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National Law Journal

Government Attorneys Face Reassignment, Rescinded Job Offers in First Days of Trump Administration

The Justice Department rescinded job offers to dozens of law school students who were set to join the agency this year, while attorneys already in the government are worried about the risk of losing their jobs.
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National Law Journal

4th Circuit Upholds Virginia Law Restricting Online Court Records Access

The appeals court upheld a Virginia state law allowing only lawyers and authorized agents to access certain online court records remotely. The majority upheld the measure, reasoning that it was aimed at protecting privacy. A dissenter said strict scrutiny should have applied since the rule implicated First Amendment rights.
3 minute read

Law.com

5th Circuit Considers Challenge to Louisiana's Ten Commandments Law

The state is attempting to reverse a federal judge's November court order granting a preliminary injunction blocking the Jan. 1 implementation of the law, which requires that the Ten Commandments be on display in all Louisiana public school classrooms.
4 minute read

Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: For Office Policies, Big Law Has Its Ear to the Market, Not to Trump

In a competitive arena for landing and retaining talent, it’s tough to put the flexibility genie fully back in the bottle.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Trump's RTO Mandate May Have Some Gov't Lawyers Polishing Their Resumes

Others may be looking to leave the federal workforce because of ideological differences. Meanwhile, not everyone has skills that are in demand in the law firm world.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Trump Signs Executive Order Creating Strategic Digital Asset Reserve

"While the Executive Order reflects a symbolic sea change in terms of the government’s intent to promote an industry that was subject to serious skepticism under the prior administration, its immediate practical impact may be more muted than some in the industry hoped," said Helen Gugel, a partner at Ropes & Gray, who has been recognized as one of the top 20 female cryptocurrency litigators in the U.S.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

'Ridiculously Busy': Several Law Firms Position Themselves as Go-To Experts on Trump’s Executive Orders

Akin, Wilmer, Brownstein and Hogan Lovells are creating programs and teams to help clients and stakeholders keep track of Trump's executive orders.
5 minute read

Law.com

States Reach New $7.4B Opioid Deal With Purdue After SCOTUS Ruling

The deal, announced Thursday, removes nonconsensual releases to the Sackler family, Purdue's founders, which the U.S. Supreme Court had invalidated last year.
4 minute read

The Recorder

'Where Were the Lawyers?' Judge Blocks Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order

In issuing a temporary restraining order, U.S. District Senior Judge John Coughenour questioned the legal work that went into what he called a "blatantly unconstitutional" executive order restricting who qualifies as a U.S. citizen.
3 minute read

International Edition

Dutch Government Ordered to Slash Nitrogen Emissions By Dutch Court

The ruling bolsters the Netherlands’ status as a frontier jurisdiction for climate litigation.
2 minute read

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