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Terms of Estrangement; Parents and their Adult Kids.
The last few weeks have brought the news that three of the kids born or adopted by Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have filed petitions to drop Pitt from their names. In recent years I have spoken with former clients who report varying degrees of estrangement from their...
The Bar Exam Pep Talk Every Student Needs To Read
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A Blanche Confirmation Hearing Witness Is Getting Death Threats. Thanks, Sens. Hawley And Schmitt!
Elizabeth Oyer spent 13 years as the pardoning attorney for the Department of Justice. Last week, she testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee about Todd Blanche’s nomination for Attorney General, specifically that Blanche fired her after she refused to...
A Jaunt Through ‘The Odyssey’
This summer, I’m taking a class in comparative translations of The Odyssey. Okay, okay: To each his own. But I’ve sure been amused about the controversy over whether Christopher Nolan’s film version of The Odyssey is woke. Let me...
A Bar Exam Disaster For The Ages
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Back in 2014, what exam software company had a major glitch when administering the bar exam leaving thousands of test takers around the nation unable to upload their completed exams — despite...
Milbank Is Paying Their Associates Even More Money — See Also
More Milbank Money: Up to $25K in special bonuses for associates and counsel. Is any firm willing to match without Cravath’s permission? What’s Your Sign? This lawyer zodiac breakdown will leave you laughing. Teaching Professional Responsibility As...
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to clear the way for new mail-in voting restrictions
The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to fully implement an executive order signed by President Donald Trump that seeks to impose additional restrictions on mail-in voting. U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer called an order by a...
Italy’s best pizzas just minutes from many US bases, annual top-100 ranking shows
U.S. troops in Italy don’t have to travel far for world-class pizza, with 30 of the country’s best pizzerias within easy driving distance of military bases in Naples and Vicenza.
NJ National Guard soldiers honored for rescuing family after car crash
Army 2nd Lt. Anthuanet C. Gomez-Blacido, 2nd Lt. Sean M. Lukowski, Spc. Jahsiear W. Scott and Sgt. 1st Class Alexis Colon were awarded the Army Achievement Medal at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey.