Religious Org. Seeks Protective Order In Ayahuasca Row

By Sam Reisman

A church seeking a religious exemption to use the federally controlled psychedelic ayahuasca in its ceremonies is urging an Arizona federal judge to protect potentially sensitive internal documents sought by drug enforcers.

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Exec Says Signature Was Forged In Case Against Pot Bank

By Mike Curley

An executive for a venture capital firm is asking an Oregon federal judge to set aside default judgments entered this week against him and his company in a suit against a defunct cannabis "neobank," saying his signature was forged on the proof of service.

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Pot Co. Sues Mich. City Over 'Unlawful' Licensing Decision

By Mike Curley

A would-be dispensary sued the city of Auburn Hills, Michigan, in federal court on Thursday, alleging that the city disregarded its own voter-approved adult-use licensing ordinance when it approved four licenses last year.

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Fla. Court Told Cannabis Biz Investor Agreed Not To Sue

By David Minsky

The CEO of an Arizona-based cannabis business on Thursday urged a Florida federal court to toss a securities fraud lawsuit brought by an investor alleging an undisclosed $13 million tax liability, saying the investor agreed not to bring claims based on whether critical nonpublic information may have been withheld.

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Playing Beach Volleyball Makes Me A Better Lawyer

My commitment to beach volleyball has become integral to my performance as an attorney, with the sport continually reminding me that teamwork, perseverance, professionalism and stress management are essential to both undertakings, says Amy Drushal at Trenam.

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7 Tips For Associates To Thrive In Hybrid Work Environments

As the vast majority of law firms have embraced some type of hybrid work policy, associates should consider a few strategies to get the most out of both their in-person and remote workdays, says James Argionis at Cozen O’Connor.

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Analysis

Hints Of A New High Court Majority Emerge In Trump Cases

By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent rejection of President Donald Trump's bid to keep frozen nearly $2 billion in foreign aid funding gave court watchers a glimpse of a coalition majority that could end up thwarting some of the president's more aggressive and novel attempts to expand executive power.

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Legal Jobs Down As Gov't Work Dries Up Under Trump

By Tracey Read

Following modest gains at the beginning of the year, the U.S. legal sector lost 3,300 jobs in February, according to preliminary data released Friday from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Law Firm Hiring May Indicate 'Growing Demand,' Report Says

By Aebra Coe

Even as overall legal sector jobs declined in February nationwide, the number of open law firm positions increased by 59% compared with the year before, indicating "strong market expansion and growing demand for legal talent," according to a report released Friday by Leopard Solutions.

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Judicial Impeachment Calls Could Drive Anger At Bench

By Courtney Bublé

Twenty-nine years ago, then-U.S. Chief Justice William Rehnquist laid out a cautionary tale on impeachments of judges.

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Goldstein Must Be Tracked Amid 'Ongoing' Crimes, Feds Say

By Phillip Bantz

The federal government has doubled down on allegations that U.S. Supreme Court advocate and SCOTUSblog publisher Tom Goldstein has been secretly moving cryptocurrency, urging a federal judge to keep monitoring his electronic devices to prevent him from fleeing tax evasion charges.

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Trump DOJ's Shift Threatens To Upend Police Reform

By Marco Poggio

As the Trump administration abandons consent decrees — court-ordered agreements designed to curb police misconduct — experts warn that a crucial mechanism for law enforcement accountability is disappearing.

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Conn. Atty Convicted Of Manslaughter In Parking Lot Shooting

By Aaron Keller

A Connecticut jury on Friday convicted a Cramer & Anderson LLP partner of first-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting a man who followed him to his Litchfield law firm's parking lot and attacked the lawyer as he exited his car.

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For Many Biden Clemency Grantees, Freedom Is On Hold

By Rachel Rippetoe

Former President Joe Biden set records when he granted approximately 2,500 people clemency at the end of his term, but the process of getting out of prison for those people has not been so straightforward and two months later, a majority remain in custody.

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Ex-Kirkland IP Atty Can't Fire Her Bias Suit Atty 'For Cause'

By Lauren Berg

A former Kirkland & Ellis LLP intellectual property associate suing the firm over bias claims cannot fire her counsel at Filippatos PLLC over professional misconduct allegations, a California federal judge ruled Thursday while allowing Filippatos to withdraw as her counsel.

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DOJ Cites SDNY Prosecutors' Texts In Bid To End Adams Case

By Frank G. Runyeon and Hailey Konnath

President Donald Trump's Justice Department doubled down Friday on its bid to toss the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, citing newly released internal correspondence showing "troubling conduct" by Southern District of New York prosecutors the agency criticized as "careerist" and insubordinate.

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'Exhausted' Jury To Deliberate 3rd Week In Judge Murder Trial

By Rachel Scharf

A California state jury was told to come back Monday for a third calendar week of deliberations over whether Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson intentionally shot his wife in 2023, after reporting that they were "exhausted" but had "further movement" toward a verdict.

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California Bar Orders Investigation Of Flawed Exam

By Emily Sawicki

The State Bar of California is bringing on an independent investigator to look into the problem-plagued administration of the February bar exam, which left scores of test-takers feeling cheated.

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Analysis

How A Showcase Prosecution Collapsed For New Jersey's AG

By George Woolston

New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin took a risk that backfired when he used over 100 pages to lay out his case accusing George E. Norcross III, one of the Garden State's most influential businessmen, of leading a racketeering enterprise to deepen his commercial footprint in a struggling city.  

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Ga. Court Urged To Weigh Genealogy Of Wife Killed By Ex-Atty

By Emily Johnson

The administrator of the estate of a woman killed by a former BigLaw attorney is urging a Georgia state court to reject the woman's godson's assertion that her cousins aren't her relatives, arguing that a genealogy report proves they are her family in the dispute over the proceeds from a wrongful-death suit settlement.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

ESPN made news in the past week with a five-year, $100 million contract for talking head Stephen A. Smith, but so did Netflix, where chief legal officer David Hyman pulled in more than $100 million worth of stock sales in just seven days. Meanwhile, Honeywell revealed that its general counsel is busy figuring out how to create new subsidiaries where the company hopes to stash its asbestos and environmental liabilities.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Public Citizen Litigation Group and Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a D.C. federal judge can require the Trump administration to release up to $2 billion in frozen foreign aid funding.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.

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