On June 30, 2026, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2155 (AB 2155), amending California Code of Civil Procedure section 1281 to provide that arbitration agreements are unenforceable under the California Arbitration Act (CAA) “to the extent” they would be unenforceable under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). The new […] Read More
Latham & Watkins LLP has advised Sable Offshore Corp. on the closing of a US$107 million common equity offering, giving capital markets lawyers another example of how public energy companies are combining equity, debt and refinancing work against a tighter disclosure backdrop. Sable Offshore Corp., listed on the New York […] Read More
Roberta Kaplan Wants Her Client To Get Paid: Trump’s legal goons, on the other hand, are trying more delay tactics. World Cup Of Lawyerball: The United States dragged the soccer world into its national pastime — legal threats. You’d Have To Be High To Buy Elon Musk’s Legal Arguments: And […] Read More
A ceasefire framework, a fragile relapse, and an oil market that moved faster than the forecasters. Why energy and legal teams should plan for prolonged uncertainty rather than a clean resolution. The Strait of Hormuz carried about a fifth of the world’s seaborne oil before Iran closed it in late […] Read More
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported Monday that more than 300 children were killed or injured in Sudan during the first six months of 2026, warning that intensified fighting in the Darfur and Kordofan regions has continued to place children at heightened risk. According to UNICEF, Darfur and Kordofan […] Read More
LOS ANGELES, CA (July 6, 2026) — Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. is pleased to announce Rachel D. Salvin has joined the firm as a principal in the Los Angeles office. Rachel joins Jackson Lewis from Gordon Rees and brings more than 20 years of experience in employment […] Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court is facing renewed scrutiny over judicial transparency after 2025 financial disclosure reports showed several justices receiving substantial income from book contracts, teaching posts and gifts. The reports, released through the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, recorded more than $2 million in combined book payments to […] Read More
For years, outsourcing contracts were treated like procurement paperwork. Negotiate the pricing. Tighten the SLAs. Allocate the risk. Get the signatures. Then move on. That model no longer works. AI is changing outsourcing relationships faster than most organizations can adapt, and the lawyers closest to these deals are starting to […] Read More
WASHINGTON — The leaders of Europe are bracing for another turbulent summit with President Trump this week as NATO members gather for their annual meeting in the Turkish capital. European diplomats view Trump’s decision to attend as a positive sign of his continued commitment to the alliance. But the president’s grievances with […] Read More
The New York Legislature has passed the “No Severance Ultimatums Act,” which would add Section 215‑d to the New York Labor Law and impose OWBPA‑style requirements on severance agreements offered to New York employees, regardless of age. If signed by Governor Kathy Hochul, the Act would take effect immediately and […] Read More
WASHINGTON — President Trump said Monday that he called the president of FIFA to dispute a red card that would have barred the American striker Folarin Balogun from playing in Monday’s elimination game with Belgium, acknowledging an extraordinary intervention by a head of state in the sport’s disciplinary process. “I asked for […] Read More
The Louisiana Supreme Court on Friday issued a stay of proceedings and recalled a pending arrest warrant against Attorney General (AG) Liz Murrill. The 5-2 per curiam decision pointed out “disturbing defects” in Orleans Parish Criminal District Court’s procedure, namely the (1) failure to follow the Louisiana Code of Criminal […] Read More
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., will hear arguments this week in a case that could help define the rules of the road for legal AI companies that rely on licensed caselaw data. The case, Fastcase Inc. v. Alexi Technologies Inc., pending before Judge Richard J. Leon in the U.S. […] Read More
WASHINGTON — Over the past year and a half, the Trump administration has turned repeatedly to the Supreme Court for clearance on its sweeping immigration enforcement plans. While the administration lost its bid this week to do away with birthright citizenship by executive order, its strategy has, in large part, been a […] Read More
Netflix has defended its challenge to France’s revised streaming investment rules after Netflix and Disney+ objected to changes to the SMAD decree that require part of their French production spending to be allocated to animation, creative documentaries and recordings or recreations of live performances. The dispute places ARCOM, the French […] Read More
California voters will decide 14 statewide propositions in the Nov. 3 election, measures placed on the ballot mostly by either powerful interest groups or lawmakers that will affect the lives of millions of Californians. While a proposed tax on state billionaires has dominated headlines, voters will also have a chance […] Read More
Colombo & Hurd secured approval of an EB-2 National Interest Waiver (NIW) petition for an engineer from Colombia who specializes in solar energy power systems and solar tracking technology. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)approved the petition without issuing a Request for Evidence (RFE). Our client’s work centers on improving how […] Read More
Alibaba Group Holding Limited and its US payment processor, AUS Merchant Services, have agreed to pay $600 million to resolve a US Department of Justice investigation into breaches of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, in a non-prosecution agreement described by the District of Rhode Island as its largest […] Read More
FDA’s Human Foods Program Releases Updated 2026 Guidance Agenda Source link
Colombo & Hurd secured approval of an EB-2 National Interest Waiver (NIW) petition for a Colombian physician specializing in perioperative care, the medical care given around the time of surgery, and cardiovascular outcomes. USCIS approved the petition with Premium Processing in 1 month and 13 days, without a Request for Evidence (RFE). […] Read More
Australia has ignored its responsibility to implement UN-recommended changes to its human rights policies in areas such as the criminal justice system, indigenous rights and climate change, Human Rights Watch reported Monday. The recommendations come from the country’s fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) by the UN Human Rights Council, a […] Read More
Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday that authorities in the Philippines continue to conduct extrajudicial killings, with no accountability, as part of the government’s anti-drug campaign. Ten years after then-President Rodrigo Duterte launched his brutal “war on drugs,” serious human rights violations remain ongoing. HRW stated that police officers in […] Read More
Roberts Writes Two Opinions With One Shrug Emoji: The Chief Justice declared independent federal agencies unconstitutional and then turned around and, without a note of irony, said that OF COURSE the Federal Reseve is a duly ordained independent federal agency because… [trails off]. Neil Gorsuch Takes Road Less Traveled By: […] Read More
Rights in Belarus are still threatened despite a recent release of political prisoners, Special Rapporteur Nils Muižnieks said on Monday. Muižnieks welcomed the release of over 400 individuals, but said that the human rights situation has not improved, stating that “sustainable progress requires an end to politically motivated repression and […] Read More
As the clock ticks down toward the holiday weekend, and the office begins thinning out, you’ve just learned that the briefing deadline set for Monday got put off and suddenly you have a three-day weekend with nowhere to go. Or maybe you’re a recent law school graduate seeking a quick […] Read More
Delaware’s House of Representatives Passes Caffeine Warning Signage Bill Source link
Amnesty International on Thursday warned that Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger’s recent decision to submit formal notifications of withdrawal from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) paints a bleak future for thousands of conflict survivors, denying their right to truth, justice and reparations. In commenting on the […] Read More
LA GUAIRA, Venezuela — Scores of emergency responders gathered outside the collapsed shopping center, eager for a respite from the days of devastation and carnage they had witnessed in quake-ravaged Venezuela. Finally, the long-anticipated moment arrived: Firefighters wheeled out a gurney carrying Hernán Alberto Gil Flores — a security guard who survived […] Read More
Every lawyer says they want a bigger network until someone asks them to join a committee, show up early, stay late, make calls, raise money, recruit speakers, chase sponsors, and solve problems no one sees. That is the part of bar work most lawyers never hear about. They see the […] Read More
MEXICO CITY — César Aquino had never been to the Fan Festival in Mexico City’s Zócalo. But on Wednesday, the day after Mexico beat Ecuador 2-0 to secure its fourth consecutive World Cup victory, the fan and his wife, Angélica Arias, walked to the plaza wearing two identical caps. Both had the […] Read More
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A coalition of human rights organizations urged the EU and its member states Wednesday to demand transparency and human rights safeguards in ongoing negotiations for a bilateral extradition treaty between Vietnam and Thailand, warning that the agreement could provide a legal framework for the politically motivated arrest and forced return […] Read More
A new poll from Verasight dropped this week, and its findings should be a wake-up call for everyone currently pretending the Supreme Court’s legitimacy crisis is a partisan fever dream. Short version: it isn’t. We’ve been tracking the Court’s legitimacy crisis for years now, and the numbers keep getting grimmer. […] Read More
Coalition Urges USDA to Make Changes in School Nutrition Programs to Expand Access to Pulse Products Source link
A UN expert warned Thursday that racism, xenophobia, discrimination, and other intolerance are entrenched across sports. Dr. Ashwani K.P., the UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, gave her report to the Human Rights Council, saying, “sport has the extraordinary ability to bring people together,” “yet, sport is not […] Read More
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. It’s politics when you’re appointing a new justice; every political group in the world [campaigns for their preferred nominee.] But once the judge is appointed, it’s different. The judge is thinking, what is the correct decision according to the law? […] Read More
Florida Officials Urge Federal Judge to Dismiss Constitutional Challenge to Cultivated-Meat Ban Source link
The British and Duch governments made a public apology on Thursday to the people affected by the forced removal and forced adoptions of children in the second half of the last century. In England, between 1949 and 1976, the state and the Christian church created a system that targeted young […] Read More
Tahir Amin started out wanting to play professional football in England. He found law instead, and specifically intellectual property law in the early 1990s, when the field was still new enough to feel cutting edge. After a decade of commercial IP practice in the UK and the US, he moved […] Read More
Labor and employment has quietly become one of the most competitive practice areas in private practice law. While corporate practices such as M&A often attract the most attention, labor and employment continues to generate some of the most consistent demand across the legal industry. As a structurally counter-cyclical and policy-driven […] Read More
A US federal judge on Thursday prevented Philadelphia’s “ICE OUT” mandate from taking effect, holding that the law requiring Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to remove masks and display badges sidesteps a “clear constitutional mandate.” Following a lawsuit by the Department of Justice (DOJ) disputing the legality of the […] Read More
A recent survey and report from Thomson Reuters painted a rather bleak picture for midsize law firms. A similar survey, this time from the practice management platform, Clio, provides an even more dire picture facing solo and small law firms. But where there are threats, there are also opportunities. As […] Read More
While AI is often cited as one of the reasons for mass layoffs, particularly in the tech sector, for fast-growing companies it also seems to be creating new jobs in many companies, according to a study published Tuesday from financial services company Ramp and employment database Revelio Labs. “Our early […] Read More
One often overlooked aspect of getting a prenup is that it is “set it and forget it.” That’s not necessarily true. While a well-drafted prenup generally withstands changes in circumstances, it may not withstand acts that violate its terms. One of the most common litigation issues for high-net-worth individuals is […] Read More
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed lawsuits Wednesday against Virginia and California, alleging that newly enacted firearm restrictions in both states violate the Second Amendment to the US Constitution. The complaint filed against Virginia in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia challenges Senate Bill 749, […] Read More
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has opened a fresh consultation on how firms handle client complaints, proposing that solicitors give clients a resolution timeline the moment a complaint is raised and provide regular updates as it progresses. Launched on 3 July 2026 and running until 1 September, the consultation builds directly […] Read More
Lawyers tend to be precise with language. You argue over words in contracts, emails, motions, settlement agreements, and client communications. One word can change the meaning of an entire sentence. Yet when it comes to growing a law practice, many attorneys still use two very different terms as if they […] Read More
How “pre-emptive” submissions to INTERPOL’s CCF can reduce Diffusion and Notice risk before it becomes a border problem By the time a client realizes their name is circulating through international channels, the damage is often already done. Travel plans fall apart. Banks tighten KYC and compliance reviews. Professional credibility becomes […] Read More
A UN expert panel condemned the latest murder of a Mexican human rights activist on Wednesday, and called for a thorough, impartial and transparent investigation by state authorities. Sael Silva Cisneros, a prominent lawyer and advocate for Afro-Mexican and LGBTQ rights, was killed in an attack outside the town of […] Read More
Every professional cares about their reputation. For attorneys, the stakes and the rules are different enough that generic reputation advice can actively do harm. A restaurant can respond to a bad review by apologizing and offering a free meal. A lawyer who responds to a client’s negative review the same […] Read More
