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Overview of the Mamdani Election and Its Stakes for Real Estate Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist and New York State Assemblymember from Queens, secured a stunning victory in the November 4, 2025, New York City mayoral election, defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo (running as an independent) by a margin of 52% to 42%. His … Read more
Three Things Law Schools Don’t—but Absolutely Should—Tell Their Students Law school excels at teaching doctrine, case analysis, and Socratic terror, but it often leaves graduates blindsided by the realities of practice, culture, and survival in the legal profession. Here are three critical truths that belong in orientation packets, not whispered in post-bar exam bars. 1. … Read more
Amazon vs. Perplexity: E-Commerce Giant Sues AI Startup Over ‘Covert’ Shopping Bots In a escalating clash between Big Tech and AI disruptors, Amazon filed a federal lawsuit against Perplexity AI on November 4, 2025, accusing the $20 billion-valued startup of deploying unauthorized “agentic” AI tools to secretly access customer accounts on its platform. The suit, … Read more
Overview of the Settlement On November 6, 2025, Attorneys General from California, Connecticut, and New York announced a landmark $5.1 million multistate settlement with Illuminate Education, Inc. (“Illuminate”), a leading provider of K-12 educational assessment and data analytics software. This agreement resolves allegations that Illuminate failed to implement adequate data security measures, leading to major … Read more
Backlash Builds: UVA’s DEI Deal with Trump DOJ Draws Fire from Faculty and Virginia Lawmakers On October 22, 2025, the University of Virginia (UVA) struck a controversial four-page agreement with the Trump administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ), pausing five ongoing federal investigations into the school’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices in exchange for UVA … Read more
Overview of the Ruling On November 6, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated a decision by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that had found Home Depot U.S.A. Inc. violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) by barring employees from displaying “BLM” (Black Lives Matter) on their work aprons and … Read more
Mistrial in the $25M Ethereum Heist: MIT Brothers’ High-Stakes Crypto Trial Ends in Deadlock In a dramatic close to a four-week courtroom saga blending blockchain tech, white-collar crime, and jury exhaustion, U.S. District Judge Jessica G.L. Clarke declared a mistrial on November 7, 2025, in the fraud trial of MIT-educated brothers James Peraire-Bueno and Anton … Read more
Overview of the Sanctions Order On November 7, 2025, U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner in the Central District of California issued a sanctions order against two partners at the Los Angeles-based law firm Dovel & Luner LLP—Christin Cho and Rick Lyon—in a putative class action lawsuit alleging false labeling of Walmart’s Great Value Refined … Read more
Elevating Pro Bono: How Corporate Giants Like Amazon and Disney Embed It in Their Core In an era where corporate legal departments juggle high-stakes deals, regulatory scrutiny, and global operations, pro bono work—free legal services for the underserved—can easily slide into the “nice-to-have” category. Yet titans like Amazon and Disney have turned it into a … Read more
Background on the Case On November 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump (Docket No. 24-1287), consolidated with related cases challenging President Donald Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose broad tariffs. The tariffs at issue include “trafficking” duties on products from … Read more