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Constitutional Challenge to Recent NY Emergency Tenant Protection Act Amendment

This column discusses recent noteworthy decisions of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. This installment explores two recent decisions by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence E. Kahn evaluating a constitutional challenge to recent amendments to New York’s Emergency Tenant Protection Act (ETPA), N.Y. Unconsol.…

Spencer Fane Is the Fastest Growing Am Law 200 Firm Over the Last 5 Years

The fastest-growing Am Law 200 firm by revenue over the last half-decade isn’t necessarily who you’d expect. Spencer Fane, once a regional firm mostly known in the Midwest, has leapfrogged 21 spots in the Am Law 200 rankings in the last two years to No. 142 this year, generating $266.8…

Kansas Appellate E-Filing Comes Back Online Following Fall ‘Cybersecurity Incident’

Kansas Appellate E-Filing Comes Back Online Following Cybersecurity Incident | Law.com Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/2024/07/01/kansas-appellate-e-filing-comes-back-online-following-fall-cybersecurity-incident/ Credit: nadia_snopek/Adobe Stock NEWS “We were working on the appellate case management system when the cyberattack occurred, forcing technology staff to shift their attention to restoring district court operations,” Luckert said in a statement. “Once…

Hunter Biden Sues Fox News Over Mock Trial Series

Fox News is facing a lawsuit from Hunter Biden over a fictional “mock trial” television series that included photos of the plaintiff in the nude. The complaint, filed Sunday in Manhattan Supreme Court, alleged violations of New York Civil Rights Law Section 52-b, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and unjust…

Gen AI Document Search Startup Hebbia Raises 0M, Hires New Head of Legal

Hebbia, a generative artificial intelligence-powered startup that can search and analyze documents, made a new hire and reportedly closed a large funding round last week.  On June 27, TechCrunch reported that the company had raised nearly $100 million in a Series B round, led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), reportedly bringing…