Debra Cassens Weiss

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Home Daily News BigLaw firms defend pro bono deals with Trump… Law Firms BigLaw firms defend pro bono deals with Trump as they handle influx of requests for legal help Nine BigLaw firms defended their multimillion-dollar pro bono deals with President Donald Trump as legal and ethical in letters to lawmakers obtained by Law360 and Law.com. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Nine BigLaw firms defended their multimillion-dollar pro bono deals with President Donald Trump as legal and ethical...

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Home Daily News Supreme Court will consider whether federal… U.S. Supreme Court Supreme Court will consider whether federal courts can reduce sentences based on innocence claim The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to consider whether federal judges can consider an inmate’s claim of potential innocence when weighing whether to grant a reduced sentence under the First Step Act. The Supreme Court said it would decide whether factors that would justify vacating a conviction can also constitute...

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Home Web First In opinion with 26 exclamation points, judge… Law Firms In opinion with 26 exclamation points, judge finds order against WilmerHale is 'staggering punishment' An executive order with a “kitchen sink of severe sanctions” against Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr is unconstitutional, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled Tuesday. (Photo from Shutterstock) An executive order with a “kitchen sink of severe sanctions” against Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr is...

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Home Daily News Kim Kardashian completes legal studies—without… Legal Education Kim Kardashian completes legal studies—without attending law school Reality TV star Kim Kardashian speaks onstage during the 2020 Winter TCA Tour on Jan. 18, 2020, in Pasadena, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images) Media personality and reality TV star Kim Kardashian has finished a legal apprenticeship program that offers an alternate path to becoming a lawyer in California. Kardashian’s...

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Home Daily News AI-hallucinated cases end up in more court… Law Firms AI-hallucinated cases end up in more court filings, and Butler Snow issues apology for 'inexcusable' lapse Butler Snow is asking a federal judge to exempt its government client from sanctions for the law firm’s use of incorrect citations generated by artificial intelligence in two documents filed with the court. (Image from Shutterstock) Butler Snow is asking a federal judge to exempt its government client from sanctions...