Missouri Republicans are continuing their legal push to defend a contested electoral map, despite repeated rejections from the United States Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court has consistently turned away Missouri’s attempts to revive its gerrymandered congressional map, sending the state’s Republican legislators back empty-handed each time.
The Department of Justice and the Department of Education have claimed that Berkeley Law illegally favours Black students, a campus where just 51 of 1,128 enrolled students are Black.
Critics have noted the striking disparity between the federal government’s characterisation of the situation and the actual demographic data from the law school’s student body.
In law firm news, Weil has lost its corporate chair and roughly half a dozen mergers and acquisitions partners to rival firm Cravath in a notable lateral move across the industry.
Weil described the departures by framing Cravath as “a smaller platform,” a characterisation that raised eyebrows among legal industry observers tracking the high-stakes talent battle.
Kirkland and Ellis has surpassed Jackson Walker to become the largest law firm in Texas, boasting 549 lawyers across the state a full twelve years after opening its first Texas office.
The firm’s growth in Texas reflects a broader trend of major national practices expanding aggressively into the state’s increasingly competitive and lucrative legal market.
In Washington, D.C., litigation boutique Liu Shur Kravis, founded in April by three former federal prosecutors, has already matched the Milbank pay scale just five months after opening its doors.
Finally, Elon Law Dean Zak Kramer made good on a promise to his students, getting “1 & Done” inked on his forearm after his class achieved an 85% first-time bar passage rate.