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Divided Supreme Court Nixes First Step Act Ruling
A split U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out an appellate decision upholding a reduced sentence for a defendant in a drug trafficking and manslaughter case, adding to a string of recent decisions defining the scope of the First Step Act.
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Trump Taps DC Appeals Court Picks To Fill Final Vacancies
President Donald Trump has announced two picks for the D.C. Court of Appeals, which will fill the remaining vacancies on the District of Columbia's top court.
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High Court Won't Let Pa. AG Enter Grid Project Suit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rebuffed a plea from Pennsylvania's attorney general to let him intervene in Third Circuit proceedings that allowed an electricity transmission project to proceed despite having been rejected by state utility regulators.
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High Court Reopens Review Of DOE Furnace Efficiency Rules
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday vacated a D.C. Circuit decision that upheld Biden-era energy efficiency standards for furnaces and water heaters and ordered the circuit court to take another look in light of the Trump administration's intent to revise the rules.
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First Democrat Returns A Blue Slip For Judicial Nominee
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., is the first Democratic senator in the second Trump administration to return a blue slip for a judicial nominee.
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Chancery Judge Zurn Nominated For Del. Supreme Court Seat
Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer on Friday nominated a vice chancellor on the Delaware Court of Chancery for a spot on the state Supreme Court held by a retiring justice.
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The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers
The U.S. Supreme Court issued three opinions this week, two of which affirmed federal government agencies' ability to hit companies and individuals accused of wrongdoing with monetary fines. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the high court.
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Legal Job Market Surges With Special Litigation, Gov't Work
The legal sector saw 1,200 more jobs in May after gaining 1,900 positions the month before, according to seasonally adjusted data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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ICE Atty's Bid To Ax Contempt Order Is 'Absurd,' Amicus Says
A court-appointed amicus curae has told the Eighth Circuit that a Minnesota federal judge was right to hold a government attorney in contempt after finding that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement flouted a court order, leading to a detained man being released hundreds of miles from his home without legal identification.
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Trust Tells DC Circ. Security Isn't Viable Reason For Ballroom
The National Trust for Historic Preservation argued to the D.C. Circuit on Friday that the administration can't use national security as a reason to build the ballroom at the White House.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry kicked off June with another action-packed week as firms doled out associate raises and expanded practices across the country. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Deepfake Mocks Judge Spearheading Judiciary Deepfake Rule
The New York federal judge developing policies for phony audiovisual materials revealed Thursday firsthand experience with the subject: an artificial intelligence video on social media that depicts him as a maniacal Nazi who recently sentenced a private equity executive to prison "for being a Republican."
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Generics Cos. Get More Freedom In High Court Patent Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision Thursday shutting down a patent case involving a generic heart drug that uses a so-called skinny label establishes a road map for generics companies to avoid such suits and creates hurdles for branded companies pursuing infringement litigation, attorneys say.
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Georgia Fed. Judge Facing Impeachment Threat, New DQ Bid
A Georgia federal judge reportedly disciplined for having sexual intercourse in her chambers and attending a political event is facing renewed pressure, as a former UPS employee seeks her disqualification from his dismissed racial discrimination lawsuit and a Georgia congressman drafts articles of impeachment to remove her from the bench.
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Goldstein Seeks Sentencing Delay, Citing New Tax Claims
SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein renewed his push Wednesday in Maryland federal court for a delayed sentencing, saying prosecutors blindsided his defense by including additional uncharged years of alleged tax avoidance in the government's sentencing memorandum.
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Meet The Judge Handling The BigLaw Insider Trading Case
The Massachusetts federal judge presiding over an insider trading prosecution involving confidential deal information stolen from major U.S. law firms is known as an "ideal federal judge" who has deftly managed complicated cases with an even-handed approach.
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DOJ Attys Launch Disability Suit Over Telework Revocation
Two federal immigration attorney-advisers have filed a proposed class action accusing the U.S. Department of Justice's Executive Office for Immigration Review of violating the Rehabilitation Act by denying them telework accommodations for their disabilities.
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Blanche's AG Bid Could Face Rocky Path In Senate
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will be tapped for the permanent role, but he might not have a smooth path to confirmation.
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Atlantic City Mayor Sues County Prosecutor After Acquittal
Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small has sued Atlantic County Prosecutor William E. Reynolds for malicious prosecution and violation of his civil rights, alleging Reynolds' prosecution of Small on child abuse charges was a politically motivated attempt to remove him from office.
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Ex-Walmart, Coupang Legal Leader Named To Utah Top Court
The former chief compliance officer that led Walmart Inc. through a grueling foreign bribery investigation, and who went on to become the first general counsel of Korean e-commerce giant Coupang, has been named to the Utah Supreme Court.
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Justices Say FCC Fines Can Stand Without Jury Trial
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Federal Communications Commission's authority to issue monetary penalties Thursday, knocking down challenges to nearly $200 million in fines against the Big Three wireless carriers for failing to protect consumer data privacy.
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Supreme Court Shuts Down 'Skinny Label' Drug Patent Suit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ended a patent suit over Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.'s generic version of a heart drug that uses a so-called skinny label, saying Amarin Pharma Inc. had not plausibly alleged that Hikma encouraged healthcare providers to infringe its patents.
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SEC Disgorgement Powers Stay Intact After High Court Fight
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday said that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission could collect ill-gotten gains from alleged fraudsters without having to identify victims who were financially harmed by the fraud, declining to place further limits on the agency's disgorgement powers six years after it last did so.
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SPLC Slams Feds For Leaking Superseding Indictment Draft
The Trump administration secured a superseding indictment alleging the Southern Poverty Law Center paid extremist group informants to "stoke racial hatred" while the nonprofit asked an Alabama federal court to consider sanctioning the government for sharing an unsigned draft indictment to journalists in a "stunning departure from ... proper procedure."
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The Plaintiffs Atty Now 5-0 At High Court With No Dissents
It's true that Jennifer Bennett is undefeated at the U.S. Supreme Court, but it's also an understatement. Bennett's five wins, including two recent ones, were all unanimous decisions. They showed that the plaintiffs bar can still persuade a conservative supermajority. And they turned the tide after a spree of decisions keeping workers and consumers out of court.
Expert Analysis
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The Pursuit Of Wellness In BigLaw: Lessons From My Journey
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Jane Jeong at Cooley shares how grueling BigLaw schedules and her own perfectionism emotionally bankrupted her, and why attorneys struggling with burnout should consider making small changes to everyday habits.
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Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors
Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.
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Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.
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In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.