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Special Counsel Slams Biden's Critique Of Son's Prosecution
The special counsel who oversaw the investigation into Hunter Biden, which was wiped out by a presidential pardon, released a report published Monday criticizing President Joe Biden's "baseless accusations" that his son was "selectively" prosecuted and warning that such comments threaten "the integrity of the justice system as a whole."
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Ex-Cook County Assessor Officer Hit With Bribery Charges
A chief hearings officer for former Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios' office accepted bribes, including from a law firm's tax consultant, when handling a property assessment appeal, a new lawsuit in Illinois federal court alleges.
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Justices Mull Grammar In First Step Act Resentencing Case
The U.S. Supreme Court grappled with grammar-heavy arguments Monday over whether lighter sentences under the First Step Act should apply to defendants who were sentenced before the 2018 law was enacted but later resentenced after their original sentences were thrown out.
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Special Counsel's Report On Trump's DC Case Released
With a Florida federal judge's permission on Monday, U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland released the first volume of former special counsel Jack Smith's report regarding his now-abandoned election-interference case against Donald Trump in D.C.
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Colo. Justices To Consider When Late Filings Are Excusable
The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an oil company's case arguing its "minor" mistake of filing an appeal with a trial court, which was refiled the day after a deadline, should be excused.
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Ex-US Attorney Chris Kavanaugh Joining Cleary In DC
Former U.S. Attorney Chris Kavanaugh of the Western District of Virginia will join Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP in Washington, D.C., after nearly two decades as a prosecutor, the firm announced Monday.
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NY Judge Unmoved By Media Dustups In Mayor's Bribe Case
Prosecutors and defense counsel should watch what they say to the press, a Manhattan federal judge overseeing New York City Mayor Eric Adams' corruption case warned in an order on Monday, though the judge declined to chastise either side over alleged rule violations.
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Georgia Lawmaker Vows To Overhaul Judicial Pay
A Georgia state representative has announced plans to revamp state judges' pay and end a longstanding pay disparity between judges by capping and eventually ending local supplemental pay, calling for similar changes that the Georgia Judicial Council recommended in 2023.
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Mich. AG Says She Is Immune From Flint Water Suit
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has told a federal court she is immune from allegations that she stripped due process rights from former Gov. Rick Snyder's aide when he was among the officials indicted in the aftermath of the Flint water crisis.
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Court, Not County, Was Worker's Employer, Ga. Judge Says
A Georgia federal judge on Friday recommended freeing Fulton County from a lawsuit brought against it by a former juvenile court employee, who sued for age and disability discrimination after she was fired at 60 and had requested medical leave due to an upcoming knee surgery.
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Ex-Fla. Prosecutor Keeps Eye On Drug Treatment At New Firm
After recently wrapping up his last term as the state attorney in Palm Beach County, Florida, Dave Aronberg has entered private practice with plans to ensure the drug treatment industry follows the law.
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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.