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This week's group is led by a joint team from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, the Civil Rights Corps and the San Francisco Public Defender's Office that won a ruling from the California Supreme Court barring courts from detaining arrestees solely based on the fact that they don't have the...

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U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon said she plans to continue actively managing her cases. Her move creates a new vacancy on the court and sets up U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain to succeed her as chief judge.

White-collar lawyers expect an increased focus on prosecuting fraud, bribery and other corporate misconduct, and the Garland DOJ is also expected to put a strong focus on the broad protection of civil rights.

The economic slowdown that we saw in the first half of 2020 might not have quite the litigation repercussions of prior slowdowns, but open courts make for busier litigators.

Mentors can be anyone willing to listen and help and they don't have to look like you, writes former Georgia Supreme Court Justice Leah Ward Sears.

The judge redefined what was possible for LGBTQ lawyers in New York, said Matthew Skinner, executive director of The Richard C. Failla LGBTQ Commission, last week.

Lawyers with Big Law on their resume made up a majority of the president's first batch of nominees. But they might not all consider themselves "Big Law" attorneys.

"Unlike some firms, we're not so focused on budget and financial goals and all of that," said Malcolm Heinicke, co-managing partner of the firm.

"This list powerfully affirms that nominees who are racially diverse and whose professional background reflects a broad range of practice are available to serve on the federal bench," said Sherrilyn Ifill, the president and director-counsel of the NAACP LDF.

Nike on Monday turned to Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer to sue New York-based design company MSCHF for trademark infringement. MSCHF sold a limited run of 666 Nike Air Max 97 sneakers that its website said included "60CC INK AND 1 DROP HUMAN BLOOD" and featured images and themes associated with...

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Jury selection in the case began March 24, part of last week's resumption of in-person jury trials around New York state.

Three judges are set to leave the court over a 10-month span. Legal experts say the shakeup is a critical moment for New York's highest court.

Susman Godfrey is joining Clare Locke as "equal partners" in the defamation lawsuits Dominion Voting Systems filed over statements made about its role in the 2020 election.

"We have a deep bench of attorneys who have taken trials to verdicts. I am very comfortable stating that each of the attorneys in the litigation department is ready to try cases."

A nine-figure jury verdict win is impressive under any circumstances. But everything that led up to the East Texas verdict Maria Boyce and Cristina Rodriguez of Hogan Lovells scored for client ResMan makes it all the more impressive.

Solid results from Goodwin Procter, Mayer Brown, Hogan Lovells, Latham & Watkins, Paul Hastings, and White & Case,

Defendants have tended to try to avoid jurors who express a heightened sense of fearfulness and tendency to worry about things. What about fears related to COVID?

"Rob has become a national leader in the fight to repair our justice system and defend the rights of every Californian," Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement.

Burford officials pointed to CFOs being increasingly open to working directly with litigation funders.

Ted Boutrous and Ted Olson are chatting about their careers in a new podcast, allowing them to promote their names and capabilities to clients, law students and the general public.