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2020 Supreme Court decision offers ‘dangerous’ path for stealing election, legal scholars say
A 2020 U.S. Supreme Court decision on faithless electors appears to allow state legislatures to pursue a “dangerous strategy” for overturning election results, according to…
UK law firm’s ‘Switch On/Switch Off’ program allows ‘chunk of time off’ for reduced pay
U.K. law firm Slaughter and May’s “Switch On/Switch Off” program for associates is different than reduced-hours programs offered by U.S. firms. Slaughter and May’s program…
District attorney drops charges against litigant charged with murder of prominent Dallas lawyer
A Texas district attorney has dropped charges against a litigant who was set to go on trial this month for the murder of a prominent…
Lawyers should take these precautions when using artificial intelligence, Florida ethics opinion says
Generative artificial intelligence—which can generate new content based on a prompt—has the potential to “dramatically improve the efficiency of a lawyer’s practice,” but it also…
This BigLaw firm is one of few without origination credits; it creates ‘collaborative culture,’ chair says
Covington & Burling is one of the few BigLaw firms that don’t use billing or origination credits in determining compensation. Covington instead compensates partners “based…
Mexico’s suit accusing gun-makers of facilitating gun trafficking isn’t barred by immunity shield, 1st Circuit says
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Mexico may proceed with its lawsuit alleging that gun-makers are liable for facilitating the trafficking of guns used…
Supreme Court allows federal agents to remove border wire installed by Texas; which conservatives joined liberals?
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed federal Border Patrol agents to cut or move razor wire barriers placed by Texas along the southern border…
Ban on youths carrying guns in emergencies violates Second Amendment, 3rd Circuit rules
Youths who are 18 to 20 years old are among the people protected by the Second Amendment, and they can’t be barred from carrying guns…
SCOTUS will hear death row inmate’s wrongful-conviction claim supported by state attorney general
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip is entitled to reversal of his conviction because the…
Judge chastises Trump in defamation trial, lectures lawyers on procedural rules, says ‘this is not a tag-team lawyering’
U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan of the Southern District of New York, who is overseeing a new defamation damages trial against former President Donald Trump,…