Shearman & Sterling is beginning to experience the full consequences of cutting its top earners’ pay and dedicating more of its bonus pool to merit-based compensation awards, Reuters reports.

The U.S. could be staring “a new kind of separate but equal” in the face as the Supreme Court is set to take on a Michigan-based affirmative action case and prepares to hand down a Texas-based decision also dealing with the controversial practice. So says attorney George Washington.

 

The battle between NYU and WSV Green Neighbors has entered a new phase. The group members say New York University is infringing on rights they guaranteed in rent stabilization law, which they claim guarantees them exclusive access to park space. The school announced plans to build two new buildings near the Washington Square Village Park, eliminating part of it, as well as increasing public access to other recreational areas WSV Green Neighbors say is exclusive.

A DLA Piper associate’s e-mail stating “that bill shall know no limits,” which surfaced in the course of discovery after the firm sued a client for failing to pay a large bill, has drawn attention to flaws in the billable hour system that law firms use to determine the fees owed by most of their clients.