At the heart of our study is a simple but pressing question: Is the benefit received by backstop parties purely compensation for the underwriting risk they assume, or does it serve quietly to provide ...

Being deprived of political rights for most of world history, women tried to contribute to political theory and philosophy as soon as they could find themselves pen, paper, and free time from making ...

Another impressive group of graduates is preparing to leave our beloved Laird Bell Quadrangle. Here, we highlight some of ...

Coffee Mess, Café D’Angelo, the Law School Musical … these are some of the traditions that 3Ls mentioned when we asked them ...

What do you think was the deciding point for the firm in making you partner? Was it your performance on a specific case? A personality trait? Making connections with the right people?

Micah Quigley (J.D. ’21) will clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch during the October 2025–26 term. In an interview with the Maroon, he spoke about how his interests aligned with Gorsuch, ...

KemperSports appointed Andrew Fleming as its new executive vice president of strategy. Fleming is a long-time golf and sports industry veteran who previously served as senior vice president of ...

O’Melveny announced today that respected Texas trial lawyer Meghan McElvy has joined the firm’s Houston office as a partner in its General Litigation Practice Group and Energy Industry Group. Her ...

Jean Maclean Snyder passed away peacefully at her home on April 27, 2025 at the age of 83 in Hyde Park, Chicago, Illinois. Jean was a loved grandmother, mother, wife, friend and colleague, a ...

U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison announced today the appointment of a new executive leadership team to guide the District of New Mexico’s mission, along with a restructuring of the Albuquerque office’s ...

The Justice Department is getting creative in its effort to prevent discrimination. On May 19 it announced the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, which will use the False Claims Act, which encourages ...

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