Above The Law

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Regional business is booming right now, with top Biglaw firms launching new offices in some of the hottest spots around the country in the hope of snatching up some valued market share. In today’s news alone, we’ve got three Biglaw firms opening up shop in new cities: Freshfields is throwing open its doors in Boston; Reed Smith is starting fresh in Denver; and McDermott is expanding its practice to Nashville.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Australia’s eSafety Commission imposed on Monday an almost $1 million (equivalent to US$640,000) fine on the encrypted messaging platform Telegram for its failure to timely respond to the concerned regulatory inquiries regarding its efforts to combat child abuse and extremist content. In March 2024, the commission mandated Telegram and other tech firms, including Meta and Google, to disclose measures undertaken by the firms to prevent the spread of harmful materials.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2025

This will be the biggest week for the Adnan Syed case in a long time. On Wednesday, Adnan will have his Juvenile Restoration Act hearing, and Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan Bates has promised that this week will also feature.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Share The courts 2024-25 term will close out its scheduled oral arguments on April 30 with a Catholic online schools effort to become the nations first religious charter school. The courts April argument calendar, which it released on Monday, features several other significant social issues, including whether a group of Maryland parents can opt to have their children exempted from lessons on LGBTQ+-themed storybooks and a challenge to the provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires covera

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Ed. Note: Welc ome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Who was the first African American female lawyer in the United States? Hint: She applied to law school using her initials to hide the fact that she was a woman. She was also the first woman admitted to the District of Columbia Bar. See the answer on the next page. The post Leading The Way For Black Women Lawyers appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Anthony Ricco Wants Out Of Representing Diddy : Not sure which straw was the final one, but it’s over. Stop Being A Meany-Head, Your Honor : DOJ attorneys throw tantrum over judge’s reasonable questions. An Actual Witch Trial : You have to read about this New Mexico case for yourself ! ABA Suspends Law School DEI Accreditation Requirement : This will make it easier for law schools to bend the knee.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Share On Tuesday, Feb. 25, we will be live blogging as the court releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term. Click here for a list of FAQs about opinion announcements. The post Announcement of opinions for Tuesday, Feb. 25 appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

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ABA Journal

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

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LawVu

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

LawVu is thrilled to announce a new partnership with DWF , the global provider of integrated legal and business services. The partnership was born out of a shared customer-first approach, and a passion for holistic legal operations. DWF and LawVus complementary solutions and tight working relationship means that legal teams of all shapes and sizes can access the right technology, advice and support they need to thrive.

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ABA Journal

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation's 1 million lawyers every month. It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall Street to Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2025

“Supreme court justice calls out lawyer for citing AI-generated ‘phantom rulings’; Supreme Court Justice Kanfi-Steinitz exposes a lawyer’s use of artificial intelligence to fabricate legal precedents, highlighting growing concerns about AI’s misuse in Israel’s legal system”: Bini Ashkenazi of The Jerusalem Post has this report.

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ABA Journal

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Historically, the legal profession has been slow to embrace emerging technologies.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2025

“An Attack on Pregnant Workers at the 5th Circuit Could Unleash Chaos Across the Country”: Inimai Chettiar has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

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ABA Journal

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The U.S. Department of Justice has concluded that multiple layers of removal restrictions for administrative law judges are unconstitutional.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2025

“Its obviously retribution: Supreme Court justices warn of Legislatures judicial clampdown; Utah Republican lawmakers are working to pass a suite of bills targeting the states judiciary.” Robert Gehrke of The Salt Lake Tribune has this report.

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Law 360

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The CEO of 23andMe has teamed up with private equity firm New Mountain Capital on an offer to purchase and take the genetic testing company private at an equity value of approximately $74.7 million, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2025

“The long wait for a glimpse of Luigi: Despite being out of the public eye for months, the popular frenzy around Mangione is alive and well.” Mia Sato of The Verge has this report.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Patlytics, an AI-powered patent workflow platform founded just last year, said today that it has closed a $14 million Series A round, on top of a $4.5 million seed round last April, bringing its total funding to $21 million, all within a nine-month span.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2025

“While Democracy Burns, Democrats Prioritize. Demolishing Section 230?” Mike Masnick of Techdirt has this post.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2025

When legal intelligence company vLex released a major upgrade to its Vincent AI last September, I wrote that it might just be the most capable generative AI assistant in the legal market.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2025

“Appeals Court Denies Elizabeth Holmess Plea to Overturn Conviction; Theranos founder had sought to reverse her 2022 guilty verdict and is currently serving 11-year prison sentence”: Meghan Bobrowsky of The Wall Street Journal has this report. You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

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LawVu

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

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FEBRUARY 24, 2025

“US Attorneys Operation Whirlwind Is About Retribution; Ed Martins pledge to investigate threats is more about chilling political speech than protecting the public”: Barbara McQuade has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

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OneLegal

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Legal consulting offers flexibility and specialization but requires marketing skills and financial stability. This guide covers benefits, challenges, and how to build a successful consulting career. The post Career advice on how to become a legal consultant appeared first on One Legal.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2025

“Georgia Republicans push for Clarence Thomas statue by state Supreme Court”: Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy, and Adam Beam of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution have this report.

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