Try our Advanced Search for more refined results
Courts
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Litigator Confirmed For Trial Seat Formerly Held By NJ Justice
The New Jersey Senate approved a new judge for the Superior Court in Union County on Monday, adding to the bench a car accident and products liability litigator with over 30 years of experience practicing.
-
Trump Asks High Court To Halt Fed. Workers' Reinstatement
The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to pause a California federal court order reinstating tens of thousands of probationary federal workers who were fired from six agencies, arguing the band of nonprofit groups that obtained the order have no standing to challenge the firings.
-
Nadine Menendez Did Senator's 'Dirty Work,' Feds Tell Jury
Nadine Menendez aided her husband Bob Menendez's corruption by acting as "the bribe collector" for payments "too risky" for the New Jersey Democrat to handle himself, a Manhattan federal prosecutor said at the start of her trial Monday.
-
Gibson Dunn Adds Former Federal Prosecutor In SF
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP has brought on the former chief of the corporate and securities fraud section at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California as a partner in San Francisco, the firm said Monday.
-
Trump Names His Counselor Interim US Atty For NJ
President Donald Trump on Monday named his counselor and former personal attorney, Alina Habba, as interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, a surprise move in which she'll replace a prosecutor who was sworn into the role on March 3.
-
Justices Decline To Revisit Landmark Press Freedom Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied casino mogul and Trump donor Steve Wynn's bid to overturn a landmark ruling on press freedom that established a high evidentiary standard for public figures to pursue defamation claims.
-
Up Next At High Court: Non-Delegation & Clean Air Fights
The U.S. Supreme Court will return to the bench Monday to hear arguments in a dispute that could revive a long-dormant separation of powers principle and trigger a regulatory power shift.
-
Paul Weiss Stuns Legal Industry With Trump DEI Deal
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP's decision to strike a deal with the Trump administration to defuse an executive order targeting the firm has drawn criticism across the legal industry and highlights the challenges preventing BigLaw firms from taking collective action against the White House.
-
Justice Dept. Wants To Sub In For Trump In Jan. 6 Riot Cases
The U.S. Department of Justice has asked a Washington, D.C., federal court to allow it to take the place of President Donald Trump in suits brought by federal lawmakers and Capitol police officers over the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, arguing that the cases center on actions he took as a federal employee.
-
Ex-Cognizant CLO Reconsidering Dismissal Of Paul Weiss
A former Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. executive facing bribery charges indicated Friday that he may reconsider his decision to fire Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP as his trial counsel, now that President Donald Trump has rescinded an executive order limiting the firm's access to federal buildings and officials.
-
3rd Circ. Axes Ethics Claim Against Judge Critical Of Trump
A D.C. federal judge who criticized then-candidate Donald Trump in a CNN interview last spring has escaped judicial misconduct charges, with the Judicial Council of the Third Circuit finding that the judge had not violated judicial canons in his statements regarding Trump's social media posts amid a pending legal action.
-
DOJ Seeks To DQ Judge From Perkins Coie's Exec Order Suit
The U.S. Department of Justice moved Friday to disqualify the D.C. federal judge presiding over Perkins Coie LLP's challenge to President Donald Trump's executive order targeting the firm for its diversity-focused hiring efforts and its political representation.
-
No Suspension Pause For Ex-Alex Jones Atty, Ethics Boss Says
A former Alex Jones attorney's two-week suspension from practicing law in Connecticut should not be halted amid an impending appeal, but he should get credit for a previous weeklong suspension he served over the same mishandling of confidential information about family members of Sandy Hook shooting victims, the state's chief legal ethics official said in a new filing.
-
Judge Accused Of Bias Expresses Regret Over MDL Remarks
The chief judge of the Eleventh Circuit has dismissed a judicial ethics complaint alleging that a Florida federal judge had shown impermissible bias in favor of women leading the multidistrict litigation over the hormonal contraceptive drug Depo-Provera, after the judge said she "regrets any misunderstanding" and took steps to address the issue.
-
3rd Circ. Takes On NJ Judicial Privacy Law's Constitutionality
The Third Circuit has granted requests by several data brokers to review a lower court judge's ruling that New Jersey's judicial privacy and security measure, known as Daniel's Law, is constitutional.
-
Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry began spring with another action-packed week as President Donald Trump continued to eye BigLaw diversity programs and firms expanded their presence and headcounts worldwide. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.