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Top court in Massachusetts permits use of shock devices on institutionalized patients

The top court in Massachusetts has ruled that a school for developmentally and intellectually disabled people can continue to use electric skin shock therapy as permitted by a 1987 consent decree.

Sep 11, 2023 9:00 AM CDT

Weekly Briefs: MoFo changes DEI fellowship; X reacts to BigLaw partner at Burning Man festival

MoFo expands DEI fellowship after suit Morrison & Foerster has changed the eligibility criteria for a diversity, equity and inclusion fellowship after being sued by a conservative activist who led the campaign against affirmative action in college admissions. The Keith Wetmore 1L Fellowship for Excellence, Diversity and Inclusion was initially…

Sep 8, 2023 3:14 PM CDT

Paxton’s former top aide wonders whether he had been blackmailed, aide testifies in impeachment trial

A former top aide to suspended Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he at first wondered why his boss was ignoring warnings about helping developer Nate Paul in his business disputes.

Sep 8, 2023 10:43 AM CDT

Family First: A group of Washington lawyers works to keep infants with their mothers

While family separations have long been the norm when treating babies born dependent on substances, recent research suggests allowing a mother to stay with and care for her infant significantly improves their health outcomes.

Sep 7, 2023 11:06 AM CDT

Paxton not fit to be Texas AG, prosecutor says; impeachment trial starts after Senate allows charges

Suspended Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is “not fit to be the attorney general for the state of Texas," according to Texas State Rep. Andrew Murr, who is serving as an impeachment prosecutor.

Sep 6, 2023 8:13 AM CDT

Ex-prosecutor disbarred for disclosure failures in drug-lab scandal; supervisor, underling get different sanctions

A former assistant attorney general who oversaw the investigation and prosecution of a drug-using chemist at a Massachusetts crime lab has been disbarred for failing to disclose the full extent of the worker’s potential misconduct to affected drug defendants.

Sep 5, 2023 9:07 AM CDT

Weekly Briefs: Top firms named for female equity partners; Trump inflated net worth by $2.2B, motion says

These law firms ranked best for female equity partners Three large law firms are reporting that more than 33% of their equity partners are women, according to Law360 Pulse’s 2023 Women in Law Report. They are Littler Mendelson (36.8%), Jackson Lewis (33.8%) and Ropes & Gray (33.1%). Two midsize firms…

Sep 1, 2023 1:56 PM CDT

Top state court upholds unaffordable bail for ‘putative gun-toting drug dealer’

Delaware’s constitutional right to bail does not mean that it must be affordable for dangerous defendants, the state’s top court has ruled.

Sep 1, 2023 11:29 AM CDT

‘Bad boy’ postnup clause can be enforced in Maryland, top state court says

Maryland public policy allows enforcement of a $7 million “bad boy” postnuptial clause that penalizes a spouse for adultery, the Maryland Supreme Court has ruled.

Aug 31, 2023 11:11 AM CDT

Federal appeals court tosses lawyer’s challenge to anti-bias ethics rule

A Pennsylvania lawyer does not have standing to challenge a state ethics rule banning discrimination and harassment in the practice of law, a federal appeals court has ruled.

Aug 31, 2023 8:55 AM CDT

Are defendants in Georgia case against Trump entitled to removal? These standards apply

U.S. District Judge Steve C. Jones of the Northern District of Georgia on Monday promised to rule “quickly but reasonably” on a bid by former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to remove the criminal racketeering case against him from Fulton County, Georgia, to federal court.

Aug 30, 2023 3:51 PM CDT

Top court in Massachusetts permits use of shock devices on institutionalized patients

Weekly Briefs: MoFo changes DEI fellowship; X reacts to BigLaw partner at Burning Man festival

Paxton’s former top aide wonders whether he had been blackmailed, aide testifies in impeachment trial

Family First: A group of Washington lawyers works to keep infants with their mothers

Paxton not fit to be Texas AG, prosecutor says; impeachment trial starts after Senate allows charges

Ex-prosecutor disbarred for disclosure failures in drug-lab scandal; supervisor, underling get different sanctions

Weekly Briefs: Top firms named for female equity partners; Trump inflated net worth by $2.2B, motion says

Top state court upholds unaffordable bail for ‘putative gun-toting drug dealer’

‘Bad boy’ postnup clause can be enforced in Maryland, top state court says

Federal appeals court tosses lawyer’s challenge to anti-bias ethics rule

Are defendants in Georgia case against Trump entitled to removal? These standards apply

Onetime SCOTUS contender sues judicial conduct commission, alleging bid to stifle criticism

Wisconsin Supreme Court chief justice condemns liberal majority for ‘hostile takeover,’ ‘unprecedented coup’

Top state court will hear condo board dispute over emotional support dog

Alabama can enforce ban on transition treatment for transgender minors, 11th Circuit says

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