As Goldstein Trial Begins, Gov't Points To 'Lavish' Lifestyle

By Jared Foretek

An accountant for billionaire investor Alec Gores said that Thomas Goldstein had suggested he open a foreign account for Gores' poker-related transactions or even classify him as a professional player for tax purposes, although Gores was just getting started in the high-stakes poker world.

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Murphy's Legacy: NJ Gov. Leaves Historic Mark On Judiciary

By Jake Maher

After eight years in office, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy made a lasting impact on the state court system with his bench appointments and bail reform efforts, while leaving behind a mixed legacy over a fiercely contested judicial privacy statute.

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NJ Courts Report Bail Reform Successes, COVID Snags

By Brandon Lowrey

A New Jersey state court report on Thursday found that the state's mostly cashless, risk-based bail system has resulted in a dramatic decrease in people jailed because of an inability to post minimal bail, despite lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Healthcare In Court

Pa. Court Refuses To Involuntarily Medicate Murder Suspect

By Elizabeth Daley

A man accused of killing his neighbor in 2024 due to paranoid delusions cannot be forcibly medicated in order to stand trial, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled, finding the state hadn't proved that the man would be competent if he were treated.

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NY Bill Criminalizes Unlicensed Cryptocurrency Businesses

By Frank G. Runyeon

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and New York State Sen. Zellnor Myrie on Thursday announced a proposed law to criminalize operating a cryptocurrency business without a license, saying crypto has become an "ideal vehicle for money laundering."

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3 Brothers Used Dental Practices To Bilk Medicare, Jury Told

By P.J. D'Annunzio

Federal prosecutors told a Pennsylvania jury on Thursday that brothers operating a nationwide chain of dental practices were the driving force of a complex scheme that the government said defrauded Medicare through bogus reimbursement claims, the use of unapproved dental implants and the fudging of visa paperwork to recruit foreign workers.

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Wash. Judge Arrested For DUI Had Booze In Car, County Says​​​​​​​

By Ben Adlin

A Washington county urged a federal judge to toss a former state judge's lawsuit accusing sheriff's deputies of wrongfully stopping and arresting him on suspicion of DUI, arguing law enforcement had probable cause to detain him because he had an open alcoholic beverage in his vehicle and his speech was stumbling, slow and repetitive.

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Wash. Judges To Pick US Atty As Floyd's Term Set To Expire

By Gina Kim

The chief judge for the Western District of Washington on Wednesday announced the court's intent to select a U.S. attorney to serve on a temporary basis if President Donald Trump's pick, Charles Neil Floyd, who has been serving on an interim basis, isn't confirmed by the Senate by next month. 

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Trump US Atty Pick In NM Bumped To First Assistant

By Emily Sawicki

A New Mexico federal judge has ruled the Trump-appointed interim U.S. Attorney for New Mexico is not validly serving in the role but declined to disqualify the prosecutor from a slate of cases pending in the district, instead determining the lawyer may continue to work in the federal prosecutor's office as first assistant.

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4th Circ. Denies Former CEO's Bid To Delay Prison Term

By Anna Scott Farrell

A former software executive found guilty of failing to pay employment taxes reported to prison Thursday after the Fourth Circuit denied his emergency request for a delay of his yearlong sentence while he fights his conviction.

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Ill. Biz Owner Gets 6 Years For $55M Bank Scams, PPP Fraud

By Emilie Ruscoe

An Illinois businessman has been sentenced to six years in prison and ordered to pay over $23.3 million in restitution in connection with claims that he defrauded banks through applications for commercial loans, lines of credit and the pandemic-era Paycheck Protection Program.

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7th Circ. Backs $22M Restitution For Convicted Fraudster

By Celeste Bott

The Seventh Circuit on Wednesday affirmed a lower court's order that a man convicted of a fraudulent investment scheme causing investors to lose roughly $23 million must fork over $21.6 million in restitution, finding he had waived his challenge to the amount the district judge credited for what had already been recovered.

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Ex-Judge Sues Atlanta For Wrongful Arrest, Excessive Force

By Emily Johnson

A former Douglas County Probate Judge has alleged that the City of Atlanta improperly trumped up a narrative that she committed violent felony crimes — although those charges were dismissed — after a city police officer wrongfully arrested her outside of a nightclub and used excessive force, including "slamm[ing] Plaintiff head-first to the ground."

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4 Ways GCs Can Manage Growing Service Of Process Volume

As automation and arbitration increase the volume of legal filings, in-house counsel must build scalable service of process systems that strengthen corporate governance and manage risk in real time, says Paul Mathews at Corporation Service Co.

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Fly-Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Much like skilled attorneys, the best anglers prize preparation, presentation and patience while respecting their adversaries — both human and trout, says Rob Braverman at Braverman Greenspun.

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Simpson Thacher Offers Stipend To Lure Summer Associates

By Tracey Read

In an effort for Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP to attract top students who want to pursue public interest work, the firm said it will pay a stipend of $42,500 for the 2026-2027 cycle for those who opt to spend their 1L summer in a qualifying public service, government, academic, in-house legal or nonprofit role.

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Calif. Justices Order Prosecutors To Explain Alleged AI Errors

By Dorothy Atkins

The California Supreme Court has ordered Nevada County prosecutors to explain to a lower court why they shouldn't be sanctioned for "apparent serial submission" of artificial intelligence-generated briefs with nonexistent legal citations in multiple criminal proceedings.

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Judiciary AI Rule Draws Fire As Judges Get Deepfakes Survey

By Jeff Overley

Federal judiciary policymakers heard extensive concerns Thursday regarding high-profile plans to formally screen evidence generated with artificial intelligence, and they set the stage for more feedback by preparing an AI survey for every federal trial judge.

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ICE Detention Facilities Nearly Doubled Last Year, Report Says

By Tom Lotshaw

An American Immigration Council report said the Trump administration detained record numbers of noncitizens last year, most without criminal records, and held them in a rapidly expanding network of facilities that could soon rival the federal criminal prison system.

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Fla. High Court Opens Door To Non-ABA Accrediting Entities

By Carolina Bolado

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday changed the bar exam admission requirements to allow graduates of law schools accredited by entities other than the American Bar Association to sit for the Florida bar exam.

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5th Circ. Revives Allstate's Fraud Suit Over Car Crash Billing

By Gina Kim

The Fifth Circuit on Wednesday revived Allstate's racketeering suit alleging doctors and personal injury lawyers unleashed a barrage of unnecessary treatments for car accident patients and caused Allstate to pay $4.7 million in claims, finding the insurer sufficiently pled details about the conspiracy and specifics surrounding each allegedly fake medical billing.

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Sens. Advance Indiana Judge Nominee Grilled Over Sermons

By Courtney Bublé

A federal judicial nominee for Indiana who came under scrutiny by a Republican senator for his past sermons as an ordained elder was voted out of committee Thursday alongside five other judicial nominees.

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