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The Colorado Supreme Court has planned an outside investigation after releasing an internal memo that highlights allegations of sex discrimination and harassment within the state judiciary.
The second impeachment defense of former President Donald Trump got off to a slow start Tuesday.
Afternoon Briefs: Giuliani, Powell sued by another voting machine company; Cooley ups its bonuses Voting machine company sues Fox News, lawyers Voting machine company Smartmatic filed a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit Thursday against Fox News, three of its TV personalities, and lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell. The suit claims that the defendants made Smartmatic the villain in a disinformation campaign claiming that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. Another voting machine company, Dominion Voting Systems, has also sued Giuliani and Powell for claiming that its machines swi...
Afternoon Briefs: DOJ drops suit over Yale admissions process; 7th Circuit allows courthouse Nativity scene DOJ drops suit accusing Yale of bias against Asian, white applicants The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday dropped a lawsuit accusing Yale University of racially discriminating against many Asian and white applicants by considering race at multiple stages of its admissions process. The suit had been filed by the Trump administration in October. The DOJ cited legal developments as a factor in deciding to drop the suit, including a federal appeals decision upholding Harvard Universi...
Law Firms After cutting lawyers in 'a pace reminiscent of 2009,' law firms see net income rise nearly 10% Image from Shutterstock.com. Law firms saw a 9.9% growth in net income last year after cutting discretionary expenses and laying off lawyers, according to two reports released this week. Initial layoffs and furloughs in 2020 hit staff members, according to Thomson Reuters’ Peer Monitor Index. Then, in the third quarter, law firms began to lay off lawyers, with associates being the primary targets. By the end of 2020, the average law firm employed 1.6% fewer attorneys than in 2019, ...