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6th Circuit upholds bans on transition treatment for transgender minors
Home Daily News 6th Circuit upholds bans on transition treatment… LGBTQ Legal Issues 6th Circuit upholds bans on transition treatment for transgender minors By Debra Cassens Weiss September 29, 2023, 10:20 am CDT Image from Shutterstock. A federal appeals court...
Man is accused of sending hundreds of threatening emails and voicemails to judges, public officials
Home Daily News Man is accused of sending hundreds of threatening… Criminal Justice Man is accused of sending hundreds of threatening emails and voicemails to judges, public officials By Debra Cassens Weiss September 28, 2023, 4:45 pm CDT This photo was...
Michigan judges can’t disregard pronoun preferences of parties and lawyers, new rule says
Home Daily News Michigan judges can't disregard pronoun preferences… Judiciary Michigan judges can't disregard pronoun preferences of parties and lawyers, new rule says By Debra Cassens Weiss September 28, 2023, 3:26 pm CDT The Michigan Supreme Court has...
Lawyer sanctioned for being ‘rude, demeaning and obnoxious’ in depositions
Home Daily News Lawyer sanctioned for being 'rude, demeaning… Trials & Litigation Lawyer sanctioned for being 'rude, demeaning and obnoxious' in depositions By Debra Cassens Weiss September 28, 2023, 1:49 pm CDT A federal judge has sanctioned a personal...
Ex-federal prosecutor charged in alleged road-rage stabbing no longer works at this BigLaw firm
Home Daily News Ex-federal prosecutor charged in alleged… Criminal Justice Ex-federal prosecutor charged in alleged road-rage stabbing no longer works at this BigLaw firm By Debra Cassens Weiss September 28, 2023, 10:04 am CDT Lawyer Patrick Douglas Scruggs,...
Retired Judge Posner must face suit alleging he failed to pay leader of his pro se center
Home Daily News Retired Judge Posner must face suit alleging… Trials & Litigation Retired Judge Posner must face suit alleging he failed to pay leader of his pro se center By Debra Cassens Weiss September 27, 2023, 2:36 pm CDT Judge Richard Posner, a...
Candor: You know it when you don’t see it
Probably to his regret, the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart is best remembered for his famous nondefinition of obscenity: “I know it when I see it,” in Jacobellis v. Ohio, 378 U.S. 184 (1964). If pressed for a definition of candor—something...
Proskauer settles suit claiming 1 contract clause caused client’s $636M loss
Home Daily News Proskauer settles suit claiming 1 contract… Law Firms Proskauer settles suit claiming 1 contract clause caused client's $636M loss By Debra Cassens Weiss September 27, 2023, 11:21 am CDT Susman Godfrey partner Jacob Buchdahl has said a...
Chemerinsky: Big cases in administrative law, gun rights and social media are scheduled for October term
U.S. Supreme Court We are in the midst of dramatic changes in many areas of constitutional law. Thirty years ago, I wrote the first edition of a constitutional law casebook. I have just completed the seventh edition, and never has so much changed from the prior...
Judge rips lawyers for ‘egregious’ repetition in opinion finding Trump liable for inflating finances
Home Daily News Judge rips lawyers for 'egregious' repetition… Ethics Judge rips lawyers for 'egregious' repetition in opinion finding Trump liable for inflating finances By Debra Cassens Weiss September 27, 2023, 9:10 am CDT Former President Donald Trump in...
Tales of 3 generations of Black women intertwine to form ‘Memphis’
Home The Modern Law Library Tales of 3 generations of Black women intertwine… The Modern Law Library Tales of 3 generations of Black women intertwine to form 'Memphis' By Julianne Hill September 27, 2023, 8:40 am CDT Admittedly, Tara M. Stringfellow became an...
Lawyers avoid mandatory religious liberty instruction, for now
Home Daily News Lawyers avoid mandatory religious liberty… Religious Law Lawyers avoid mandatory religious liberty instruction, for now By Debra Cassens Weiss September 26, 2023, 3:50 pm CDT Lawyers for Southwest Airlines didn’t have to attend religious liberty...
Judge sanctions Buchalter over $147K for ‘unsupported arguments’ and misleading assertions
Home Daily News Judge sanctions Buchalter over $147K for… Law Firms Judge sanctions Buchalter over $147K for 'unsupported arguments' and misleading assertions By Debra Cassens Weiss September 26, 2023, 2:42 pm CDT “Buchalter raised wholly unsupported arguments,...
Supreme Court rejects Alabama’s bid to avoid crafting second Black-opportunity voting district
Home Daily News Supreme Court rejects Alabama's bid to avoid… U.S. Supreme Court Supreme Court rejects Alabama's bid to avoid crafting second Black-opportunity voting district By Debra Cassens Weiss September 26, 2023, 11:12 am CDT “These shameful, odious...
ABA president announces Martin Scorsese, Dolores Huerta to join new speaker series
Home Daily News ABA president announces Martin Scorsese,… Bar Associations ABA president announces Martin Scorsese, Dolores Huerta to join new speaker series By Amanda Robert September 26, 2023, 10:17 am CDT ABA President Mary Smith recently announced the ABA...
How federal appeals judges’ opinions change as they get older
Home Daily News How federal appeals judges' opinions change… Judiciary How federal appeals judges' opinions change as they get older By Debra Cassens Weiss September 26, 2023, 9:41 am CDT “On balance, our findings suggest older judges write opinions that are...
Need for Speed: Can the wheels of justice turn quicker?
“How long will this take?” An often-asked question clients pose to their lawyers. (The most often is, “How much will this cost me?”) In the legal world, unfortunately, it generally takes too long to get matters resolved. I am not talking about solicitors’...
Lawyers who lied about capital contribution, cursed on hot mic among those sanctioned in Illinois
Home Daily News Lawyers who lied about capital contribution,… Ethics Lawyers who lied about capital contribution, cursed on hot mic among those sanctioned in Illinois By Debra Cassens Weiss September 25, 2023, 3:53 pm CDT The Illinois Supreme Court has...
Opioid special master who mistakenly hit ‘reply all’ asked to step down
Home Daily News Opioid special master who mistakenly hit… Judiciary Opioid special master who mistakenly hit 'reply all' asked to step down By Debra Cassens Weiss September 25, 2023, 2:26 pm CDT A special master overseeing opioid litigation is resisting a...
Lawyer’s ‘dogged efforts’ led to scientific discovery that could help with chronic fatigue
Home Daily News Lawyer's 'dogged efforts' led to scientific… Personal Lives Lawyer's 'dogged efforts' led to scientific discovery that could help with chronic fatigue By Debra Cassens Weiss September 21, 2023, 11:03 am CDT “Amazing findings in medicine are...
David Boies’ high hourly fees pale in comparison to request by lawyers suing Tesla
Home Daily News David Boies' high hourly fees pale in comparison… Lawyer Pay David Boies' high hourly fees pale in comparison to request by lawyers suing Tesla By Debra Cassens Weiss September 21, 2023, 9:42 am CDT David Boies is the chairman and a managing...
New law school targeting part-time students planned for Charlotte, North Carolina
Home Daily News New law school targeting part-time students… Law Schools New law school targeting part-time students planned for Charlotte, North Carolina By Debra Cassens Weiss September 21, 2023, 8:53 am CDT Applications will be accepted beginning Oct. 1,...
Federal appeals judge, 96, suspended after refusing to cooperate in mental fitness probe
Home Daily News Federal appeals judge, 96, suspended after… Judiciary Federal appeals judge, 96, suspended after refusing to cooperate in mental fitness probe By Debra Cassens Weiss September 20, 2023, 12:47 pm CDT Judge Pauline Newman, 96, was suspended in a...
Law prof parents of FTX founder used influence to enrich themselves, suit alleges
Home Daily News Law prof parents of FTX founder used influence… Law Professors Law prof parents of FTX founder used influence to enrich themselves, suit alleges By Debra Cassens Weiss September 20, 2023, 11:13 am CDT According to a Sept. 18 lawsuit, the parents...
