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Colo. House Committee Advances Bill To Add 15 State Judges
The Colorado House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday voted to advance a bill that would add 15 state judges over the next two years, after Senate lawmakers scaled back the proposal to address concerns about the bill's cost in a tight budget year.
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NY Judicial Complaints Hit New High Amid Public 'Anger'
New York's judicial watchdog on Tuesday reported a record number of complaints against judges in 2024, receiving about as many grievances as the state court system has judges.
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Atty Says He Feared For His Life Before Killing Attacker
Cramer & Anderson LLP partner Robert L. Fisher Jr. said Tuesday he was afraid for his life when he fatally shot a man who attacked him in the parking lot of his Connecticut law firm, and felt that he could not retreat from the confrontation.
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Trump Asks 2nd Circ. To Take Over Hush Money Appeal
President Donald Trump asked the Second Circuit to take over his New York state court appeal of his hush money conviction, saying the "extraordinary" case implicated official acts from his first term.
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Career DOJ Atty, Civil Division Chief Of Staff Joins Jenner
Jenner & Block LLP has hired the former chief of staff of the Justice Department's Civil Division, who is joining the firm after spending her entire career in public service, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Ex-Texas US Atty Hamdani Joins Bracewell In Houston
Bracewell LLP announced Tuesday that Alamdar S. Hamdani, former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Texas, has joined the firm as a Houston-based partner in its government enforcement and investigations practice, bringing 17 years of Department of Justice experience to the team.
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Approach The Bench: Judge Christopher Burke On Efficiency
U.S. Magistrate Judge Christopher Burke uses innovative techniques to manage the glut of complex cases that come through Delaware's federal court.
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Justices Doubt Mexico Can Pin Cartel Deaths On US Gun Cos.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared highly skeptical of a suit by the Mexican government that seeks to hold Smith & Wesson and other American gunmakers liable for cartel violence, with justices from both sides of the ideological spectrum suggesting that the claims are too speculative.
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Ex-Mass. US Atty Heads Back To Ropes & Gray
A former Massachusetts U.S. attorney is returning to Ropes & Gray LLP in Boston, the firm announced Tuesday.
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These Attys Are AI 'Power Users' Reinventing Legal Work
A growing divide is emerging between lawyers who frequently use generative AI for legal tasks and those who engage in these tools more casually, Law360 Pulse's new survey has found.
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What Attorneys Really Think Of AI
More attorneys seem to be using generative AI tools and view it positively compared with last year, but lawyers are still concerned about legal ethics and client confidentiality when it comes to the technology, according to the latest survey from Law360 Pulse.
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BigLaw Leaps Ahead In Generative AI Training
Large law firms are leading the pack in training their attorneys to use generative AI, eager to benefit from the technology and avoid associated risks like fake case citations in court filings.
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Former Prosecutor, Enviro Leader Tapped As US Atty For NJ
President Donald Trump has tapped a former federal prosecutor and onetime partner at Archer & Greiner PC to serve as U.S. attorney for New Jersey.
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New US Atty Wants 6-Month Pause Of Cognizant Bribery Trial
A federal judge has ordered the parties in a long-running Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case to file their positions Wednesday about how a 180-day adjournment would affect the Speedy Trial Act clock after a newly anointed U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey asked to delay the trial of two former Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. executives.
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Calif. Jury Struggling To Reach Verdict In Judge's Murder Trial
The murder trial of Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson took a dramatic turn on the fourth day of jury deliberations when jurors indicated they were at an impasse on whether Judge Ferguson is guilty of second-degree murder for shooting his wife to death in August 2023.
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Witness Says She Tried To Forget Scene After Atty Shot Man
A key witness in the trial of a Connecticut lawyer charged with manslaughter for shooting and killing a man in his Litchfield firm's parking lot acknowledged Monday that she had changed her testimony from an earlier sworn statement, eventually blaming the passage of time for inconsistencies about who may have been the aggressor.
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Oklahoma DAs Look To Nix DOJ's Jurisdiction Lawsuits
Two Oklahoma district attorneys are asking a federal court to dismiss a challenge by the United States that seeks to block them from prosecuting Native Americans for conduct on tribal lands, arguing that the lawsuits are a collateral attack on a recent state appellate court decision.
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NJ Justices Skeptical Of Judicial Privacy Law Challenge
The New Jersey Supreme Court appeared skeptical Monday over reviving a journalist's lawsuit alleging municipal officials improperly relied on the judicial safety measure Daniel's Law to chill his attempt to expose a city police director's out-of-town address.
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Fla. Judge Admits To Improper Remarks About Prosecutors
A Florida state judge could receive a public reprimand after admitting to ethics charges for calling an assistant state attorney an "ass" and other inappropriate remarks directed toward prosecutors.
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MoFo Rehires Crisis Management Group Co-Founder In DC
Morrison Foerster LLP has rehired the former co-founder of its crisis management practice, who is picking up where he left off four years ago, when he departed to serve as the Justice Department's second-highest-ranking national security official.
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Justices Pass On Reviewing Ohio Prisoner's Habeas Win
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to scrutinize a lower court ruling granting habeas corpus relief to an Ohio death row prisoner whom a biased judge had prevented from introducing new mitigating evidence at resentencing.
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Bove Faces Ethics Complaint Over Adams Case
Emil Bove, the Trump administration's controversial second-in-command at the U.S. Department of Justice, has been hit with an ethics complaint for a widely criticized directive ordering prosecutors in the Southern District of New York to drop a corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
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Ga. Baseball Player Chases Eligibility, Seeks Judge Recusal
A University of Georgia baseball player fighting to secure another year of eligibility has asked a federal judge to reconsider his denial of the request and to also recuse himself, alleging the judge failed to disclose himself as an official of the NCAA.
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Ex-Judges Urge Probe Of 'Quid Pro Quo' Claim In Adams Case
A group of more than a dozen retired federal judges has asked to weigh in on the potential dropping of corruption claims against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, filing a proposed amicus brief warning the "integrity of the judicial process" risks being "imperiled" by the improper dismissal of claims.
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Justices To Weigh Double-Jeopardy Claim In Robbery Case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to wade into a seven-circuit split over whether the double jeopardy clause allows for separate sentences on different charges stemming from the same robbery — an issue that can lead to significantly longer prison terms.
Expert Analysis
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The Importance Of Client Engagement In Law Firm Innovation
As clients increasingly want law firms to serve as innovation platforms, firms must understand that there is no one-size-fits-all approach — the key is a nimble innovation function focused on listening and knowledge sharing, says Mark Brennan at Hogan Lovells.
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The Unique Challenges Facing Women-Owned Law Firms
In addition to establishing their brand from scratch, women who start their own law firms must overcome inherent bias against female lawyers and convince prospective clients to put aside big-firm preferences, says Joel Stern at the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms.
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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.