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The Recorder

Ninth Circuit Nominee Expresses Regret for Undergraduate Writings, but Insists He Didn't Hide Them

Ryan Bounds, the Oregon assistant U.S. attorney President Donald Trump nominated to the Ninth Circuit, expressed regret for the “overheated” and “overbroad” rhetoric he used in opinion pieces he wrote while in college, but said he hadn't intentionally withheld them from his home state senators' vetting committee.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

With Schneiderman's Downfall, #MeToo Grips the Legal World

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's resignation adds another name to the list of prominent male figures in the legal world who have fallen from grace in the wake of #MeToo.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Lingering Gender Pay Gap Plagues US In-House Counsel, Study Says

According to a new study from BarkerGilmore, female lawyers in legal departments, particularly female GCs, are still underpaid compared to their male counterparts.
4 minute read

The Recorder

On Appeals: Can 'Rizo' Help Eliminate Gender Pay Gap in the Legal Profession?

Most people are aware of Equal Pay Day, which is the approximate day the average woman in the United States must work into the new year to make what the average man made the previous year.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Re-enactment of Landmark Civil Rights Case at NCBA

The Diversity and Inclusion Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association performed a dramatic re-enactment of the landmark civil rights case 'Meredith v. Fair' in Mineola on May 2.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lawrence Randolph Bailey, the First African-American Equity Partner at Eckert Seamans, Dies

Lawrence Randolph Bailey Jr., the first African-American attorney to become an equity partner at Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, died May 2 in Westchester at the age of 68.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Proud to Have Rutgers as Our State Law School

New Jersey should be proud of the accomplishments of the law school of Rutgers, our state university.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Court of Appeal Tosses Verdict Because of Prosecutor's Bias Against Gay Jurors

The Third District Court of Appeal in California tossed a criminal conviction in a case where a prosecutor used peremptory strikes on two gay jurors claiming that they'd be biased against a witness—a closeted gay man.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Former Quinn Emanuel Secretary Agrees to Drop Race Bias Suit

The firm appears to have reached a settlement with plaintiff Spencer Marin, who claimed he was subjected to racial slurs during a high-profile patent trial in Apple v. Samsung.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

'Mommy Track' Lawsuit Aside, Many Firms Look to Make Life Easier on Parents

Many law firms have continually expanded their support programs for new parents as they discover that official parental leave policies alone do little to end the perception of gender inequality and a "mommy track."
8 minute read

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