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Duane Morris partner ousted after wife found dead in stairwell and her parents allege domestic violence
Updated: A judge in Cook County, Illinois, has granted a temporary restraining order that prevents a now-ousted partner at Duane Morris from retrieving the remains…
Taking the BigLaw lead, Milbank announces year-end bonuses
Milbank announced Monday that it will be matching last year’s year-end bonus scale, paying associate bonuses that range from $15,000 to $115,000. Milbank was the…
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.…
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…