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19 State AGs Refute Recent Effort to Remove Race-Based Criteria From Accreditation
“We also write to respond to coordinated attempts to contort the law and invalidate programs aimed at eliminating and preventing racial inequities,” the signatories wrote.
Guidance on the Enforceability of Lockup Provisions
A recent decision from Chief Judge Glenn of the Southern District of New York Bankruptcy Court provides clarity to creditors and debtors alike in cases where the parties’ settlement negotiations include an agreement requiring a creditor to support the debtor’s Chapter 11 plan.
'Everyone Is Swamped': In-House Lawyers Hopeful Gen AI Will Help Them Come Up for Air
“Everyone is constantly telling us how buried they are and there’s too much work to be done. And you’re a cost center by nature, you can’t deny it. So, your incentive is always to get more done, faster,” said Mary O’Carroll, chief community officer at Ironclad.
Dentons' Project Golden Spike Had Bold Ambitions. Did it Meet Them?
“They thought there was an opportunity to build out a Big Four model that could practice law in the U.S. and the pitch was going to good firms in smaller markets and asking them to join,” said Indiana University Maurer School of Law professor Bill Henderson. “There was a shared service model that was quite […]
'Deeply Troubling': Tesla Sued Over 'Racially Hostile Work Environment' Amid Surge of Racial Discrimination Litigation
Current and former Tesla employees who worked at Tesla’s EV manufacturing facilities in Fremont and Lathrop, California, allege that supervisors and colleagues at these factories created a “racially hostile work environment” by routinely harassing African American, Hispanic and Latinx Tesla employees.
Universities Revise Policies Surrounding Campus Demonstrations
Indiana University and the University of Pennsylvania are the latest schools to adopt or consider temporary procedures for campus events and demonstrations.
Section 230 Immunity Won't Prevent Meta From Facing Australian Billionaire's Claims Over Scam Crypto Ads
The ruling was the first in which a social media company was unable to invoke immunity under Section 230 of the federal Communications Decency Act in a U.S. civil case over its advertising business, according to Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest.
Jury Returns $122M Verdict Against Amazon: The Role of Expert Witnesses
The jury was asked to consider whether two patents were valid, and also whether Amazon infringed them by making, selling or using the patented inventions, according to the verdict form.