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  • Fla. Justices To Weigh 'Blindfolded' Jury Selection Procedure

    The Florida Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether a so-called blindfolded jury selection method was fair to a man serving a life sentence for a murder conviction.

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    Former Prosecutor Joins Barnes & Thornburg In Philly

    A former federal prosecutor has returned to private practice after nearly 20 years in public service, joining Barnes & Thornburg LLP's litigation team in the Philadelphia office.

  • Convict's Outbursts Didn't Warrant DQ, Conn. Justices Rule

    A Connecticut trial court judge acted within his power to consider and then add three criminal contempt sentences to a murder convict's prison term after the defendant hurled a series of racial and profane attacks at the court when a habeas corpus hearing concluded, the state's highest court ruled Monday.

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    Retired Georgia Federal Judge Joins JAMS In Atlanta

    Alternative dispute resolution service JAMS has expanded its mediation team, announcing Monday that it has added a former Northern District of Georgia judge known for tossing one of the 2020 election fraud cases.

  • Former DOJ Worker's Disability Bias Suit Trimmed In Texas

    A Texas federal judge has cut out several claims, including those alleging a hostile work environment, from a former Department of Justice human resources employee's lawsuit, leaving intact only claims for retaliation and disability discrimination relating to the termination of her employment.

  • Calif. Bar Panel Upholds Recommending Eastman Disbarment

    A panel of the California State Bar Court's Review Department has affirmed the March 2024 recommended disbarment of President Donald Trump's former attorney, John Eastman, over attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

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    Former NJ Prosecutor Returns To Lowenstein Sandler

    Lowenstein Sandler LLP announced Monday it added a former New Jersey economic crimes prosecutor with experience at both the state and federal levels to its white collar team, continuing a string of hires with past government roles over the last year.

  • Fake NY Lawyer Admits To Stealing Over $290K From Clients

    A New York man admitted Monday that he posed as a lawyer to steal over $290,000 from people who thought he was doing class action, discrimination and other legal work, copping to larceny and fraud charges in state court.

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    Retired Texas Chief Justice On Settling In At Jackson Walker

    Six months ago, former Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht retired from the bench and settled into the Austin office of Jackson Walker LLP, consulting with clients and mentoring the firm's younger attorneys while continuing to advocate for causes like access to justice.

  • Fla. Judge Denies Ethics Breach Over Fake Recording

    A judge in Broward County, Florida, pushed back on ethics charges accusing her of publicly sharing a fabricated recording of a chief judge disparaging another judge in her 2024 election campaign, saying her actions did not violate the Code of Judicial Conduct.

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    Ex-Deputy AG Joins Baker McKenzie As Nat'l Security Chair

    Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein has joined Baker McKenzie as chair of the national security practice in Washington, D.C., the firm said Monday.

  • High Court Turns Down Influencer's Jury Right Appeal

    The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to hear the case of a social media influencer who argued his case deserved to be heard by a jury after he was convicted of a misdemeanor in a bench trial.

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    Council On Criminal Justice, Rand Partner On AI Task Force

    The Council on Criminal Justice, a nonpartisan think tank, announced Monday that it had struck a new partnership with the Rand Corp. to launch a national task force working to develop standards and recommendations for the integration and oversight of artificial intelligence in the criminal justice system.

  • Justices Take Up NJ Anti-Abortion Group's Subpoena Fight

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review the Third Circuit's dismissal of an anti-abortion pregnancy center's federal lawsuit challenging a subpoena from the New Jersey attorney general demanding information about its donors.

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    Ex-Ill. Speaker Madigan Gets 7½ Years For Bribery

    An Illinois federal judge on Friday sentenced former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to seven and a half years in prison and fined him $2.5 million for his conviction on bribery, conspiracy and wire fraud charges, saying his determination that Madigan perjured himself on the stand at trial impacted the stiff penalty.

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    Meet The Judge Who Blocked Trump's LA Troop Deployment

    The California federal judge who on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard to quell Los Angeles protests against his immigration policy is a respected and fair jurist with a particular dexterity managing complicated multidistrict litigation, according to attorneys.

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    Former NJ Deputy AG Claims Office Fired Him For His ADHD

    A former deputy attorney general who worked on environmental cases for New Jersey accused the state of retaliating against him when he sought accommodations for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and later terminated him for his disability.

  • Ga. Judge Makes Final Push To Toss 'Tainted' Ethics Charges

    A Georgia superior court judge who's in the midst of an ethics trial over misconduct allegations urged the state's judicial ethics commission Friday to toss the charges against her, saying that investigators never disclosed their financial backing of one of her electoral opponents.

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    The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers

    The U.S. Supreme Court issued six decisions this week, with the justices finding unanimity in four, including ones involving the threshold disabled students must meet in disability discrimination cases against public schools and another over whether the government can escape a Federal Tort Claims Act suit sparked by a mistaken FBI raid. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the U.S. Supreme Court.

  • Grassley Budget Bill Calls For More Use Of Injunction Bonds

    Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has released his portion of the budget reconciliation text, which would bolster the use of injunction bonds to raise the stakes for plaintiffs seeking to halt White House initiatives.

  • Ex-Defender Urges 4th Circ. To 'Fortify' Workplace Protections

    A former assistant public defender has doubled down on efforts to revive her sex bias suit against the federal judiciary, telling the Fourth Circuit that siding with the judiciary would further discourage its employees from speaking up or reporting abuse out of fear of retaliation.

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    Former Oregon Federal Prosecutor Joins Stoel Rives

    Stoel Rives LLP announced that it has hired a former assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Oregon as a partner in its litigation group.

  • Jackson Walker, Ex-Judge Facing Class Action Over Romance

    A former bankruptcy judge and Jackson Walker LLP have been hit with another lawsuit over the judge's secret romance with a former firm partner, this time a proposed class action from a group of bondholders of financial company GWG Holdings Inc.

  • Ex-Judges Slam DOJ Bid To Block Them In Wis. Judge Case

    A group of retired judges is urging a Wisconsin federal judge to deny the U.S. Department of Justice's attempt to keep them out of a criminal case against a state judge charged with hindering an arrest by immigration authorities, saying there is "neither factual nor legal support" for their amicus brief to be declined.

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    NYC Bar Rates 7 Of 12 Judicial Primary Hopefuls 'Approved'

    The New York City Bar Association said Thursday that five of the candidates running in contested primary elections for judgeships on New York City's civil courts, including two law clerks, have not "affirmatively demonstrated [the] qualifications necessary" to do the job.

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Expert Analysis

  • Learning How To Code Can Unleash New Potential In Lawyers Author Photo

    Every lawyer can begin incorporating aspects of software development in their day-to-day practice with little to no changes in their existing tools or workflow, and legal organizations that take steps to encourage this exploration of programming can transform into tech incubators, says George Zalepa at Greenberg Traurig.

  • Supporting Associates Amid Pandemic's Mental Health Toll Author Photo

    As junior associates increasingly report burnout, work-life conflict and loneliness during the pandemic, law firms should take tangible actions to reduce the stigma around seeking help, and to model desired well-being behaviors from the top down, say Stacey Whiteley at the New York State Bar Association and Robin Belleau at Kirkland.

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    Ask A Mentor: Should My Law Firm Take On An Apprentice? Author Photo

    Mentoring a law student who is preparing for the bar exam without attending law school is an arduous process that is not for everyone, but there are also several benefits for law firms hosting apprenticeship programs, says Jessica Jackson, the lawyer guiding Kim Kardashian West's legal education.

  • The Importance Of Client Engagement In Law Firm Innovation Author Photo

    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.

  • The Unique Challenges Facing Women-Owned Law Firms Author Photo

    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.

  • The Pursuit Of Wellness In BigLaw: Lessons From My Journey Author Photo

    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.

  • Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors Author Photo

    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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    Ask A Mentor: How Can Associates Deal With Overload? Author Photo

    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.

  • A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms Author Photo

    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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    Ask A Mentor: How Can Associates Seek More Assignments? Author Photo

    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. 

  • Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap Author Photo

    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.

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