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The American Lawyer

Can We Get Rid of Alex Kozinski?

So far, the judge for the Ninth Circuit has shown no inclination of leaving in response to allegations brought by six women.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

SDNY Chief Judge Colleen McMahon Takes on Sexual Harassment

Judge's award acceptance speech becomes an impassioned appeal: "It is a very good thing that the workplace's dirty little secret has finally been subjected to a healthy dose of Justice Louis Brandeis' strongest disinfectant. Now that we have let the sunshine in, we can finally address the nefarious and way too prevalent scourge of sexual harassment in the workplace."
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Being a Federal Appellate Judge Isn't Quite as Glamorous as One Might Expect

Upon Further ReviewSteven Calabresi, one of the Federalist Society's co-founders, in advance of the organization's most recent annual convention…
11 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court Sides With Students in Dispute Over 'So-Called' Security Deposit

In E.S. Management v. Gao, 2017 Pa. Super. LEXIS 925 (Nov. 15), the Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently upheld a verdict against a landlord who attempted to pressure individuals to enter into a lease arrangement or risk losing their so-called “security deposit.”
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Good News for Florida Companies: Workers' Compensation Rate Decreasing

When the Castellanos v. Next Door Company case from the Florida Supreme Court came down in April 2016, striking down caps on fees for attorneys who represent injured workers, uncertainty abounded.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

New Book Paints Powerful Portrait of Bobby Kennedy

The author attributes Bobby Kennedy's compassion for the underdog to his age order in a family of nine. The seventh child, third among sons, he followed two spectacular brothers.
11 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Appellate Courts Should 'Roll the Tape,' Regardless of Review Standard

Appellate review of the tape is necessary to evaluate sufficiency of the evidence. We continue to believe viewing the primary evidence, the source itself, is necessary and appropriate.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Remembering Judge Michael Patrick King

All told, Judge King served over 30 years in the New Jersey judiciary, and authored over 400 published opinions.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Why Is Law Firm Innovation Failing? How to Push for Success

Recent news and awards indicate law firms are increasing their investments in innovation. Stories of recently launched innovation committees, R&D teams and idea labs routinely grace the pages of industry publications. Yet despite these investments, the trajectory of the industry as a whole seems to have remained largely unchanged. Why are innovation efforts by larger law firms failing to make a meaningful impact?
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Hate Crimes: Do Laws Meant to Protect These Victims Really Work?

It's been over three years since Kevin Harrigan, Philip Williams and Kathryn Knott bashed a gay couple, Andrew Haught and Zachary Hesse, in Center City Philadelphia on Sept. 11, 2014. At the time, there was outrage that such an attack could occur in Philadelphia, a place where LGBTQ people are supposed to feel safe in a city considered the most LGBTQ-friendly in the country by the Human Rights Campaign.
6 minute read

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