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Voters are raising concerns about rising health care costs. See what President Joe Biden and former President Trump are saying about the issue.

One year has passed since it came to light that the Federal Circuit's judges were investigating whether their colleague, U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman, was mentally competent to remain on the court. In that time, Judge Newman has garnered support from many in the patent community, but has faced a series of setbacks in her legal challenges.

Will the U.S. Supreme Court overturn 40 years of doctrine telling courts to defer to federal agencies when interpreting laws? That's what is at stake Wednesday when the justices hear two cases, both from fishing companies that have asked the court to turn its back or limit the impact of the 1984 decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council. Here, catch up with Law360's coverage of the cases brought by Loper Bright Enterprises and Relentless Inc.

The legal industry still has a long way to go before it can achieve gender parity at its upper levels. But these law firms are performing better than others in breaking the proverbial glass ceiling that prevents women from attaining leadership roles.

Law firms have made only modest progress in moving the needle on diversity, particularly at the equity partnership level. Still, a few are setting a new standard and actively increasing their representation of attorneys of color.

Colorado Democrats support “women’s reproductive rights” — except when they don’t.

Law firms still have a long way to go when it comes to closing the gender gap, particularly at the top. But at these firms, women have made inroads into the upper ranks, and are smashing the glass ceiling that has long kept women from making it into leadership roles.

Law firms are working to improve diversity, equity and inclusion in their ranks. But Law360 Pulse's Glass Ceiling Report: Women in Law shows only modest growth in the number of female lawyers in private practice in the U.S.

While law firms overall continue to take only modest steps toward achieving their long-standing diversity and inclusion goals, some firms are making significant strides and showing that progress is possible even in the uppermost ranks.

As many law firms have renewed their commitments to diversity, the task of the past year has been to bring new energy to the work and put those promises into action. Here's our data dive into minority representation at law firms in 2021.