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Welcome to the Fire Hose: What Awaits Gorsuch at the Supreme Court

Now that he's been confirmed by the Senate, incoming U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch won't have much time for celebrating. He'll need to get to work.
12 minute read

Corporate Counsel

What Labor Lawyers Are Saying About Wave of Millennial Unionization

Recent union gains in the digital media sector have attorneys asking an urgent question: Will this motivate millennials in other industries to follow suit and rock the workplace world?
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Federal Circuit Faces Facts: District Judges Call Shots on Fee Awards

Appellate jurists suggest Eastern District ignored their instructions, but there's not much they can do about it.
10 minute read

The Recorder

IP Head Sam O'Rourke Leaves Facebook

The intellectual property lead left Facebook after almost 10 years with the company.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Skadden Wins Appeal That Could Mean Extra Pay for Calif. Judges

The decision, which found California judges were illegally stiffed on raises, clears a path for more current and former members of the state bench to collect $36 million in back pay.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Judge Allows 3-Month Trial Delay Over Litigation Funding Issues

Exploring uncharted territory, U.S. District Judge James Donato on Wednesday agreed to postpone a computer hacking trial for three months while the plaintiff seeks new sources of litigation funding.
9 minute read

Litigation Daily

Prosecutor Left Paralyzed in Infamous Courthouse Hostage Fight Dies

The metal detectors, bag searches and armed bailiffs that are standard in courthouses today—this is where it started. In a courtroom in San Rafael, California in 1970 where a horrifying hostage standoff left a judge dead and an assistant DA paralyzed. But Gary Thomas, who went on to become a judge, was never bitter. "I feel blessed," he said.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Legal Depts. Ask Firms for Diversity, Make Efforts In-House

Corporate legal departments pushing for greater diversity in outside counsel are also taking steps to improve diversity in-house. Adobe Systems Inc.'s general counsel is among those involved.
10 minute read

The Recorder

32 Firms Line Up to Fight 'Unfinished Business' Doctrine at Calif. High Court

From Akin Gump to Wilson Sonsini, law firms are protesting the principle that bankruptcy trustees can claw back profits from client matters that partners take with them from defunct firms.
83 minute read

The Recorder

Twitter, Yelp Strike $5.3M Settlement in App Privacy Case

Eight app makers have agreed to settle a California class action accusing them of accessing the address books of Apple customers without permission.
3 minute read

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