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Kaufman Dolowich fired associate after rejecting his disability accommodation request, suit alleges
Home Daily News Kaufman Dolowich fired associate after rejecting… Law Firms Kaufman Dolowich fired associate after rejecting his disability accommodation request, suit alleges By Debra Cassens Weiss June 13, 2024, 2:53 pm CDT A fired associate at Kaufman...
‘That’s it, take him!’ Lawyer handcuffed in courtroom hallway after judge’s alleged command
Home Daily News 'That's it, take him!' Lawyer handcuffed… Judiciary 'That's it, take him!' Lawyer handcuffed in courtroom hallway after judge's alleged command By Debra Cassens Weiss June 13, 2024, 10:40 am CDT A hallway handcuffing of a Chicago lawyer has led...
Survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre can’t get reparations under nuisance law, top Oklahoma court says
Home Daily News Survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre can't get… Civil Rights Survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre can't get reparations under nuisance law, top Oklahoma court says By Debra Cassens Weiss June 13, 2024, 8:57 am CDT Tulsa Race Massacre survivors Lessie...
Judge tosses lawyer’s defamation suit against ex-mayor for alleged crude and insulting statements
Home Daily News Judge tosses lawyer's defamation suit against… Trials & Litigation Judge tosses lawyer's defamation suit against ex-mayor for alleged crude and insulting statements By Debra Cassens Weiss June 7, 2024, 9:15 am CDT The statue of Christopher...
Florida Supreme Court rules against prosecutor ousted by governor
Home Daily News Florida Supreme Court rules against prosecutor… Prosecutors Florida Supreme Court rules against prosecutor ousted by governor By Debra Cassens Weiss June 7, 2024, 8:56 am CDT The Florida Supreme Court has ruled against Monique H. Worrell, the...
Law firm and lawyer in ‘quiet quit’ dispute drop their litigation
Home Daily News Law firm and lawyer in 'quiet quit' dispute… Law Firms Law firm and lawyer in 'quiet quit' dispute drop their litigation By Debra Cassens Weiss June 6, 2024, 1:01 pm CDT Dueling lawsuits between the law firm Napoli Shkolnik and a fired partner...
Migrants who cross the border illegally won’t be allowed a lawyer if they don’t get one pronto
Home Daily News Migrants who cross the border illegally won't… Immigration Law Migrants who cross the border illegally won't be allowed a lawyer if they don't get one pronto By Debra Cassens Weiss June 6, 2024, 11:49 am CDT Migrants who enter the United States...
Judge’s revelation is new twist in saga of man driving in video during suspended-license hearing
Home Daily News Judge's revelation is new twist in saga of… Criminal Justice Judge's revelation is new twist in saga of man driving in video during suspended-license hearing By Debra Cassens Weiss June 6, 2024, 10:46 am CDT A man accused of driving during a...
In concurrence confession, appeals judge says ChatGPT research ‘less nutty’ than feared
Home Daily News In concurrence confession, appeals judge… Technology In concurrence confession, appeals judge says ChatGPT research 'less nutty' than feared By Debra Cassens Weiss June 6, 2024, 9:09 am CDT Judge Kevin Newsom of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of...
7th Circuit has no patience for Bernhard Modern—a typeface, not a person
Home Daily News 7th Circuit has no patience for Bernhard… Appellate Practice 7th Circuit has no patience for Bernhard Modern—a typeface, not a person By Debra Cassens Weiss June 5, 2024, 3:48 pm CDT Chicago Lawyer Jason R. Epstein’s “brief is set in Bernhard...
This criminal defense lawyer’s big complaint about Netflix’s ‘Abducted in Plain Sight’ is the parents
I remember one of my associate attorneys telling me about Netflix’s true-crime documentary Abducted in Plain Sight, but the premise—a child inexplicably abducted by her neighbor not once but twice—seemed too far-fetched to give much credit. Recently, the 2017...
ABA ‘strongly opposes’ Biden’s executive order restricting asylum; ACLU readies lawsuit
Home Daily News ABA 'strongly opposes' Biden's executive… Immigration Law ABA 'strongly opposes' Biden's executive order restricting asylum; ACLU readies lawsuit By Debra Cassens Weiss June 5, 2024, 12:18 pm CDT Migrants stand near the U.S.-Mexico border in...
Lawyer gives up license after pleading guilty to misdemeanor assaults, including one involving associate
Home Daily News Lawyer gives up license after pleading guilty… Ethics Lawyer gives up license after pleading guilty to misdemeanor assaults, including one involving associate By Debra Cassens Weiss June 5, 2024, 9:42 am CDT A Washington lawyer has agreed to...
‘The Originalism Trap’ author wants to see originalism dead, dead, dead
Home The Modern Law Library 'The Originalism Trap' author wants to see… The Modern Law Library 'The Originalism Trap' author wants to see originalism dead, dead, dead By Lee Rawles June 5, 2024, 9:04 am CDT Originalism is the ascendant legal theory espoused by...
Games Lawyers Play: Word counts and spacing rules in briefs appear open to interpretation
As teenagers, some of us played a game with our writing assignments. The goal was to make an essay or report appear longer than it actually was. Why? Because our teachers specified a minimum number of words or pages, and we struggled to reach that number. Those...
Citing ‘Sixth Amendment nightmare,’ 9th Circuit allows pretrial release of defendants without lawyers
Home Daily News Citing 'Sixth Amendment nightmare,' 9th Circuit… Criminal Justice Citing 'Sixth Amendment nightmare,' 9th Circuit allows pretrial release of defendants without lawyers By Debra Cassens Weiss June 4, 2024, 2:06 pm CDT A federal appeals court...
Juror excused after mystery woman left bag of cash at her home and explained why
Home Daily News Juror excused after mystery woman left bag… Criminal Justice Juror excused after mystery woman left bag of cash at her home and explained why By Debra Cassens Weiss June 4, 2024, 11:05 am CDT The offices of Feeding Our Future are shown Jan. 27,...
‘Colorful’ attorney with ‘massive client list’ sentenced for $2M theft, impersonating his lawyer
Home Daily News 'Colorful' attorney with 'massive client… Criminal Justice 'Colorful' attorney with 'massive client list' sentenced for $2M theft, impersonating his lawyer By Debra Cassens Weiss June 4, 2024, 9:54 am CDT A New Jersey lawyer was sentenced to 5½...
Judge cites ‘utter lack of specificity’ as he tosses suit alleging NYU law review favors minorities
Home Daily News Judge cites 'utter lack of specificity' as… Law Schools Judge cites 'utter lack of specificity' as he tosses suit alleging NYU law review favors minorities By Debra Cassens Weiss June 4, 2024, 9:03 am CDT A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit...
BigLaw partner was demoted and later told to hang up his spurs, age-bias suit alleges
Home Daily News BigLaw partner was demoted and later told… Law Firms BigLaw partner was demoted and later told to hang up his spurs, age-bias suit alleges By Debra Cassens Weiss June 3, 2024, 1:18 pm CDT Fox Rothschild no longer has a mandatory retirement age...
Apparent mix-up snagged man driving in viral video during suspended-license hearing
Home Daily News Apparent mix-up snagged man driving in viral… Criminal Justice Apparent mix-up snagged man driving in viral video during suspended-license hearing By Debra Cassens Weiss June 3, 2024, 12:02 pm CDT A video of a court hearing last month went viral...
Trump could make these appellate arguments after trial he calls ‘rigged’
Home Daily News Trump could make these appellate arguments… Criminal Justice Trump could make these appellate arguments after trial he calls 'rigged' By Debra Cassens Weiss June 3, 2024, 11:03 am CDT Former President Donald Trump awaits the start of his...
Judge denies dueling requests for sanctions in Elon Musk defamation case
Home Daily News Judge denies dueling requests for sanctions… Ethics Judge denies dueling requests for sanctions in Elon Musk defamation case By Debra Cassens Weiss June 3, 2024, 8:56 am CDT Attorney Alex Spiro emerges from a courtroom at the Palm Beach County...
Artificial intelligence tools for brief writing and analysis are a small firm litigator’s new best friend
We’re in the midst of a seismic technological shift that will reinvent workflows and radically alter the practice of law. Artificial intelligence is improving at an unprecedented pace, with new legal AI tools rolling out regularly, some stand-alone and others...
