DC Judge Denies Bid To Remove DHS Asylum Info Posts

By Britain Eakin

A D.C. federal judge has said she is "deeply troubled" that the Trump administration publicly disclosed a Malian asylum-seeker's confidential information, including his sexual orientation, on social media, but said she lacked enough information to say definitively the disclosure wasn't authorized.

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Judge Cites Alito Dissent In Trump Birthright Order Fight

By Jared Foretek

A D.C. federal judge weighing whether to block the Trump administration's latest birthright citizenship executive order suggested on Thursday that the government's interpretation of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent citizenship ruling was contradicted even by Justice Samuel Alito's dissent in the case.

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Board Says Judges Must Explain Bond Proffer Credibility

By Tom Lotshaw

A Board of Immigration Appeals panel has vacated an immigration judge's bond release order, holding the judge seemingly relied on proffered assertions about the noncitizen's flight risk without addressing challenges the U.S. Department of Homeland Security had raised.

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Colorado Says Sanctuary Law Appeal Hinges On Distortions

By Tom Lotshaw

Colorado asked the 10th Circuit to affirm a district court ruling dismissing the Trump administration's challenge of laws limiting immigration enforcement assistance, arguing that an administration appeal relies on distortions to try to require the state to provide assistance Congress made voluntary.

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ICE Seeks Reprieve From 3-Day Delay To Transfer Detainees

By Carolyn Muyskens

The U.S. government told a Massachusetts federal judge on Thursday that a three-day notice period before immigrant detainees may be moved to another circuit is straining detention operations, citing a lack of beds for women and children as a reason to lift the order.

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Ill. Judge Sets Chicago DOJ Testimony Despite Bid For Clarity

By Lauraann Wood

The Illinois federal judge probing potential falsehoods and undue influence behind a push to prosecute six U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement protesters solidified an early December date to hear U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros and others' testimony on the matter, after blasting the government's "immaterial" bid for more pre-proceeding clarity.

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Ex-Cravath Staffer Charged With Insider Trading

By Stewart Bishop

A former employee at Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP on Thursday was arrested and charged with insider trading for allegedly exploiting nonpublic information about major deals involving the firm's clients, including Paramount Skydance Corp.'s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.

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Posner Remembered For Wide Influence, Pragmatic Approach

By Ryan Boysen

The iconoclastic, prolific and hugely influential U.S. Circuit Court Judge Richard A. Posner is being remembered for a lifetime of relentless advocacy for a more pragmatic approach to the law and a legacy that will ripple through American jurisprudence for decades to come.

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Remembering Richard Posner: A Prolific Jurist

Judge Richard Posner died Tuesday at age 87, leaving a legacy as one of the most influential members of the judiciary who never served on the U.S. Supreme Court. Here, Law360 revisits its coverage over the years of the prolific retired Seventh Circuit judge, including interviews with him about his pragmatic approach to the law, his belief that the courts mistreat pro se litigants and his love of felines.

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Foley Revamps Associate Pay, Advancement Structure

By James Boyle

Foley & Lardner LLP is the latest law firm to alter the way it handles associate compensation and advancement to keep in line with Milbank LLP's update of its own associate pay scale in July.

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Weil's 1,000 Staff Face 'Absorption' Issue In Hunt For Roles

By Daniel Moritz-Rabson

As the approximately 1,000 professional staff members at Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP look for new roles, they're likely to encounter a more difficult job market than the firm's attorneys, recruiters told Law360 Pulse.

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DOJ Exodus Leaves Trump Facing Confirmation Crunch

By Courtney Bublé

Since the Democrats' sweeping victories on Election Day, there has been an exodus of top officials at the U.S. Department of Justice and prospects for confirming permanent replacement are slim.

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The Go-To Firms For Insurance Litigation In 2026

By Hope Patti

A Florida-based law firm filed the most insurance coverage actions in the first half of 2026, primarily representing policyholders in property damage disputes, while BigLaw firm Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani was the most frequent choice among insurer defendants.

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Senate Confirms First Judge Of Lame-Duck Period

By Courtney Bublé

The U.S. Senate confirmed Alabama Supreme Court Justice Gregory Cook to the Northern District of Alabama on Thursday, marking the first judicial confirmation of the lame-duck period.

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Proskauer Won't Rep Perplexity In Reddit Data-Scraping Suit

By Matthew Perlman

Perplexity AI Inc. has abandoned its effort to have Proskauer Rose LLP defend against a data-scraping lawsuit from Reddit Inc. after Reddit raised concerns about the law firm's past representation of the social media company.

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Arbitration Assoc. Wants Consumers' Monopoly Suit Tossed

By Rae Ann Varona

The American Arbitration Association urged an Arizona federal court Thursday to toss a proposed class action that accuses the organization of monopolizing the consumer arbitration services market, saying the plaintiff consumers are trying to hold it liable for contracts it never entered into.

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