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Judges Urge Caution Using AI, Even As It's 'Here To Stay'
While the use of artificial intelligence in the legal industry "is here to stay," lawyers must still be mindful of its risks and take appropriate precautions, judges advised at a roundtable Wednesday.
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Trump Admin Asks Justices To End 'Fiscal Micromanagement'
The U.S. Department of Education asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to vacate a Boston federal judge's order reinstating $250 million in teacher training grants that the Trump administration targeted for cuts, saying the case presents an ideal vehicle to put a stop to "district-court fiscal micromanagement" of the executive branch.
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Goldstein's Devices Must Be Monitored, Judge Affirms
A Maryland federal judge on Tuesday rejected U.S. Supreme Court lawyer and SCOTUSblog publisher Tom Goldstein's request to dismiss a bail condition that requires his electronic devices to be monitored out of concerns that he's been hiding millions in cryptocurrency from the government and could flee while facing tax evasion charges.
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Jailed Conn. Atty Should Be Suspended, Ethics Boss Says
Connecticut's Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel asked a state court to suspend an attorney and former probate judge, who has a history of discipline and is currently in police custody for a pending criminal matter, while a trustee examines whether he has active cases or an attorney trust account.
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Quinn Emanuel Boosts Federal Clerkship Bonus To $175K
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP confirmed Wednesday that it is now offering $175,000 federal clerkship bonuses, plus $25,000 more for those with two qualifying back-to-back clerkships.
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High Court Upholds ATF's Ghost Gun Rule
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday found that a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives rule restricting so-called ghost gun kits was wrongly invalidated by a lower appeals court and said the bureau has authority to regulate weapons parts and unfinished frames.
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Deals Down, BigLaw Usage Up As Litigation Finance Matures
New deal volume is down for a second year in the litigation finance industry, even as BigLaw firms continue to make up a larger percentage of its customer base, highlighting an industry "trending towards greater sophistication" despite macro headwinds that have kept capital tight.
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Colo. Gov. Signs Law Adding 15 New State Court Judges
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has signed into law a bipartisan measure that will fund 15 new state court judges over the next two years.
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Experts Warn Of 'Slippery Slope' In Judge Shopping Sanctions
A federal judge's judge shopping sanctions on lawyers challenging an Alabama transgender care ban were unusually harsh, legal experts said, and raise concerns about a chilling effect on advocates litigating similar cases in other jurisdictions.
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Jenner & Block Latest BigLaw Firm Targeted In Trump Order
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at Jenner & Block LLP, suspending security clearances for its employees and taking other actions in response to the firm's pro bono work and a former partner's role as a top deputy to former special counsel Robert Mueller.
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McCarter & English Adds Ex-FBI Privacy Officer In DC
McCarter & English LLP said Tuesday it is strengthening its cybersecurity and data practice with the addition of a veteran FBI attorney who oversaw the bureau's response to data breaches and advised executives there on civil liberties issues.
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Doctor Defends Exam Saying Judge Newman Is Fit To Serve
A neurosurgeon who examined Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman and declared her fit to serve on the bench pushed back Tuesday on criticism of his evaluation made by doctors retained by the appeals court's other judges, who have suspended the 97-year-old jurist.
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2nd Circ. Trims Ex-K&L Gates Atty's Cyberstalking Conviction
The Second Circuit has reversed one of three counts of conviction for a former K&L Gates attorney who was accused of cyberstalking and harassing his colleagues, finding that there was insufficient evidence to support claims that he made "true threats" to one of the accusers.
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Florida High Court Forms Group To Examine Judicial Security
The Florida Supreme Court has created a new working group on judicial security and tasked it with developing a report over the next year on threat reduction, detection and response.
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Outgoing Georgia Chief Justice Heading To HunterMaclean
Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs told Law360 Pulse on Tuesday that he will join Georgia business law firm HunterMaclean as a partner next month after he departs from the bench.
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Retired Texas Federal Judge Joins Shook Hardy
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP announced Tuesday that a retired U.S. magistrate judge for Texas' Eastern District has joined its complex litigation strategic counseling practice, boosting the firm's ability nationwide to handle class actions, governmental investigations and intellectual property matters.
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No New Trial For Alleged Embezzler Who Waffled On Testifying
The Second Circuit on Monday rejected a bid for a new trial from a former Long Island nonprofit executive who was convicted of embezzlement, rejecting her argument that she'd been denied a right to testify and saying the record showed that she'd chosen not to.
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Retired 1st Circ. Judge Boudin Dies At 85
Retired First Circuit Judge Michael Boudin, whose notable opinions during nearly three decades on the appeals court included a finding that the Defense of Marriage Act was unconstitutional, died Monday at 85 following a long struggle with Parkinson's disease, his nephew confirmed.
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Former Colleagues 'Devastated' Over Ex-US Atty's Death At 43
Jessica Aber, the 43-year-old former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia who was found dead on Saturday, is remembered as an exceptional trial attorney and a warm, caring colleague who achieved remarkable success at a young age.
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Deadline In Removal Review Cases Not Rigid, High Court Told
A Jamaican drug dealer ordered deported by U.S. immigration authorities who is seeking shelter in the country for fear of torture back home was joined by the U.S. government on Monday in telling the U.S. Supreme Court that his court challenge to a deportation order was not precluded by federal law, and was timely.
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Former Vermont US Atty Joins Boutique Stris & Maher
An attorney who worked for several years as a civil litigator within the U.S. Department of Justice before serving as U.S. attorney for Vermont during the Biden administration, has joined boutique litigation firm Stris & Maher LLP, the firm has announced.
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Gorsuch, Alito Say Confrontation Clause Issue Merits A Look
Justices Neil Gorsuch and Samuel Alito called Monday for the U.S. Supreme Court to reexamine what accusations can be introduced at trial without cross-examination, saying a conviction resting on a pre-arraignment form shows that current legal frameworks have strayed from the traditional intent surrounding the confrontation clause.
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Ex-Girardi Lawyer Faces Ethics Charges For $53M Settlement
The State Bar of California has filed disciplinary charges against a former Girardi Keese attorney alleging he settled a family's claims for $53 million without permission and hid the firm's misappropriation of millions of dollars from the resulting settlement funds, among other ethical violations.
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Foley & Lardner Expands State AG Practice With Cozen Trio
Three former state attorneys general who have been practicing from Cozen O'Connor's Washington, D.C., and Denver offices have moved to Foley & Lardner LLP to continue working on a range of matters related to state attorneys general investigations, the latter firm announced Monday.
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Georgia Transmission Names Former State Judge As GC
A former chief judge for Georgia's Mountain Judicial Circuit has been tapped to serve as the next vice president and general counsel of Georgia Transmission Corp., its board of directors announced Monday.