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Justices Probe Late Defense In Ex-Aide's Pregnancy Bias Suit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday closely scrutinized the procedures governing late-raised legal defenses amid a former political aide's fight to reinstate her pregnancy discrimination lawsuit, with some justices hinting that the case should be sent back down for review under a different federal rule set.
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Carroll Asks High Court To Skip Trump Defamation Appeal
Writer E. Jean Carroll has asked the U.S. Supreme Court not to hear President Donald Trump's appeal of an $83.3 million jury verdict finding that he defamed her after she accused him of sexual assault, saying Trump waived his presidential immunity argument.
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Groups Urge Justices To Take Up Capital Group ERISA Fight
Several employee benefits trade groups urged the U.S. Supreme Court Monday to review a Ninth Circuit ruling that refused to force arbitration of a retirement plan dispute against an investment management company, arguing the case could resolve a circuit split on the scope of relief under federal benefits law.
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Calif. AG Gains Edge Among Legal Industry Donors In Election
Legal industry donors in the California attorney general's race have largely lined up in favor of the Democratic incumbent, with contributions from lawyers and others in the legal industry to his campaign outpacing contributions to his Republican opponent by more than three to one, campaign finance records show.
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BigLaw Attys Step Up To Help Voters In Midterm Elections
Attorneys from several BigLaw firms are volunteering across the country to make sure voters don't run into problems casting their ballots or having those ballots counted in Tuesday's midterm elections.
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'Our Bad': Feds' First Step Act Argument Surprises Justices
Some U.S. Supreme Court justices considering a First Step Act case Monday appeared caught off guard by a government lawyer's argument that the defendant's impending release from prison renders the appeal moot.
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Quinn Emanuel Lands Former NY State Appellate Judge
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP announced Monday that it has added a former associate justice of the New York State Supreme Court's Appellate Division to strengthen its ability to handle commercial litigation and appellate matters.
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False Statements Case Against Ex-FBI Officials Tossed
A D.C. federal magistrate judge on Monday threw out a criminal case accusing two former senior FBI officials of lying to Congress in 2023 about their involvement in and knowledge of the bureau's investigations into Hunter Biden.
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Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 89 Firms
The lawyers chosen as Law360's 2026 MVPs stand out from their peers by notching significant achievements in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-setting transactions.
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DOJ Can't Block Alaska Senate Vote Certification, Judge Says
A federal judge Sunday dismissed the U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit seeking to block the certification of the Senate election results in Alaska if the incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, R-Alaska, does not win — a decision the DOJ said it would appeal.
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Fed. Judge A No-Show Amid Inquiry Into Her Mental Health
U.S. District Judge Ada Brown of the Northern District of Texas failed to appear Friday before a judicial investigative committee examining allegations that she abandoned her post and concerns that a mental condition may be interfering with her ability to perform her duties.
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Fla. Chief Justice Seeks To Hold Seat Amid Calls For Removal
Justice Carlos Muñiz is looking to hold his seat on the Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday in his second merit retention election, despite calls by editorial boards around the state to push him off the bench.
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Chicago DOJ Faces Rare, Tough Moment In Misconduct Probe
A federal judge's probe of misrepresentations surrounding the failed conspiracy prosecution of six protestors marks a rare, disappointing moment for Chicago's U.S. attorney's office, which reflects the office's politicization and a tough path to chart forward, experts told Law360.
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What To Know About The North Carolina Supreme Court Race
The race for one seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court pits a Democratic incumbent looking to safeguard the party's dwindling faction on the court against a former Republican state representative who could increase the GOP's stronghold on the Tar Heel State's often contentious highest bench.
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Alaska US Attorney Escalates Probe Of Senate Race
The U.S. attorney for Alaska said on Friday that new reporting claiming Mary Peltola's campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee were involved in recruiting a second Dan Sullivan to run for Senate prompted them to intensify an ongoing criminal investigation.
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2nd Circ. Rejects Reed Smith's Bid To Halt File Turnover
The Second Circuit denied Reed Smith LLP's emergency stay request to pause lower court decisions requiring it to turn over client files related to shipping company Eletson on Friday, saying in a succinct order the same day that the bid didn't meet requirements outlined by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Up Next At High Court: Religious Liberty & Unpled Defenses
The U.S. Supreme Court will begin its November sitting by hearing oral arguments in a case challenging the constitutionality of Colorado's universal preschool program and a dispute asking the justices to settle a circuit split over whether defendants in civil lawsuits can seek summary judgment based on unpled affirmative defenses.
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Jackson Walker Inks $500K Deal In EXCO's Ch. 11 Fee Fight
Jackson Walker has agreed to pay EXCO Resources Inc. $500,000 to end litigation over fees paid to the firm while one of its partners was in an undisclosed relationship with the former bankruptcy judge who mediated in the reorganized oil and gas driller's Texas Chapter 11.
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Atlantic City Mayor Pans Prosecutor's Immunity Bid
Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small has pushed back against Atlantic County prosecutor William E. Reynolds' bid to toss the mayor's malicious prosecution suit, arguing the prosecutor should not be afforded any immunity protections.
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Groups Urge High Court To Maintain Halt Of Big Bend Wall
A group of environmental advocates urged the U.S. Supreme Court to keep in place an order that blocked construction of barriers along the Big Bend border, arguing immigration officials exceeded their authority when they circumvented certain environmental laws.
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How A Cigar Box And An Expert On Lying Cost Meta $25B
Two lawyers who won $25 billion at a closely watched corporate deception trial against Meta said they followed three simple rules: Take extreme care with your jury questionnaire, devise your trial themes during discovery and don't be afraid of a lead witness who specializes in abstract theory.
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Texas Atty To Plead Guilty In BigLaw Cyberstalking Case
A Texas lawyer is expected to plead guilty to harassing a BigLaw attorney online and via text and falsely telling law enforcement authorities that her victim intended to commit a mass shooting at a law firm, according to Friday court filings.
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DOJ Atty Promises No Surprise Raid On Comey In New Case
A lawyer for the U.S. Department of Justice told a D.C. federal judge on Friday that it will not conduct a surprise raid on former FBI Director James Comey in connection with the latest criminal charges filed this month.
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Brooklyn Natives Square Off In NY Attorney General Race
This year's New York attorney general race features a battle between two Brooklyn natives: a Holtzman Vogel partner whom President Donald Trump unsuccessfully nominated for a federal judgeship and the incumbent who has frequently clashed with the president.
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DOJ Backs Ex-Wisconsin Judge's ICE Obstruction Conviction
The U.S. Department of Justice told the Seventh Circuit that the high-profile conviction of a former Wisconsin state court judge for interfering with an ICE arrest was not compromised by her position on the bench or by jury instructions.
Expert Analysis
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Nonequity Partner Boom Forces Lawyers To Pick A Lane
With firms increasingly offering the nonequity partnership tier, the position can become either a parking spot to help build a book of business or a permanent landing zone, and for those who want to become equity partners, business development matters more than ever, says Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey.
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Series
RFP Reset: Focus On Execution, Not Just Expertise
Law firms that treat responses to requests for proposal as concrete evidence of staffing, budgeting, communication and project management discipline will be better positioned to win business from legal departments than firms that tout generic credentials alone, says LaResa Young at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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3 Ways Firm Leaders Can Nurture AI Fluency
Lawyers can’t develop artificial intelligence fluency from continuing legal education courses, webinars or email updates, so firm leaders must foster conditions that are conducive to attorney learning if they want AI investments to deliver their promised return, says Adrienne Prentice at Keep Company.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Harness Client Trust
Clients stay with counsel not simply because their lawyers follow the rules, but because they feel safe, respected and heard, making trust essential to business development, especially in high-stakes matters where reputational risk runs high, says Derrelle Janey at Olshan Frome.
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Legal Tech Talks: Summize GC On Operating Strategically
Lexi Lutz, general counsel of Summize, discusses how legal tech can make lawyers more proactive and less tied up in repetitive process work, so that they can spend more time acting as real business partners.
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How Associates Can Use AI To Gain A Biz Development Edge
Junior lawyers can harness artificial intelligence to identify where they are gaining traction with clients and build a data-driven business development foundation long before conversations about partnership track begin, says Tigist Kassahun at Vinson & Elkins.
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Trump's EO Puts AI Agent Governance On GC Agenda
Section 4 of President Donald Trump's executive order promoting the advancement of artificial intelligence innovation and security establishes a federal baseline around AI agents, so general counsel cannot wait for enforcement to define the standard, says Camilo Artiga-Purcell at Kiteworks.
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RFP Reset: Standardize Pricing Requests
To keep up with rising legal costs amid an industry overhaul fueled by artificial intelligence, legal departments can make outside counsel requests for proposal more defensible and cost-effective by making pricing requests uniform, requiring comparable fee templates and evaluating staffing assumptions, says Colin Levy at Malbek.
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Making Legal Cents: Create Marketing Clients Find Useful
The law firm marketing efforts with the best return on investment are things that actively provide value to potential clients: practical business guidance, uncluttered proposals that anticipate their questions and opportunities to participate in curated industry conversations, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Law Firm Leaders Should Adopt Founding Fathers' Bold Ideas
To ensure continued success, law firm leaders helming their firms through the legal industry revolution should take inspiration from the Founding Fathers' bold decisions, such as James Madison's abandonment of the Articles of Confederation and George Washington's trust in junior officers', says Samuel Pond at Pond Lehocky.
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The AI Ownership Question Firms Can't Afford To Skip
The artificial intelligence conversation among law firm leaders has advanced from adoption to governance and business impact, but it hasn’t resolved who maintains ownership and operational responsibility, which should be determined by the range of functions that AI touches, says Jennifer Johnson at Calibrate.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Practice AuthenticityAttorneys who demonstrate who they truly are and what they stand for by sharing the human impact of their results, earning the media's trust by providing accessible analysis, and providing hands-on aid to their communities can build stronger reputations than any advertising budget can buy, says Ray DeLorenzi at RebuttalPR.
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Legal AI Adoption Tips And Takeaways From Dot-Com Bubble
Legal artificial intelligence is on a similar trajectory as the internet in the dot-com era, where several internet companies failed after the initial market frenzy, but even if AI company valuations take a hit and the industry goes through a major reordering, legal leaders should note that the technology itself remains genuinely transformational for the delivery of legal services, says Gabriel Buigas at Integreon.
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Opinion
Keeping PE Out Of Law Is Job For Courts, Not Capitols
Efforts by lawmakers in California, Colorado and Illinois seeking to bar private equity firms, hedge funds and other nonattorney investors from owning or financing law firms risk intruding on authority that state constitutions and the inherent powers doctrine have traditionally assigned to the judiciary, says attorney Felix Shipkevich.
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Legal Tech Talks: WordSmith AI's CEO On Shifting Mindsets
Ross McNairn, founder and CEO of Wordsmith AI, discusses how the lawyers who treat legal work like an engineering problem and can deploy legal intelligence at scale will define the next decade.