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The Recorder

California Courts Have Epidemic Playbook as Coronavirus Spreads

Judge Joyce Hinrichs of Humboldt County Superior Court, chair of a Judicial Council committee of presiding judges, said the coronavirus is a major topic of discussion among her colleagues. Some federal courts in Washington state were curtailing operations.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Do Trade Names 'Cheapen' the Profession? Texas Lawyers to Debate Rule Change

Proposed revisions of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct would eliminate the ban on trade names, which is the target of an ongoing lawsuit against Texas and several other states.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

How Developing the Global Risk Management Team Led to a Promotion for Sysco's Top Lawyer

As the company's global expansion has accelerated in the past few years, Sysco determined "that we didn't have anyone sort of looking across the jurisdictions in which we operate," said Eve McFadden, Sysco's senior vice president of legal, general counsel and corporate counsel.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Sticking to Aggressive Growth Model, Spencer Fane Adds Austin Office

Cybersecurity and privacy lawyer Cheryl Burtzel launched the new location Monday, coming from a smaller, local firm.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

No Future for Men in Democratic Party? Female Dems Oust 8 Male Judges in Texas

"I don't see much of a future for men in the Democratic Party," said 179th District Judge Randy Roll of Houston, who was defeated Tuesday in Harris County's Democratic primary.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Forced Coronavirus Quarantines? Texas Appoints Judges for Emergency Hearings

If infected patients refuse to self-quarantine, there's a legal process to force them into isolation, but it involves courts, judges and hearings.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

After Roberts Rebuke, Schumer Expresses Regret for 'Pay the Price' Warning

"Now, I should not have used the words I used yesterday. They didn't come out the way I intended to," the Senate minority leader said, responding to criticism about a speech he delivered earlier at the U.S. Supreme Court as the justices heard a case threatening access to reproductive health services.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Bulk Up or Break Off? Firms Take Varying Paths to Expand Energy Reach

While traditional oil and gas work has declined, activity in the sector includes lateral hiring, a new firm concentrating on energy litigation, and a firm beefing up energy ranks with transplants.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Panel Limits Injunction on Trump's 'Stay in Mexico' Asylum Policy to the Ninth Circuit

The court, in an order released Wednesday, narrowed its ban on rule changes that would force non-Mexican asylum seekers arriving at the southern border to wait in Mexico while their asylum applications are pending.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

What Alito, Alone, Found 'Amazing' at Abortion Clinic Arguments

If Justice Samuel Alito Jr. were interested in revisiting third-party standing in some context, his colleagues did not pick up the thread at arguments in the case June Medical Services v. Russo.
5 minute read

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