In the medium and long term, targeted reforms could go a long way to restoring confidence in the Supreme Court. But in the meantime, it's up to the court's chief justice to preserve the independence of the institution he has taken an oath to safeguard.      

U.S. District Senior Judge Richard Leon said the case "has more holes in it than a piece of Swiss cheese."      

"Today's award demonstrates the significant contributions that whistleblowers can make to substantially assist investigations and help the commission save time and resources," SEC whistleblower chief Jane Norberg said.      

A Law.com survey found that the upcoming election is weighing heavily on legal professionals, and pushing many to openly express their political views. Still, political conflicts in the workplace are rare. Legal professionals' personal lives, however, is another story.      

It's an uncharacteristically large partner class for the firm, and includes the second and third Black attorneys to ever join Cravath's partnership.       

The third $10 billion-plus deal of the last month, and second this week, shows there are big happenings around those little chips.       

The survey, conducted last in 2018, reveals some serious concerns about gender bias, budgets and compensation for those charged with enabling firms to get new clients.       

Legal marketers and other law firm professionals were already stressed, and the pandemic, as well as secretive layoffs running through Big Law, made matters worse.