by HolAdmin | Sep 3, 2026 | American Legal News
In what famous “Trial of the Century” did legendary defense attorney Clarence Darrow give a 12-hour closing argument? Hint: It’s not the Scopes Monkey Trial, if that’s what you’re thinking. Rather, the famed civil libertarian railed against the death penalty at...
by HolAdmin | Sep 3, 2026 | American Legal News
This summer, Donald Trump hijacked the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with a slate of events designed to celebrate himself. One of these, held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was what he called the Great American...
by HolAdmin | Sep 3, 2026 | American Legal News
Between now and when tax returns are due in the coming months, the IRS or the Department of Justice’s Tax Division often issue a press release about someone pleading guilty to or being convicted of a tax crime and facing jail time. If the story makes local news, then...
by HolAdmin | Sep 3, 2026 | American Legal News
Ever wonder how a MAGAland reality TV star turned prosecutor wound up running the Department of Transportation? Wonder no more. According to his own wife, it’s because that’s the one nobody else wanted. Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy sat down with her husband,...
by HolAdmin | Sep 3, 2026 | American Legal News
From left, Dennis Garcia of Litera, Donovan Bell of CLOC, and Rahul Chhabra of Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer. Although today’s legal technology events, above all else, showcase the many ways AI is disrupting the industry, at least one speaker at ILTACON 2026 noted...
by HolAdmin | Sep 3, 2026 | American Legal News
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. [I] really missed the counselor side of being a lawyer. I think I could be a much better counselor now than I was before I went on the bench. — Former U.S. District Judge Alan Albright of the Western District...
by HolAdmin | Sep 3, 2026 | American Legal News
At a recent conference at which I spoke, a member of the audience raised her hand and asked why law firms are having so much trouble determining the ROI of artificial intelligence tools that they are buying. I thought about it for a minute, and then it hit me: it’s...
by HolAdmin | Sep 3, 2026 | American Legal News
When the Florida Bar didn’t want to perform the most basic of its duties as the state’s designated professional licensing authority, it invented a new rule out of whole cloth to justify punting a detailed ethics complaint about then-Attorney General Pam Bondi. The...
by HolAdmin | Sep 3, 2026 | American Legal News
If you’ve ever dreamed of becoming a law professor, where you earn your J.D. may play a significant role in whether you ultimately make it into the legal academy. Professor Derek Muller of Notre Dame Law School recently took a look at which law schools produced the...
by HolAdmin | Sep 3, 2026 | African Golf News
There will be no pre-match flyover before Saturday’s third Test between the Springboks and All Blacks at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg. Airlink has withdrawn its application for a planned flyover before the match as the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA)...
