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The oral argument Monday in Berk v. Choy was filled with the nuts and bolts of judicial procedure – what it takes to get a case started; what can justify a court in stopping the case in its tracks right after it gets to the court; and, most importantly, who gets to answer those questions. It’s not at all clear that all of the justices will reject applying in federal court the requirements under review – Delaware procedures designed to limit medical malpractice litigation – but some of them viewed the requirements as unacceptably hostile to the central conception of…

Home Daily News Which law firms are most conservative and… Law Firms Which law firms are most conservative and most liberal? See the ranking By Debra Cassens Weiss September 30, 2025, 12:50 pm CDT BigLaw firms are moving further to the left, according to an analysis of campaign contributions by lawyers and staff members in BigLaw and larger plaintiffs-side law firms. (Image from Shutterstock) BigLaw firms are moving further to the left, according to an analysis of campaign contributions by lawyers and staff members in BigLaw and larger plaintiffs-side law firms. The findings: 92.45% of campaign contributions by that group…

Drone deliveries to cover 70% of the city in five yearsDubai is soaring towards a futuristic way of travel and deliveries with flying taxis to cut your commute to minutes and drones to do deliveries.Speaking ahead of the Dubai Airshow 2025 Mohammed Abdulla Lengawi, Director General of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA), announced that the emirate aims to cover 30 per cent of Dubai with drone delivery services by 2026, expanding to an impressive 70 per cent within the next five years, according to Khaleej Times.The city’s first phase of the drone delivery initiative has already taken off in…

Tom BennettJerusalem,Alice CuddyTel Aviv,Yolande KnellRe’im andRushdi AbualoufGaza correspondentAFP via Getty ImagesSome paid their respects at the site of the Nova Music Festival, where more than 370 people were killed and dozens more taken back to Gaza as hostagesIsraelis have gathered across the country to mark two years since the Hamas-led attack on 7 October 2023, as negotiations continued in Egypt over an end to the war in Gaza.The attack saw over 1,200 people killed and 251 others taken back to Gaza as hostages. It was the single deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust.Israel responded by launching a military offensive…

The Supreme Court on Tuesday morning appeared largely sympathetic to a Colorado licensed counselor who is challenging the state’s ban on conversion therapy – that is, treatment intended to change a client’s sexual orientation or gender identity – for young people. In Chiles v. Salazar, a majority of the justices seemed to agree with the counselor, Kaley Chiles, that the ban discriminates against her based on the views that she expresses in her therapy. But several justices suggested that, rather than striking the law down outright, the court should send the case back to the lower courts for them to…

Home Daily News Florida federal prosecutor fired after old… Prosecutors Florida federal prosecutor fired after old alleged anti-Trump blog posts surface By Debra Cassens Weiss October 1, 2025, 9:02 am CDT The U.S. Department of Justice building in Washington, D.C. (Image from Shutterstock.com) Assistant U.S. Attorney Will Rosenzweig of the Southern District of Florida was fired by email last week when he was off work to observe Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. The firing happened after conservatives published past blog posts attributed to Rosenzweig that criticized President Donald Trump during his first term in office, the Miami Herald reports…

Sheikh Hamdan has launched Dubai Founders HQ, a new hub designed to help startups and SMEs grow, connect and go globallyDubai’s startup scene just got a major boost with the launch of Dubai Founders HQ, a new initiative by Sheikh Hamdan designed to support entrepreneurs and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as they grow and expand globally.A new space for innovationAnnounced by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Dubai Founders HQ brings together founders, investors and industry experts under one roof. The goal is to build a stronger, more connected business community that…

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. When a health insurance company refuses to pay for treatment, most people begrudgingly accept the decision. Few patients appeal; some don’t trust the insurer to reverse its own decision. But a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion outside their walls can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment. External reviews are one of the industry’s best-kept secrets, and only a tiny fraction of those eligible actually use them. ProPublica…

A 30-year-old woman has become the third person to die from methanol poisoning in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, as the authorities investigate the source of the tainted drinks thought to be making people ill.Bruna Araújo de Souza died after consuming a vodka drink at a bar more than a week ago, according to officials in the city of São Bernardo. It comes after health officials announced the deaths of two men. There have been a total of 225 confirmed cases of methanol poisoning in Brazil so far, according to the health ministry’s latest update. Most of these have…

Lawyers for a group of transgender and nonbinary Americans urged the Supreme Court on Monday afternoon to leave in place a mandate by a federal judge in Massachusetts that temporarily requires the State Department to provide them with passports reflecting the sex designation of their choice. A policy implemented by the Trump administration that “classif[ies] people based on sex assigned at birth and exclusively issu[es] sex markers on passports based on that sex classification,” wrote attorney Chase Strangio, “puts transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people in potential danger whenever they use a passport.”    At issue in the case is a…