Opening the Gates (To Push People Out): K&L Gates cut roughly 10 percent of its business services staff — accounting, marketing and IT, some with more than a decade at the firm. US Attorney’s Fifty-Four Minutes of Fame: Roger Rogoff was sworn in as US Attorney and fired from the administration fifty-four minutes later, acquitted […]
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of the government of Mexico on Tuesday DESIGNATED that the government has initiated several criminal complaints in response to the deaths of Mexican immigrants in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. President Claudia Sheinbaum’s administration has begun filing complaints with US state prosecutors through the Mexican Embassy and sending cease and desist letters to […]
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(Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the day. What struck me is that there is still no evidence that the election result is incorrect. There were no documents yet, no evidence yet, although we will see what is produced. – Ben Ginsberga retired partner at Patton Boggs […]
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a new one on Thursday visa restriction policy barring foreign nationals associated with what the administration describes as “far-left terrorist” organizations from entering the US. The policy targets foreign nationals who have been involved in or have materially supported acts of terrorism, violent crime, economic sabotage, or assisted […]
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(Image via Getty) Remember when Trump is back at nine capitulating Biglaw firms who sold the rule of law to escape him vindictive, constitutionally questionable executive orders? Yeah, well, now we have more details on what’s behind this decision. Quick recap for anyone just catching up: The DOJ hit nine third-party firms with subpoenas seeking […]
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Human Rights Watch on Thursday raised concerns about the arbitrary detention of government critics by the Ugandan military, stating that authorities detain individuals in undisclosed locations and then transfer them to civilian authorities for politically motivated prosecutions. The organization said the bans are part of a wider campaign against opposition figures, lawyers, journalists and independent […]
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The recently reported on the findings of one Deloitte Legal Survey that revealed the continuing sizable gap between where legal departments are in relation to AI versus their own law firms. Broadly speaking, legal departments are way ahead of their firms when it comes to the use and expectations of AI. Representatives of the legal […]
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A federal judge rule Thursday that US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents breached The Fourth Amendment the rights of Osama Abu Irshaid, the executive director of American Muslims for Palestinewhen they searched his cell phones twice at a US international airport in 2024. The court did not find that the searches amounted to First […]
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Alan Dershowitz loudly and publicly told everyone he could that he wanted to testify about Jeffrey Epstein. He said he would do it “any time” and that he would be “thrilled” and “happy” to take the oath and show the world how the “vast majority” of women claiming to be victims of Jeffrey Epstein are […]
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US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Thursday announced the return of “Public charge” rule for immigrants. Immigrants must now demonstrate that they will not become public charges, or persons dependent on the government for subsistence, but the new rule will expand the range of public benefits that immigration officials can consider when determining whether […]
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