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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects West Virginia's Law Prohibiting Transgender Athletes from Joining Female Sports Teams

On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected West Virginia's attempt to implement a law prohibiting...

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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Allegedly Accepting Luxury Trips, Senate Democrats Call for Investigation

According to a recent media report by ProPublica, Clarence Thomas, a conservative Justice on the U.S. Supreme...

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OpenAI’s ChatGPT Suffers First Data Breach: The Need for Governance Strategies for Emerging Technologies

OpenAI's human-like chatbot, ChatGPT, which had garnered significant attention, appears to have experienced...

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Legal Staff Q&A: Common Questions and Answers for Legal Support Staff Members

This article provides answers to common questions that legal support staff members may have about their job...

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U.S. Sentencing Commission Approves New Guidelines for Compassionate Release Eligibility

On Wednesday, the U.S. Sentencing Commission greenlit new guidelines that will extend the eligibility of...

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Texas Church Shooting Settlement Reached With Us Department Of Justice For $144.5 Million

The survivors and families of victims of the 2017 mass shooting at a Texas church that resulted in the deaths...

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Akin Gump Launches OverRuled Legal Research Platform to Assist with Export Controls and Sanctions Amidst Global Economic Slowdown

In early 2022, Russia's invasion of Ukraine caused a chain reaction, resulting in supply chain issues, energy...

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EU-US Data Privacy Negotiations and AI Governance Discussed at IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2023

Rarely do data privacy stakeholders from academia, tech companies, the White House, and the European Union...

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Google Faces Spoliation Sanctions in Google Play Store Antitrust Litigation for Failure to Preserve Chat Evidence

Last week, a federal judge, James Donato, ruled that Google had failed to maintain chat evidence under legal...

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Thomson Reuters Sells Elite Suite Products Business To Tpg

Thomson Reuters has sold its Elite suite products business, consisting of 3E, ProLaw, eBillingHub, and...

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Fastcase and vLex Merge to Create vLex Group, a Global Law Library with Over One Billion Documents

Fastcase and vLex have announced a merger and will now operate as a single entity called vLex Group. The...

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Silicon Valley Law Firm Gunderson Dettmer Reduces Workforce by 10%

Following the recent stealth layoffs at Kirkland, there were speculations about when the subsequent releases...

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Achieving Success as a Legal Staff Member: Habits of Highly Effective Legal Support Staff Members

Legal support staff members play a crucial role in the success of law firms and legal departments. They...

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New Report Highlights Risks Of Non-Compliance Due To Poor Subsidiary Governance Policies And Processes

According to a legal entity management survey by the Association of Corporate Counsel and Deloitte Tax, over a...

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Advocates Call for Federal Judges with Environmental Law Backgrounds

President Joe Biden's efforts to diversify the federal bench have not yet included a nominee with a career in...

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Donald Trump Enlists Top White-Collar Criminal Defense Lawyer for Criminal Indictment

Donald Trump has enlisted Todd Blanche, a former federal prosecutor, and a top white-collar criminal defense...

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Fenwick & West Faces Class-Action Lawsuit for Aiding FTX Founder’s Fraud

Fenwick & West, the law firm representing failed crypto exchange FTX, is facing a class-action lawsuit...

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Biden’s Silence on Trump’s Indictment: A Sensible Political Move?

On Friday morning, Joe Biden was asked about the impact of Donald Trump's indictment, to which he firmly...

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NJ Bar Asks Supreme Court to Remove Mental Health Disclosure Question from Lawyer Application

According to the New Jersey State Bar Association and the state's two law schools, law school graduates should...

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Trump's Legal Battle with New York Prosecutors Headed to Manhattan Courtroom

Donald Trump and New York prosecutors have been at odds for months, with Trump’s allies claiming that the...

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Google Sanctioned by US Court for Second Time in One Week

Google LLC has been sanctioned by a US court for a second time within a few days. The latest decision,...

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Cornell Prelaw Program with Immersive Law School-Like Environment and Internship Opportunities

During the previous summer, Evan Hammer, a sophomore economics major considering law school, worked at Cohen...

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Shipman & Goodwin Welcomes Sarah Kettenmann as Associate in Environmental Law Practice Group

Shipman & Goodwin LLP has announced that Sarah Kettenmann has recently joined their team as an Associate in...

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Disney Let Go of Chief Compliance Officer as Part of Retrenchment Plan

According to sources, Alicia Schwarz, Senior Vice President, and Chief Compliance Officer have been let go by...

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Two Former Trump Officials Hired To Investigate Allegations Of Classified Document Mishandling By President Biden

Two former officials from the Trump administration have been enlisted by Special Counsel Robert Hur, who is...

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Legal Staff Job Descriptions: Crafting Effective Job Descriptions for Legal Support Staff

The legal industry is one of the world's most dynamic and competitive sectors. The legal support staff is...

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The University of Michigan and Harvard Law Professors Win the Early Career Scholars Medal from the American Law Institute

Professor Leah Litman of the University of Michigan Law School and Professor Crystal S. Yang of Harvard Law...

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What Employers Need to Know About New York State's Pay Transparency Law

Starting September 17, 2023, New York State's Pay Transparency Law will become effective. The law has passed...