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Witnesses Criticize 'Horrifying' Response After Test-Taker Collapses During NY Bar Exam
“Being forced to prioritize a Scantron while they brought out the defibrillator was horrifying. The way the students had to demand they call 911 was equally as horrifying, wrote one Reddit user.
'The Court Must Take Action': US Judge Compels Agency Compliance With Voice of America Restoration Order
"[T]he Court concludes that judicial intervention is needed to ensure the defendants' compliance with the preliminary injunction," U.S. District Senior Judge Royce C. Lamberth wrote in an order requiring the Trump administration to explain how the government will restore Voice of America programming as mandated by federal law.
Federal Circuit Judge Raises Concerns With Trump's Tariff 'Rewrite' in Appeals Hearing
The Trump administration has argued that the president properly wielded the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose a new 10% baseline tariff on most global imports and reciprocal tariffs on products from dozens of countries. Circuit Judge Jimmie Reyna wondered how the law could support tariffs, without mentioning that word.
Supreme Court Limits Environmental Reviews, Spurring Industry but Angering Environmentalists
The U.S. Supreme Court's May decision has drawn praise from developers who welcome the time and cost savings but scorn from environmentalists who fear additional resulting pollution.
SEC Launches ‘Project Crypto' to Fast-Track Pro-Industry Reforms
SEC Chair Paul Atkins has directed SEC staff to issue clear guidelines for determining whether a token is a security or a commodity—but said “most crypto assets are not securities.
Sean Combs' Lawyers Argue Mann Act Charges Cannot Stand, Conviction Should Be Set Aside
"To our knowledge, Mr. Combs is the only person ever convicted of violating the statute for conduct anything like this,” his lawyer, Alexandra Shapiro of Shapiro Arato Bach, wrote in a 62-page motion to vacate the verdict.
No Time? No Problem. How AI Makes Blackstone Law More Efficient
In a recent law.com video podcast, Blackstone Law trial attorney Ryan Quadrel talks about saving time, guarding ethics, and building culture at an AI-forward law firm.
The AI Law Firm: Ethical Efficiency
Blackstone Law attorney Ryan Quadrel talks about how he and his firm uses AI to promote efficiency balanced with accountability.
Court of Appeals Confirms Texas Business Courts Can Take Cases Started Before September 2024
The new law and the court's application of it could open up a pathway for an influx of cases that were previously considered to have been barred from the business courts because of when they were filed—cases that, like Lone Star's, have been percolating in the state's general jurisdiction district courts for years.
Death Threats, Doxxing & Dark Web Searches: US Judges Share Intimidation They Faced
“I've been on the bench almost 15 years, and I must say it's the one time that actually shook my faith in the judicial system and the rule of law, U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr. said of a threatening, expletive-laden voicemail he received.
