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Judge Breaks Up Review Of Challenge To New Jersey US Atty
The chief judge for Pennsylvania's Middle District, who is overseeing a drug trafficking case in New Jersey, on Tuesday evening issued a directive bifurcating a challenge to acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba's authority in order to analyze whether the defendants are entitled to relief if she was illegally appointed.
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Ga. Senators Accuse DA Of 'Stonewalling' In Testimony Fight
A Georgia Senate committee investigating Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' prosecution of President Donald Trump and others in an election interference case told the state's Supreme Court that her bid to escape its subpoena for her to testify before the committee seeks "to reward her stonewalling" and "delay tactics."
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DOJ Says Wis. Judge Not Immune To Charges In ICE Incident
A Wisconsin state judge cannot duck criminal charges for allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant evade arrest in her courtroom, because judicial immunity applies only to civil suits and official judicial acts, the U.S. Department of Justice told a federal judge Tuesday.
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Meet The Retired Michigan Federal Judge Joining JAMS
Sean F. Cox, the retired chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan who was part of the mediation team in Detroit's municipal bankruptcy, has joined alternative dispute resolution services provider JAMS.
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NY Judge Faces Recusal Request Over Gilead Stock Holdings
A criminal defendant who admitted to taking part in a black market HIV drug scam has asked the Manhattan federal judge presiding over his case to step away after the judge disclosed brief ownership of nearly 9,000 shares of Gilead Sciences Inc., while the defendant was fighting her $2 million restitution order.
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What To Watch As Deadline Looms For Jay Clayton At SDNY
The clock is ticking closer to the expiration of Jay Clayton's appointment as interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, setting him on a likely collision course with the district's judges, who have the power to vote on whether he can continue overseeing one of the top prosecutorial offices in the country.
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Court Didn't Justify Seals In OneCoin Fraud, 2nd Circ. Says
A New York district court inadequately justified its decision to seal exhibits attached to a sentencing memorandum filed by an accomplice in the global OneCoin cryptocurrency scheme, the Second Circuit ruled in a published opinion, ordering the court to reconsider.
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Retired Judges Say DOJ Suit 'Threatens' Core Of Judicial Role
A group of retired federal judges on Monday threw their support behind Maryland federal judges targeted in a Trump administration lawsuit over their habeas petitions standing order, arguing that the suit "threatens the judicial role to its core" and is trying to block judges from employing "a commonplace docket-management technique."
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New Jersey US Atty Faces Authority Challenge In Drug Case
A New Jersey man facing federal drug and firearms charges is mounting what appears to be the first formal legal challenge to Alina Habba's continued role as acting U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey, arguing that her appointment is unlawful and undermines the legitimacy of his prosecution.
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Bondi Says Judge Boasberg Hit With 'Misconduct Complaint'
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Monday that the U.S. Department of Justice filed a "misconduct complaint" against Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, the D.C. federal judge who found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt for violating his order blocking deportations.
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Mich. Justices Revive Ex-Prosecutor's Whistleblower Suit
The Michigan Supreme Court has reinstated a lawsuit brought by a former Saginaw County assistant prosecutor who says she was retaliated against for fighting an unlawful plea agreement, with the justices finding the county must face the suit because it is an employer under the Whistleblowers' Protection Act.
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Fed. Circ. Panel Calls For Extending Newman's Suspension
A three-judge Federal Circuit panel recommended Monday that U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman remain suspended, saying her refusal to undergo medical tests by doctors chosen by the court is a "serious form of continuing misconduct" that is hindering an investigation into her health.
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Remand 'Futile' In Atty Contempt Case, Mich. Justices Find
A Michigan attorney accused of making disrespectful comments "in direct view of" a judge has ducked a second criminal contempt trial, with a split state Supreme Court ruling that, as order had been restored, there was no pathway to continue to pursue the claim.
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Jackson Walker Settles Judge Romance Claims For $485K
Jackson Walker LLP has reached a $485,000 settlement with two former bankruptcy clients to resolve a dispute related to the concealed romance of a former partner and former Texas bankruptcy judge David R. Jones, according to a motion filed Friday.
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State Justices' Financial Disclosures 'Didn't Get Worse' In '24
Several states are making information about their Supreme Court justices' finances and potential financial conflicts somewhat more accessible, according to a new report.
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Former SDNY Prosecutor Joins Kaplan Martin
Kaplan Martin LLP, a boutique firm launched last year by Roberta Kaplan, announced Monday that a longtime Southern District of New York attorney has joined the firm as counsel after more than 15 years with the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Chicago Feds Charge Man Over Knife-Wielding Court Standoff
A man who pulled out a knife and threatened to kill himself in a Chicago federal courthouse, resulting in an hourslong lockdown and evacuation of the building, was charged Friday with possessing a dangerous weapon, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois.
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Conn. Judiciary Names New Head Of Criminal Matters
An experienced jurist has been assigned to serve as Connecticut's chief administrative judge of criminal matters effective Sept. 1, Chief Court Administrator Elizabeth A. Bozzuto said in a Friday statement.
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Courts 'Turning Up The Heat' On AI Fake Citation Sanctions
As the volume of sanctions orders resulting from attorneys' use of faulty citations blamed on artificial intelligence continues to rise, federal judges are beginning to pivot from financial sanctions to more creative means of disciplining lawyers, including targeting their professional reputations in ways that could really hurt.
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Florida Court Blasts NY Judge's 'Shell Game' To Revive Suit
A Florida federal judge rejected a New York federal judge's two-paragraph request to revive his defamation suit against former members of a condominium board in a feud over renovations, finding that the New York judge's move to submit the brief himself while having legal counsel makes it look as if the two are "playing a kind of shell game."
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Trump Admin Making Another EO Appeal, Targeting WilmerHale
The Trump administration is appealing a D.C. federal judge's ruling that President Donald Trump's executive order targeting WilmerHale amounts to a "staggering" assault on the First Amendment, according to a notice filed Friday.
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NJ Judge Hit With Ethics Complaint After DWI Arrest
The New Jersey Supreme Court's judicial ethics advisory committee has filed amended charges against a municipal judge it says violated conduct rules in connection with an investigation related to his 2024 arrest on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.
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Paxton Deputies Seek To Toss Ex-Colleagues' Conspiracy Suit
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's first assistant penned an email alleging sexual misconduct by a former deputy because he genuinely feared for his safety, according to a bid to dismiss a civil rights complaint filed by two former deputies who claim a conspiracy among officials in the Texas Office of the Attorney General to retaliate against them.
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Ballard Spahr Atty To Co-Chair Buchalter State AG Group
Buchalter PC announced Thursday that it has hired a former Ballard Spahr LLP partner as a shareholder in its white collar and investigations group who will also co-chair its state attorneys general group.
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Former Jan. 6 Prosecutor, 2 Other Ex-DOJ Employees File Suit
A former assistant U.S. attorney who prosecuted defendants charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol has filed a federal lawsuit along with two other ex-Department of Justice employees alleging they were unlawfully fired.