Mich. Judge Troubled By Scope Of Feds' CTA Data Collection

By Carolyn Muyskens

A federal judge in Michigan said new disclosure requirements for small businesses seem burdensome and intrusive during a Monday hearing focused on the privacy implications of the currently blocked anti-money laundering law.

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Right-Wing Pair Can Be Charged For False Election Robocalls

By Danielle Ferguson

A Michigan appellate panel has upheld, for the second time, criminal charges against two right-wing conspiracy theorists who led a misinformation campaign that targeted Black voters, finding that even under a narrowed test from the state's top court, the pair likely knew the robocalls shared false information and were related to voting procedures.

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Analysis

Circuit-By-Circuit Guide To 2024's Most Memorable Moments

By Jeff Overley

One judge said a litigant's position would cause "an effing nightmare," and another decried the legal community's silence amid "illegitimate aspersions." Public officials literally trashed one court's opinion, and fateful rulings dealt with controversial politicians, social media and decades of environmental policy. Those were just a few appellate highlights in 2024, a year teeming with memorable moments both substantive and sensational.

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Bonus Spotlight

Bonuses At Susman Godfrey, Other Boutiques Top Milbank's

By Anna Sanders

Susman Godfrey LLP, Pallas Partners, Yetter Coleman LLP and other litigation boutiques are offering associates bonuses exceeding the market scale set by BigLaw firms this year.

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20 In-House Attys Will Receive 2025 'Legends In Law' Award

By Rose Krebs

Twenty in-house attorneys will be honored for their work, integrity and professionalism next year as part of the 26th annual Burton Awards "Legends in Law" ceremony.

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Federalist Society Names Walmart Counsel As Next Leader

By Christine DeRosa

The Federalist Society has found its second president and chief executive officer in an attorney who most recently served as counsel at the retail giant Walmart.

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Law Student Diversity Staying Constant, Despite High Court

By Jack Karp

The racial diversity of 2024's incoming law school classes remained largely unchanged from 2023, according to data from the American Bar Association, even in the face of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling banning race-based admissions criteria.

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Ex-Reed Smith Atty Seeks To Appeal NJ Bias Damages Limit

By Lynn LaRowe

A former Reed Smith LLP labor and employment lawyer has told the New Jersey Appellate Division that a lower court was wrong to conclude that a pay discrimination law does not apply retroactively, limiting her potential damages against the firm in a bias lawsuit.

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Fla. Bar Eyes Rule Change On Limits For Non-Atty Roles

By Madison Arnold

The Florida Bar Board of Governors is considering a rule change to spell out that nonlawyers at a law firm cannot supervise the work of attorneys or perform policymaking duties that affect the practice of law, among other prohibited tasks, a spokeswoman for the bar confirmed to Law360 Pulse on Monday.

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Mass. Judge Apologizes For Slamming Alito Over Flags

By Katie Buehler

A Massachusetts federal judge has apologized for violating ethics rules when he publicly criticized U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in the wake of reports that two flags used by Donald Trump supporters to protest the 2020 election were flown outside Alito's houses.

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Possible 6th Circ. Picks Now That Biden's Nominee Is Done

By Courtney Bublé

A district judge, state Supreme Court justice and a former Federal Energy Regulatory Commission member are among the contenders for a seat on the Sixth Circuit when the outgoing judge retires, a pending vacancy that had been a matter of contention between Tennessee's senators and the Biden administration.

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Biden Enacts Law Setting Exception To Some USPTO Fines

By Ryan Davis

President Joe Biden signed a bill into law Tuesday that gives the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office the ability to waive fines for patent applicants who falsely claim they are entitled to fee reductions, if the error was made in good faith.

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Quinn Emanuel, Keller Postman Want To Lead Live Nation Suit

By Rae Ann Varona

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP and Keller Postman LLC attorneys told a California federal court that they are best suited to represent proposed classes of consumers accusing Live Nation and Ticketmaster of monopolizing the ticketing services space, saying they "developed the heart" of the consumers' claims.

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Ex-Tenn. Law Firm Manager Accused Of $1.2M Embezzlement

By Emily Sawicki

A Tennessee federal grand jury indicted the former office manager of a Memphis law firm on charges she embezzled more than $1.2 million from the firm to buy luxury goods and travel for herself and her relatives.

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These Attys Could Be Trump's Pick For Colo.'s Top Prosecutor

By Thy Vo

President-elect Donald Trump's previous U.S. attorney for the District of Colorado said he's not interested in the role again, but gave Law360 a glimpse at who he thinks could be on the transition team's list of contenders.

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Colo. Atty Accused Of Poaching Seeks State Justices' Take

By Emily Sawicki

It's time for Colorado's Supreme Court to weigh whether law firms may prohibit attorneys from soliciting co-workers to depart their firm together, a lawyer accused of soliciting BigLaw firms to poach her department from a Denver personal injury firm argued Monday, asserting the case is a matter of first impression.

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