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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
Insights on 2026 law firm performance and BigLaw firm efforts to expand practice offerings made this another action-packed week for the legal industry. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Choice Of Trump's Attys For Bench Worries Some, Not Others
President Donald Trump is drawing from a pool of his own personal lawyers to fill some seats on the federal bench — a change in strategy from his first term that some experts say is unremarkable, but that others worry will undermine the legitimacy of the courts.
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Philly Attys Urged To Uphold Their Oaths At Law Day Event
After standing to recite the Pennsylvania attorney's oath during a ceremony at Philadelphia's Crystal Tea Room on Thursday, the more than 70 gathered for the luncheon event were reminded by guest speakers about the pledge's power and what it means to abide by its words.
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Senate Advances Mont. Judge Pick Rated Unqualified By ABA
A judicial nominee for the District of Montana who was the only nominee of the second Trump administration so far to receive a "not qualified" rating from the American Bar Association advanced out of committee on Thursday.
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Judiciary Advisers Back Looser Limits On Defense Subpoenas
A campaign by white collar defense lawyers against long-standing limits on subpoena powers cleared a key hurdle Wednesday when federal judiciary advisers endorsed earlier and easier access to potentially favorable evidence despite staunch resistance from crime victims' advocates.
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Fla. Judge Pick Denies Conflict In Trump Defamation Case
A judicial nominee for the Southern District of Florida on Wednesday denied there was any overlap between when he presided over a case involving President Donald Trump and when the White House let him know Trump was considering him for the federal judgeship.
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Hall Benefits Law Expands To North Carolina, Ohio
National benefits boutique Hall Benefits Law announced Wednesday that the firm has opened offices in North Carolina and Ohio with the hiring of two attorneys.
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Nadine Menendez Denied Bail During Bribery Conviction Appeal
A New York federal judge on Wednesday denied a bid from Nadine Menendez for bail while she appeals her conviction on a bribery scheme carried out with her ex-senator husband, ruling that her motion doesn't raise a substantial question of law.
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2nd Circ. Stands By $83M Carroll Verdict As Full Court Splits
In a splintered ruling Wednesday, the full Second Circuit refused to rehear President Donald Trump's appeal challenging an $83.3 million verdict for defaming writer E. Jean Carroll in his response to her sexual abuse allegations.
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Epport Richman Litigator Joins Fox Rothschild In LA
Fox Rothschild LLP announced Wednesday it has added a Los Angeles-based partner from Epport Richman & Robbins LLP to its litigation department, touting his experience representing corporate clients in commercial disputes, corporate governance lawsuits and securities litigation.
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Justices Limit Voting Rights Act Suits While Voiding La. Map
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Louisiana's congressional map containing two majority-Black voting districts Wednesday and further limited the Voting Rights Act's use in challenging racial discrimination in legislative redistricting — a decision the dissent claims completes the conservative majority's "demolition" of the seminal civil rights law.
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Justices Rule NJ Info Demand Chilled Anti-Abortion Speech
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously revived an anti‑abortion pregnancy center network's constitutional challenge to a New Jersey subpoena seeking years of donor information, holding that the state's demand infringed free speech.
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Philly Courts, City Legal Depts. Pitch Council For Funding OK
The president judge of Philadelphia's judiciary asked the City Council Tuesday for an increase in staff salaries for 800 nonunion employees to match those of unionized workers who recently secured a contract, urging council members to help the court system stave off wage compression.
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Justices Wary Of Cisco's Bid To Avoid Aiding Torture Claims
The U.S. Supreme Court seemed skeptical Tuesday of Cisco Systems Inc.'s argument that the Alien Tort Statute categorically bars claims for aiding and abetting alleged human rights violations, with several justices suggesting the viability of such claims should turn on the facts of each specific case.
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DOD Scoffs At Clement & Murphy, Jenner & Block Fee Ask
The U.S. Department of Defense took aim at Clement & Murphy PLLC and Jenner & Block LLP's request for "inflated" attorney fees in their successful challenge to a DOD cap on indirect research costs, urging a federal judge to reject the request or, in the alternative, award about a quarter of the firms' $530,000 ask.
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Dems Say Calif. Redistricting Map Isn't Racial Gerrymandering
The campaign arm of House Democrats has asked a California federal judge to toss a challenge to the state's new voter-backed congressional districts, saying state Republicans had failed to provide direct evidence that it benefits one race more.
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Ex-Prosecutor Cops To Using Stolen IDs For Online Gambling
A defendant who recently admitted to using stolen identities to open online gambling accounts and collect winnings is a former assistant federal prosecutor, a spokesperson for the U.S. attorney's office handling the case confirmed Tuesday.
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Nadine Menendez Says Feds Need To 'Look Into The Mirror'
Nadine Menendez dug into her bid for bail while she appeals her conviction on a bribery scheme carried out with her ex-politician husband, telling a New York federal court that prosecutors refuse to own up to their handling of the "forced withdrawal" of her counsel.
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Ex-Asst. Prosecutor Admits To Practicing After Disbarment
A disbarred former assistant prosecutor with the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office in New Jersey has pled guilty to collecting about $70,000 in fees for legal work that he was unauthorized to do, the OCPO announced.
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NJ County Prosecutor's Office Hit With Pregnancy Bias Suit
A detective from a New Jersey county prosecutor's office has sued the office and several officers for pregnancy discrimination, alleging they mocked her, took away her gun and ignored her complaints.
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Del. Chancery Adds US Trustee Atty As Its Latest Magistrate
Delaware's Court of Chancery has added a former attorney for the U.S. Trustee's Office to serve as a magistrate judge to adjudicate corporate dissolutions, wind-downs and other matters.
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Maurene Comey Can Sue DOJ Over Firing, Judge Rules
Former Manhattan federal prosecutor Maurene Comey can move forward with her lawsuit alleging that President Donald Trump's administration fired her because she is the daughter of ex-FBI director and Trump's perceived enemy James B. Comey, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
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Weinstein Accuser Takes Stand Once More In 3rd NY Trial
A woman who says Harvey Weinstein raped her in a Manhattan hotel in 2013 took the stand for a third time Monday, prompting tears from a juror as the star witness described a lifetime of sexual abuse and trauma.
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Clerk Says She Got Fired For Reporting Judge Texting Juror
A former Michigan county court clerk filed a federal whistleblower suit against a state judge Monday, saying she was fired after disclosing a text conversation between the judge and a juror in a criminal trial.
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Fla. Panel Upholds Ethics Charges Against Appellate Judge
A Florida judicial panel upheld ethics charges against a state appellate judge accused of attempting to influence lower court proceedings for an incarcerated man formerly on death row, denying her claims that she communicated with a Miami state attorney as a victim and witness in the case.