Above The Law
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
Ed. note : Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. The bar is constantly getting higher and higher to become an equity partner at a law firm, and I dont see that changing. — Jeff Lowe, senior managing partner and market president for Washington, D.C., consulting firm CenterPeak, in comments given to the American Lawyer , on the difficulties associated with becoming a Biglaw equity partner.
SCOTUSBlog
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
Share The Supreme Court on Wednesday was sympathetic to an Ohio woman who alleges that she was the victim of reverse discrimination. Marlean Ames contends that she lost out on a promotion that she wanted, and then was demoted, simply because she is straight. With Ames and her employer in what Justice Neil Gorsuch described as radical agreement that federal employment laws impose the same requirements on all plaintiffs, a solid majority (if not all) of the justices appeared ready to overturn a ru
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JURIST
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
The European Commission (EC) proposed to simplify sustainability rules for businesses, on Wednesday, arguing that complex regulations and “red tape” are preventing EU businesses from maintaining competitiveness and hindering economic investment. The primary proposal is to delay the application of the new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) law for applicable companies, as well as other sustainability laws that form part of the European Green Deal.
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
There’s a lot thats shocking about the Department of Justice’s latest hire — former Oregon judge, Vance Day. Day has a *history* of questionable behavior that got him the longest suspension (at the time) in the history of the Oregon bar. But, for my money, the most WTF moment (and in the year of our lord 2025, that is saying SOMETHING) is that Day hung a portrait of none other than Adolf Hitler in the courthouse.
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JURIST
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the College of Commissioners on Wednesday to address the Indian government’s human rights violations during their upcoming meeting with the country’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 27. HRW joined several other rights organizations in a letter to the European Union (EU), urging it to take a stance against the Indian government’s attacks on human rights and ensure that
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JURIST
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
The UN Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua warned on Wednesday that the regime of President Daniel Ortega transformed Nicaragua into an authoritarian state. UN experts call for international action. The UN group of experts released a new report on the situation in Nicaragua. The report details President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice-President Rosario Murillo, carried out serious human rights violations as part of their plan to exercise absolute control.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
“Supreme Court Poised to Rule for Straight Woman in Discrimination Case; Justices across the ideological spectrum and lawyers on both sides agreed that an appeals court erred in requiring members of majority groups to meet a heightened burden”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post reports that “ Supreme Court seems poised to lower bar for Whites to sue for job bias; Marlean Ames challenged rulings requiring members of majorit
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
Alex Spiro (Photo by Marlena Sloss/Bloomberg via Getty Images) How much do you think it costs to hire one of the busiest, most “relentless” Biglaw partners in the game? If you guessed $2,000 an hour, you’d be wrong. You need to go even higher if you want to get representation from a lawyer whose clients include the likes of Tesla CEO Elon Musk and famed actor Alec Baldwin.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
“Supreme Court appears likely to side with straight woman in ‘reverse discrimination’ case; The justices appeared to agree that members of a majority group don’t face an extra hurdle when alleging `reverse discrimination’ in the workplace”: Maureen Groppe of USA Today has this report. And Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “ Supreme Court Signals Backing for Straight Womans Job-Bias Suit.
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Above The Law
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
We all knew that this administration of the California bar exam would be a disaster. We just didn’t know how bad it would get. The answer — as Clemenza put in The Godfather — pretty goddamn bad. The new test employing Kaplan questions and administered by Meazure Learning suffered setback after setback in the lead up to the test, prompting the bar examiners to preemptively offer refunds and then a free retake.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
“NYC Mayor Adams Asks Judge to Permanently Toss Criminal Case; Adams lawyer says leaks have caused prejudice to mayor; A judge has appointed a lawyer to review case for dismissal”: Chris Dolmetsch and Bob Van Voris of Bloomberg News have this report. And Erica Orden of Politico reports that “ Eric Adams asks judge to prevent DOJ from reviving criminal case against him; The Department of Justice is seeking to drop the criminal case against the New York City mayor — but wan
Patently O
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
by Dennis Crouch As federal agencies begin to respond to the new Republican Administration's agency reorganization directive, the USPTO finds itself in an unusual position. Unlike many federal agencies, the USPTO operates primarily on user fees rather than appropriated funds. However, this self-funding status does not exempt the agency from the new "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) initiative requiring agencies to develop plans for "large-scale reductions in force" (RIFs) by March 13,
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
Elon Musk’s aimless cost-cutting escapades turn to the SEC where DOGE slashed their Westlaw access because no one over there is smart enough to know how legal research works. Apparently now is an opportune time to start committing securities fraud! Speaking of aimless, former judge Alex Kozinski penned a meandering opinion piece about canceling elections in case, maybe, some president might want to consider it.
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FDA Law Blog
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
By John W.M. Claud The ongoing DOGE-led reductions to the federal workforce and recent sweeping policy changes have spawned many questions for compliance officers and quality managers in FDA-regulated companies. How will the cuts at FDA impact inspections and enforcement? Will there be a heightened appetite for mergers and acquisitions in the space?
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
Would it surprise you to know that males account for over 20% of those with eating disorders? For bulimia, it goes up to 30%. That is what I dealt with for more than 20 years. A male lawyer binging and purging? What do you say? Yep. That was me. It started my freshman year in college. I carried it through law school and right into the practice of law, not to mention alcohol and cocaine use disorder.
ABA Journal
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
Jones Day and two former associates have resolved a lawsuit alleging that the law firms family leave policy discriminates against male attorneys.
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
A memo obtained by Breaking Defense outlines changes to how the Pentagon acquires software and potentially presages more changes to come.
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ABA Journal
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
A former partner in the Chicago offices of two large international law firms is facing an ethics complaint alleging that he falsified billing records and…
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to Axiom’s 2025 Deputy General Counsel Report, what is identified as the most important skill for a general counsel? Hint: 45% of respondents rank this as the most important skill, but 31% say they lack the opportunities to develop it. See the answer on the next page.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
“Mexico prepares to appear before US Supreme Court in suit against gun manufacturers”: Belen Zapata and Max Saltman of CNN have this report.
LawSites
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
AffiniPay, the parent company of LawPay, MyCase, and other platforms, today announced that it will hold its first-ever conference in the fall for legal and accounting professionals. CalledKaleidoscope, the two-day event will take place Sept. 2-4, 2025, in Austin, Texas.
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Artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal industry, and paralegals are at the forefront of this transformation. As AI becomes more integrated into legal workflows, paralegals can streamline their daily tasks, enhance efficiency, and add greater value to their firms and organizations. But what exactly does AI mean for paralegals today—and how can you leverage it to your advantage?
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
“Kansas Senate Republicans take up plan to rewrite constitution to elect Supreme Court justices”: Sherman Smith of Kansas Reflector has this report.
CARET Legal
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
A centralized case management system consolidates all client interactions, case updates, and decisions in one place, reducing the learning curve and allowing new team members to get up to speed faster. Insurance defense law is steeped in a tradition of complex billing compliance, particularly when managing LEDES across multiple carriers. Rejected invoices due to mismatched codes, loss of billable hours from manual LEDES tracking, and delayed payments are all too common.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
“The Supreme Court faces the absurdly difficult problem of where to put nuclear waste; Americas worst NIMBY problem comes to the Supreme Court”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.
ABA Journal
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
Some partners at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan bill as much as $3,000 per hour, according to court filings cited by Reuters.
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