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abajournal.com | Debra Cassens Weiss
Home Daily News US suspends security clearances for two lawyers… Law Firms US suspends security clearances for two lawyers at WilmerHale as it challenges Trump's executive order The Trump administration has suspended security clearances for two lawyers at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, a law firm that sued after it was targeted in a punitive executive order. (Photo by Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA/Sipa via the Associated Press) The Trump administration has suspended security clearances for...
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abajournal.com | Debra Cassens Weiss
Home Web First Sanctions imposed for 'collective debacle'… Artificial Intelligence & Robotics Sanctions imposed for 'collective debacle' involving AI hallucinations and 2 firms, including K&L Gates A special master has imposed a $31,100 sanction against K&L Gates and a second law firm for submitting a brief with “bogus AI research.” (Image from Shutterstock) A special master has imposed a $31,100 sanction against K&L Gates and a second law firm for submitting a brief with “bogus AI research.”...
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abajournal.com | Debra Cassens Weiss
Home Daily News Pipeline internship program used by prestigious… Diversity Pipeline internship program used by prestigious law firms discriminates based on race, group contends A law firm fellowship program for incoming law students is “the largest racially discriminatory hiring pipeline program in the legal field,” according to a charge of discrimination. (Image from Shutterstock) A law firm fellowship program for incoming law students is “the largest racially discriminatory hiring pipeline...
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abajournal.com | Debra Cassens Weiss
Home Daily News Does Qatar’s gift of a luxury plane to… Constitutional Law Does Qatar’s gift of a luxury plane to US violate the emoluments clause?
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abajournal.com | Debra Cassens Weiss
Home Daily News Lawyer with huge social media following is… Ethics Lawyer with huge social media following is accused of performing 'no legal work of value' for several clients A California lawyer with more than 60,000 Instagram followers is accused in an ethics complaint of taking fees from several clients while producing “no legal work of value” in return. (Image from Shutterstock) A California lawyer with more than 60,000 Instagram followers is accused in an ethics complaint of taking fees...
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abajournal.com | Debra Cassens Weiss
Home Daily News Florida judge is accused of sharing 'objectively… Judiciary Florida judge is accused of sharing 'objectively unrealistic' fake recording with editorial board Judge Lauren Peffer of Broward County, Florida, is facing ethics charges for citing a book she never read and providing a fake recording she didn’t fully review or vet to bolster her claim that the judiciary has an image crisis. (Photo from the 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida) A judge in Broward County, Florida, is...
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abajournal.com | Debra Cassens Weiss
Home Daily News 6 firms resolved EEOC probes with pro bono… Law Firms 6 firms resolved EEOC probes with pro bono deals, they told state attorneys general Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Milbank are among six law firms that resolved probes of their diversity practices by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, they told state attorneys general. (Photo by David Zalubowski/The Associated Press) Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Milbank are among six law firms that resolved...
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abajournal.com | Debra Cassens Weiss
Home Daily News Firing squad mostly missed South Carolina… Death Penalty Firing squad mostly missed South Carolina inmate’s heart, causing him to ‘scream and groan,’ lawyers say This photo provided by South Carolina Department of Corrections shows Mikal Mahdi. (South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP) The April 11 firing squad execution of South Carolina inmate Mikal Mahdi was “a massive botch” because the bullets “largely missed his heart,” according to a report filed by his...
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abajournal.com | Debra Cassens Weiss
Home Web First Court’s religious training order for attorneys… Civil Rights Court’s religious training order for attorneys ‘plainly exceeded remedial bounds,’ 5th Circuit says Three in-house counsels from Southwest Airlines will no longer be required to attend religious-liberty training. (Photo by Wenjie Zheng / Shutterstock.com) A federal appeals court ruled last week that a federal judge erred when he required lawyers for Southwest Airlines to attend “religious-liberty training” for failing...
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abajournal.com | Debra Cassens Weiss
Home Daily News These major law firms are ‘actively finalizing’… Law Firms These major law firms are ‘actively finalizing’ a merger deal (Photo illustration by Sara Wadford/Shutterstock) McDermott, Will & Emery and Schulte, Roth & Zabel are “actively finalizing a transformative combination,” they said in a statement. The merged law firm would have more than 1,650 lawyers and more than $2.8 billion in revenue, Law.com reports. The American Lawyer’s gross revenue ranking currently puts...
