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Woman shoots fiance in the spine for cheating, then video-chats his lover with his dying body on the ground behind her
Background: A section of Keswick Lane in Naperville, Illinois (Google Maps). Inset: Rosa Lagrone (DuPage County State's Attorney's Office). An argument about cheating between an Illinois couple ended with the woman shooting her fiance and then video-calling the other...
The Exit Exam: Check the Computer Before They Walk Out the Door
Act Fast to Protect Your Intellectual PropertyWhen an employee leaves, most employers focus on the logistics: returning equipment, revoking access, and wrapping up final pay. But for many organizations, there is a critical step that too often gets skipped: a forensic...
Mom who injected human fecal matter into infant's IV while victim was hospitalized for suspected abuse learns her fate
Inset: Tiffany M. Lesueur (Franklin County Sheriff's Office). Background: The Ohio children's hospital where Lesueur allegedly injected a foreign substance into her child's IV (Nationwide Children's/YouTube). A 35-year-old mother in Ohio will avoid prison despite...
A Guide for New Jersey Employers on AI + Workplace Algorithmic Discrimination Risks
In January 2025, the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR) issued guidance explaining the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) applies equally to decisions made with the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI). Employers cannot avoid liability because an...
OpenAI Settles Federal Hiring Discrimination Claims
OpenAI settles federal hiring case and agrees to change recruitment practices nationwide.
Matson’s Musings: Portal peril
Sorry to disappoint science fiction or fantasy fans, but this won’t be a discussion of the portals that create doorways to other worlds, dimensions, or universes. Rather, these perilous portals are authenticated systems through which taxpayers access and manage...
DISCO Moves Beyond E-Discovery With ‘Unified Litigation Solution’ That Combines Case Facts And Case Law
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Law Schools Spent 30 Years Buying U.S. News Rankings And The Bill Just Came Due
Cooley Law School has shed three-quarters of its full-time faculty. It’s still losing money. And it’s not just the former number 2 nationally ranked law school feeling the pinch. Professor Paul Campos has spent years chronicling law school financial...
Biglaw Is Bigger Than Ever, But Its Associate Classes Are Getting Smaller
Just yesterday, we noted that Biglaw had officially become the single largest employer of new law graduates. That’s still true. But there’s a catch: the biggest firms are hiring fewer of them. New data from the National Association for Law Placement (NALP)...