February 2022

Oh Hai, Cravath: There were other raises today, but then Cravath showed up. Someone Find The Wite-Out: Gibson Dunn, Paul Hastings, Jenner & Block, Allen & Overy, Stroock, and Akin all matched the Davis Polk scale. Stranded By The Bar Exam: A chat with a Ukrainian lawyer stuck in the United States after taking the […]

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ShareFor two hours on Monday, the justices probed the extent of the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases in a case with high stakes for the Biden administration’s plans to slow climate change. By the end of the oral argument, there were no clear indications about how the court is likely to rule. […]

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If your shoes and belt don’t match after the pay increase, I’m judging you. The post What’s More Important Than Matching Socks? Matching Salaries! appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/02/whats-more-important-than-matching-socks-matching-salaries/

No better fall than windfall. The post These Top 20 Biglaw Firm Associates Are Seeing Green! appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/02/these-top-20-biglaw-firm-associates-are-seeing-green/

Sometimes client service involves walking away. The post Biglaw Firms Ditching Russian Government Clients Because It’s The Right Move appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/02/biglaw-firms-ditching-russian-government-clients-because-its-the-right-move/

ShareIn the midst of a national opioid crisis that claimed more than 100,000 lives in this country over the past year, the Supreme Court will hear a case on Tuesday about the relevance of doctors’ subjective intentions in criminal prosecutions for unlawful distribution of controlled substances. While on the surface, the case, Ruan v. United […]

ShareEach weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com. Here’s the Monday morning read: Judge Jackson’s Rulings: Detailed, Methodical and Leaning Left (Adam Liptak, The New York Times) The difference Ketanji Brown […]

ShareThree days after President Joe Biden named Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as his nominee to succeed the retiring Justice Stephen Breyer, Breyer and his colleagues will return to the bench on Monday morning to hear oral argument in a case involving the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases. Although the case hinges on […]