Clash of the Biglaw Titans: Ted Olson and David Boies Meet in Second Circuit Showdown
Earlier this week, Ted Olson and David Boies, along with lawyers from Cleary Gottlieb and Reed Smith, argued an appeal with billions of dollars at stake.
SEC To Second Circuit: ‘Please Don’t Make Us Do Our Jobs!’
The SEC and Citigroup want the Second Circuit to tell district courts to stay out of their backroom settlements. That sounds wrong.
How Innovative Legal Teams Are Turning AI From Promise To Practice
In recent years, AI has moved beyond speculation in the legal industry. What used to be hypothetical is now very real.
Justice Ginsburg Swats Down Paul Clement’s Latest Attempt To Blow Up Recess Appointments
Paul Clement tries to get back atop the conservative world's list of heartthrobs by killing off recess appointments.
This Ten Year Old Told a Bad Joke, But Was It Bad Enough To Earn Him a Six-Day Suspension?
It was completely absurd when a 10-year-old was suspended from school for six days because he unsuccessfully tried to be funny and drew kind of a violent picture in class. Yesterday, the Second Circuit upheld the dismissal of the lawsuit filed by the boy's parents five years ago, but the dissenting judge's opinion showed at least someone behind the bench still understands what it means to be a kid…