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Black Employees at US Mint Say Legal Department Helped Cover Up Racial Discrimination Claims
“On the rare instances when investigations are conducted, if the results are incriminating, the all White legal team helps management cover up the indiscretions of the White Staff,” a group of Black employees at the U.S. Mint wrote in a letter to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin. Click Here To Read The Full Article
The Case Against a Weak Core: 3 Plank Variations Any Lawyer Can Do at Home
Whether you want a six-pack or you just want a strong core for optimal health, consider replacing crunches and sit ups (which can damage your lumbar discs) with these three core stabilizing plank variations which are favorites among my JJFit Challenge crew. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Divergent Paths on Bonuses: Irell Matches Davis Polk as Kirkland Opts Out
Kirkland & Ellis, the richest firm in the Am Law 200, has decided to not adopt the fall bonus scale set by Davis Polk & Wardwell, which was matched by Milbank, Hueston Hennigan, and now Irell. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Ex-Judge Andrew Napolitano Faces Long Odds in Libel Claim Against Sexual Assault Accuser, Lawyers Say
The Fox News analyst’s libel lawsuit could be limited by the litigation privilege, which protects statements made in a judicial proceeding. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Former SCOTUS Clerks Are More Likely to Win Their Justices' Votes, Study Asserts
“An attorney who formerly clerked for a justice is 16% more likely to capture that justice’s vote than an otherwise identical attorney who never clerked,” the authors of a new study assert. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Litigators of the Week: With $100M on the Line in an 'Earnout' Arbitration, This Sidley Team Left Opponents With Zilch
Angela Zambrano and Yolanda Cornejo Garcia of Sidley Austin got about as definitive a defense win as possible. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Litigators of the Week: With $100M on the Line in an 'Earnout' Arbitration, This Sidley Team Left Opponents With Zilch
Angela Zambrano and Yolanda Cornejo Garcia of Sidley Austin got about as definitive a defense win as possible. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Plaintiffs Lawyers' Infighting Threatens TikTok Settlement; Palatial Partner Offices Are Going Extinct; Oklahoma Sued Over Plant-Based Food-Naming Law: The Morning MInute
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These Law Students Helped Breonna Taylor's Family Secure a $12 Million Settlement
Jasmine Caruthers and A.C. Parham, both students at the University of South Carolina Law School, said their pro bono work researching the use of no-knock warrants on behalf of the lawyers representing Breonna Taylor’s family was eye-opening. Click Here To Read The Full Article