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NJ Suspends Ex-Carter Ledyard Partner After NY Disbarment
The New Jersey Supreme Court has ordered the indefinite suspension of a former Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP partner, two years after a New York state appeals court disbarred the lawyer for ignoring subpoenas and failing to cooperate in a fee investigation.
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Cleary Adds Northern Calif. Deputy Criminal Chief As Partner
The deputy chief of the criminal division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California has joined Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP's Bay Area office as a partner in the Americas litigation practice, the firm said Monday.
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Va. Asks High Court To Reinstate Voter Rolls Purge
Virginia asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to pause a district court order prohibiting the state from continuing a systematic removal of suspected noncitizens from its voting rolls this close to Election Day, arguing a federal "quiet period" law only protects citizens from last-minute changes to their voting status.
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Gloves Come Off In Wash. High Court Race As Election Nears
A high-powered civil litigator vying for an open seat on the Washington State Supreme Court says his municipal judge opponents' expertise is primarily relegated to traffic tickets, as that judge decries the critique as legal snobbery symptomatic of a greater disconnect in the judiciary.
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Eternal Optimism Is Key To A Mediator's Mind, Top Judge Says
Colorado's chief federal magistrate judge told mediators on Friday that after holding more than 1,400 settlement conferences, he's learned to remain steady even when parties are "going crazy" from last-minute revelations, citing an instance in which a former postal worker confronted with evidence of illegal gun possession ran from the courthouse.
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NYC Bar Rates 4 Sitting Judges 'Not Approved' For Reelection
The New York City Bar Association announced Friday that four sitting judges in state and city courts seeking reelection had failed to show the qualifications needed to perform their duties, a rebuke that hasn't been seen in recent years.
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Woman Accused Of Threatening To Kill Judge Kacsmaryk
Prosecutors have indicted a woman who allegedly threatened death on a Texas federal judge a week after he blocked federal approval of the abortion drug mifepristone, saying the woman sent communications promising murder and assault around April 2023, according to an unsealed indictment.
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Ga. Court Admin Says Retaliation Suit Must Go Ahead In Full
A former Georgia municipal court administrator who said she was forced out of her position after reporting corruption by a city council member has asked a federal judge to preserve her suit in full, arguing a federal magistrate misapplied a sexual harassment standard to what was better characterized as retaliation claims.
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Trump Co-Defendants Stuck In Ga. State Court, 11th Circ. Says
The Eleventh Circuit on Thursday rejected attempts from four co-defendants of former President Donald Trump to have their Georgia election interference cases moved from state to federal court.
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Ga. Atty Can't Beat Contempt Charge Over Trial Tardiness
The Georgia Court of Appeals on Friday rejected an attorney's argument that his due process rights were violated when he was found in contempt, finding that his tardiness to a trial — where the judge sent the jury home due to the absence of the lawyer and his client — was direct contempt.
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Congress Urged To Further Inspect FBI's Kavanaugh Probe
More than 50 civil rights groups have called on members of the U.S. Congress to further investigate the Trump White House's role in restricting the FBI's investigation into sexual misconduct allegations lodged against U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his 2018 confirmation process.
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Ex-Judge Can't Hide Bank Records In Romance Cash Probe
A Texas bankruptcy court on Friday shot down a former judge's bid to shield his banking records from a U.S. Trustee's Office inquiry into his concealed romantic relationship with a former Jackson Walker LLP partner, giving Bank of America NA one week to provide six years of the former judge's bank statements.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another action-packed week as firms prepared for increased lobbying activity in anticipation of the upcoming election, while lawyers nationwide came together to support a nonpartisan initiative focused on protecting the electoral process. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Baldwin 'Rust' Judge Rejects State's Bid To Revive Case
A New Mexico judge declined to reconsider a decision throwing out the "Rust" movie shooting case against actor-producer Alec Baldwin based on prosecutorial misconduct, according to an order released Friday.
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Adams Rips Feds, Calling Explanation For Leaks 'Far-Fetched'
Attorneys for New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Friday renewed their claims that the prosecutors handling his bribery and corruption case leaked secret grand jury information to the press, arguing that the alternative explanation that either Adams or his co-defendants made the leaks was a "far-fetched claim."
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The Candidates In Surprise Texas Criminal Court Matchups
Three sets of Republican and Democratic candidates are facing off next month to join the top criminal court in Texas after GOP incumbents suffered "unprecedented" primary losses amid a barrage of criticism over their earlier ruling in an election fraud case.
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Trump Again Argues Jack Smith's Appointment Was Illegal
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday said a D.C. federal court should throw out prosecutors' election interference case, repeating the argument he made in the classified documents case against him in Florida and contending that the appointment of special prosecutor Jack Smith was illegal.
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4th Circ. Backs Sanctioning Firm $1M For 'Defiance' Of Court
The Fourth Circuit on Thursday upheld a roughly $1 million sanction against the law firm of New York plaintiffs attorney Paul J. Napoli for its purportedly frivolous filings in a battle with another firm over asbestos litigation client referrals, saying the firm's misconduct was in "direct defiance" of a Maryland federal court's authority.
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Why A Top Detroit-Area Judge Isn't Scrapping Virtual Hearings
Despite signing a public editorial declaring that virtual hearings erode the public's trust in the judiciary, the Detroit area's top circuit court judge told Law360 on Thursday that she has no plans to do away with remote options for willing litigants. However, she insisted that the spate of Zoom proceedings had dulled some lawyers' skills and led to delays in some cases because of that lack of preparation.
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High Court Asked To Toss Texas Stay Of Green Card Rule
An immigrant rights group asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to wipe out a Texas order freezing a new program that would allow certain noncitizen relatives of U.S. citizens to stay in the country while seeking green cards, arguing the court improperly used a procedural tool to effectively issue injunctive relief.
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Atty Jim Walden Launches Campaign To Be NYC Mayor
Jim Walden of Walden Macht Haran & Williams LLP entered the New York City 2025 mayoral race this week as a new challenger to the recently indicted incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, running on a vow to fight corruption in the city.
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Meet The Candidates Vying For Texas Supreme Court Seats
A trio of Republican incumbents are looking to maintain the full GOP makeup of the Texas Supreme Court in next month's general election amid challenges from Democratic candidates looking for promotions from lower state courts.
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Fla. Says Feds Can't Stop Probe Into Attempt On Trump's Life
Florida's lawsuit claiming the U.S. Department of Justice improperly shut down the state's investigation into the attempt on Donald Trump's life at a Palm Beach County golf course has been assigned to a federal judge in Miami, despite Florida's pitch to get it in front of Trump appointee U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon in Fort Pierce.
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Alex Jones Atty Laments Sharing Sandy Hook Families' Info
The lead attorney in conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Sandy Hook Elementary School defamation trial in Connecticut acknowledged Thursday that he "erred" when he allowed a hard drive containing the plaintiffs' confidential records to be transmitted to other attorneys, an act that led to ongoing disciplinary proceedings that threaten his law license.
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Pillsbury Brings On Former Federal Prosecutor In San Diego
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is expanding its West Coast litigation team to meet increased client demand, announcing Thursday it is bringing in a former assistant U.S. attorney as counsel in its San Diego office.
Expert Analysis
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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.