Contracts

Journalists push back against parent companies’ ICE contracts

More than 200 journalists at Law360 and its sister publications have signed a letter demanding the end of a $22.1 million, five-year contract that parent company RELX has with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that grants access to a database of public records compiled by its LexisNexis Risk Solutions, according to Poynter.

Mar 10, 2026 11:08 AM CDT

NDAs, while more common, aren’t always ironclad, legal experts say

Before Travis Kelce proposed to Taylor Swift, rumors began swirling about their prenuptial agreement and what it might and might not contain. One thing is probable: It likely contains confidentiality clauses and nondisclosure agreements—tools that have become common in this day and age when private lives don’t often stay that way.

Feb 24, 2026 9:25 AM CST

Why do lawyers resist plain language?

Why do legal writers resist or dismiss plain language? I addressed that question in my book Writing for Dollars, Writing to Please: “You can point to an assortment of reasons ... but ... they come down to ... lack of will, lack of skill and lack of time.” I’ve explored each of these three reasons in more detail in the book.

Feb 12, 2026 8:43 AM CST

New York attorney general retains Munger, Tolles & Olson in $1M contract

New York Attorney General Letitia James has retained Munger, Tolles & Olson in a $1 million contract to advise her office on legal issues regarding two civil rights probes in the city.

Dec 10, 2025 11:06 AM CST

The advantages of using an AI agent in contract review

Ari Kaplan recently spoke with Brian Powers, the co-founder and CEO of Markups.ai, a company that created an AI agent called Agent Marko to draft, revise and analyze contracts from clients' inboxes with no new platform required, and Debbie Epstein Henry, the founder of DEH Consulting, Speaking, Writing and the chief strategic adviser to Markups.ai.

Nov 20, 2025 12:06 PM CST

Former judicial ethics chief files suit claiming Colorado justices, other officials conspired to hide misconduct

Updated: The former judicial ethics chief in Colorado has filed a lawsuit alleging that Colorado Supreme Court justices "engaged in a conspiracy intended to absolve themselves of any accountability” in a scheme to conceal information about a lucrative contract with a departing court administrative official.

Oct 27, 2025 12:38 PM CDT

The Human Clause: Margins, compounding and the contracts we keep with ourselves

Benjamin Graham, the father of value investing, left behind a principle that has outlived him: Always insist on a margin of safety. Buy only when there is a cushion between price and true worth. That buffer is not greed; it is protection against volatility, error and unforeseen storms.

Oct 21, 2025 9:23 AM CDT

Contractual caseload quotas force Oregon public defenders ‘to operate beyond their ethical capacity,’ suit says

A new state contract for organizations providing public defender services in Oregon has an unenforceable quota provision for caseloads that would often make it impossible for defense lawyers to do their jobs, according to a lawsuit filed Sept. 30.

Oct 9, 2025 9:31 AM CDT

A League of Their Own: Lawyers represent sports organizations in many roles as the industry evolves

Many lawyers gravitate toward the industry because of their personal involvement in or passion for sports. They fill diverse roles, including representing teams and leagues in private practice, serving as in-house counsel for sports organizations, working as agents, and managing compliance for universities or athletic associations.

Oct 1, 2025 12:00 AM CDT

How Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement is a lesson in prenups

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are officially engaged. While fans (and Swifties like me) are singing “Love Story” and imagining the fairy‑tale wedding, lawyers and law students probably can’t help but think of something a little less romantic: The prenup.

Aug 28, 2025 12:42 PM CDT

Firm founders who sought liquidated damages for early attorney exits should be suspended, conduct board says

The founding partners of a law firm who required lawyers to pay liquidated damages for early exits should be suspended for 90 days, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals’ Board on Professional Responsibility said in a July 30 opinion.

Aug 4, 2025 11:54 AM CDT

MyPillow CEO doesn’t have to pay $5M in ‘Prove Mike Wrong’ election-fraud challenge, 8th Circuit says

A federal appeals court has refused to affirm an arbitration panel decision that awarded $5 million to a software development expert who asserted that he won a “Prove Mike Wrong” election-fraud challenge by MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell.

Jul 28, 2025 3:42 PM CDT

Contracts can happen even when you don’t expect them

I do not like entering into contracts. If I ever have to sign a contract, the prospect likely checks most of the boxes for a recipe of a potential diagnosis of PTSD. Mention the words “offer” and “acceptance” and I quiver. I would say I have had these sentiments since…

Jul 21, 2025 9:25 AM CDT

Posner wins dismissal of suit for unpaid salary by pro se plaintiff who led his center for unrepresented litigants

Retired federal appeals Judge Richard Posner has won dismissal of a lawsuit filed by an Indiana man who said he was owed $170,000 in unpaid salary for leading a Posner-founded group that helped litigants representing themselves in court.

May 20, 2025 11:09 AM CDT

Revoking security clearances includes due process, which is not being followed, says whistleblower lawyer

Whistleblower lawyer Mark Zaid tells the ABA Journal in an interview that his security clearance has recently been revoked by the Trump administration. A registered independent, Zaid says he has never been involved in “a meaningful” way with any political party. “I am strictly a lawyer who represents clients.”

Apr 7, 2025 10:27 AM CDT