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The Biglaw institution is getting dragged into a messy situation. The post The Biglaw Firm Implicated In Latest Fox News Legal Drama appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2023/03/the-biglaw-firm-implicated-in-latest-fox-news-legal-drama/

Whether JPMorgan Chase and Deutsche Bank should have done anything about it is a question for a jury. The post Actually You Can Sue A Bank For (Allegedly) Turning A Blind Eye To Underage Sex Trafficking appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://dealbreaker.com/2023/03/actually-you-can-sue-a-bank-for-allegedly-turning-a-blind-eye-to-underage-sex-trafficking

‘Now is the time to drive the dramatic change necessary to make cyber threats far more difficult and far more costly for our adversaries,’ DoD CIO John Sherman told Breaking Defense. The post DoD Driving ‘Dramatic’ Change To ‘Outpace’ Foes, Line Up With National Cyber Strategy appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://breakingdefense.com/2023/03/dod-driving-dramatic-change-to-outpace-foes-line-up-with-national-cyber-strategy/

ShareWhat water the United States owes the Navajo Nation under the 1868 Treaty of Bosque Redondo formed the crux of the argument in Arizona v. Navajo Nation. The treaty, known by the Navajo people as the Naal Tsoos Sani, or the Old Paper, established the Navajo Reservation as a “permanent home” for the Nation. The […]

These schools will support students in their legal education and in their faith. The post Ranking The Most ‘Devout’ Law Schools (2023) appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2023/03/ranking-the-most-devout-law-schools-2023/

ShareThe Supreme Court on Tuesday revived a deaf student’s lawsuit against a Michigan school district that failed to provide him with a qualified sign-language interpreter. In a unanimous opinion by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the justices ruled that federal education law did not require the student, Miguel Luna Perez, to fully pursue his claims against the […]

ShareEach weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: U.S. Supreme Court rejects Christian preacher’s challenge to university (John Kruzel, Reuters) Student athlete urges Supreme Court to keep West Virginia’s anti-trans sports ban on hold (Devan Cole, CNN) ‘New […]

ShareOn Tuesday, March 21, we will be live blogging as the court releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term. Click here for a list of FAQs about opinion announcements. The post Announcement of opinions for Tuesday, March 21 appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Source: https://www.scotusblog.com/2023/03/announcement-of-opinions-for-tuesday-march-21/

ShareLawyers involved in a major election law case disagreed on Monday about whether the Supreme Court has the power to reach a decision in the case. In December, the justices heard argument in Moore v. Harper, in which a group of Republican legislators from North Carolina argued that the “independent state legislature theory” – the […]

Trump’s Protest Threats: Nope, not going to work with the Manhattan DA. The Scholarly Sixteen: Yale goes down in our law school bracket. Will Harvard be next? You decide! Save The Bank, Save The World: Biglaw firms band together, work all weekend in Credit Suisse financial crisis rescue mission. Paralegaling While Black: UK legal professional […]