February 2022

ShareThe Supreme Court heard argument on Tuesday in Denezpi v. United States, which examines whether the federal government can bring criminal charges in federal court against a defendant previously found guilty in a Court of Indian Offenses for an offense stemming from the same act. The defendant, Merle Denezpi, claims the subsequent federal prosecution violates […]

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 Thursday morning read: Biden moves closer toward announcing Supreme Court nominee (Maegan Vazquez, CNN) Liberals circle the wagons around Ketanji Brown […]

ShareOn Thursday, Feb. 24, we will be live blogging as the court releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term. The post Announcement of opinions for Thursday, Feb. 24 appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Source: https://www.scotusblog.com/2022/02/announcement-of-opinions-for-thursday-feb-24/

ShareThe Supreme Court heard oral argument on Wednesday in a case involving whether a group of states can defend a contentious Trump-era immigration policy known as the “public charge” rule after the Biden administration refused to do so. After nearly 90 minutes of debate in Arizona v. City and County of San Francisco, several of […]

When The Levee Breaks: Firms began falling all over themselves to raise salaries. McDermott, Paul Weiss, Cleary, Kirkland, Debevoise, Ropes, Dechert, Simpson, Willkie, Skadden, Proskauer. Wasting Away Again In Margaritaville: Attorney has a wild evening. One More Time: Is exactly the limit on how many more times Judge Kaplan wants to explain civil procedure to […]

Making partner doesn’t have to come at the expense of your family. The post Biglaw Firm Proves Taking Parental Leave Is Not The End Of Your Partnership Dreams appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/02/biglaw-firm-proves-taking-parental-leave-is-not-the-end-of-your-partnership-dreams/

Welcome to the raise party, Proskauer! The post Top 50 Biglaw Firm Announces Raises For Associates appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/02/proskauer-raises-22/

ShareTuesday’s argument in Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas was another instance of a common jurisprudential problem for the justices: how should a modern court, largely devoted to textualism in its statutory interpretation, deal with cases about Native American tribes, which traditionally have depended on historical and contextual understandings only weakly linked to the text […]

Hoo boy! Strap in for some *wild* conspiracy theories! The post General Counsel Of The Oath Keepers Implicates Biglaw Firm In Bizarre Conspiracy Theory appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/02/general-counsel-of-the-oath-keepers-implicates-biglaw-firm-in-bizarre-conspiracy-theory/

Pay like this makes me wonder if I should get into Biglaw. The post Crush Those Wednesday Worries With A Cash Stack! appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/02/crush-those-wednesday-worries-with-a-cash-stack/