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Chicago isn’t liable for bicyclist injured by pothole on road that wasn’t designated bike route, court rules

January 10, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Law bicyclist, Bike, Chicago, Court, designated, injured, isnt, liable, pothole, road, route, rules, wasnt

Home Daily News Chicago isn’t liable for bicyclist injured… Tort Law Chicago isn’t liable for bicyclist injured by pothole on road that wasn’t designated bike route, court rules By Debra Cassens Weiss January 2, 2024, 3:37 pm CST A bicyclist who wasn’t on a designated bicycle route when he was injured by a pothole can’t [...]read moreChicago isn’t liable for bicyclist injured by pothole on road that wasn’t designated bike route, court rules

Gunman fleeing crash arrested after breaking into Colorado Supreme Court building

January 10, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Law arrested, breaking, building, Colorado, Court, crash, fleeing, Gunman, Supreme

Home Daily News Gunman fleeing crash arrested after breaking… Criminal Justice Gunman fleeing crash arrested after breaking into Colorado Supreme Court building By Debra Cassens Weiss January 3, 2024, 8:19 am CST Police said 44-year-old Brandon Olsen broke into the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center after he was involved in a nearby car crash. [...]read moreGunman fleeing crash arrested after breaking into Colorado Supreme Court building

Federal guidance on stabilizing emergency abortions can’t be enforced in Texas, 5th Circuit says

January 10, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Law 5th, abortions, Circuit, emergency, enforced, Federal, guidance, stabilizing, Texas

Home Daily News Federal guidance on stabilizing emergency… Health Law Federal guidance on stabilizing emergency abortions can’t be enforced in Texas, 5th Circuit says By Debra Cassens Weiss January 3, 2024, 10:20 am CST The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at New Orleans has ruled for Texas in its challenge to federal guidance interpreting [...]read moreFederal guidance on stabilizing emergency abortions can’t be enforced in Texas, 5th Circuit says

Ex-bankruptcy judge claims immunity in suit alleging he retaliated against litigant who revealed romance

January 10, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Law alleging, claims, Exbankruptcy, Immunity, Judge, litigant, retaliated, revealed, romance, suit

Home Daily News Ex-bankruptcy judge claims immunity in suit… Judiciary Ex-bankruptcy judge claims immunity in suit alleging he retaliated against litigant who revealed romance By Debra Cassens Weiss January 3, 2024, 12:22 pm CST Judge David R. Jones, a Texas bankruptcy judge, in August 2020. Jones’ has said he is immune from a lawsuit contending [...]read moreEx-bankruptcy judge claims immunity in suit alleging he retaliated against litigant who revealed romance

Judge Jumping Defendant Looks Like He Enjoys Verdicts With A Nice Chianti – See Also

January 10, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Law Chianti, Defendant, Enjoys, Judge, Jumping, Nice, Verdicts

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This Law School’s Faculty Is Doing Something Right

January 10, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Law Faculty, Law, Schools

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to recent data published by Enjuris, which law school has the highest percentage of female faculty? Hint: 65.2 percent of faculty at this law school identify as women. See the answer on the next page. Source link

Succeeding after an early lateral move

January 10, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Law early, lateral, move, Succeeding

Ten years ago, I was a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed young attorney, fresh from a federal clerkship and eager to start my litigation career. One year later, I was a sleepless, burned-out basket case on my way out the door asking myself, “Did I make an awful mistake when I went to law school?” Fast forward [...]read moreSucceeding after an early lateral move

Judge’s suspension will end his career as elected judge; he coerced pleas, demeaned litigants, court says

January 10, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Law career, coerced, Court, demeaned, elected, Judge, Judges, litigants, pleas, suspension

Home Daily News Judge’s suspension will end his career as… Ethics Judge’s suspension will end his career as elected judge; he coerced pleas, demeaned litigants, court says By Debra Cassens Weiss January 3, 2024, 3:38 pm CST An Ohio judge has been suspended from law practice and removed from the bench for a range of [...]read moreJudge’s suspension will end his career as elected judge; he coerced pleas, demeaned litigants, court says

Is A Biglaw Firm Pulling A Bait And Switch On Associate Bonuses?

January 10, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Law Associate, Bait, Biglaw, Bonuses, Firm, Pulling, Switch

There are a set of expectation built into the employer/employee relationship. And when a Biglaw firm has historically given associates market rates for bonuses without an hours requirement, they pretty much think they’ll be getting the same money as everyone in the industry and not unceremoniously enrolled in the jelly of the month club. But [...]read moreIs A Biglaw Firm Pulling A Bait And Switch On Associate Bonuses?

Oh Great, We’ve Reached The Swatting Stage Of Election Denial

January 10, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Law Denial, election, Great, Reached, Stage, Swatting, Weve

There’s disturbing news from the election interference trenches. Both federal judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing the criminal election interference case against former president Donald Trump, and special prosecutor Jack Smith, who is bringing those (and other) charges, were swatted recently. Swatting is a potentially deadly “prank” where police are falsely informed that there’s an [...]read moreOh Great, We’ve Reached The Swatting Stage Of Election Denial