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Justices Seek SG Input On Bias Protections For Coaches
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday requested input from the solicitor general on the case of two former Georgia college employees who have claimed that federal Title IX laws protecting students from sex discrimination should also apply to professors and coaches.
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Judge Won't Exit Agri Stats DOJ Case Over Clerk Connection
A Minnesota federal judge refused to recuse himself from a case accusing Agri Stats of helping meat processors exchange sensitive information based on a clerk's past work on related cases, after refusing a similar request in a case over pork prices.
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The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in four cases this week, weighing a $1 billion jury award against an internet service provider for failing to thwart online piracy, an anti-abortion pregnancy center's effort to squash a subpoena, and a preacher's lawsuit challenging a law regulating protest.
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Judges Beat Ethics Suits For Dropping Retirement Post-Trump
A Fourth Circuit judge and two district court judges have defeated ethics complaints from a conservative legal organization alleging they improperly reversed their decisions to take senior status after President Donald Trump was elected.
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Stone Hilton Wants Cruz Subpoena Tossed In Harassment Suit
Stone Hilton PLLC is asking a Texas federal court to toss a subpoena from a former executive assistant for information about a firm partner's past tenure with the office of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, saying the purpose of the request is to "intimidate, burden and harass."
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High Court To Review Trump's Birthright Order
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to review the constitutionality of President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at limiting birthright citizenship, after lower courts unanimously found the order to contradict the U.S. Constitution and federal law.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry kicked off December with another action-packed week as BigLaw firms continued bonus season and announced partner promotions. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Menendez Barred From Holding Public Office After Conviction
Former U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez has been permanently barred from holding any public office or position of trust in New Jersey, following his conviction on federal bribery and corruption charges, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced Friday.
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Wash. Justices Reject Judge's Removal Over Staff Treatment
Washington's highest court on Thursday unanimously declined to remove a Bremerton Municipal Court judge that the state's Commission on Judicial Conduct said mistreated court staff and attorneys, with a majority of the justices ruling instead to censure and suspend Judge Tracy S. Flood for 30 days.
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Pot Shop Associate Doubts Judge's Neutrality In RICO Case
A landlord accused of allowing an unauthorized cannabis shop to operate within the Cayuga Nation is asking a New York federal judge to recuse herself less than a week before trial is set to begin, suggesting that the jurist might not be unbiased because counsel for the tribe "helped" her "son get a job."
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Senate Impeachment Hearing On Judges Likely In January
The Senate hearing on impeachment of "rogue" judges is likely going to be rescheduled for January, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who will be chairing the hearing, told Law360 on Thursday.
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Suspension Over For Pa. Judge Accused Of COVID Fraud
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday ended a suspension without pay for a county judge who was accused of COVID-19 employment relief fraud following his entrance into a diversion agreement with federal prosecutors that ended with the indictment being dismissed.
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SDNY Judge Unsure Of Jurisdiction In Maurene Comey Suit
A Manhattan federal judge said Thursday he may not have jurisdiction over former prosecutor Maurene Comey's suit claiming President Donald Trump's rivalry with her father, former FBI Director James Comey, led to her firing.
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Senate Confirms 4th NC Federal Judge This Week
The Senate on Thursday confirmed its fourth federal judge this week for North Carolina.
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Fla. Judge Admits To Ethics Breach Over Bogus Recording
A Florida state judge has admitted to an unintentional violation of the state's judicial ethics code over her publicly sharing a fabricated recording of a chief judge disparaging another judge during her 2024 election campaign.
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Data Co. Seeks To Consolidate NJ Judicial Privacy Law Cases
The data privacy firm Atlas Data Privacy has asked the New Jersey Supreme Court to consolidate over 100 ongoing cases where it is suing data brokers under the state judicial privacy statute Daniel's Law into a single multicounty litigation, according to a notice to the bar filed this week.
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Judge Nixes Hagens Berman's Recusal Bid After DOJ Referral
Two days after referring powerhouse plaintiffs firm Hagens Berman to the U.S. Department of Justice for alleged misconduct, a Pennsylvania federal judge on Thursday dismissed the firm's request that he recuse himself from the long-running product liability suit, calling the firm's arguments "absurd."
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Democracy Forward Announces New Leadership Hires
Democracy Forward, a progressive nonprofit that has lodged some 85 actions against the Trump administration, announced Thursday it hired new staff, including a new deputy managing attorney and a new director of a collaborative initiative focused on reshaping the federal government with community-driven policies and public servants.
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Google Fights Unlockd's Judge Recusal Bid In Antitrust Case
Google is opposing a move by Unlockd Media seeking the recusal of U.S. District Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr. in an antitrust lawsuit in California federal court, arguing that the judge's close relationship with Google's vice president for litigation and discovery doesn't require him to step away from the case.
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Appeal Of US Atty Invalidations May Be 'Devastating' To DOJ
As the list of interim and acting U.S. attorneys found to be unlawfully appointed under President Donald Trump grows, so too does the pressure on his administration to make the next move, which could force a risky strategic decision on whether to push the issue up to the U.S. Supreme Court, experts said.
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Street Preacher Goes Up Against Heck At High Court
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday heard arguments over whether a street preacher convicted of a Mississippi state crime can use a federal civil rights lawsuit to challenge the constitutionality of the law used to convict him.
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Trump Would Prefer Jack Smith Testify In Public
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, subpoenaed former counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday for a closed-door deposition, to which President Donald Trump said he would rather see a public testimony.
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Troutman Atty Is 3rd NC Federal Judge Confirmed This Week
The Senate voted 57-41 on Wednesday to confirm Matthew Orso, a partner at Troutman Pepper Locke LLP, to the Western District of North Carolina as a federal district judge.
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Mich. Chief Appeals Judge Tapped For State Court Of Claims
The Michigan Supreme Court has appointed the chief judge of the state's intermediate appellate court to serve a partial term on a specialized court for claims against the state government.
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Virginia Bar Declines To Investigate Interim US Atty Halligan
The Virginia State Bar has declined to investigate whether Lindsey Halligan should face discipline over her scandal-plagued tenure as the interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, just days after a federal judge ruled she was not properly appointed to that post.
Expert Analysis
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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.