Happy Friday, and welcome to another roundup of the week’s news about the judiciary. This week, we’re taking a look at a type of court order for relief […]
Former Judges Question Judicial Silence Amid Partisan Attacks on Judiciary
In 1996, then-U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Chief Judge Jon Newman publicly condemned calls for the impeachment of U.S. District Judge Harold Baer Jr. over […]
Billing Rates Keep Increasing. GCs Question Whether Their Growth is Sustainable
Short of a seismic financial shock, hefty law firm billing rate increases are seemingly here to stay, much to the chagrin of clients and their general counsel. But […]
Appellate Judges Question Scope of AG’s Power in Trump Civil Fraud Arguments
Counsel for the New York Attorney General and Donald Trump squared off before a mid-level New York appeals court on Thursday, as lawyers for the former president urged […]
SEC Enforcement Chief: ‘It’s No Longer Really a Question of If We’ll Find Out About a Violation, but When’
Companies should be going above and beyond what’s legally required to earn leniency from the Securities and Exchange Commission, its top enforcement official said at a gathering of […]