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National Law Journal

Judges Say They Won't Hire Clerks From Columbia Over Pro-Palestine Campus Protests

"As judges who hire law clerks every year to serve in the federal judiciary, we have lost confidence in Columbia as an institution of higher education," stated the letter sent to Minouche Shafik, the university's president.
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National Law Journal

Judges Must Be Ready for Growing Trend of Climate-Related Litigation, Jurist Tells Colleagues

"We know these cases are coming, we know they're here and that more are coming," said Oregon Supreme Court Justice Rebecca A. Duncan. "What do we need to be aware of? How can we manage these cases? And one of the things that we can be aware of to help us prepare are the resources."
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

SEC Escalates Fight With Robinhood, Sending Wells Notice Over Crypto Unit

The development is a setback for Robinhood legal chief Dan Gallagher, who has championed a strategy of engaging with the agency and is himself a former SEC commissioner.
3 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Activision Owes Acceleration Bay $23.4M for Multiplayer Gaming Patent Infringement, Jury Says

The jury found Activision liable for $18 million for infringing in World of Warcraft and another $5.4 million for infringing in two Call of Duty games.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

IM-ing the Clerk's Office? 10th Circuit's Online Chat Aims to Aid Access to Justice

It's a simple tool that can save time and energy for multitasking attorneys and help pro se litigants who might especially struggle with learning complex procedural rules, said Clerk of Court Chris Wolpert.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'They Would Be Our Adversary': Beasley Allen's Andy Birchfield Testifies in Talc DQ Hearing

Johnson & Johnson alleges that Birchfield breached his ethical duties by partnering with Legacy Liability Solutions CEO James Conlan, who was outside counsel to Johnson & Johnson while a partner at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath until 2022, to push a $19 billion talc settlement proposal.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Big Law Advises University Clients Amid 'Huge Influx of Demand' Over Protests

One education practitioner said the "majority" of their time is being spent on matters related to campus protests.
5 minute read

Law.com

Legal Speak: Aaron Sorkin This Is Not - Trump Trial with Emily Saul (Part 1)

Patrick Smith interview's ALM litigation reporter Emily Saul as she details the happenings of the first Trump criminal trial from inside the courtroom in Lower Manhattan.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Sullivan & Cromwell Says Client Demand, Government Activity Led to National Security Practice Focus

The Wall Street law firm's national security group will initially have five co-heads and about a dozen attorneys "actively involved," said Anthony Lewis, Sullivan & Cromwell partner.
3 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Microsoft, Activision Blizzard Seek Chancery Approval of $69B Merger

The companies are seeking to end an ongoing, parallel case that an Activision shareholder, the Swedish pension fund Sjunde AP-fonden, has been pursuing since November 2022.
3 minute read

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