Big Law’s White & Case may call them “energy pods”, but to any tired lawyer they are sleeping pods . . and they love them, it seems. Coming in at $13,000 each, the . . what shall we call them? . . “sleep/energy pods” are designed to reward lawyers with the rest they need to […]
The only White House lawyer to resign from office, John Dean, has predicted “calamity” for President Trump following the firing of acting attorney general Sally Yates. Dean, a central figure in the Watergate scandal and regarded by the FBI as the man who was the “master manipulator” in the infamous coverup, tweeted his disapproval
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Donald Trump’s election and its impact on the Supreme Court will be one of the legacies that may ultimately have the greatest effect on the country he is to shortly govern. In an article to be published in January by the ABA Journal, “Trump’s Court: How will the next president shape the Supreme Court?” by
Littler – Next week, Americans will head to the polls to elect their 45th President. Across the nation, voters will also fill 469 congressional seats, including 435 in the House and 34 in the Senate. While these federal races tend to occupy much of the coverage and discussion as November 8 approaches, issues closer to home
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Being ‘unfriended’ on Facebook is a face-slap many face – but now a New York judge has used it to unfriend an entire firm – Kirkland & Ellis – who sent a ‘rookie lawyer’ to defend Facebook against two lawsuits accusing the social network of facilitating terrorism. The lawsuits are supported by 20,000 plaintiffs and
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Thursday: Justice Department and Facebook Live to Co-Host Social Media Town Hall on Policing involving Attorney General Lynch. WASHINGTON – LawFuel.com – US Law News Daily – Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch will travel to Los Angeles onWEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, as part of her national Community Policing Tour aimed to highlight law enforcement’s
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Could it be true. Kids of 3 and 4 representing themselves in immigration proceedings? Such as the little guy in the video above, who has a special message for the judge who claimed these young kids should represent themselves. True. Immigration Judge Jack H. Weil, whose responsibilities include training judges, deposed that that 3- and
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The government has asked a United States Magistrate Judge in Riverside, California to vacate her order compelling Apple to assist the FBI in unlocking the iPhone that was used by one of the terrorists who murdered 14 innocent Americans in San Bernardino on December 2nd of last year. Our decision to conclude the
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The sudden death of Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia, who died at 79 while hunting at his Texas ranch on Saturday, has thrown the presidential nominee race into a frenzy. Justice Scalia was a Reagan appointee to the Supreme Court and was an abortion opponent and strict constitutionalist in his approach. News of his death
Clifford Chance – 2015 has been a bumper year for M&A, with over US$ 4.28trn of deals announced to date, according to a preview of international law firm Clifford Chance’s latest Global M&A Trends report. Global M&A value has reached record levels, with 2015 lining up to be the strongest year ever for M&A. While
