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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...
Baker McKenzie partner drops suit seeking IRS documents on partnership scrutiny
Home Daily News Baker McKenzie partner drops suit seeking… Tax Law Baker McKenzie partner drops suit seeking IRS documents on partnership scrutiny By Debra Cassens Weiss May 23, 2024, 1:57 pm CDT A Baker McKenzie tax partner has dropped his lawsuit seeking...
Family members sue networks after learning of loved ones’ deaths by seeing bodies on TV
Home Daily News Family members sue networks after learning… Privacy Law Family members sue networks after learning of loved ones' deaths by seeing bodies on TV By Debra Cassens Weiss May 23, 2024, 12:30 pm CDT A firetruck drives along California Highway 96 as...
Ex-BigLaw attorney once ‘consumed with remorse’ over $10M client theft sentenced in new scheme
Home Daily News Ex-BigLaw attorney once 'consumed with remorse'… Criminal Justice Ex-BigLaw attorney once 'consumed with remorse' over $10M client theft sentenced in new scheme By Debra Cassens Weiss May 23, 2024, 11:06 am CDT Disbarred lawyer Douglas Raymond...
Alito’s beach house displayed ‘Appeal to Heaven’ flag, a ‘provocative symbol,’ report says
Home Daily News Alito's beach house displayed 'Appeal to… U.S. Supreme Court Alito's beach house displayed 'Appeal to Heaven' flag, a 'provocative symbol,' report says By Debra Cassens Weiss May 23, 2024, 9:28 am CDT U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s...
‘Unlocked’ shows how open cells and phone access can help inmates make better choices
When my wife turned on Netflix’s new reality series, Unlocked: A Jail Experiment, I was initially turned off. The premise that Sheriff Eric Higgins would allow a select pod of his jail at the Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility in Little Rock, Arkansas,...
What’s the key to community lawyering? Less lawyering and more community
On a two-week visit to Thailand with our program director to visit several True Costs Initiative grantee partners, including the Community Resource Centre Foundation, I learned that real community lawyering looks nothing like “traditional” lawyering, and it is...
‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ among winners of 2024 ABA Silver Gavel Awards
Home Daily News 'Killers of the Flower Moon' among winners… Law in Popular Culture 'Killers of the Flower Moon' among winners of 2024 ABA Silver Gavel Awards By Debra Cassens Weiss May 22, 2024, 12:40 pm CDT Tatanka Means, from left, Lily Gladstone and Jillian...
Motley Rice has filed ‘barrage of claims’ for drug cartel victims; is there an endgame?
Home Daily News Motley Rice has filed 'barrage of claims'… Law Firms Motley Rice has filed 'barrage of claims' for drug cartel victims; is there an endgame? By Debra Cassens Weiss May 22, 2024, 10:47 am CDT The Motley Rice law firm has filed a “barrage of...
Bookkeeper’s vacation was her undoing, civil suit says; discovery leads to plea in $2.5M theft
Home Daily News Bookkeeper's vacation was her undoing, civil… Law Firms Bookkeeper's vacation was her undoing, civil suit says; discovery leads to plea in $2.5M theft By Debra Cassens Weiss May 22, 2024, 8:38 am CDT A bookkeeper for a New Orleans law firm...
Will generative artificial intelligence (finally) spell the end of the billable hour?
Widely hated by lawyers and clients alike, the billable hour has nevertheless proven to be more resilient than cockroaches, Twinkies and those nonbiodegradable containers that you used to get fast-food restaurants.It seems like every time that there’s a major...
Trump says he ‘would actually’ consider Texas AG Ken Paxton for US attorney general
Home Daily News Trump says he 'would actually' consider Texas… Federal Government Trump says he 'would actually' consider Texas AG Ken Paxton for US attorney general By Debra Cassens Weiss May 21, 2024, 3:44 pm CDT Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton...
Artificial intelligence used to replicate Brown v. Board of Education oral arguments
Home Daily News Artificial intelligence used to replicate… Legal History Artificial intelligence used to replicate Brown v. Board of Education oral arguments By Debra Cassens Weiss May 21, 2024, 2:32 pm CDT The front page of the Russell (Kansas) Daily News on...
How ghostwritten Supreme Court briefs are used as a strategy
Home Daily News How ghostwritten Supreme Court briefs are… U.S. Supreme Court How ghostwritten Supreme Court briefs are used as a strategy By Debra Cassens Weiss May 21, 2024, 12:02 pm CDT There are no rules against ghostwritten briefs. Tom Goldstein, who...
Asylum-seekers face ‘serious shortage of lawyers’ to help them
Home Daily News Asylum-seekers face 'serious shortage of… Access to Justice Asylum-seekers face 'serious shortage of lawyers' to help them By Debra Cassens Weiss May 21, 2024, 9:01 am CDT A surge in migrants crossing the southern border has created a case...
BigLaw firm will pay up to $20M to top partners, an amount needed ‘to be at the big table’
Home Daily News BigLaw firm will pay up to $20M to top partners,… Law Firms BigLaw firm will pay up to $20M to top partners, an amount needed 'to be at the big table' By Debra Cassens Weiss May 20, 2024, 3:32 pm CDT Top partners at Simpson Thacher &...
Judge in Trump hush-money trial received letter of caution for making $35 in political contributions
Home Daily News Judge in Trump hush-money trial received… Judiciary Judge in Trump hush-money trial received letter of caution for making $35 in political contributions By Debra Cassens Weiss May 20, 2024, 2:18 pm CDT New York Judge Juan Merchan poses for a...
‘Soft-hearted’ former judge admonished for using his cash to encourage settlement
Home Daily News 'Soft-hearted' former judge admonished for… Judiciary 'Soft-hearted' former judge admonished for using his cash to encourage settlement By Debra Cassens Weiss May 20, 2024, 12:43 pm CDT A former Indiana judge who asked about a settlement while...
Former BigLaw employee alleges she was wrongly fired for vaccine refusal
Home Daily News Former BigLaw employee alleges she was wrongly… Law Firms Former BigLaw employee alleges she was wrongly fired for vaccine refusal By Debra Cassens Weiss May 20, 2024, 10:36 am CDT A former practice group assistant at Jenner & Block has...
Top artificial intelligence insurance tips for lawyers
By Kevin P. Kalinich Law firms and in-house legal counsel are exploring artificial intelligence adoption and educating themselves to provide AI legal advice internally and externally. To better advise AI decisions, lawyers should know the benefits, shortcomings...
Lawyer charged with illegally transmitting Michigan data after 2020 election
Home Daily News Lawyer charged with illegally transmitting… Criminal Justice Lawyer charged with illegally transmitting Michigan data after 2020 election By Debra Cassens Weiss May 9, 2024, 2:53 pm CDT Voters cast their ballots for early voting on Nov. 5, 2018....
Viral video shows former Rikers Island inmate as she learns she passed bar exam on first try
Home Daily News Viral video shows former Rikers Island inmate… Bar Exam Viral video shows former Rikers Island inmate as she learns she passed bar exam on first try By Debra Cassens Weiss May 9, 2024, 1:55 pm CDT A woman who served six months in prison at...
How Sullivan & Cromwell is scrutinizing potential new hires after campus protests
Home Daily News How Sullivan & Cromwell is scrutinizing potential… Law Firms How Sullivan & Cromwell is scrutinizing potential new hires after campus protests By Debra Cassens Weiss May 9, 2024, 12:23 pm CDT To screen job candidates, Sullivan &...
