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The morning’s top legal stories span Supreme Court analysis, election law battles, and ongoing scrutiny of banking regulation failures. Justice Stephen Breyer has given a new interview discussing the circumstances and reasoning

Prenuptial agreements are widely treated as permanent documents, but legal experts warn that failing to revisit them can have costly consequences in court. Attorney Julia Rodgers of Hello Prenup Inc. argues that

The Federal Trade Commission announced on July 2, 2026, that the companies operating the Hopper travel apps have agreed to pay $35 million to settle allegations of deceptive fee practices. Canadian company

The French parliament has passed landmark legislation targeting ultra-fast fashion retailers, introducing a tiered fine system that will increase in severity over the coming years. Companies classified as ultra-fast fashion under the

The United States marked the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence this Saturday, a semiquincentennial milestone demanding far more than barbecues and neighbourhood fireworks. A quarter-millennium of American

According to Clio’s 2025 Legal Trends for Solo and Small Law Firms, most solo and small-firm lawyers now use AI in some capacity across their practices. However, only 8% of solo practitioners

On June 29, 2026, the Supreme Court invalidated the statutory for-cause-removal protections for commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission in a 6-3 decision. The case, Trump v. Slaughter, established that commissioners of

Corporate legal departments are pushing their law firms to take the lead on artificial intelligence, yet they are sending contradictory signals about what that leadership should actually involve. Law firms are actively

Voluntary bar associations exist for one purpose: to serve lawyers, judges, students, clients, and the public, not to advance individual careers. When you begin with that premise, everything becomes clearer, and you

On 30 June 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced it had rescinded two longstanding policy documents governing voluntary affirmative action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.