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Meet The DC Circ. Panel Deciding Judge Newman's Future
Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman will stand before a panel of D.C. Circuit judges on Thursday, arguing that her colleagues wrongly suspended her two years ago. Here's what you should know about the judges who are tasked with overseeing the 97-year-old jurist's challenge.
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NC Justice Fights GOP Challenger's 'Dangerous' Vote Fight
North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs urged a federal judge to dismiss the federal election law challenge brought by the Republican candidate she ran against for her seat, arguing it is "dangerous" to allow unsuccessful candidates to challenge election laws only after they have already lost.
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For This Retired NJ Judge, The State Bench Is A Family Trade
Retired New Jersey Superior Court Judge David Ironson, the recently announced head of alternative dispute resolution at Einhorn Barbarito Frost Botwinick Nunn & Musmanno PC, joined Law360 Pulse to discuss how he was influenced by his late father — a former state judge — and his plans for the firm's practice.
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Dems Not Satisfied With BigLaw Answers On Trump Deals
Top Democrats investigating the Trump administration's deals with major law firms are not satisfied with the initial responses they've received even though the firms say nothing about their work or philosophy has changed.
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Justices Say Self-Removal Deadlines Don't Include Weekends
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that individuals with a self-deportation deadline that falls on a weekend or federal holiday may move to reopen their removal cases the following business day.
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Judge Purposely Shot Wife Dead, Orange County DA Sums Up
California state Judge Jeffrey Ferguson murdered his wife by drunkenly pointing a loaded gun at her during a heated argument and pulling the trigger, prosecutors said during closing arguments Monday, while defense counsel maintained he was fumbling with the gun because of a shoulder injury and it accidentally fired.
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Calif. Judges Who Lost Homes Sue LA Over Palisades Fire
A California federal judge and a retired federal magistrate judge whose homes were destroyed in the Pacific Palisades wildfire have sued the city of Los Angeles over the deadly inferno, saying two water reservoirs drained by the city's water department for repairs prior to the blaze substantially caused their losses.
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DOL Tells 5th Circ. It May Rescind Biden-Era ESG Rule
The U.S. Department of Labor told the Fifth Circuit on Monday it's considering rescinding a Biden-era rule allowing retirement fiduciaries to consider issues like climate change and social justice when choosing investments, according to filings in a suit challenging the rule from conservative states and energy companies.
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Pa. Judge Facing Fraud Charges Gets Filing Delay
A Pennsylvania county judge indicted on charges that he misused unemployment relief funds to pay his law firm's employees during the pandemic succeeded Monday in having filing deadlines in his prosecution pushed back for more time to review discovery.
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Former Ohio Atty Gets Prison Over Unpaid Payroll Taxes
A former Ohio attorney who admitted that he failed to pay $750,000 in payroll taxes while managing his wife's dental practice has been sentenced to six months in prison after telling a federal judge that he did not intend to steal from the government, according to an order signed Monday.
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Advocacy Group Sues DOJ For Docs On Acting DC US Atty
Advocacy group Democracy Forward sued the U.S. Department of Justice on Monday seeking information about Ed Martin, the acting top federal prosecutor in D.C., whose nomination to fill the role permanently is facing pushback in Congress.
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Wife Of Ex-Sen. Menendez Convicted On Corruption Charges
A Manhattan federal jury on Monday found Nadine Menendez guilty of aiding in her husband Bob Menendez's corruption by facilitating bribe payments, including a Mercedes-Benz and gold bars, from New Jersey businessmen to the convicted former U.S. senator.
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Justices Sympathetic To Inmate Who 'Messed Up' Appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday seemed dubious of a Fourth Circuit ruling refusing an inmate's appeal on procedural timing grounds, as the justices weighed a case that will likely disproportionately affect pro se litigants.
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Justices Mull 5th Circ. Redo In ACA Preventive Care Fight
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday appeared skeptical of a Fifth Circuit ruling that found members of a task force setting preventive services coverage requirements under the Affordable Care Act were unconstitutionally appointed, with multiple justices suggesting kicking the case back down to the circuit court for additional arguments.
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Democrats Seek More Funds To Protect Judges From Threats
Two Democratic lawmakers on Monday asked U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts if more funding is needed to protect federal judges from a spike in physical threats that challenge "the viability of the rule of law itself."
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Troutman Adds Former Acting US Atty In North Carolina
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP announced Monday that it had strengthened its white collar litigation and investigations practice with a partner in Charlotte, North Carolina, who served as acting U.S. attorney in his final months of more than three years of service in the Western District of North Carolina.
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Florida Federal Judge To Take Senior Status In August
President Donald Trump is gaining yet another federal judicial vacancy in his adopted state, Florida.
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Former Florida US Atty Returns To Pillsbury In Miami
A recent U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida returned to his former firm, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, to continue his work as a partner in its Miami office.
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DOJ's Google Ad Litigation Lead Joins BakerHostetler
A 10-year Justice Department veteran, who helped supervise the government's case alleging Google's advertising practices create an unfair monopoly, has left the agency to join BakerHostetler, the firm announced Monday.
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Justices Won't Review Philly Atty's 5-Year Suspension
A Philadelphia attorney's appeal of a five-year suspension deeming him a "danger to the public" will not move forward after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the case, according to orders released Monday.
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High Court's Pause Of Removals Was 'Premature,' Alito Says
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision early Saturday morning to prohibit the Trump administration from using a 1798 wartime law to remove alleged Venezuelan gang members detained in northern Texas to an El Salvadoran prison was hasty and premature, Justice Samuel Alito wrote in a dissent joined by Justice Clarence Thomas.
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Up Next At High Court: Preventive Healthcare, LGBTQ Books
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in five cases this week, including disputes over the constitutionality of a task force that sets preventive healthcare coverage requirements, a school district's introduction of LGBTQ-themed storybooks and whether parties can establish standing based on harms affecting third parties.
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Justices Temporarily Block Removals Under Wartime Law
The U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday ordered the Trump administration to halt removals of alleged Venezuelan gang members detained in Texas under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, pending further input from the court.
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Venezuelans Ask High Court And 5th Circ. To Pause Removals
A group of Venezuelans detained in northern Texas launched a multipronged effort Friday to prevent the Trump administration from removing them to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act before they can have their day in court, asking the U.S. Supreme Court, the Fifth Circuit and two district courts for emergency relief.
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Ex-DOJ Atty Convicted In 1MDB Case Ordered Disbarred In NY
A New York appellate court ordered Wednesday that a former U.S. Department of Justice attorney be disbarred due to his felony conviction as part of a sprawling, billion-dollar fraud scandal connected to 1Malaysia Development Berhad and Fugees founder Pras Michél.
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The Case For Keeping The Gas On Deputy GC Compensation
In recent years, the deputy general counsel role has expanded and become increasingly vital in organizations across the globe, and companies should consider a few ways to retain this top talent, including by offering competitive compensation that reflects projected increases, says Heather Fine at Major Lindsey.
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Talking Mental Health: The View From Life After BigLaw
Life coach and author Wendy Tamis Robbins discusses why she left a career in BigLaw to work in the professional well-being space after finding freedom from anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and substance use disorders, and highlights two changes the legal industry should implement to address attorneys' mental health.
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6 Essential Skills For Summer Associates To Land An Offer
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With full-time offer rates at the lowest point since 2012, summer associates must do all they can to distinguish themselves, starting with a few fundamentals — from the importance of asking clarifying questions to being honest about mistakes, says James Argionis at Cozen O'Connor.
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Making Legal Cents: How Law Firms Can Innovate Faster
To meet the demands of an evolving legal market and changing client expectations, law firms must not only embrace innovation, but also find ways to accelerate adoption and mitigate risks in an industry historically resistant to change, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Ask A Mentor: How Should Departing Partners Approach Pay?
Sabina Lippman at CenterPeak discusses steps BigLaw partners can take when considering a move or announcing their departure to help navigate tricky compensation issues and remain on good terms with their current partners.
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How 2 Litigators Decided Dad Would Stay Home With The Kids
Jennifer Hoekstra at Aylstock Witkin shares the tough conversations about timing, goals, logistics and values involved in her family's decision that she would build her career as a litigator and law firm partner while her husband stepped back from his own litigation role to stay home with their children.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Legal Commentary Ghostwriter
Wayne Pollock at Copo Strategies shares how he went from overworked Am Law 50 associate to owner of a legal thought leadership ghostwriting service, and provides four lessons for anyone who might be considering launching a business within the legal industry.
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Ask A Mentor: As Trials Grow Rarer, How Do I Hone My Skills?
Gary Parsons at Brooks Pierce offers advice for young lawyers seeking trial experience in an environment where fewer cases make it to trial, including how to build their reputations, set their expectations and pick the right firm.
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Talking Mental Health: Managing Depression As A Co. Founder
New Era ADR co-founder Collin Williams discusses his journey navigating a clinical depression diagnosis, how this experience affected his leadership style, and what the legal industry can do to better support attorneys with mental health conditions.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Career And Wellness Coach
Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea shares how she went from BigLaw partner to legal industry career and wellness coach, and explains how attorneys can use their capabilities, knowledge and professional networks to pursue coaching themselves, or bring refreshed meaning and purpose to their current roles.
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Talking Mental Health: Tackling Stress As A Practice Leader
Constance Rhebergen at Bracewell discusses how she handles the stress of being a practice chair, how sources of stress have changed in the legal industry over the past decade and what law firms can do to protect attorney mental health.
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Making Legal Cents: Engaging A Remote, Evolving Workforce
In the face of a dispersed and changing workforce with Generation Z entering the scene, law firms should consider some practical strategies to revitalize their cultures, provide meaningful mentorship and safeguard their knowledge bases, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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How Firms Can Effectively Evaluate Their Summer Associates
One of the most effective ways firms can ensure their summer associate programs are a success is by engaging in a timely and meaningful evaluation process and being intentional about when, how and by whom feedback should be provided, say Caroline Cimei and Erica Fine at Shutts & Bowen.
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Talking Mental Health: Life As A Lawyer With OCD
Kelly Hughes at Ogletree discusses what she’s learned in the 14 years since she was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, recounting how the experience shaped her law practice, what the legal industry and general public get wrong about the disorder, and how law firms can better support employees who have OCD.
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3 Innovative Ways AI May Be Used In Legal Practice
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Artificial intelligence tools will increasingly be used by outside counsel to better predict the outcomes of litigation — thus informing legal strategy with greater precision — and by clients to scrutinize invoices and evaluate counsel’s performance, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.