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The American Lawyer

Big Law Partners Start Fundraising Drive for Israel Relief

Individual partners at Kirkland & Ellis had pledged a total of more $1.5 million for on-the-ground relief efforts as of Friday morning. Quinn Emanuel and Paul Weiss are also soliciting donations.
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National Law Journal

SEC Rulemaking Should Be 'Gradual,' 'Deliberate,' Commissioner Peirce Says

"The problem is you have to do regulation, but you have to do it right," Hester Peirce, a Republican, told the Security Traders Association's annual conference.
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National Law Journal

'Extraordinary Achievement': Lawyers Ask Judge to OK $125M PACER Fees Settlement

Plaintiffs allege the federal judiciary has overcharged the public for documents on the courts' electronic records system.
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National Law Journal

Here Are The DC Firms That Are Mansfield Certified

While two-thirds of the Am Law 200 are Mansfield certified, there are several law firms that still aren't, including in D.C.
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National Law Journal

Judge Pushes Back Against Former Jones Day Associates in Dad Bias Suit

"I think you are actually wrong about that," U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss said at one point to the plaintiffs at a motions hearing on Thursday.
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National Law Journal

FTC Proposes Rule to Ban 'Junk Fees' in Effort to Protect Consumers From Hidden Costs

President Joe Biden calls the proposal his administration's "most comprehensive action ever to eliminate junk fees in industries and sectors across the board—across the entire economy."
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National Law Journal

Supreme Court Pushes Back Against South Carolina 'Racial Gerrymander' Ruling

The justices wrestle with whether a congressional district was racially or politically drawn.
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New York Law Journal

Who Got the Work: Lawyer in NY Vote-By-Mail Case Was Involved in Landmark SCOTUS Affirmative Action Case

New York State Supreme Court Justice Christina L. Ryba of Albany County admitted James F. Hasson, an associate with Consovoy McCarthy, to help represent Republican petitioners.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Antitrust Regulators Poised to Pounce on Industrywide ESG Collaborations

Such efforts, which often involve reducing environmental impact, are becoming higher risk as federal regulators alter rules and red-state attorneys general crusade against ESG.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Dissenting Judge Pens Alternative Majority Opinion in Death Penalty Appeal

Jerry Smith, of the Fifth Circuit, presents—by way of dissent—the decision that he says "should have been issued."
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