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Justices Will Mull Future Of State Climate Torts
The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to determine the future of climate change tort litigation brought by state and local governments against fossil fuel companies, agreeing Monday to review whether a lawsuit against Exxon Mobil Corp. and Suncor Energy can proceed in state court.
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Judge Nixes DOJ Fine In ICE Case, But Blasts 'Radio Silence'
A Minnesota federal judge said Friday that a U.S. Department of Justice attorney won't be fined after an immigrant's identification documents were finally returned to him, yet she tore into the DOJ's excuses and said she will "not tolerate what happened here: disobedience and radio silence from the government."
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Va. Judges Name New US Atty, But Blanche Says 'You're Fired'
The federal judges in the Eastern District of Virginia on Friday unanimously appointed veteran litigator James W. Hundley to serve as interim U.S. attorney, a decision immediately met with derision from Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who purported to fire Hundley in a social media post.
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Social Media Cases Atty In Hot Water Over Courthouse Filming
A Los Angeles judge on Friday ripped into an attorney for the plaintiff in a bellwether suit alleging Meta and Google's social media platforms harm childrens' mental health, stripping the attorney of his seat on the plaintiffs' steering committee for violating court rules by twice filming inside the courthouse.
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6th Circ. Chief Judge To Take Senior Status
Chief Sixth Circuit Judge Jeffrey Sutton announced on Friday that he will take senior status on Oct. 1 after more than 20 years on the bench.
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DuPont Atty's Clerkship Leads Judge To Reconsider Recusal
A Connecticut federal judge on Friday said he would reconsider a decision not to step away from a perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances lawsuit after his former law clerk appeared for several DuPont-related defendants and his daughter landed a job at a firm that represents fellow defendant 3M.
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Ill. Man Gets 33 Months For Threatening Judge In Trump Case
An Illinois man was sentenced to nearly three years in prison Friday for threatening to assault, kidnap and murder the Florida federal judge who oversaw the criminal classified documents case against President Donald Trump.
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Michigan Federal Judge Faces State's 'Super Drunk' Charge
A Michigan federal judge facing trial on drunken driving charges crashed his car on the night he was arrested, registered a 0.27% blood alcohol level and told a state trooper who asked him to recite the alphabet, "A, B, C, D, F, U," according to a police report recently made public.
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2nd NJ Defendant Joins Bid To Disqualify US Atty Leadership
A second defendant in a New Jersey federal criminal case on Friday joined a pending bid to disqualify the three assistant U.S. attorneys overseeing the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey, escalating a constitutional challenge to the office's leadership structure.
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'Scare Tactics Work' But Hope Persists For Legal Industry DEI
The suspension of Diversity Lab's Mansfield Certification program is the latest indication that political threats against BigLaw are working, as the Trump administration targets DEI programs, observers say. Still, some supporters of legal industry diversity initiatives predict law firms will continue to pursue inclusive hiring practices — even if they don't talk about it publicly.
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Up Next At High Court: Cuban Seizures & Removal Deadlines
The U.S. Supreme Court will kick off its February oral argument session by hearing cases that could expand or limit the availability of damages for U.S. victims of property seized by the Cuban government and a defendant's chance to remove state court cases to federal court.
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Former Calif. Judge Seeks To End Sex Assault Case
A former California Superior Court judge facing five criminal counts alleging he sexually assaulted a court staffer and later lied to investigators in an attempt to cover up the encounter and another alleged assault is pushing for a full dismissal of charges.
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Florida AG Defends $100K Teaching Side Gig Amid Scrutiny
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has been on defense amid scrutiny over a reported $100,000-per-year teaching gig at the University of Florida law school, just as he sought to roll out a new anti-corruption unit.
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Texas High Court Stands By Refusing Same-Sex Marriages
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday denied a request from the state's judicial conduct commission to expand on its finding that judges can refuse to perform same-sex marriages on moral or religious grounds, with the court's chief saying in a concurring opinion that the court's previous "no" answer was clear.
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Judiciary Preps Training On National Injunction Limits
Seven months after the budget reconciliation bill was enacted, the federal judiciary is making progress on the provisions to rein in what Republicans deem abuse of nationwide injunctions targeting the Trump administration's initiatives.
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Deportation Policy Pushes Texas Federal Bench To The Brink
Texas has suffered through a shortage of judges for its federal courts for a while now, but the recent influx of immigration cases is pushing the system to the brink.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another busy week for the legal industry as law firms hired new talent and named new leaders across the country. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Trump Imposes Maximum Tariff After Supreme Court Rebuke
President Donald Trump imposed a temporary global tariff with several exemptions hours after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, then announced that he would increase the duty to the 15% maximum.
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DOJ Atty Fined $500 A Day Over Withheld ICE Detainee ID
A Minnesota federal judge on Wednesday ordered a U.S. Department of Justice lawyer to pay $500 a day until an immigrant recently released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention gets his identification documents returned, according to the case docket.
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No Verdict Thursday In Goldstein Case
The jury in SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein's tax evasion trial broke for the weekend on Thursday without reaching a verdict.
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Washington Justices' Input Sought On Prosecutorial Immunity
A Seattle federal judge said he intends to send a certified question to the Washington Supreme Court as part of a lawyer's racial discrimination suit against Snohomish County judges and prosecutors, giving parties a week to weigh in on what exactly the question should be.
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Del. Chancery Court Saw Record Number Of Filings In 2025
Delaware's nationally important Chancery Court saw a record number of case filings in 2025 and has relied on the state's Superior Court to help ease its judges' caseload, the First State's chief justice told legislators on Thursday.
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Ill. Justices Face Judge's Suit Over Removal For MAGA Op-Ed
A retired Illinois state judge who had published a MAGA-leaning opinion column, then was temporarily reinstated to the bench amid a judge shortage, has sued the justices of the state Supreme Court, alleging they deprived him of due process in ordering his removal.
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Ex-LA Atty Faces Possible Suspension Over Billing Scandal
A California Bar Court said that former Los Angeles chief deputy city attorney James Patrick Clark should be suspended from practicing law for at least two years due to his role in a high-profile customer billing scandal.
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Ga. Watchdog Rips 'Probation' Bid From Judge In Ethics Case
The director of Georgia's judicial watchdog urged the state's supreme court to reject a probate judge's request to escape removal from the bench, arguing that the judge's inability to correct years-long case delays despite saying he was at the courthouse seven days a week shows a lack of competence and diligence.
Expert Analysis
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Learning How To Code Can Unleash New Potential In Lawyers
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.
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Supporting Associates Amid Pandemic's Mental Health Toll
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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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.
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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.