Navigation The high court determined that Judge Robert P. Ruehlman, a retired judge sitting by assignment on the Jackson County Court of Common Pleas, General and Domestic Relations Division, was disqualified from presiding over “Jackson v. Ward,” concluding that an objective observer would conclude that he was prejudiced against the litigant.
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Male, Female, X: Indiana Court Denies Attempts to Add Nonbinary Option to Licenses
The court determined that until the Indiana General Assembly determined otherwise, it holds that “gender” in Title 9 of the state statutory scheme means “sex.”
In Win for Securities Industry, Justices Curb Investor Suits Over 'Pure Omissions'
Investors can bring such suits only when such omissions create “misleading half-truths,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote for a unanimous court.
How I Made Partner: 'Reliability Is the Cornerstone of Any Legal Career,' Says Jillian Sommers of Perkins Coie
“Reliability is the cornerstone of any legal career, and something a first-year, fifth-year, or eighth-year lawyer can control equally well.”
Kirkland, Proskauer, Hogan Lovells Add Partners Amid Brisk Lateral Activity in Big Firms
Proskauer lured a partner from Kirkland, which gained a partner from Gibson Dunn.