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National Law Journal

Supreme Court Restores Border Patrol's Power to Cut Texas' Razor Wire

On a 5-4 vote, the justices accept the Biden administration's request to lift an injunction against federal action.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Big Law Lobbyists See Boost in Earnings in Q4, Pushing Some Firms to Their Highest Annual Revenue on Record

Brownstein, Akin and Holland & Knight all reported year-over-year growth of lobbying revenue last year from 2022.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Justices Will Review Condemned Oklahoman's Murder Conviction That State's AG Disavows

Attorney General Gentner Drummond's office concluded prosecutors withheld from the defense evidence that the witness had seen a psychiatrist and was diagnosed with a potentially violent psychiatric condition.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

After 'Banner Year' in Growth, ArentFox Schiff Names New Leader

ArentFox Schiff is projecting about a 10% increase in RPL and more than 12% increase in PEP in 2023, according to new firmwide managing partner Brian Waldman.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

No Origination Credits in Partner Pay? Covington Sees Advantages

While not tracking origination credits may carry some risks, Covington partners argue the pay model is at the heart of the firm's team-based approach in client work and has helped in attracting laterals.
6 minute read

Law.com

'I Was Always Frustrated': Talc Federal Bankruptcy Judge Wants This Rule to Change

In a Jan. 10 letter, U.S. Bankruptcy Chief Judge Michael Kaplan of the District of New Jersey asked the Federal Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure to change a rule that prohibits bankruptcy judges from appointing special masters.
6 minute read

Law.com

Illinois Court Reinstates Trial Court's Initial Holding, Denying Chicago Cubs' Motion to Arbitrate

The MLB team attempted to route the matter through litigation, claiming a photographer who was injured at Wrigley agreed to a mandatory arbitration provision through use of his media credential to enter the field.
4 minute read

Law.com

'To Those Dedicated Customers of Spirit, This One's for You': JetBlue's $3.8 Billion Acquisition of Spirit Airlines Blocked by Federal Judge

"Spirit is a small airline. But there are those who love it. To those dedicated customers of Spirit, this one's for you," the judge concluded. "Why? Because the Clayton Act, a 109-year-old statute requires this result—a statute that continues to deliver for the American people."
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Big Law Squares Off in Battle Over Prescription Drug Prices

Courts have consistently rejected challenges under the Takings Clause to federal health care programs that seek to limit costs, according to an amicus curiae brief by a panel of nine nationally recognized experts in Medicare and medical finance.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

FTC Pauses Car-Buying Protection Rule's Effective Date Amid Legal Challenge

National Automobile Dealers Association says agency acted arbitrarily and capriciously.
3 minute read

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