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Navigating Choppy Waters: DEI programs in law firms

Law firms should remain committed to their diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Although the profession has become a particular focus of the Trump administration’s efforts to curtail DEI initiatives across the U.S. workforce, firms that overcorrect in response to present political pressure risk undermining their long-term stability. The demographic forces that drove the rise of DEI programs have not slowed. When structured carefully and grounded in authenticity, these initiatives can continue to be the ship that weathers these turbulent seas.

Apr 24, 2026 3:05 PM CDT

Judge orders SCOTUSblog founder Goldstein to home confinement until sentencing

A Maryland federal judge has ordered SCOTUSblog co-founder Tom Goldstein, who was convicted on various fraud charges this week, to be placed under home confinement until his sentencing.

Feb 27, 2026 9:24 AM CST

Police identify employee at assisted living facility in murder of philanthropist attorney

An employee of an assisted living facility where a Maine attorney was killed on Valentine’s Day was charged with murder Wednesday.

Feb 26, 2026 11:46 AM CST

SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein convicted in criminal tax fraud trial

A federal jury in Maryland has convicted SCOTUSblog co-founder and appellate attorney Tom Goldstein on multiple counts of fraud and tax evasion.

Feb 26, 2026 10:41 AM CST

SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein denies tax fraud charges in jury trial testimony

SCOTUSblog co-founder Tom Goldstein testified in court Wednesday at his white-collar criminal jury trial, admitting to tax-filing mistakes but denying criminal tax fraud.

Feb 12, 2026 10:41 AM CST

Trump’s anti-DEI orders can proceed after appeals courts ends block

A preliminary injunction blocking President Donald Trump’s executive orders to withhold federal funding for diversity, equity and inclusion grants and contracts was lifted by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Richmond, Virginia, on Friday.

Feb 9, 2026 11:18 AM CST

Policy on trans students’ pronouns didn’t violate teacher’s rights, court says

Montgomery County Public Schools did not violate the First Amendment rights of a Christian substitute teacher by requiring her to use transgender students’ pronouns in the classroom, according to a ruling by a federal appeals court.

Feb 2, 2026 1:52 PM CST

While working as Georgia prosecutor, lawyer filed more than 600 disability lawsuits

A lawyer who filed more than 600 Americans With Disabilities Act lawsuits in federal court against hotels and was found to have repeatedly inflated his attorney fees has been suspended from practicing in Maryland.

Dec 9, 2025 1:44 PM CST

Straight white woman drops bias case against King & Spalding over its diversity fellowship

A straight white woman who sued King & Spalding over a diversity fellowship has filed a joint stipulation dropping her claims, leading a federal appeals court to dismiss her appeal.

Nov 19, 2025 12:22 PM CST

Did alleged sham hiring by SCOTUSblog founder Goldstein constitute tax evasion? Judge will decide

Indicted SCOTUSblog co-founder Tom Goldstein can’t sell his home to pay his defense attorneys, a federal judge ruled last week as she denied six of his pretrial motions in the tax evasion case against him.

Nov 10, 2025 12:29 PM CST

Federal shutdown hits DC, Maryland bar exam

A lack of funding stemming from the federal government’s shutdown is forcing Maryland and the District of Columbia to place restrictions on registration for the February 2026 bar exam, leaving candidates scrambling.

Oct 30, 2025 3:28 PM CDT

Why did SCOTUSblog founder Goldstein bring nearly $1M in cash into US? Explanation won’t be suppressed

Indicted SCOTUSblog co-founder Tom Goldstein has failed to persuade a federal judge to suppress his statements about nearly $1 million in cash that he was carrying when he entered the United States in October 2018.

Oct 14, 2025 12:52 PM CDT

Trump’s new demands on Justice Department raise alarm among prosecutors

President Donald Trump has spent months chipping away at the barriers that have long protected the Justice Department from political interference. But now federal prosecutors and legal observers are bracing for what comes next as he escalates that effort rapidly.

Sep 22, 2025 9:31 AM CDT

SCOTUSblog founder Goldstein could leave country, live comfortably, avoid capture, prosecutors say

Warning that U.S. Supreme Court litigator Tom Goldstein is a flight risk, federal prosecutors say his home was bought with tainted funds and should not be sold to finance his legal defense in a case alleging that he evaded taxes on millions of dollars in high-stakes poker winnings.

Sep 16, 2025 10:41 AM CDT

Judge tosses US suit against federal judiciary in Maryland, saying he can’t license ‘constitutional free-for-all’

A federal judge on Tuesday ticked off three reasons why the Trump administration can’t sue the Maryland federal court and its judges over standing orders that automatically pause the deportation of detained immigrants who file habeas petitions.

Aug 26, 2025 12:48 PM CDT