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A federal judge in Maryland just slapped a temporary restraining order on ICE to stop them from grabbing Kilmar Abrego Garcia again after she already made them let him go from a detention facility in Pennsylvania. Judge Paula Xinis said the agency has no legal authority to deport him without an...

UN Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews called out the UK government to trash Myanmar's upcoming military junta election as fake, and he wants Britain to push other countries in Asia to do the same. The junta scheduled voting for later this month to create some illusion of political stability while...

Human Rights Watch just released findings claiming Russia has been systematically torturing Ukrainian prisoners of war through beatings, fake executions, electric shocks, and dog attacks. The report came from interviews with 12 former detainees, and it says the abuse was designed to completely...

UN investigators dropped a report saying Venezuela's national guard has been running a decade-long campaign of extrajudicial killings, mass arrests, torture, and sexual violence against anyone protesting or opposing President Nicolás Maduro. The crackdown got way worse after the disputed...

Reddit just sued Australia over its new law that bans anyone under 16 from using social media platforms, even though the company already started blocking young users this week. The case landed in Australia's High Court and argues the blanket ban is way too broad, messes with adult privacy and...

CMS just rolled out Harvey's AI software to over 7,000 attorneys across 50-plus countries, which the firm says is the biggest Harvey deployment at any major law shop. The tech has been cutting down each lawyer's workload by roughly 118 hours annually, or about half an hour daily, by automating...

Ropes & Gray just brought on Gretchen Greene from Meta to run their AI strategy as chief of artificial intelligence strategy. Greene used to handle AI rollout for Meta's policy and legal squads, and she actually started her career as a tax attorney at Ropes & Gray before jumping into tech. The...

The Bar Council of England and Wales just tapped Jim Morris, a former Royal Marine and ex-military assistant to the prime minister, as its next CEO. Morris currently works as chief of staff at tech company VoCoVo and will replace Malcolm Cree, who is stepping down after running the organization...

Sidley Austin just promoted 29 lawyers to partner across its US and European offices, which is actually down from the 38 people who made it last year. The firm also bumped 15 people up to counsel this round. Women represent just under half the new partner class, and the promotions kick in...

Pallas Partners is dropping bonuses on its associates and counsel that actually beat what Cravath set as the standard, with top performers potentially walking away with $232k total. The transatlantic litigation boutique operates out of New York and London with just 21 junior lawyers, and its...

Christian Dior Couture's senior privacy and compliance director just got tapped for the Luxury Law Alliance advisory board. Benedicte Bayi-Mathijsen works out of New York, handling legal requirements and turning them into actual business strategies while training employees on risk management...

Norton Rose Fulbright promoted 51 lawyers to partner across 22 offices worldwide, and women made up 51 percent of the new class after last year dipped to just 35 percent. The bulk of promotions went to North America, with 30 spots split between the US and Canada, while London grabbed 10 slots...

Three biotech outfits just brought in fresh legal chiefs as venture capital money starts flowing back into the sector after getting wrecked for two years straight. Sudo Biosciences grabbed Paul Bavier from HilleVax to be their first-ever chief legal officer, PepGen made Joseph Vittiglio the top...

Scottish outfit Brodies just scooped up Leeds-based Barton Legal to beef up their construction practice and plant a flag outside London for the first time. Bill Barton brings his entire eight-person crew with him after running the shop since 2007, and the guy has been grinding in construction...

Fastcase is going after Canadian AI startup Alexi for allegedly turning a limited-use licensing deal into a full competitor platform using their case law database. The lawsuit dropped in Washington, DC claims the Toronto outfit violated the 2021 agreement by building their legal research tool...

Latham & Watkins just poached four private equity heavyweights from Freshfields in Germany, and the group brings some serious dealmaking firepower with them. Markus Paul used to run Freshfields' continental Europe operation before jumping ship along with veteran partner Wessel Heukamp, rising...

L'Oréal just doubled down on its Galderma investment by grabbing another 10 percent from the EQT-led consortium that also had Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and Auba Investment holding stakes. Bär & Karrer repped the French beauty giant while Homburger backed EQT, and Niederer Kraft Frey jumped...

King & Wood Mallesons is breaking up after the Chinese and Australian partnerships decided to pull the plug on their 14-year marriage that started back when everybody thought merging across continents was genius. The Australian side will rebrand as Mallesons and operate independently, while the...

Limpopo held a major funeral for 31-year-old Constable Tlhonolofatso Fredens Machete after her boyfriend, Sergeant Ngoveni Matimba Gift, shot her multiple times inside Ritavi Police Station before turning the gun on himself. The whole thing went down at the Community Service Centre, where...

The SABC's New York crew just picked up a gold medal at the UN Correspondents Awards for an interview they did with the top humanitarian guy at the United Nations. Sherwin Bryce-Pease and Aaron Berbrick got recognized for their September sit-down with Tom Fletcher, where he talked about aid...