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Tax-Lien Biz Atty Accused Of Duping Bank Can't Touch Money
A Manhattan federal judge declined Monday to unfreeze assets on behalf of a former compliance lawyer accused of duping a bank into lending his tax-lien investment firm $20 million, complicating his plan to go to trial with private counsel.
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Fla. Justices To Weigh Scope Of Agency's Prosecution Power
The Florida Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear the case of a man accused of election fraud who says the Florida Office of Statewide Prosecution doesn't have the authority to pursue the claims against him.
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Ex-Sacks Weston Atty's Theft Supports Suspension, Court Told
The severity of a suspended Philadelphia attorney's actions when he defrauded his former firm, Sacks Weston LLC, of almost $320,000 supports the Pennsylvania Disciplinary Board's recommendation of a five-year suspension of his law license, the state's Office of Disciplinary Counsel has argued.
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Tesla Wants Judge DQ'd From Accident Suit Over Prior Work
Tesla wants a California federal judge disqualified from hearing a woman's personal injury lawsuit against it over the judge's previous work for a law firm that had won a $3.2 million jury verdict against the electric carmaker.
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DOJ Litigator Who Tried Google Antitrust Case Joins Weil
A U.S. Department of Justice attorney who was part of the government's team challenging alleged monopolization practices by Google has moved to Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, the firm announced Monday.
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Wife Of Ex-Sen. Menendez Can't Delay Bribery Trial
Nadine Menendez, former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez's wife, has lost her bid to postpone her Feb. 5 trial on bribery charges, as a Manhattan federal judge rejected her contention that her husband's sentencing on similar charges just a week prior would taint her jury.
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US Attorney In Texas' Eastern District Stepping Down
The U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Texas has said that he will leave his position next week, the latest in a wave of resignation announcements that coincide with the beginning of a second Trump administration.
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Former DOJ Trial Ace Joins Gibson Dunn In DC
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP has hired a former U.S. Department of Justice senior trial counsel as a partner and member of its practice groups for False Claims Act and qui tam defense, litigation, and white collar defense and investigations, the firm said Monday.
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Up Next At High Court: Porn ID Check & Retiree Discrimination
The U.S. Supreme Court will return to the bench Monday for a full argument session, in which the justices will debate whether a Texas law requiring pornography websites to verify their visitors aren't minors violates the First Amendment and if retirees have the right to sue former employers for benefits discrimination.
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Colorado Conduct Panel Dings Judges For Disclosure Lapses
A Colorado judicial commission on Friday criticized 48 judges for failing to file state-mandated personal financial disclosure reports in 2023, saying the lapses "cast a shadow" over the state's judiciary but did not warrant public discipline because no judges were dishonest or improperly secretive.
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Sen. Durbin Questions Trump AG Nominee's Lobbying
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, pressed federal agencies Friday to provide information on President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general nominee's past role as a foreign lobbyist ahead of her confirmation hearings next week due to concerns about possible conflicts of interest.
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Feds Want 16 Mos. For Oath Keepers' Atty In Jan. 6 Case
A former attorney for the far-right Oath Keepers group should be sentenced to 16 months in prison for her participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, prosecutors have told a D.C. federal judge, saying her conduct and lack of remorse warrants a significant sentence.
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Fani Willis Seeks Return To Trump Election Interference Case
Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis has asked the Georgia Supreme Court to reinstate her in the election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump, arguing she was the first Georgia DA to be ejected from a case "without the existence of an actual conflict of interest."
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NJ Watchdog's New Chief Resigns Amid Residence Questions
The new chief executive of the New Jersey State Commission of Investigation resigned Friday after questions were raised in a news report about her residency and a second full-time job she holds out of state.
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Smith Appeals Injunction On Release Of Trump Report
Special counsel Jack Smith has notified the Eleventh Circuit that he is appealing a temporary injunction blocking the release of his final report on his investigations into President-elect Donald Trump for election meddling and retention of classified documents.
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11th Circ. Backtracks, Ends Ousted Fla. Atty's DeSantis Suit
Suspended Florida prosecutor Andrew Warren's yearslong legal battle against Gov. Ron DeSantis has all but come to an end after the Eleventh Circuit on Friday vacated a previous opinion and called the case moot after Warren's term in office expired.
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US Legal Sector Sheds 1,200 Jobs In December
After three months of steady recovery, the U.S. legal sector's job growth reversed course in December, with a loss of 1,200 positions, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday.
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Feds Ask 15 Years For Menendez In Case Of 'Historical Rarity'
Prosecutors have asked a Manhattan federal judge to sentence former U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez to at least 15 years in prison after he was convicted of taking bribes from three New Jersey business executives in exchange for political favors.
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How State Courts Can Start Building Data Governance
State courts can start tackling data governance by forming a committee, providing additional training to current team members, hiring more team members and creating data use guidelines, according to a pair of state court leaders.
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Justices Seem Inclined To Uphold TikTok Sale-Or-Ban Law
The U.S. Supreme Court seemed likely Friday to uphold a law requiring TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company over national security concerns or face a nationwide ban, despite some justices expressing concern over the law's impact on the free speech rights of Americans who use the wildly popular social media platform.
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Conn. GOP Eyes McCarter & English Partner For US Atty Role
Connecticut's Republican Party chair says the state's next top federal prosecutor should be someone with qualifications that mirror a McCarter & English LLP partner whose three decades in the U.S. attorney's office would make him a logical fit, although Donald Trump's selection could carry "wildcard potential," one observer noted.
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Former SDNY US Atty Williams Returns To Paul Weiss
Damian Williams is rejoining Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP after four years as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York under President Joe Biden, the firm announced Friday.
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Trump Avoids Jail As Judge Points To Presidential Status
A New York state judge on Friday spared President-elect Donald Trump any incarceration for his 34-count felony hush money conviction, citing the changed legal landscape, which affords the chief executive with "extraordinary legal protections."
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Alec Baldwin Sues New Mexico Prosecutors For Rust Charges
Actor-producer Alec Baldwin on Thursday accused the Santa Fe, New Mexico, district attorney, two special prosecutors and other local officials of mishandling evidence, defaming him and maliciously abusing the judicial process in their unsuccessful pursuit of charges against him in the wake of the fatal shooting on the "Rust" set.