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4 Justices Sit Out Appeal, Leaving Copyright Ruling Intact
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left intact a far-reaching Fifth Circuit ruling holding that U.S. copyright termination can recapture foreign rights conveyed in a worldwide grant, not by denying an appeal from major music publishers, but because four justices sat out and left the court without enough members to hear the case.
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DOJ Or Trump: Judge Asks Who Is Deciding Golf Course Plan
Trump administration lawyers continued to insist at a hearing Monday there is no final plan to remake East Potomac Golf Course, and they changed their tune about whether one would require environmental review, despite new social media posts from the president announcing that work on the overhaul would begin "immediately."
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Court Denies Gov't Bid To DQ Susman Godfrey In ABA's Suit
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has denied the U.S. Department of Justice's bid to disqualify Susman Godfrey LLP from representing the American Bar Association in its lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's executive orders against multiple major law firms.
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High Court Won't Settle Circuit Split Over Automatic Stays
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to take up a petition asking it to resolve a circuit split over whether state-level proceedings should be automatically stayed during appeals of orders remanding cases from federal to state court.
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High Court Denies Review Of Navy Contract Termination Suit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider a federal contractor's dispute over the Navy's early termination of a fixed-price agreement due to staffing failures, after an appellate panel determined that the government had a right to cancel the contract for default.
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Justices Want SG's Input On Block Of Iowa Immigration Law
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday called for the solicitor general's view on whether Iowa can implement a law allowing state officials to arrest previously deported noncitizens and requiring state judges to order that those individuals must leave the U.S.
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Justices Reject 9/11 Plea Deals
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to tackle two cases challenging former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's decision to yank back plea deals that had already been inked with three 9/11 co-conspirators.
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Justices Won't Hear Challenge To Chicago Towing Practices
The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Monday to take up the constitutionality of Chicago's vehicle booting, towing, impounding and disposal practices, with two justices expressing "serious concerns" over the idea of leaving the Seventh Circuit's blessing in place.
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Justices Decline To Consider Police Raid Takings Circuit Split
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to review a pair of cases that ask whether there is a police power exemption to the Fifth Amendment's takings clause, a question that has fractured the lower courts.
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Could A Criminal Sentencing Case Upend Loper Bright?
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch is concerned that a ruling instructing trial courts to defer to the U.S. Sentencing Commission's interpretation of federal sentencing guidelines could blow a "pretty big hole" in the court's recent rejection of deference doctrines. His colleagues, however, don't appear as perturbed.
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Monopoly Allegations Test ABA's Role In Legal Education
The American Bar Association is facing mounting claims that the council responsible for law school accreditation acts as a monopoly, an accusation levied amid a broader, politicized battle over the future of legal education.
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Womble Bond Reports Data Breach Exposing Personal Info
Womble Bond Dickinson was hit with a data breach in August that revealed personal information to an unauthorized third party, the firm said in a notice with the Massachusetts state government this week.
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Dems Press Kirkland Again For Details Of $125M Trump Deal
A trio of congressional Democrats once again accused Kirkland & Ellis LLP of subverting their oversight requests into the $125 million deal the firm cut with the Trump administration last year.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Schlichter Bogard LLC leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the full Eleventh Circuit overturned decades-old precedent that took a strict view of when federal benefits law claims could be brought in court.
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Beltway Moves: Sullivan & Cromwell, Brown Rudnick
In some of the most recent notable moves among Washington, D.C., firms, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP brought on new leaders for its Supreme Court appellate practice, while Brown Rudnick launched a national security practice.
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White & Case Taps 47 Partners In Largest US Class Since 2022
White & Case LLP has elevated 47 lawyers to its partnership, its largest promotion round since a record 59 lawyers became partners at the start of 2022.
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Expect These Post-Midterm Probes If The Hill Changes Hands
The top investigative priorities of a potentially Democratic-controlled Congress are coming into sharper focus with the midterms weeks away and could impact an array of companies and individuals in technology, finance and energy, experts say.
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Mayer Brown Lands 2 Sheppard FDA Partners
Mayer Brown LLP has bolstered its life sciences capabilities with two former Sheppard partners, including that firm's former U.S. Food and Drug Administration practice leader.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
New data on BigLaw lateral moves and law school graduate employment made this another action-packed week for the legal industry. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Market Surveillance Co. Taps Ex-CFTC Counsel To Lead Policy
Fintech-focused market surveillance firm Solidus Labs announced Thursday that it's brought on a former U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission attorney who advised lawmakers on closely watched crypto legislation to lead its policy efforts.
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Missouri AG Alumni Make Their Mark In Trump 2.0
Missouri is hundreds of miles from Washington, D.C., but the legal community of the Show-Me State has taken a significant hold in the second Trump administration.
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Foley Hoag Hires Miles & Stockbridge M&A Atty In DC
Foley Hoag LLP has hired a mergers and acquisitions and private equity-focused attorney from Miles & Stockbridge PC who has joined in Washington, D.C., as a partner to work on strategic financial transactions, private fund formation and more.
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Cyber Incident Halts Bankruptcy Court Noticing Nationwide
The nationwide system for providing notice to creditors in bankruptcy cases has been disrupted by a cybersecurity incident, and it is not currently known when the outage will end.
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Seyfarth Names IT Head As Chief Information Officer
Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced Thursday that it has promoted its former head of IT and security, who has been a leader in tech modernization over his 14 years at the firm, to be its new chief information officer.
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Wilson Sonsini Hires Baker Botts Nat'l Security Lead In DC
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC has hired the former head of Baker Botts LLP's national security and trade risk mitigation team, who has joined the firm as a partner in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Wednesday.
Expert Analysis
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Avoiding The Changing Pitfalls Of Firm Website Redesigns
BigLaw firms about to tackle a website redesign need to understand the fundamental changes to costs, timelines, vendors and technology since their last big update so their leadership teams can steer resource management decisions away from costly potential mistakes, says Stephan Roussan at Vertical Minds.
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Public AI Disclosures Raise Stakes For AI Agent Oversight
Two recent reports shift the legal posture of every organization deploying artificial intelligence agents because they establish the foreseeability, for negligence liability purposes, of an AI agent becoming weaponized for data exfiltration, says Camilo Artiga-Purcell at Kiteworks.
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How Firms Can Win Market For Unified Legal Client Services
Firms willing to develop a new operating model, where AI-powered legal tech is paired with deep industry expertise and a different incentive structure, can win over companies looking to consolidate their legal needs with a single provider, says Lana Manganiello at Practice Growth Partner.
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7 AI Training Tips For Law Firm Summer Associate Programs
Law firms trying to weave artificial intelligence into summer associate programs should build a program that isn't really about AI but teaches students how to think about using AI, with the goal of building judgment, understanding implications and leveling up in a way that's repeatable, says Zeynep Ersin at Seyfarth.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Don't Obstruct Knowledge
Lawyers and firms should treat knowledge transfer as a business development function, using the sharing of context and institutional know-how to preserve continuity through change, strengthen relationships and create long-term competitive advantage, says Mark Wraight at Stinson.
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How Private Equity Priorities Will Test The Law Firm Model
The biggest question about private equity moving into the legal sector is no longer whether it can financially succeed, but how law firms can contend with the unavoidable economic, institutional and ethical tensions introduced by external ownership without compromising their core professional commitments, say Kirsten Vasquez and Allison Rosner at Major Lindsey.
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AI-Powered Search Demands New Legal Marketing Playbook
As potential clients use artificial intelligence tools instead of search engines when looking for counsel, it is a democratizing moment for specialized midsize firms and a compression threat for generalist big-firm brand positioning, says Ronn Torossian at 5WPR.
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What Law Firm MSOs Can Learn From Accounting Co. Model
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Private equity capital has been flowing into accounting firms for years, with investors developing creative structures to work within that field's specific ownership restrictions, and the framework developed by these transactions offers valuable insights for law firms looking for outside investment, says Russell Shapiro at Levenfeld Pearlstein.
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Legal Tech Talks: StrongSuit CEO On The AI Gold Rush
Justin McCallon, CEO of StrongSuit, discusses how the potential for automation and insight generation with artificial intelligence is massive, but that in legal work, especially litigation, the margin for error is essentially zero.
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How Leaders Can Foster Professional Growth With Feedback
When law firm leaders provide work product feedback by identifying errors instead of offering guiding input, they miss a key opportunity to treat feedback as a professional development and leadership tool, but several practices can help bridge the gap between intent and impact, says Janet Jackson at Well-Law.
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Why Marketing Teams Are Vital For Law Firm AI Storytelling
Many law firms are using generic decks for multiple client presentations to articulate their artificial intelligence strategy, but in order to differentiate themselves, it's important to bring marketing teams into the fold to identify what's actually distinctive about how a firm uses AI, says Eric Greenberg at Cox Media.
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Legal Marketing Conference Highlights Pivotal Time For Firms
The Legal Marketing Association's recent annual conference underscored how advances in artificial intelligence and shifting client expectations are causing law firms to evolve into more structured, data-driven businesses that place greater emphasis on strategy, implementation and measurable results, say Maria Aronson and Gina Rubel at Furia Rubel.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Build Relationship Habits
Meaningful relationships are foundational to business development, and they can be deliberately fostered through a set of habits for authentically, intentionally and consistently connecting with clients and colleagues — starting with people you already know and like, says Matthew Moran at V&E.
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Legal Leaders Are Asking The Wrong Questions About AI
Artificial intelligence is already woven into everyday work for attorneys, so beyond questioning whether AI was used and approving such tools, legal leaders need to create a shared foundation for what good AI use looks like on their team, says Alex Denniston at Factor.
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In-House Leaders Can Turn Contract Data Into Growth Insight
A company's contracts contain final, negotiated commercial commitments that reveal important growth, revenue and strategy insights, but for organizations that aren’t making two key structural changes, the information tends to remain within the legal department — untranslated and unused, says Shimane Smith at NerdWallet.