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Colorado Supreme Court considers whether habeas petition can free zoo elephants
The Colorado Supreme Court considered last week whether five wild-born zoo elephants should be considered “persons” entitled to seek liberty through a habeas corpus petition.…...
Judge is accused of using racial slur, vulgar terms and ‘libtard’ label for employee offended by his comments
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4th Circuit upholds $1M sanction for law firm that tried to ‘sabotage’ federal court’s authority
A federal judge had inherent power to impose a $1.05 million sanction against a Maryland law firm for asking state courts to order an end…...
Don’t give money to law schools unless they teach originalism, conservative federal appeals judge says
“Anti-originalist” law professors dominate law schools, and they aren’t equipping students with the practical knowledge that they need to make originalist arguments, a conservative federal…...
Average BigLaw partner compensation increased 26% in 2 years, reaching this high-water mark
Average compensation for partners in larger law firms is $1.4 million, a record high that represents a 26% increase since 2022, according to a new…...
Former Moody’s GC gets prison time for tax-filing failure on $54M income while life ‘all fell apart’
Updated: The former general counsel at the Moody’s Corp., a financial services company, was sentenced to eight months in prison last week for failing to…...
Judge who allowed secretary to work remotely didn’t violate ethics rules, state supreme court says
The New Jersey Supreme Court has tossed a pending ethics complaint against a judge who sometimes allowed his secretary to work remotely in violation of…...
2nd Circuit sticks to its guns on constitutionality of concealed-carry law after SCOTUS remand
New York residents can’t carry handguns in sensitive locations and must show evidence of good moral character when applying for a concealed-carry license. Those provisions…...
Generative AI brings new insights to litigation analytics tools
Updated: With the emergence of generative artificial intelligence, many traditional software categories have been reinvented. Legal software has not been immune from this impactful change.…...
Meet the sheriffs who believe they are ‘The Highest Law in the Land’
The first image conjured in your mind by the word “sheriff” might be the protagonist of a Wild West movie or Robin Hood’s foe, the…...
DC Circuit allows trespassing charge used to prosecute more than 1,400 Jan. 6 defendants
Prosecutors don’t have to show that a Jan. 6, 2021, trespassing defendant was aware that the U.S. Capitol grounds were restricted because of the presence…...
Anti-abortion princess explains her friendship with Justice Alito after he discloses $900 gift
A German princess has said she first met U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito at a Catholic conference while summering in Rome. Princess Gloria von…...