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Massachusetts High Court Holds 2nd Amendment Protections Include 'Switchblades,' Striking Down Decades-Old Ban

"Setting aside any question whether switchblades are in common use today for lawful purposes, we conclude switchblades are 'arms' for Second Amendment purposes. Therefore, the carrying of switchblades is presumptively protected by the plain text of the Second Amendment," wrote Massachusetts Justice Serge Georges Jr.
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Daily Business Review

Meet Jason Bloch: New Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge

"When you lose credibility with a judge, it's something they will remember forever," said incoming Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Jason Bloch.
4 minute read

Law.com

Maryland Supreme Court Cites 'Wide-Ranging and Pervasive Nature' of Violations in Explaining Why It Removed New Judge From Bench

"In this case, Judge Ademiluyi's removal from office was the only disposition sufficient to protect the public's confidence in the independence, integrity, and impartiality of [the] judiciary and ensure the fair and impartial administration of justice," Maryland Supreme Court Justice Shirley M. Watts wrote.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Expert: Georgia Tech Faces Uphill Battle in Suit Over Cybersecurity Failures

"The government has the full force of the Department of Justice, so they can be very difficult to litigate, expensive in terms of discovery, typically there are lots of experts at multiple stages," said Kate Seikaly, managing partner of Reed Smith's Tysons, Virginia, office.
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Daily Business Review

11th Circuit Allows Florida Transgender Health Care Ban to Continue Pending Full Appeal on Constitutionality of Law

"[E]ven if the district court were correct in its animus decision, heightened scrutiny under the Equal Protection Clause does not apply to invidious discrimination based on a non-suspect class, and '[n]either the Supreme Court nor this court has recognized transgender status as a quasi-suspect class,'" the majority opinion said.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

DC Law Firms 'Underperformed' in First Half of 2024

Among D.C.-based firms, revenue was up 5.6% in the first six months of 2024, falling below the 11.4% revenue growth the industry saw overall.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

'Any NFT Is a Security': What an SEC Wells Notice Sent to OpenSea Could Mean for Attorneys

"The risk has been in the back of people's minds, but it has not been the same type of issue as creating a cryptocurrency," said Cameron Pick, a partner at Marshall, Gerstein & Borun.
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International Edition

With the Rise of Political Polarization, Dispute Resolution Services Take Center Stage in Singapore

Geopolitical events and fallout over the past few years, particularly the continuously deteriorating relationship between China and the U.S., have contributed to the growth of Singapore's dispute resolution platforms.
4 minute read

Law.com

These Judges Are Under Fire as Lawyers Challenge Their Authority

The suits cite the holding from Jarkesy that the Seventh Amendment requires the SEC to bring civil penalty proceedings for security fraud in federal court, where the defendant is entitled to a jury, rather than do so in an in-house administrative proceeding.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Trailblazer at International Monetary Fund Handing Over Legal Reins After 27 Years With Agency

Liberian native Rhoda Weeks-Brown said she had lived her dream "of working for an organization with a mission that could change the world for the better."
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