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Gov't Can Support Anti-Abortion Group In NJ Subpoena Fight
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday granted Solicitor General D. John Sauer's request to file an amicus brief and participate in oral argument in an anti-abortion pregnancy center's bid to revive its challenge to a subpoena from the New Jersey attorney general demanding information about its donors.
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Ex-Mass. Judge Joins Todd & Weld After Fiery Resignation
A Massachusetts federal judge said Tuesday he would join Boston boutique litigation firm Todd & Weld LLP after resigning from the bench and penning a public letter saying that he could no longer "bear to be restrained" from speaking out against the Trump administration.
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Former Eric Adams Prosecutor Joins Clement & Murphy
Clement & Murphy PLLC on Monday announced the hiring of Danielle Sassoon, a former acting United States attorney for the Southern District of New York who brought a corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, as a partner with the litigation boutique.
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Shutdown Deal Funds Justices' Security, Public Defender Pay
The government funding agreement reached in the Senate on Sunday includes funding for public defenders, some of whom haven't been paid since July, and security for U.S. Supreme Court justices.
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DOJ Civil Veteran Joins Clyde & Co. In DC
Clyde & Co. LLP announced Monday that it is growing its North American trial and defense team with a partner in Washington, D.C., who brings over a decade of experience handling civil matters for the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Trump Pardons Giuliani, Others Accused Of Election Crimes
President Donald Trump has reportedly pardoned scores of lawyers accused of attempting to interfere in the 2020 election, including Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman and Sidney Powell, according to a social media post created by the president's pardon attorney, Ed Martin.
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Justices Won't Review Iraq's Immunity In $120M Contract Suit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review an overturned $120 million judgment that a Pennsylvania defense contractor secured against Iraq for the country's failure to pay for salvaging military equipment after the fall of Saddam Hussein's government.
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Justices Refuse To Review FERC Revocation Of Grid Perk
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to review a Sixth Circuit ruling that backed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's revocation of an incentive for power companies that are required to be members of a regional transmission organization.
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High Court To Review Mississippi Law On Ballot Counting
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to review a Mississippi law that allows state election officials to count ballots that arrive up to five days late as long as they're postmarked on or before Election Day, in a case that could impact voting practices nationwide.
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Former Prosecutors Come Full Circle To Lead Munger Tolles
For former federal prosecutors and close friends Martin Estrada and Daniel Levin, being tapped to lead Munger Tolles & Olson LLP as co-managing partners marks a full-circle moment.
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Holtzman Vogel Continues Growth With Another DOJ Hire
Political law firm Holtzman Vogel is continuing the fast-paced addition of former government officials to its ranks with the hire of a former assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York.
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Up Next At High Court: Religious Rights & Gov't Contracts
The U.S. Supreme Court will return Monday for a short week of arguments, in which the justices will consider whether state and local government officials can be held personally liable for alleged religious rights violations, and whether government contractors are entitled to immediately appeal denials of derivative sovereign immunity.
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Letitia James Rips 'Unconstitutional Vindictive' Indictment
New York Attorney General Letitia James has asked a Virginia federal court to dismiss the indictment accusing her of mortgage fraud, slamming the federal charges as "unconstitutional vindictive and selective prosecution" ordered by Donald Trump in response to her successful civil litigation against the president and her outspoken criticism of him.
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'It's A War, Man': Trump's Deputy AG Unloads On Judges, Bars
The U.S. Department of Justice is in "a war" with federal judges who are "not following the law," and it is separately formulating plans to block "activist, obnoxious" bar associations from assessing ethics complaints against government lawyers, a top DOJ official said Friday.
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Ex-Exec Of Cannabis Co. Wins $104M Over Canceled Stock
A New Mexico jury has awarded over $104 million to a businessman it found was wrongly stripped of his 5 million shares of bankrupt cannabis processor Bright Green after a handshake deal to bring him on as CEO fell apart.
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Ex-Calif. Judge Seeks To Toss Sex Assault, Coverup Charges
A former California state judge on Friday moved to toss federal criminal charges alleging that he sexually assaulted a court employee and lied to investigators, saying the employee was not under his direct supervision so he could not have been acting under the "color of law" when the alleged assault occurred.
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Dems' Bill Would Give DHS Detainees Right To Talk To Atty
Democratic lawmakers unveiled a bill Friday that would guarantee immigrant detainees the right to contact their families and speak to legal counsel in custody, amid the Trump administration's push to ramp up major enforcement efforts that have led to arrests of people while dropping off children at school or grocery shopping.
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Wis. Judge, Feds Push For ICE Arrest Trial Guardrails
A Wisconsin state judge set to stand trial for allegedly hindering an unauthorized immigrant's arrest urged a federal judge Friday to bar Trump administration prosecutors from introducing evidence related to acts alleged in an indictment, arguing that they were all lawful.
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How One Law Firm Got Two Big White-Collar Wins In 48 Hours
The white-collar team at Dykema Gossett PLLC secured back-to-back dismissals of two criminal cases in as many days last month by challenging the government's experts, flagging discovery issues and hammering on other perceived weaknesses in the prosecutions.
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Shutdown, Funding Crisis Leave Federal Defenders Unpaid
The record-long government shutdown has hindered an already dire funding situation for the federal defense community, but now the judiciary is working on requests to Congress to alleviate that.
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The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in five cases this week, but it was the blockbuster dispute over President Donald Trump's tariffs that drew the most attention and could have the biggest impact.
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Acting NJ Law Division Director Gets Permanent Post
The current acting director of the Division of Law in the New Jersey Office of Attorney General took over the role in a permanent capacity Friday, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced.
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DOJ Backs Trump In NY False-Records Conviction Appeal
The U.S. Department of Justice is throwing its support behind President Donald Trump's effort to overturn his New York criminal conviction for falsifying business records, filing a proposed amicus brief on Friday citing the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark 2024 decision "defining the contours of a president's federal constitutional immunity from criminal prosecution."
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Del. Federal Court Won't Keep Trump's Interim US Atty In Role
Delaware's federal court will not appoint the district's current interim U.S. attorney and President Donald Trump's choice for that position to remain in the role, according to a notice from the district's chief judge.
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Hearing Officer Clears Mass. Judge Of Aiding ICE Escape
A hearing officer has concluded that Massachusetts state court Justice Shelley Richmond Joseph was not aware of a plan to allow a defendant to evade an ICE agent waiting at a suburban Boston court in 2018, but is recommending a public reprimand for other actions the judge took that day.
Expert Analysis
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Advice For Summer Associates Uneasy About Offer Prospects
There are a few communication tips that law students in summer associate programs should consider to put themselves in the best possible position to receive an offer, and firms can also take steps to support those to whom they are unable to make an offer, says Amy Mattock at Georgetown University Law Center.
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How Law Firms Can Cautiously Wield AI To Streamline Tasks
Many attorneys are going to use artificial intelligence tools whether law firms like it or not, so firms should educate them on AI's benefits, limits and practical uses, such as drafting legal documents, to remain competitive in a rapidly evolving legal market, say Thomas Schultz and Eden Bernstein at Kellogg Hansen.
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Keys To Managing The Stresses Of Law School
Dealing with the pressures associated with law school can prove difficult for many future lawyers, but there are steps students can take to manage stress — and schools can help too, say Ryan Zajic and Dr. Janani Krishnaswami at UWorld.
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Can Mandatory CLE Mitigate Implicit Bias's Negative Impacts?
Amid ongoing disagreements on whether states should mandate implicit bias training as part of attorneys' continuing legal education requirements, Stephanie Wilson at Reed Smith looks at how unconscious attitudes or stereotypes adversely affect legal practice, and whether mandatory training programs can help.
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Ditch The Frills And Start Writing Legal Letters In Plain English
To become more effective advocates, lawyers need to rethink the ridiculous, convoluted language they use in correspondence and write letters in a clear, concise and direct manner, says legal writing instructor Stuart Teicher.
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Series
Ask A Mentor: How Can I Negotiate My Separation Agreement?
Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey discusses how a law firm associate can navigate being laid off, what to look for in a separation agreement and why to be upfront about it with prospective employers.
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DoNotPay Cases Underscore Hurdles For AI-Fueled Legal Help
Recent legal challenges against DoNotPay’s "robot lawyer” application highlight pressing questions about the degree to which artificial intelligence can be used for legal tasks while remaining on the right side of both consumer protection laws and prohibitions against the unauthorized practice of law, says Kristen Niven at Frankfurt Kurnit.
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For The Future Of Legal Practice, Let's Learn From The Past
At some level, every practicing lawyer is experiencing the ever-increasing speed of change — and while some practice management processes have gotten more efficient, other things about the legal profession were better before supposed improvements were made, says Jay Silberblatt, president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
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Why All Law Firms Should Foster Psychological Capital
Law firms will be able to reap great long-term benefits if they adopt strategies to nurture four critical components of their employees' psychological wellness and performance — hope, efficacy, resilience and optimism, says Dennis Stolle at the American Psychological Association.
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ChatGPT Is A Cool Trick, But AI Won't Replace Lawyers
Generative AI applications like ChatGPT are unlikely to ever replace attorneys for a variety of practical reasons — but given their practice-enhancing capabilities, lawyers who fail to leverage these tools may be rendered obsolete, says Eran Kahana at Maslon.
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Pro Bono Work Is Valuable In IP And Continued Learning
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's recent elimination of a rule that partially counted pro bono work toward continuing legal education highlights the importance of volunteer work in intellectual property practice and its ties to CLE, and puts a valuable tool for hands-on attorney education in the hands of the states, say Lisa Holubar and Ariel Katz at Irwin.
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Increasing Public Access To Legal Services: A Practical Plan
Recommendations recently issued by a special committee of the Florida Bar represent a realistic, pragmatic approach to increasing the accessibility and affordability of legal services, at a time when the disconnect between the legal profession and the public at large has widened considerably, says Gary Lesser, president of the Florida Bar.
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Priorities For Improving The Legal Industry In Texas
To assist Texas lawyers in effectively executing their duties, we should be working on succession planning, attorney wellness, and increasing understanding of the grievance system by both bar members and the public, says Laura Gibson, president of the State Bar of Texas.
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Leading Your Law Firm's Creation Of A New Practice Group
Marjorie Peerce and Peter Jaslow at Ballard Spahr discuss the challenges of building a new law firm practice group from the ground up, and how sustained commitment, communication and collaboration are the key ingredients for success.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Relay Shortcomings To Associates?
Michael Cohen at Duane Morris discusses the best ways to articulate how an associate is not meeting expectations, and why documentation of performance management is crucial for their growth and protecting the firm from discrimination suits.