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New York City’s newly enacted pied-a-terre tax is drawing significant attention from legal experts, property owners, and policymakers across the United States. The tax, formally known as the non-primary residence property surcharge,

In 1870, a woman made history by graduating with honors from the institution now known as Northwestern University with a law degree. Her achievement was extraordinary for the era, representing a landmark

Weil made legal industry history this week, becoming the first firm ever to describe Cravath as offering a “smaller platform” to departing talent. The remarkable characterisation came after Weil lost its corporate

American suppressor manufacturers are set to gain a significant competitive advantage in international markets following a major shift in U.S. export control regulations. The U.S. Department of State has reversed its long-standing

A major disconnect is emerging in how legal departments are adopting AI, with similar investments producing wildly different results across organisations. Two legal teams can deploy the same AI platform, spend comparable

Joe diGenova, the octogenarian former federal prosecutor and Trump ally, has publicly lashed out at recently fired Attorney General Pam Bondi in a scathing radio appearance. DiGenova and his wife, fellow attorney

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) has endorsed federal legislation seeking to clarify the scope of Section 525 of the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980 (DIDMCA). The

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released an open literature search document on glyphosate and is inviting public comment on its findings. The announcement, made on August 25, 2026, opens a formal

The US Department of Justice has launched a fresh legal assault on UC Berkeley School of Law, accusing the institution of rigging its admissions process to favour Black applicants. The government’s central

A senior Weil corporate chair has departed the firm for Cravath in a significant lateral move drawing attention across the legal industry this week. Sam Bankman-Fried has turned to the Supreme Court