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Top Court Bars Noncitizens From Voting in New York City Elections
Chief Judge Rowan Wilson, writing for the majority, said the New York state constitution does not allow local legislative enactments and those of the state…
EEOC's Letters to Law Firms Lack Authority, But Future Charges Could Be Costly, Experts Say
If there was a finding from the EEOC of systemic discrimination, the monetary penalties can be significant, noted an employment lawyer.
Marshall Dennehey Faces Sexual Harassment Suit From Former Shareholder
Keith Hansbrough claims the firm’s Cleveland office managing shareholder failed to address harassment allegedly perpetrated against him by another shareholder and engaged in harassment of…
John Eastman Pleads First Amendment Protections in Disbarment Appeal
In oral arguments Wednesday, the former Chapman University Law School dean repeated disputed claims that Vice President Mike Pence could have stopped the 2020 Electoral…
One-Time Stock Grant Drives Up Pay for BorgWarner Legal Chief by 83%
A $4.5 million grant last year to Tonit Calaway was part of an executive retention effort at the automotive parts maker
Delaware House Judiciary Committee Clears 'Framework of Predictability' in Corporate Law Bill
Nine committee members voted to release the bill on its merits, leaving one more hurdle for Senate Bill 21 to clear before it goes to…
Trump Fires FTC Commissioners, Challenging Legal Precedent—Here's What Experts Say
The firings of Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter directly challenge the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 1935 decision Humphrey’s Executor v. United States, legal experts…
Underlying Malpractice Suit 'Meets the Low Bar' of Insurer's Duty to Defend Chicago Firm, Judge Rules
“These allegations easily implicate the services performed by Esbrook for the former clients ‘as a lawyer.’ These allegations clearly meet the low bar of ‘potentially’…
'Why Are You Remaining Silent?' Some Clients Expect Big Law Public Response on Executive Actions
“I’m carefully watching the reactions of various firms, or the lack thereof, and I feel it’s my duty to vote with my pocketbook in terms…
Class Action Claims Farmers Life Insurance Overcharges, Improperly Lapses Policies
“Defendants’ conduct and actions were despicable and were done maliciously, oppressively and fraudulently, with a willful and conscious disregard of plaintiffs’ and class members’ rights,”…