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New York Law Journal

Resolving an Open Question on Diversity Jurisdiction

"The Second Circuit's holding that state domicile is relevant to the diversity jurisdiction analysis in cases involving an unincorporated association with permanent resident members resolves a disagreement among district courts on this question," write Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Politics From the Pulpit: Can a Church Really Say That?

"Religious organizations and leaders are faced with the same legal limitations as their secular tax-exempt counterparts," write Barry Black, Christopher Byrnes and Hillary Byrnes.
11 minute read

Daily Business Review

In Upholding Ruling, Sixth DCA Certifies Question to Florida Supreme Court

An expert said Florida's Sixth District Court of Appeals "felt it needed to stake out its position on this issue."
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Hourly Rates Rocket Higher, as Elite Firms Leverage Pricing Power

Legal departments are facing unprecedented financial pressure. "But when it comes to high-value work, they are willing to pay top dollar," said Owen Burman, managing director of the Wells Fargo Legal Specialty Group.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

The New Federal Sentencing Factor in Downstate New York? Prison Conditions

Federal judges in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York are fashioning alternative sentences because conditions are so bad at a Bureau of Prisons Facility in Brooklyn.
8 minute read

International Edition

Is Germany on the Brink of Allowing Third-Party Ownership of Law Firms?

By law, mere financial investors are not allowed to acquire stakes in law firms in Germany. In other countries this has long been standard practice. The German concern: legal independence could suffer. Others say: This violates fundamental European freedoms. Now the ECJ is to decide.
5 minute read

Legaltech News

Privileged Prompts, Mid-Market Momentum, the Cloud's Comeback & More: Top Takeaways from ILTACON 2024

While generative AI remained the topic du jour, the legal industry's conversations have evolved, focusing on how the technology is poised to change the law firm market, e-discovery and legal tech as a whole.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

DC Law Firms 'Underperformed' in First Half of 2024

Among D.C.-based firms, revenue was up 5.6% in the first six months of 2024, falling below the 11.4% revenue growth the industry saw overall.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Legal Fate of FTC Noncompete Ban Far From Resolved

"The validity of the rule is likely to come before the Third, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, and the possibility of circuit conflict also means that the issue could potentially receive Supreme Court review," according to an analysis from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.
4 minute read

Law.com

Supreme Court Upholds Names Clause in Trademark Law, Emphasizing Historical and Traditional Foundations

In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the constitutionality of the Lanham Act's provision that prohibits the registration of trademarks consisting of or comprising the name of a particular living individual without the individual's written consent.
5 minute read

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