“I think there's a lot of confusion right now, and there are a lot of differing views from district courts about how to interpret California, said attorney Julie Edelstein, referring to the U.S. Supreme Court's Department of Education v. California ruling that allowed the administration to halt millions in teacher training grants.        

A federal judge ordered lawyers in the multidistrict litigation over 'forever chemicals' in drinking water to meet with him Tuesday after a lead defense attorney disclosed there could be tens of thousands of additional unfiled claims.

       

The Second Circuit in 1997 laid out a nine-factor test for judges to consider whether public interest outweighed rules of grand jury secrecy. In this case, observers opine it could come down to opposition from the surviving parties.

       

Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf's derailed nomination to the Constitutional Court lays bare how digital outrage and partisan pressure are creeping into Germany's judicial system, targeting democratic institutions much like in the U.S.

       

“Smaller teams tend to be more resource-constrained, and they're usually so heads down' handling the day-to-day needs of the business that they don't have the bandwidth to explore new service or support models," said Stephanie Corey, CEO of the legal operations consultancy UpLevel Ops.

       

Brownstein, Holland & Knight, K&L Gates, Squire Patton Boggs and Hogan Lovells all reported increases in their lobbying revenue compared with Q1 of this year.

       

U.S. District Senior Judge Royce C. Lamberth ruled Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty would face irreparable harms including "mass furloughs, cancelation of programming, and inevitable damage to the global influence that RFE/RL has built over decades" without a preliminary injunction preventing the Trump administration from impounding RFE/RL's congressionally appropriated grant.

       

The current makeup of the court is well-known for its stark division between liberals and conservatives, but attorney Matthew Haverstick thinks that dynamic won't play out in the New Jersey Transit case. "I think the issue is less about personal injury and more about conforming different states' view of evaluating immunity. I can see there being a lot of consensus on the court, whatever the outcome is, because it's not, to me, a particularly partisan case," Haverstick said.

       

In brand protection, as in bridge engineering, the strength of brand differentiation (trademark distinctiveness) depends on the integrity of each supporting cable. When one snaps, the question is not only whether you can fix that component, but also whether the whole structure will hold together long enough for the repair crew to arrive.

       

Paul Walsh, founder and managing partner of Walsh Barnes, is winding down his practice after 35 years to launch his own mediation practice.

       

Kirkland, Goodwin and Paul Weiss all grew their New York office space in the second quarter of 2025.

       

North American law firm COOs and administrators are looking to boost their IT budgets to make way for gen AI adoption.

       

The committee will begin its review of current accreditation standards and procedures, with an emphasis on identifying potential opportunities for innovation, in light of the evolving needs of the legal profession.

       

"It's a game of Whac-A-Mole, so it takes a lot of time and effort," said Christopher Carlson, a partner at Troutman Pepper Locke.

       

I had the chance to interview Judge Judy Sheindlin about her new series, “Justice on Trial," which could be used as a teaching tool in law school classrooms.

       

On May 22, 2025, the Supreme Court endorsed the “fraudulent inducement theory of wire fraud in Kousisis v. United States, departing from its recent trend of narrowing the scope of broadly worded criminal statutes, including the wire fraud statute. This decision appears to allow the government to obtain a conviction even where the defendant did not intend to cause economic harm to their counterparty, so long as the defendant made material false statements in order to obtain property from another.        

"Many high-performing associates assume that excelling in their matters will lead to partnership, but the reality is that the path to partner requires strategic thinking, relationships, and a proactive approach to career development."

       

D.C. Circuit Judge J. Michelle Childs said at an event at the federal district courthouse in Seattle last week that she's recently had seven pizzas sent to her house by people who want her to know they know where she lives. “I felt like you know this is important to explain to people what's really happening as somebody who's actually experienced it, she said.

       

Former Davis Polk associate Ryan W. Powers is one of many former Big Law attorneys who are publicly blasting the legal industry.

       

The case is the latest episode in a fraught relationship between the investment bank and two European fintech companies.