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Fani Willis, Ga. DA Who Charged Trump, Wins Reelection
Fani Willis, the Georgia prosecutor who brought charges against former President Donald Trump over efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, easily won reelection Tuesday, securing a second four-year term as Fulton County's district attorney.
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Clerk Targeted During Trump Civil Trial Is Elected Judge
A law clerk under New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron who faced death threats after being singled out by now President-elect Donald Trump during his civil fraud trial last year has been elected as a judge.
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What To Know About Ga.'s Vote To Create A State Tax Court
Law360 Pulse takes a close look at the new state tax court approved by Peach State voters in Tuesday's election.
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Conflict Fears Won't Take Judge Off NASCAR Antitrust Suit
The North Carolina federal judge overseeing a budding antitrust case against NASCAR will remain on the case after attorneys waived concerns about the apparent conflict posed by one of his former clerks working on the suit.
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Fla. Judge Invokes Free Speech Protection In Ethics Case
A Florida state judge facing ethics charges over previous campaign statements has again claimed that authorities should be blocked from presenting evidence or argument that her "philosophical beliefs" and comments violate judicial ethics guidelines, saying they are protected by the First Amendment.
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Ga. Judge Cops To 9 Ethics Charges Over Case Delays
A Georgia judge facing ethics charges for delaying a series of cases, the most severe of which has sat open for more than seven years, has admitted to nine of the 10 counts lodged against him but denied that his actions were prejudicial to the administration of justice.
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Latham Adds Deputy Chief Of SDNY's Criminal Division In NY
Latham & Watkins LLP expanded its capabilities in complex investigations and proceedings with the addition of the deputy chief of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.
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Trump Has Official Immunity. What About His Aides?
Whether the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on presidential immunity extends to subordinates who follow a president's orders has become a more pressing question in the wake of Donald Trump's projected election win, according to legal experts.
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How Trump Can Quash His Criminal Cases
Donald Trump's projected victory at the polls also translates to a win in the courts, as the second-term president will have the power to end both of his federal criminal cases. And the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on presidential immunity would shield him from any consequences for ordering his charges to be dismissed, experts say.
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An Early Look At Trump's Supreme Court Shortlist
With former President Donald Trump projected to win the 2024 presidential election and the Republicans' success in securing the U.S. Senate majority, Trump may now get the chance to appoint two more justices to the U.S. Supreme Court, cementing the court's conservative tilt for decades to come.
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GOP's Senate Win Hands Future Of The Judiciary To Trump
Republicans were projected to take back the White House and Senate and possibly the House early Wednesday, putting the GOP in position to back Donald Trump's agenda and his slate of young, conservative judicial nominees.
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The Firms With An Inside Track To A New Trump Admin
Law firms that have represented Donald Trump and the Republican Party on everything from personal legal woes to election-related lawsuits could see the risks of that work pay dividends as Trump is projected to secure a second term in office.
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Ex-Morgan Lewis Atty Unseats Progressive LA DA Gascón
Los Angeles and San Francisco voters delivered a blow to the progressive prosecution movement on Tuesday, with tough-on-crime candidate Nathan Hochman unseating incumbent LA County District Attorney George Gascón and incumbent San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins beating a prosecutor who once worked under Chesa Boudin's leadership.
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North Carolina Supreme Court Contest Poised For Recount
The race for North Carolina's lone Supreme Court seat seemed destined for a recount as the final votes trickled in during the early hours Wednesday, with Republican state Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin leading incumbent Democratic Justice Allison Riggs by a slim margin.
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Democrat Rep. Jeff Jackson Wins NC Attorney General Office
Democratic U.S. Rep. Jeff Jackson will serve as North Carolina's next attorney general, the Tar Heel State's voters decided after a contentious race that saw his Republican opponent file a lawsuit accusing him of defamation.
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GOP Newcomers Elected To Texas Court Of Criminal Appeals
Texas voters on Tuesday elected three Republicans who unseated members of their own party in the March primary to fill seats on the state's Court of Criminal Appeals, keeping complete GOP control of the state's top criminal court.
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Republican Justices Win Reelection Bids In Texas
Three Republican incumbent justices beat their Democratic challengers to return for another term on the Texas Supreme Court, with the majority of voters opting to keep the state's court of last resort for civil cases solidly red, statewide election results showed late Tuesday night.
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Florida Justices Who Opposed Abortion Ballot Keep Seats
Florida voters decided Tuesday to keep state Supreme Court Justices Renatha Francis and Meredith Sasso on the bench, retaining two justices who have taken anti-abortion stances while also rejecting a ballot measure that supported reproductive rights.
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NC Attorney General Josh Stein Clinches Governor's Race
North Carolina's Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein won the governor's race Tuesday on the heels of a scandal-ridden election season that seemingly tanked the campaign of his Republican opponent, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson.
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Former Fla. Prosecutor Ousted By DeSantis Wins Back Seat
Florida voters Tuesday brought back one of the former state attorneys previously suspended by GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis for neglect of duty and incompetence over policy disagreements in handling prosecutions for certain cases.
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Fla. Judge Overcomes Loss In Last Election To Win Seat
Florida voters opted Tuesday to retain an appellate judge who was elevated to the newly created Sixth District Court of Appeal by Gov. Ron DeSantis after being ousted from the trial court bench in Tampa largely thanks to a highly publicized decision to deny a teenager an abortion because of poor grades.
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'Fat Leonard' Gets 15 Years For Navy Bribery Scheme
Leonard Francis, the Malaysian defense contractor and ex-fugitive known as "Fat Leonard" who led a sprawling bribery scheme that authorities say caused over $20 million in losses for the U.S. Navy, was sentenced Tuesday in California federal court to 15 years behind bars, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
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Feds Say Girardi's Behavior At Trial Shows He Is Competent
Prosecutors told a California federal judge on Tuesday that Tom Girardi should not receive a new trial following his conviction for misappropriating $15 million in client settlement funds, saying the disbarred attorney's arguments that he was not competent to stand trial are completely undercut by his behavior during the trial.
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Father, Daughter Attys Ask To Avoid Prison For Tax Scheme
Father and daughter attorneys convicted of participating in a multimillion-dollar tax avoidance scheme asked a North Carolina federal court to spare them prison sentences, with the daughter saying her father should have protected her and the father highlighting his mental illness.
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Trump Trial, Deepfakes Fuel Push For Cameras In Fed. Court
The public significance of former President Donald Trump's federal criminal trial on election interference charges and the potential for artificial intelligence-created deepfakes of that trial are good examples of why cameras should be allowed in criminal court, according to a coalition of media outlets and a court transparency group.