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Home Daily News Boutique law firm is talent pipeline for… Law Firms Boutique law firm is talent pipeline for conservative lawyers By Debra Cassens Weiss May 1, 2025, 2:08 pm CDT Lawyer C. Boyden Gray in October 2017 in Washington, D.C. Gray, formerly a White House counsel in the George H.W. Bush administration, founded the law firm Boyden Gray. (Photo by Shannon Finney/Getty Images) A boutique law firm in Washington, D.C., is advancing conservative causes by filing legal challenges to liberal policies, such as corporate diversity programs, environmental regulations and job protections for transgender people. The firm is Boyden Gray,…
Make every weekend feel like a holiday by checking-in to the UAE’s standout stays, from family-friendly fun to resorts that ooze romance…From glamping spots that unroll along the Ras Al Khaimah mountains to ritzy resorts that have become statement pieces in Dubai’s skyline, here are 10 tried-and-tested UAE staycations we think every UAE resident should do.The splashy new one: Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab, DubaiCompleting the oceanic-inspired trilogy Jumeirah first began creating with Burj Al Arab and Jumeirah Beach Hotel, the Shaun Killa-designed resort resembles an avant-garde superyacht. Inside, the facilities mirror the wow factor, with almost a dozen restaurants ranging…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. In what could be a significant escalation of U.S. pressure on Mexico, the Trump administration has begun to impose travel restrictions and other sanctions on prominent Mexican politicians whom it believes are linked to drug corruption, U.S. officials said. So far, two Mexican political figures have acknowledged being banned from traveling to the United States. But U.S. officials said they expect more Mexicans to be targeted as the administration works through a list of several dozen political figures…
All three public hospitals in north Gaza have been put “out of service”, the Hamas-run health ministry has said, as Israel continues its offensive to seize areas of the territory.The ministry said on Sunday Israeli forces had besieged the Indonesian hospital in Beit Lahia, “with heavy fire… preventing the arrival of patients, medical staff, and supplies”. The hospital was the last in the north to be operating, it said.Israel’s military on Saturday announced the launch of “Operation Gideon’s Chariot”, amid the deadliest wave of strikes in Gaza in months.Hamas offered to release nine hostages in exchange for a 60-day truce…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked Prime Minister Mark Carney on Saturday to add Canada’s weight behind global pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to sit at the negotiating table and agree to “an unconditional ceasefire.”During the first face-to-face meeting between Zelenskyy and Carney, who secured a mandate in last month’s federal election, the Ukrainian president said the pressure on Putin was necessary to “make peace as quick as possible.”The two leaders met in Rome on the eve of Pope Leo XIV’s installation and ahead of the G7 summit that Carney is hosting in Kananaskis, Alta., from June 15 to 17.”There can…
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Friday, May 16, SCOTUSblog (May. 16, 2025, 10:09 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/05/the-morning-read-for-friday-may-16/ Source link
Home Daily News New associates get paid $300K at this boutique… Lawyer Pay New associates get paid $300K at this boutique firm By Debra Cassens Weiss May 1, 2025, 3:08 pm CDT Litigation boutique law firm Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors will be raising salaries for first-year associates to $300,000 beginning Sept. 1, an increase of $50,000. (Image from Shutterstock) Litigation boutique law firm Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors will be raising salaries for first-year associates to $300,000 beginning Sept. 1, an increase of $50,000. The pay tops that of first-year associates at BigLaw firms, the bulk of which paid $225,000 in…
From roasts to a brunch by the pool…Who says brunches are only for Saturdays? Not us. These Sunday brunches in Dubai are the perfect way to celebrate life. Double down from a Saturday brunch and carry on on Sunday. We won’t judge you.Here are the best Sunday brunches in Dubai for 2025.Al NafoorahTake a trip to the heart of Lebanon every Sunday with the Cedar Brunch by Al Nafoorah. A truly nostalgic brunch experience headlined by traditional mezze, mixed grills and kunafa – among other delicacies. Lebanese music and drinks, featuring a Kanoun player, round out the special brunch offering.Jumeirah…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. Last week, North Carolina Democrats scored a victory when Republican Judge Jefferson Griffin, who’d lost a tight race for the state’s Supreme Court, finally conceded defeat after a six-month legal battle to throw out ballots that he contended were illegitimate. But that same morning, the party suffered a setback that may be more consequential: losing control of the state board that sets voting rules and adjudicates election disputes. The…
Officials in Palm Springs, California are investigating a car explosion on Saturday morning that killed one person and damaged a fertility clinic.The explosion happened just before 11:00 local time (19:00 BST) less than a mile from downtown Palm Springs, near several businesses including the American Reproductive Centres.In a statement, the fertility clinic said no one from their facility was harmed but that one person was killed and several were injured.Palm Springs police confirmed the death and called the incident an “intentional act of violence”, but have not released further details.Palm Springs police chief Andy Mills said the blast damaged several…