Yale Law School is working behind the scenes to persuade Yale University to abandon negotiations with the Trump administration, citing serious concerns about threats to the rule of law.
The efforts reflect growing tension between university administrations seeking accommodation with federal authorities and faculty who view such deals as compromising institutional independence.
Latham and Watkins is capitalising on surging legal demand driven by the AI power sector, positioning the firm among the leading beneficiaries of work tied to energy infrastructure and technology development.
A former Wisconsin judge is facing sentencing after refusing to allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to use her courtroom to detain migrants during proceedings.
The case has drawn significant attention as courts across the country grapple with the boundaries of federal immigration enforcement inside judicial spaces.
The Department of Justice has sent letters threatening to prosecute election officials if noncitizen voting occurs, a move critics have described as intimidation given years of investigations have failed to establish the practice happens at any significant scale.
The Eleventh Circuit has struck down a higher education provision in Florida’s Stop W.O.K.E. Act, with a Trump-appointed judge writing for the court that “[i]f the First Amendment offers any boundary of protection at all for public university classrooms, this statute crosses it.”
The ruling represents a significant legal setback for Florida’s efforts to restrict how race-related topics are taught and discussed within public university settings.
The federal government is seeking a court order to block the release of documents related to Todd Blanche’s role in what has been described as the Epstein coverup, with the release currently scheduled just before his confirmation hearing.
The timing of the government’s intervention has raised questions about transparency, given the documents are due to become public at a politically sensitive moment for the nominee.
Kalshi has lost its legal effort to prevent New York from regulating it as a gambling site, with the court declining to shield the prediction markets platform from state oversight.
The decision underscores the ongoing regulatory scrutiny facing prediction markets companies, which have faced persistent challenges from state authorities seeking to classify their products under existing gambling frameworks.
A reported thaw in Biglaw pro bono activity suggests some large firms may be resuming voluntary legal work after a period in which political pressure appeared to cool participation in such efforts across the sector.