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Ex-Georgia Judge Not Immune From Jailing Suit, Court Told
A woman has asked a Georgia federal court to reject a former state judge's bid to escape a lawsuit alleging the judge improperly jailed her when she was a witness in her parents' divorce, arguing judicial immunity didn't shield the decision to lock her up.
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DOJ Turns To 2nd Circ. In Bid To Revive James Subpoenas
The U.S. Department of Justice is urging the Second Circuit to revive an investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James launched by a federal prosecutor later found to have been serving unlawfully, arguing the acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York had been rightfully appointed when he launched the probe.
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Day Pitney Faces DQ Bid Over Ex-Justice's Role In $1.3M Case
Day Pitney LLP should be sidelined from a $1.3 million private equity management company's windup lawsuit because former Connecticut Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard A. Robinson, now a partner at the firm, heard the case before it was earmarked for a new trial, three company owners have argued.
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NY Judicial Watchdog Says Complaints Break Record Again
New York's judicial watchdog has reported a record number of new complaints filed against judges for the fourth year in a row in 2025.
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DOJ Nixes Plan To Drop Law Firm EO Appeals In About-Face
A day after informing the D.C. Circuit that it would no longer seek to defend the executive orders issued by President Donald Trump against four law firms, the U.S. Department of Justice reversed course Tuesday, requesting permission to withdraw its motion to voluntarily dismiss the appeals.
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High Court Blocks California's Gender Privacy Rule
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday reinstated a lower court order that barred California public schools from allowing transgender and gender-nonconforming students to use different names and pronouns at school without their parents' knowledge or consent while the order is appealed.
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4 Things That Likely Sealed Fate Of SCOTUSblog Founder
When 12 "guilty" verdicts were read aloud by the jury in SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein's tax evasion and mortgage fraud trial last week, it was the culmination of a 16-day trial that took jurors deep into Goldstein's ultra high-stakes poker playing, his lavish lifestyle and his former law firm's accounting. Here, Law360 looks at four key pieces of evidence that likely moved jurors to their decision.
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NC Woman Appeals Criminal Contempt After Atty Assault Trial
A woman who claims an attorney drunkenly punched her in the face in a hotel lobby is urging a North Carolina appeals court to undo her jail sentence, arguing that a trial judge wrongly found her in contempt of court after she accidentally violated hearsay rules while testifying.
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Cozen O'Connor Lands 2nd Highest-Ranking NJ AG Leader
Cozen O'Connor announced Monday that it has brought on the former second-highest ranking state prosecutor for New Jersey as a member in its state attorneys general group.
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DOJ Drops Law Firm Executive Order Appeals
The Trump administration told the D.C. Circuit on Monday that it is dropping its fight over executive orders targeting four law firms.
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Ga. Justices To Weigh Ex-Judge's Resignation In Ethics Case
The Georgia Supreme Court is digging into whether a former state judge's recent resignation spells the end of her disciplinary case after the investigative panel of a judicial ethics commission told the justices that it wants to consider sanctions other than removal.
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Hagens Berman Denied Rehearing Bid In Sanctions Dispute
The Third Circuit on Monday rejected plaintiffs firm Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP's request to reconsider weighing in on the sanctions dispute in a since-dropped product liability case that resulted in the trial court judge referring the firm for possible criminal investigation.
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Georgia Judge Fights Removal Based On 'Vague' Ethics Rule
A Georgia probate judge asked the state's Supreme Court to spare him from being removed from the bench, arguing that a judicial ethics watchdog is enforcing a vague rule in concluding that he isn't competent while he deals with a backlog of cases.
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Fla. Judge Faces Possible Suspension Over Bogus Recording
The Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission's hearing panel has recommended a 30-day suspension, $10,000 fine and public reprimand for a judge for sharing a fabricated recording of a chief judge disparaging another judge during her 2024 election campaign.
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6th Circ. Backs Ohio Judge's Firing Over Campaign Attack Ad
An Ohio magistrate judge who was fired after sharing campaign mailers attacking a fellow judge's work ethic may not pursue a freedom-of-speech suit against her supervisor and the court, a Sixth Circuit panel determined, finding that the election advertisements publicly undermined the court's policy decisions.
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WilmerHale Rehires Former Va. Solicitor General
WilmerHale has rehired Virginia's former solicitor general, who left the firm in 2022 to work in government, to lend his perspective on state attorneys general matters and appellate and government litigation, the firm announced Monday.
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Arnold & Porter Forms Team To Tackle Scrutiny By State AGs
With state attorneys general stepping up enforcement in a range of areas, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP has formed a task force to help clients navigate the heightened scrutiny, the firm announced Monday.
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Calif. Bar Charges Atty With Misconduct In LA Utility Case
The California State Bar has lobbed disciplinary charges against veteran plaintiffs attorney Paul Kiesel, accusing him of helping divert class action litigation against the city of Los Angeles over a botched utility billing system, allegations which he vigorously denied and slammed as "unfounded, misguided and fundamentally wrong."
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Calif. Mass Tort Firm Drops Suit Against ABS Fee-Sharing Ban
A California mass torts firm seeking to overturn the state's law banning alternative business structure fee sharing with out-of-state law firms owned by nonattorneys dropped its suit Thursday, three months after filing it.
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Fla. Legal Nonprofit Launches AI Tool To Bridge Justice Gap
As a way to help fill an access to justice gap, Florida nonprofit public interest law firm Bay Area Legal Services recently launched Bailey B., a free AI-powered legal assistant meant to help residents navigate landlord-tenant issues.
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Georgia Justice Reveals Cancer Diagnosis Amid Reelection Bid
The Georgia Supreme Court justice who is next in line to serve as chief justice and is seeking reelection announced this week that she has been diagnosed with "small, early-stage breast cancer," but plans to remain on the bench while undergoing treatment, the high court announced.
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The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers
The U.S. Supreme Court issued four opinions this week, ruling on the U.S. Postal Service's immunity from lawsuits and the appealability of a lower court decision on immunity for private detention company GEO Group, while also hearing arguments in four cases, including two involving Fidel Castro's 1960 property seizures. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the high court.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry marked the end of February with another action-packed week as law firms expanded their talent and reach across the country. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
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At 92, 'The Chief' Steps Back After Storied Pa. Legal Career
A former chief federal judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is closing the book on a 60-plus-year legal career that has included private practice in his hometown of Allentown, 24 years on the federal bench and, most recently, 27 years with Blank Rome LLP.
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Katten Pushes For Atty Immunity To Non-Clients' Suit In Texas
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP is asking the Texas Supreme Court to shut down a state court lawsuit brought by co-defendants of a client they successfully represented in a federal criminal investigation over alleged healthcare fraud, saying lower courts that refused to dismiss are seeking to limit the state's "hundred-year-old doctrine" of attorney immunity.
Expert Analysis
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How GCs Can Help Build A Geopolitical Command Center
In the face of sustained regulatory and economic uncertainty, general counsel can help businesses move from reactive to proactive management by building a clear, cross-functional geopolitical command center that monitors and coordinates responses to a wide spectrum of issues, says Lars Faeste at FTI Consulting.
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For Some Lawyers, Building A New Practice Makes Perfect
Leaving an established law firm to start a boutique business of your own requires not only vision and resilience but also a solid business plan to help mitigate risks and increase your chances of unparalleled personal and professional success, says Rebecca Palmer at the Rebecca L. Palmer Law Group.
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10 Key Strategies For Successful Lateral Partner Integration
To help ensure new partners and practice groups are successfully integrated, firms should embrace specific structured practices that recognize each lateral's distinct value, personalize their integration plans and proactively address transition complexities long after onboarding ends, say Elizabeth Kennedy at NewEdge BD and Erika Steinberg at CMO2Go.
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Key Ingredients For Effective Law Firm Strategic Planning
As the legal industry faces political turmoil and economic uncertainty, the time is ripe for firms to revisit their strategic plans, ensuring they contain a few essential elements — from accountability systems to broad-based input — to achieve sustainable growth and profitability, says Joe Calve at Calve Communications.
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AI-Powered Biz Development Can Democratize Rainmaking
As fluency in artificial intelligence becomes a competitive imperative in the legal industry, the next generation of rainmakers likely won’t be defined by their Rolodexes or club memberships, but by their ability to leverage AI business development tools effectively, says Jessica Aries at By Aries.
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How Law Students Can Effectively Use AI In Their Job Search
Law students can use artificial intelligence tools strategically throughout the job application process to review materials, prepare for interviews and navigate employers’ use of similar tools, but there are several key missteps they should be careful to avoid, says Lauren Wong at University of San Diego School of Law.
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An After-Placement Plan Maximizes Legal Content's Potential
Before landing a published quote, feature or interview, law firms should articulate the content’s purpose and develop a strategic plan for repurposing it to ensure they’re aligning public relations efforts with measurable business outcomes, says John Hellerman at Hellerman Communications.
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Ask A Mentor: How Should I Coordinate Pro Bono Projects?
Julie LaEace at Perkins Coie offers tips for attorneys acting as pro bono coordinators, including how to choose appropriate projects, how to encourage participation and why it is important to keep in touch with legal aid partner organizations.
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6 Strategies For Navigating Legal Leadership Transitions
Amid uncertainty in the legal job market, attorneys who are considering a transition to a leadership role must fundamentally reimagine their approach to value creation and develop a new set of skills, say Stacy Bratcher at Cottage Health and Michael Watkins at Genesis Advisers.
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The Augmented Lawyer: Crafting Responsible AI Policies
As the legal industry increasingly looks to impose responsive guardrails for artificial intelligence use, firms and organizations’ internal use policies, outside counsel guidelines and vendor contracts can address confidentiality and data retention concerns in several ways, say attorneys at KXT Law.
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6 Ways To Build Pro Bono Culture If You Lack Dedicated Staff
Firms can develop a strong pro bono culture without hiring dedicated professionals through strategies like demonstrating active involvement by leadership, tailoring volunteer tasks to individual professional development needs and building trusted partnerships within the legal aid community, says Stacy Zinken at Paladin.
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Attorneys often limit the impact of their thought leadership by letting their content languish after initial publication, but through four easy strategies for retooling existing content, they can maximize its reach and further their business development goals, says Jillian McKenna at Verrill Dana.
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Why Law Firm Leaders Should Care About Student Debt Crisis
As the student debt crisis evolves under changing federal policies, firms that proactively address the burden will have significant advantages in recruiting and retaining the best young lawyers, says Brian Kabateck at Kabateck.
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Talking Mental Health: Encouraging New Attys To Find Joy
Rudene Haynes at Hunton discusses her experiences as a hiring partner, common sources of stress that newer attorneys face and steps that law firms can take to protect their attorneys' mental health and encourage personal life fulfillment.
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Fla. Bar's Cyber Incident Response Plan Sets Precedent
The incident response plan developed by the Florida Bar's cybersecurity and privacy committee might not seem all that consequential, but it's a long overdue framework that could go a long way toward protecting the highly sensitive data law firms handle — and could even set a model for other professional organizations to follow, says Chris Boehm at Zero Networks.