After a three-month-long battle over the legality of her appointment, beleaguered acting U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba has resigned from her post.

       

The U.S. Supreme Court seems inclined to overrule a 90-year-old precedent upholding laws that insulate federal agency officials from political pressure.

       

Antitrust lawyers cannot help asking the question: If she has great power, does Taylor also possess market power?        

In a case that interrogates the scope of the federal Ending Forced Arbitration Act and the definition of sexual harassment under state laws, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit considered whether to uphold the denial of a motion to compel arbitration in a sex discrimination and harassment suit brought against a biopharmaceutical company by its ex-chief financial officer.

       

Meta brought the case to Massachusetts' high court Friday to challenge a Suffolk Superior Court judge's October 2024 decision denying its bid to escape a suit alleging it misled consumers on the "addictive nature" of its Instagram app.

       

A proposed opt-out system could revolutionize class actions, but political delays leave its fate—and timing—uncertain.

       

Large law firm leaders remain ambitious moving into 2026 even as concerns mount over private equity and new technologies, according to a new legal industry survey.

       

Big Law's top quadrant sees growing class sizes, while a majority of smaller firms promoted fewer partners by early December.

       

Paramount said it would pay $30 per share, putting the bid around $108 billion.

       

"My biggest advice is to find great partners to build with. Starting a firm is incredibly challenging and requires a tremendous amount of hard work. I truly admire those who launch solo practices, it's no small feat. But for us, success wouldn't have been possible without a strong core team from the start: great co-founders and colleagues who shared our business values, practice philosophy, and work ethic."

       

The battle for private equity talent has turned into an arms race of eye-watering guarantees and partner raids, but the economics won't add up forever, writes The Global Lawyer.

       

New suits blame rising egg costs on algorithmic pricing. 

       

The Harvard Law School visiting professor was arrested in October for firing shots near Temple Beth Zion on Yom Kippur, but the Temple did not deem it an anti-Semitic event.

       

On its 13th day of deliberations, a Florida jury in a high-profile opioid trial that lasted 51 days provoked concerns about possible misconduct, with one member alleging improper behavior by a fellow juror.

       

Jenner & Block is among the latest law firms to call for four days of in-office work per week.

       

One law dean said that while he often disagrees with choices made by the ABA in accrediting law schools, “a world without accreditation will be much worse for law students, for law schools, for the bar, and for the public.

       

In its 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia said Humphrey's Executor v. U.S.—establishing that the president cannot fire without cause appointees at certain independent multimember agencies—doesn't apply to the National Labor Relations Board and Merit Systems Protection Board.        

"I am grateful to the members of the grand jury and humbled by the support I have received from across the country," New York Attorney General Letitia James said after a federal grand jury in Virginia declined to return a second indictment against her following the dismissal of the original mortgage fraud case.

       

Competition for the property was fierce, and the deal will likely face regulatory scrutiny.

       

The plaintiffs claimed Liberty Mutual adopted a uniform policy of stopping rental benefits prematurely, often after as little as seven days, and said it did not individually determine the "reasonable" amount of time needed for an insured to replace a totaled vehicle.