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Journals Legal Newsletter for 2026-08-29 ( 8 items )  
BigLaw Revenue Growth Strong But Collections Lag (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 27 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * BigLaw Revenue Growth Strong But Collections Lag * Wells Fargo's Legal Specialty Group survey of 140+ Am Law 200 firms found that revenue in the first half of 2026 was up 12.4%, driven by demand, rate hikes and productivity gains, the ABA Journal reports. However, despite double-digit growth in standard billing rates, realized rate growth trailed at 7.3% (down from 9% a year earlier), as unbilled work inventory gr more PR

Cahill's Congressional Investigations Practice Featured in WSJ on Potential Congressional Scrutiny (10)
NEW YORK, Aug. 28 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Cahill Gordon and Reindel, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Cahill's Congressional Investigations Practice Featured in WSJ on Potential Congressional Scrutiny * Cahill's Congressional Investigations practice was featured in a recent Wall Street Journal article examining how companies across industries are preparing for potential shifts in the congressional investigations and oversight landscape ahead of the midterm elections. In "Corporate America Cut Big Checks to Trump. Now CEOs F more PR

Cal. State-San Bernardino Administrator Named President of International Society of Sports Nutrition (10)
SAN BERNARDINO, California, Aug. 29 -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following news: * * * CSUSB administrator named president of International Society of Sports Nutrition Guillermo Escalante, associate dean of student success and enrollment management in the College of Natural Sciences and director of strategic partnerships for CSUSB, has been named president of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, one of the world's leading professional organizations dedicated to advancing evidence-based research an more PR

Chief Judge James E. Boasberg Addresses 'The Georgetown Law Journal' Banquet (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Georgetown University Law Center posted the following news: * * * Chief Judge James E. Boasberg Addresses 'The Georgetown Law Journal' Banquet * More than 160 people - current members of The Georgetown Law Journal (GLJ) editorial board, alumni and friends - gathered at St. Francis Hall in northeast Washington, D.C. to hear Boasberg reflect on his career trajectory and the polarized political context he and his colleagues work in today. In conversation with outgoing Editor-in-Chief Amritha K. Ramalingam, F'23, L'26, Bo more PR

Dilmore, Walters join MC history, political science faculty (10)
CLINTON, Mississippi, Aug. 28 -- Mississippi Christian University posted the following news: * * * Dilmore, Walters join MC history, political science faculty * The Department of History and Political Science at Mississippi Christian University has welcomed two new members to its full-time faculty. Jessica Dilmore, an attorney and MC paralegal studies alumna with nearly a decade of litigation experience, has joined the department as director of pre-law and paralegal studies, while Nick Walters, an MC alum and founder of Stone-Adams Financi more PR

Manhattan Institute Issues Commentary to Wall Street Journal: Don't Let Terrorists Run Nonprofits (10)
NEW YORK, Aug. 29 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Aug. 27, 2026, by legal policy fellow Tal Fortgang to the Wall Street Journal: * * * Don't Let Terrorists Run Nonprofits A proposed change to the Form 990 would require 501(c)3s to disclose whether their top officials have been convicted of financial or terrorism-related crimes. The U.S. Treasury is mulling dramatic changes to our nonprofit system. It announced in April that it plans to revise the Form 990, which nonprofits file annually with the I more PR

Professor Paul Gewirtz Reflects on the Past and Future of Paul Tsai China Center He Founded (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 28 -- Yale Law School posted the following news: * * * Professor Paul Gewirtz Reflects on the Past and Future of Paul Tsai China Center He Founded * Back to News Professor Paul Gewirtz After 50 years on the Yale Law School faculty, Professor Paul Gewirtz4 retired on July 1, becoming the Potter Stewart Professor Emeritus of Constitutional Law. An esteemed scholar and much-admired teacher, he has written and taught in multiple legal and policy fields, including constitutional law, antidiscrimination law, federal more PR

Professor Stanley Brand quoted in Wall Street Journal article (10)
CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, Aug. 28 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news: * * * Professor Stanley Brand quoted in Wall Street Journal article * CARLISLE-Distinguished Fellow in Law and Government Stanley Brand remains a go-to source for media outlets seeking comment on a potential contempt of Congress case against Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Brand was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article published on August 27, 2026, titled "Re more PR