* Legal department is one of the few things related to Boeing not suffering from a sudden drop in pressure. [Law.com] * Texas district court goes full Bartleby and tells federal judiciary it would prefer not to follow the rules. [Reuters] * Trump could fire his legal team in a bid to further delay cases….
Every year, millions of students embark on their college journey, only to be met with staggering student loan debt, regret over their choice of major and underemployment upon graduation. For institutions, declining enrollment from the demographic cliff is compounded by decreased confidence in the value of higher education creating fiscal crises on campuses across the…
The Nigerian economy was severely impacted in 2023 by a national election, the subsequent devaluation of currency and the removal of the discount exchange rate for students studying abroad from the Central Bank of Nigeria, known as ‘Form A’. While Nigerian’s have become accustomed to fluctuating rates and shortages of foreign exchange, many students have…
Law enforcement officers frequently call on prosecutors for advice. Prosecutors generally see responding to such requests as part of their duties, as the North Carolina Constitution directs that District Attorneys “advise the officers of justice” in their districts. N.C. Const., Art. IV, § 18. But are prosecutors protected by absolute prosecutorial immunity when they give…
01 April 2024 Foley & Lardner To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Foley recently hosted a discussion in collaboration NACD on How to Navigate the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in 2024. Louis Lehot moderated the discussion between expert panelists Deborah Heisz, Ed …
As generative artificial intelligence (AI) continues its rapid ascent, higher education institutions are pondering strategies for adapting and equipping their students with the skills necessary to thrive in an AI-oriented workforce. Despite the pressing need for AI literacy, a recent BestColleges survey found that just 53% of students say they have been assigned coursework that…
Home Daily News New Reed Smith pay structure sorts associates… Lawyer Pay New Reed Smith pay structure sorts associates into ‘the A squad and the B squad,’ blog says By Debra Cassens Weiss March 26, 2024, 9:53 am CDT Reed Smith has confirmed that it is changing the compensation structure for associates, but it’s not…
TASK™, The Assessment of Sustainability Knowledge, was created to “make sustainability the new mainstream” and make it a common language, beyond sustainability advocates and experts, according co-founder Aurélien Decamps. “Everyone should be able to understand what is sustainability and how you can act on it,” he said. Decamps was speaking with The PIE News during a QS conference…
In the Fairfield Community School District in Iowa, an eighth-grade social studies teacher quit his job after he couldn’t get the superintendent to clarify whether a new education law allowed teachers to say that slavery was wrong. In Florida, the state board of education adopted social studies standards that ignited an uproar by calling for…
01 April 2024 Littler Mendelson To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On March 15, 2024, the EU member states voted in favor of the European Supply Chain Directive (Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive – CSDDD) in the EU Committee of Permanent Representatives…