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The 27 Richest US Law Firms Don’t Back Big Law in Trump’s Attacks

More than 500 law firms — including some of the country’s most prominent — signed onto a legal brief Friday to oppose Donald Trump’s executive orders attacking law firms that hired his political enemies.Absent from the list, however, were America’s 27 highest-grossing law firms.From Kirkland & Ellis, which reported $8.8…

Countries Near Russia Pull Out of Land Mine Treaty Ban, Fear Attacks

A growing number of countries bordering Russia are abandoning a long-standing treaty banning the use of anti-personnel land mines.On Tuesday, Finland became the latest country to announce it was withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention, the 1997 treaty banning the use, sale, and production of land mines.This follows an announcement in…