Judge Ryan Nelson stated that “out of an abundance of caution, the best course in this specific case (which may not apply in other cases) is to recuse.”
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Amid Law Firm Merger Frenzy, Former Leaders of Wilmer and Hale Offer Insights
“The fact that we brought all these people into the loop in October and it never leaked until we made it public on May 31 said to me that it was going to work,” said Bill Lee.
Skadden Funds New 1L Pathway Program at Penn Carey Law
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom gave Penn Carey the endowed gift for the program in honor of Eric Friedman, a 1989 Penn Carey Law graduate who served as Skadden’s executive partner for 15 years before stepping down in April.
Columbia University to Hire 'Safe Passage Liaison'
“This is the first time a university has negotiated with the students who’ve been pushed off campus by extreme protesters,” Jay Edelson said in an email to Law.com. “And the result we got makes clear what our priorities are: safety for students, and actually encouraging a dialogue rather than aimlessly hurling slogans at one another.” […]
Judges React to 11th Circuit's Gen AI Use: 'Creative,' Occasionally 'Misleading,' and 'Brave'
While some judges appreciated Judge Kevin Newsom’s transparency in exploring generative AI in legal work, others thought his adventurousness was premature.