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California delays new CCPA regulations - In a surprising development, a California state court delayed the enforcement date of new CCPA regulations until March 29, 2024. The ruling does not affect statutory changes under the CCPA that took effect on January 1, 2023.
Sony Confidential Playstation Secrets Leaked - Highly confidential information about Call of Duty revenues was leaked accidentally in the FTC v. Microsoft hearing, as a result of redaction using a sharpie rather than more effective means.
Merger Efforts Accelerate... and crumble - Law firm mergers have seen an increase in 2023 compared to 2022, according to a new report. Meanwhile, a major merger effort between the firms, ranked respectively #83 and #142 in the Am Law 200, has fallen apart.
COVID's Remote Work is Changing Disability Law - Federal judges are somewhat less likely to side with employers that deny requests for telework as a disability accommodation after the Covid-19 pandemic sparked a remote work revolution.
Firms Targeted in Global Cyberattack - Kirkland & Ellis, K&L Gates, and Proskauer Rose (all top Am Law 50 firms) were revealed to have been targets of a ransomware group known as CL0P.
Global legal and Tax tech Funding Drops 43% in First Half of 2023 - Investment is down according to an H1 2022 figure of $3.16B to $1.80B in the first half of the year; indicative of high inflation and rising interest rates, contributing to the drop.
Harvard Under Scrutiny for Legacy Admissions Practices - Activist groups filed a complaint with the US Department of Education against the Ivy League school, contesting its legacy admissions policy "flagged at the offset" applicants with relatives who went to the school and/or were wealthy donors.
Florida Declines New Bar Exam - The US state is the first to announce it will not use the new bar exam (scheduled for debut in July of 2026). After July 2026, the Florida Board of Bar Examiners will reconvene to decide if they'd like to implement the new bar exam.
BigLaw Diversity Threatened by SCOTUS Ruling - After the Supreme Court's ruling on affirmative action, BigLaw diversity efforts will most likely experience challenges to improve.
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