Legal News

• How Law Schools Fared on California's July 2019 Bar Exam December 13, 2019
  Only two law schools—Duke and Chicago—saw 100% of their test-takers pass the latest exam. Here's a breakdown of how schools across the country fared.         
• Duane Morris Partner Suspended 6 Months for Overbilling at Former Firm, Saul Ewing December 13, 2019
  The Boston partner argued that billing irregularities were due to her "error-prone" billing tendencies, and were not intentionally deceptive.         
• Former Morrison & Foerster Chair Marshall Small Dies at 92 December 13, 2019
  Small began working at the California-based firm in 1954 and would remain at the firm for his entire legal career, 65 years, until his death.         
• Supreme Court Sets Trump Tax Return Cases for March Argument Session December 13, 2019
  The justices granted review in a trio of cases—"Trump v. Vance," "Trump v. Mazars" and "Trump v. Deutsche Bank"—in which federal appellate courts in New York and Washington rejected the president's arguments to shield financial records from law enforcement and congressional investigators.