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Democratic senator files legislation to abolish US Electoral College
Presidents should be chosen by a simple national vote, believes Californian Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer.
Cravath, Swaine & Moore announces all-women promotion round
Bucking the general trend for BigLaw, the elite firm has made up three new partners - and all of them are women.
Trump confirms SCOTUS nominee to be chosen from draft picks
Campaign manager Kellyanne Conway has confirmed that President-Elect Donald Trump's list of 21 potential picks for the US Supreme Court 'has not changed' since it was released in September.
'Cravath pay scale' blamed for strain on law firm profitability
The chain reaction set off across BigLaw by Cravath, Swaine & Moore's decision to lift first-year associate pay to $180k earlier this year has finally started to show through in firm finances, says a new report.
11,000 attorneys sign letter to US Congress opposing Bannon appointment
Incoming White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon wants to 'destroy the state', warn lawyers.
Communications between GCs and former employees not subject to privilege, court rules
In-house lawyers are concerned by a recent judgement in Washington that post-employment communications between corporate counsel and former employees are freely discoverable and not protected by corporate attorney-client privilege.
Investment GC to oversee staff picks for Trump's DoJ
Point72 Asset Management general counsel Kevin O'Connor has been appointed to spearhead staffing President-Elect Donald Trump's team in the US Department of Justice.
'Visabot' lawyer launches to support business immigration to the US
Ensuring that talented individuals from all over the world are still able to participate in business innovation in the United States is the mission of Visabot, the latest incarnation of the 'robot lawyer'.
Trump taps lawyer for Chief of Staff role
AM Law 200 partner and RNC chairman Reinhold 'Reince' Priebus has been named as President-Elect Donald Trump's chief of staff.
A&O US senior partner leaves for Milbank with real estate team
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy has poached a three-partner real estate team from Allen & Overy in New York that includes senior partner Kevin O'Shea.
Trump lawyers file motion to delay Trump University trial until after he's sworn in
President-Elect Donald Trump will be too busy preparing to move into the White House to appear in court before 20 January, his lawyers have argued.
Marijuana another big Election Day winner as four states legalise
Four states approved ballot measures to legalise the sale, purchase and use of cannabis for recreational purposes on Tuesday.
Lawyers offer 'TransLawHelp' ahead of Trump inauguration
Lawyers have taken to social media to offer free legal assistance to transgender Americans ahead of President-Elect Donald Trump's ascent to the White House.
Arnold & Porter to create billion-dollar firm with rival Kaye Scholer
The two East Coast heavyweights have confirmed that they intend to merge.
Scalia namesake law school attracts larger talent pool
The hubbub around George Mason University's decision to rename its law school after the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia doesn't seem to be putting off students.
Nevada judge becomes unlikely Election Day celebrity
The judge who shot down Donald Trump's eleventh-hour early voting lawsuit in Nevada has made international headlines after scolding the now President Elect's legal team.
Generic-drug industry faces possible collusion charges in the US
The US Department of Justice may be ready to bring criminal charges in its ongoing investigation into alleged price collusion among generic-drug companies before the end of the year.
Former US Attorney General Janet Reno dies aged 78
The first woman to ever be appointed as attorney general of the United States has passed away following a long-fought battle with Parkinson's disease.
Democrats take RNC to court over voter intimidation concerns
The Democratic National Convention has asked a judge to block the Republican Party from supporting candidate Donald Trump's efforts to place 'watchers' at polling stations in key states on election day.
ABA green-lights Trump 'libel bully' article ahead of election
The American Bar Association has decided that an article claiming Donald Trump is a 'libel bully' will run in one of its publications before the upcoming presidential election, despite earlier concerns about partisanship.