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This week, we're continuing to analyze the law schools that have pulled out of the U.S. News education rankings—and looking at the reasons some have given for continuing to participate.

"I'm asking you what time it is and you're telling me how to make a watch," the bar disciplinary counsel told Giuliani in one exchange.

"The courts will be on the sidelines, will stay on the sidelines, will not leave the sidelines," said Craig Green, a professor at Temple University Beasley School of Law.

"This issue has made its way through many of our nation's federal and state courts, but it is an issue of first impression in Pennsylvania," Judge Victor P. Stabile wrote in both cases.

A restaurant in Kennewick, Washington, resolved its violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act and will pay thousands in compensatory damages to the settle the dispute, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Washington announced.

"Since its founding, our school has prided itself on preparing lawyers to work for the public good while expanding access to the legal profession and justice for underserved communities," UW Law Dean Tamara F. Lawson wrote, adding that the rankings undermine those efforts.

"Having said that, the rankings system needs reform, especially the subjective reputational survey," Dean Ken Randall said.

"One of the things that Washburn University SOL takes very seriously is our commitment to the state of Kansas," Washburn Law School Interim Dean Jeffrey Jackson said in a statement. "We produce most of the lawyers in the state and we feel it important to bring good lawyers to areas that may be underserved."

The move is taking place at a time when many multinationals and large companies are turning their focus from China to Southeast Asia.

The two justices' questioning foreshadows a likely divide between the court's conservatives and liberals.

In 2023, WilmerHale's Alyssa DaCunha said her firm is preparing general counsel to advise on broader risk management issues in an uncertain political climate.

The justices let stand a Federal Circuit ruling ordering a retrial before a new judge, notwithstanding Centripetal Networks' and Paul Clement's pleas that the amount involved was trivial and that the judge did the right thing by divesting to a blind trust.

"In some ways, making partner is like climbing Mount Everest: it's an upward journey that presents unique challenges for each person."

"Prospective law students need accurate information as they consider which school best fits their goals in pursuing a legal education," Troy McKenzie, dean and Cecelia Goetz Professor of Law, wrote in a letter to the NYU Law community. "At one time, U.S. News may have provided information that could not be found elsewhere" but "[t]hat has changed."

Barbara Barath joined Debevoise as a leader of its tech litigation practice in Northern California, as the firm looks to bolster its intellectual property capabilities amid high demand.

"You need to make sure you're treating people with dignity and with respect. They're not just cogs in a wheel," said Robert Foehl, a professor of law and business ethics at Ohio University.

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Walgreens, Walmart and CVS appealed an Ohio opioid verdict, insisting that the $650 million award, extrapolated, would cost them $500 billion nationwide.

"It does not appear that the trial court had independently assessed the credibility of the witnesses, or that the trial court had 'independently weighed the evidence, had passed on the issues presented to the jury, and reached the same verdict as the jury did,'" Tennessee Court of Appeals Judge Thomas R. Frierson noted.