote one Reddit user.

       

"[T]he Court concludes that judicial intervention is needed to ensure the defendants' compliance with the preliminary injunction," U.S. District Senior Judge Royce C. Lamberth wrote in an order requiring the Trump administration to explain how the government will restore Voice of America programming as mandated by federal law.

       

Court reporters can make mistakes in transcripts if they misunderstand an attorney's statement. That became evident in one case when a reporter mistook "counter motion to compel" for "motion from hell." That mistake was a human one, but legal experts fear more errors might occur with the introduction of AI-assisted recording systems in the courtroom.

       

The Trump administration has argued that the president properly wielded the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose a new 10% baseline tariff on most global imports and reciprocal tariffs on products from dozens of countries. Circuit Judge Jimmie Reyna wondered how the law could support tariffs, without mentioning that word.

       

The U.S. Supreme Court's May decision has drawn praise from developers who welcome the time and cost savings but scorn from environmentalists who fear additional resulting pollution.

       

SEC Chair Paul Atkins has directed SEC staff to issue clear guidelines for determining whether a token is a security or a commodity—but said “most crypto assets are not securities.

       

"To our knowledge, Mr. Combs is the only person ever convicted of violating the statute for conduct anything like this,” his lawyer, Alexandra Shapiro of Shapiro Arato Bach, wrote in a 62-page motion to vacate the verdict.

       

In a recent law.com video podcast, Blackstone Law trial attorney Ryan Quadrel talks about saving time, guarding ethics, and building culture at an AI-forward law firm.

       

Blackstone Law attorney Ryan Quadrel talks about how he and his firm uses AI to promote efficiency balanced with accountability.

       

The new law and the court's application of it could open up a pathway for an influx of cases that were previously considered to have been barred from the business courts because of when they were filed—cases that, like Lone Star's, have been percolating in the state's general jurisdiction district courts for years.

       

“I've been on the bench almost 15 years, and I must say it's the one time that actually shook my faith in the judicial system and the rule of law, U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr. said of a threatening, expletive-laden voicemail he received.

       

Experts have speculated that claims like the plaintiff's could increase against defendants who maintain these ethylene oxide storage facilities or warehouses.        

On the heels of a year where Philadelphia juries handed up an average of one $10 million-or-higher verdict a month, court data shows that the first half of 2025 was entirely devoid of verdicts of that scale.

       

For one WNBA league to have five employment discrimination lawsuits filed against it is “incredibly significant," according to plaintiff's attorney Marjorie Mesidor.

       

“The shock is beginning to wear off," said co-chair Mitchell Nussbaum, who is based in New York but was traveling when an active shooter entered the firm's building on Monday.

       

Universities and colleges, under scrutiny from the Trump administration, have retained dozens of law firms across the country in investigations, settlements and lobbying matters.

       

The merger gives Stinson San Francisco and Orange County outposts — plus 30 lawyers who specialize in banking and financial litigation.

       

Da Silva Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery alleged that instead of repaying the plaintiff, "Empire either reimbursed the Practice nothing for the service rendered or reimbursed the Practice at an amount far below what was required to be reimbursed under the provisions of the Plan documents."