Above The Law

JUNE 13, 2025

Lawyers typically face all kinds of adversaries as they handle legal matters for clients. Some adversaries are pushovers and only do the bare minimum needed to promote their clients’ interests. Other adversaries on routine matters might “go through the motions” and do nothing out of the ordinary in bringing a legal matter to a close. However, some adversaries go above and beyond in their representations of clients, and this might frustrate counterparts since they need to work harder to defend th

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The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday in favor of an Atlanta family attempting to sue the government for damages after their home was mistakenly raided by an FBI Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team. The unanimous decision rejected a lower court’s ruling and remanded the case for further proceedings. Justice Neil Gorsuch delivered the court’s opinion, with a concurrent opinion filed by Justice Sonia Sotomayor and joined by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

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The Volokh Conspiracy

JUNE 13, 2025

On Thursday, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of a teenage girl and her parents who are attempting to sue the girl's school district for alleged disability discrimination. The decision, which did not rule on the merits of the case, is similar to another recent unanimous ruling finding that courts cannot require different discrimination cases to meet different standards of proof to receive a favorable judgment.

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EvidenceProf Blog

JUNE 13, 2025

The Supreme Court of Nevada issued an opinion yesterday in a case it framed as follows: This matter is one of first impression in Nevada and asks whether we should adopt the “suicide rule” as a complete defense to claims.

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Above The Law

JUNE 13, 2025

We all know that Biglaw firms in America did well in 2024 , but what about their Biglaw counterparts across the pond in the United Kingdom? How did they fare when it came to their financial metrics last year? Thankfully, the latest edition of the UK Top 50 is out, which measures gross revenue, revenue per lawyer, and profits per equity partner, just like the Am Law 100.

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The Volokh Conspiracy

JUNE 13, 2025

From Brown v. Grundy , decided June 3 by Virginia Court of Appeals Judge Clifford Athey, joined by Judges Randolph Beales and Dominique Callins: Dr. Brown and Dr. Grundy met while attending dental school together in the 1990s. In 2013, Dr. Brown hired Dr. Grundy to work for Charles H. Brown, III, D.D.S., P.C. as a licensed dentist. Over the course of Dr.

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Above The Law

JUNE 13, 2025

Every morning at about 6:47 AM, my 4-year-old daughter’s head pops off the pillow with the same urgent question: “What are we doing today?” I’ll be brutally honest – most mornings I’m just hoping for 30 minutes of uninterrupted coffee time. But she needs that roadmap. She needs to know what’s next. As adults, we often forget we’re wired the same way.

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Law 360

JUNE 13, 2025

The Eastern District of Texas held onto its newly regained title as the busiest patent venue in the U.S., with nearly three times as many cases in 2024 as the once-dominant Western District of Texas. In addition, Patent Trial and Appeal Board filings bounced back after falling to a record low in 2023.

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Above The Law

JUNE 13, 2025

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data collected by the National Law Journal, which Biglaw firm saw the largest percentage decrease in head count in 2024? Hint: The firm saw a 42% decrease in head count, from 293 lawyers to 170. See the answer on the next page. The post This Biglaw Firm Lost 42% Of Its Attorneys Last Year appeared first on Above the Law.

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JUNE 13, 2025

What did the concession stand serve at Roman gladiator fights? Dates stuffed with walnuts and drizzled in honey, apparently. The online cooking show Tasting History with Max Miller tries to reconstruct recipes mentioned in historical texts, from hieroglyphs and clay tablets to Nostradamus' cookbook (yes, he really wrote one) and cruise ship menus from the Titanic era.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 13, 2025

Yesterday, June 12, the court issued opinions in Rivers v. Guerrero , Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Zuch , Martin v. United States , Parrish v. United States , Soto v. United States , and A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools, Independent School District No. 279. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court.

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Above The Law

JUNE 13, 2025

Back at the start of office reentry, we asked our audience to compare their desire for higher pay with their desire for remote flexibility. We learned that it would take a 30% pay increase to persuade over half of our readers to voluntarily abandon remote work. Four years later — after much cajoling, incentivizing, and issuing of demands — law firms appear to be settling into a new normal, according to a survey by Maptician.

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Law 360

JUNE 13, 2025

The U.S. Department of Justice said Friday it is investigating potential price-fixing in the fragrance industry and asked a New Jersey federal judge for permission to intervene in litigation accusing fragrance giants of conspiring to reduce competition, saying it needs to protect the criminal investigation.

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Conflict of Laws

JUNE 13, 2025

The Centre for Private International Law & Transnational Governance of the University of Aberdeen is organising a webinar on Cross-Border Protection of Children under the 1996 Hague Child Protection Convention: Practical Perspectives from Contracting States. The event will be held on 30 June & 1 July and is part of a research project led by Professor Katarina Trimmings, which evaluates the effectiveness of the 1996 Hague Child Protection Convention in the UK and other Contracting States.

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Law 360

JUNE 13, 2025

After a monthslong enforcement pause, the U.S. Department of Justice’s new Foreign Corrupt Practices Act guidelines fundamentally shift prosecutorial discretion and potentially reduce investigatory burdens for organizations, but open questions remain, so companies should continue to exercise caution, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

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Day on Torts

JUNE 13, 2025

A woman who was left at a bus stop in the cold by a bus driver did not state a claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress. In Williams v. Holt , No. M2024-01188-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. May 1, 2025), the plaintiff was waiting at a bus stop on a November morning without a coat. When the next bus for that station pulled up, it initially pulled into a different bay because the correct bay was blocked.

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Law 360

JUNE 13, 2025

A North Carolina federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing a Texas-based patent owner of trying to extort a license from software company Red Hat Inc., finding the court has authority to hear the dispute.

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The Volokh Conspiracy

JUNE 13, 2025

Schedule I is a computer game that lets you rise from a lowly weed dealer to be Walter White or Tony Montana. More specifically, the game is a black market econ simulator in the tradition of Drug Wars —a buy-low-sell-high drug-dealing game that was, to the chagrin of DARE, very popular on high school graphing calculators. Schedule I 's gameplay is straightforward: Sell drugs, buy better equipment, hook new customers, and dodge the cops.

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Law 360

JUNE 13, 2025

A California state jury has rejected a company's breach of contract case that accused Google of misappropriating information about its digital advertising technology to build similar products, ending the suit that had sought $1.3 billion in damages.

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LegalReader

JUNE 13, 2025

Understanding liability and case value of a personal injury claim is essential to pursuing fair compensation for the injured party.

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Law 360

JUNE 13, 2025

The D.C. Circuit on Friday rejected the National Labor Relations Board's conclusions that a quarry operator unlawfully threatened to stop contributions to a pension fund for unionized workers, finding the board's "legal analysis is irrational" about whether the parties were at an impasse.

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JUNE 13, 2025

Arizona injury lawyers use detailed investigative strategies, legal expertise, and understanding of laws to prove who was at fault and ensure justice.

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Law 360

JUNE 13, 2025

A representations and warranties insurer accused a private equity firm in Delaware Chancery Court of causing its policyholder to pay too much in its $140 million acquisition of a construction equipment manufacturer, arguing the firm must reimburse the insurer for its $12 million coverage payment.

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JUNE 13, 2025

A criminal defense attorney is your steadfast shield against the overwhelming force of the legal system, protecting your constitutional rights.

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Law 360

JUNE 13, 2025

Shaw Industries, Mohawk Industries, 3M Co. and several other major carpet manufacturers and chemical makers face a trio of new lawsuits accusing them of contaminating soil, dust and water across north Georgia with so-called forever chemicals.

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