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Chicago’s refusal to allow ‘Hail Satan’ city council invocation violates First Amendment, suit says
Chicago has rebuffed requests by the Satanic Temple to deliver city council invocations for more than three years, violating the First Amendment in two ways,…
Gorsuch’s Title 42 statement is ‘a remarkable jeremiad against COVID mitigation policies,’ law prof says
Justice Neil Gorsuch issued a lengthy statement criticizing “rule by indefinite emergency edict” Thursday, when the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order related to…
Federal appeals court nominee withdraws amid controversy over prior representation, legal brief
Federal appeals court nominee Michael Delaney is withdrawing his nomination after controversies surfaced over a stance that he took in a legal brief and his…
Former Lewis Brisbois executive criticized firm’s financial practices in 2019 claim
The former chief operating officer of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith has alleged in an August 2019 whistleblower letter that he was fired after raising…
Emerging Tech Trends: The rise of GPT tools in contract analysis
Over the past few months, the legal technology sector has experienced a veritable explosion of AI-powered contract analysis tools, largely driven by the advanced capabilities…
After talks end with 1 BigLaw firm, Shearman announces plans to merge with another
Shearman & Sterling and Allen & Overy announced a merger Sunday, just two months after Shearman and Hogan Lovells called off merger talks. The…
Celebrity trials inspire new wave of online merchandise
Several online retailers are jumping on a new trend—creating and selling mugs, hats and sweatshirts that are inspired by celebrities and their legal mishaps. Jessica…
Breyer shares views on treatment of female classmates at Harvard during law school talk
In a discussion at the George Washington University Law School on Tuesday, retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer admitted that he did not fully…
Lateral candidates continue to raise ‘red flags,’ research company says
Nearly one-third of all lateral candidates in 2022 raised “red flags,” which include undisclosed business affiliations, cultural incompatibility and inflated books of business, according to…
Law school introduces hologram witnesses in mock trial
The William & Mary Law School in Virginia has spent the past four months experimenting with hologram witnesses—and recently brought them before judges in the…