The Fifth Circuit ruled that a man convicted of domestic violence cannot have his right to own a firearm restored despite the U.S. Supreme Court's expansion of gun rights in recent years, and that Congress did not exceed its constitutional authority by limiting his Second Amendment rights.
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5th Circ. Upholds Gun Ban Against Domestic Abuser

By Parker Quinlan

The Fifth Circuit ruled that a man convicted of domestic violence cannot have his right to own a firearm restored despite the U.S. Supreme Court's expansion of gun rights in recent years, and that Congress did not exceed its constitutional authority by limiting his Second Amendment rights.

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Tillis Might Back Blanche, As AG Pick Met Epstein Survivors

By Courtney Bublé

Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday afternoon met with a group of survivors of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after retiring Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., said his condition for supporting Blanche's appointment to the permanent position was for the nominee to speak to them face-to-face.

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8th Circ. Rejects Rehearing Bid Over Spotty Murder Video

By Crystal Owens

The Eighth Circuit won't rethink an order that upheld the sentences of a mother and son convicted of the murder of a man on the Cheyenne River Sioux Indian Reservation, after the pair argued that footage of the incident shouldn't have been admitted because of gaps in the recording.

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Senior Big Ten Engineer Gets 2 Years For $4M Embezzlement

By Lauraann Wood

The Big Ten Network's former senior engineering director on Thursday was sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for using company money to buy more than $4 million worth of Apple products he resold at steep discounts, apparently to satisfy extortionists lurking on a cheating site.

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JUDICIAL ELECTIONS

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3 Sitting Judges Eye Montoya-Lewis' Wash. High Court Spot

By Ben Adlin

Since Washington Supreme Court Justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis announced in January she wouldn't seek a second term on the high court, three sitting judges have entered the race for her open seat: a Seattle state trial court judge, a member of Washington's Court of Appeals and a superior court judge in rural Mason County.

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IMMIGRATION

Noncitizens Awaiting U Visas Not Entitled To Leave, Reenter

By Elaine Briseño

The Eleventh Circuit said noncitizens who were victims of the Parkland high school shooting, and their families, are not entitled to leave and reenter the country while awaiting their special visas for assisting law enforcement in investigating the crime.

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WHITE COLLAR

Disney Trip Spurs New Penalty For Ex-Union Head's Nephew

By P.J. D'Annunzio

The nephew of former Philadelphia union leader John "Johnny Doc" Dougherty has been assigned 40 hours of community service for violating his probation in an extortion case by going on a surprise trip to Disney World.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Being A Magician Makes Me A Better Lawyer

The skills I've developed as a lifelong magician have translated directly into tangible benefits in the courtroom because performing magic and trying cases both live at the intersection of psychology, storytelling, timing and disciplined rehearsal, says Mark Dombroff at Fox Rothschild.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

How Competitive Is Your Compensation? Take Our Survey

Is your compensation keeping pace with the rate of inflation? Do you know what your colleagues made last year? Help Law360 Pulse answer these questions and more in this year's Law Firm Compensation Survey.

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As Law Firms Race To Adopt AI, Cost Concerns Grow

By Phillip Bantz

Pressure is mounting on law firm leaders to dive into the AI waters or watch competitors swim away, but figuring out responsible, cost-effective methods to use high-priced legal tech remains tricky, experts say.

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Richards Layton Apologizes For AI Errors In Chancery Case

By Rose Krebs

Richards Layton & Finger PA and one of its attorneys have apologized to the Delaware Chancery Court for submitting a filing with errors generated by artificial intelligence, asking that sanctions not be imposed.

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McDermott Atty Denies Pressuring Friend To Alter Testimony

By Rose Krebs

A McDermott Will & Schulte LLP attorney has told a Delaware vice chancellor that he is in "complete shock" and "hurt" by a longtime friend's contention that he pressured him to change his testimony in a Chancery Court case, saying the accusation "is false and without any merit."

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Simpson Thacher 'Never' Explained Ill-Fated Deal, Exec Says

By Cara Salvatore

A founder seeking over $100 million from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett over a transaction he says destroyed his insurance services company testified Thursday the law firm provided him no education on various words he wasn't familiar with in the deal.

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Blue-Slip-Backed Trump Judge Selections Advance

By Courtney Bublé

The first two judicial nominations of the second Trump administration to receive supportive blue slips from Democratic senators advanced to the Senate floor Thursday.

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Goulston Docked Ex-Partners' Pay For Joining Rival, Suit Says

By Julie Manganis

Two Goulston & Storrs PC directors who jumped to Troutman Pepper Locke LLP were stiffed out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in compensation in retaliation for leaving, according to a suit filed Thursday in New York federal court.

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In Uber Assault Trial, A Courtroom Tests Truth Face-To-Face

By Hayley Fowler

This is the first in a two-part series about the Virginia Revival Model courtroom in the Charles R. Jonas federal courthouse in Charlotte, North Carolina. Here, judges and attorneys recall how a sexual assault trial against Uber unfolded in a space designed to place focus on the witnesses.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Abrams & Bayliss

Anapol Weiss

Burns Charest

Cohen & Gresser

Conrad & Scherer

Faegre Drinker

Fox Rothschild

Freshfields

Goulston & Storrs

Grey & Eisenbraun

Kirkland & Ellis

Landis Rath

McDermott Will & Schulte

Morris Nichols

Norton Rose

Olshan Frome

Paul Hastings

Potter Anderson

Pryor Cashman

Quinn Emanuel

Reed Smith

Richards Layton

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Stearns Weaver

Troutman

Watstein Terepka

Williams & Connolly

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

American Civil Liberties Union

American Civil Liberties Union of Washington

Apple Inc.

Big Ten Network LLC

Cornell University

Hard Yaka Inc.

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

KPMG International

Microsoft Corp.

Palantir Technologies Inc.

Patriot National Inc.

Princeton University

Seattle University

Tidewater, Inc.

Uber Technologies Inc.

Walt Disney Parks & Resorts Worldwide Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Delaware Court of Chancery

Executive Office of the President

Federal Bureau of Investigation

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Washington

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of State

U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts of Southern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Navy

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the District of North Dakota