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Texas' New Chief Justice Knows His Cases Inside And Out
The Texas Supreme Court's new leader, Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock, is a likable person, has a good sense of humor and is always fully prepared, according to those who know him — and lawyers appearing before him should be ready to answer his probing questions as he digs into the "big picture" surrounding cases.
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Ex-US Attorney Philip Sellinger Rejoins Greenberg Traurig
Former U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger — known for creating the first stand-alone civil rights division at any U.S. attorney's office — is rejoining his former firm, Greenberg Traurig LLP, the firm announced Friday.
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New Jersey AG Says Office Is Clear In Menendez Bribery Case
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced Friday that his office found no misconduct by any of its members relating to former U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez following an internal investigation that started after the senator was indicted on bribery charges.
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The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers
The U.S. Supreme Court closed out this week by deciding the fate of the social media app TikTok, and still weighed five cases, including a free speech challenge to a law regulating pornographic websites and the retroactivity of the First Step Act. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Trump Opposes DA Willis' Bid To Return To Ga. Election Case
President-elect Donald Trump urged the Georgia Supreme Court on Friday not to review the state intermediate court's ruling that disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from prosecuting the Georgia election interference case.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another busy week as law firms inked new deals, elevated attorneys and expanded practices. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
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Ex-Pol's Atty Chided For Early Morning Sentencing Memo
The lawyer for a former Massachusetts state senator convicted of tax and pandemic aid fraud was scolded by a federal judge on Friday for filing a sentencing memo at 3:30 a.m. on the day of the hearing, then showing up late to court, forcing a postponement.
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What To Expect From Trump's Judicial Nominations
President-elect Donald Trump is taking office with 45 judicial vacancies, which is far less than the 100 plus seats he came in with in 2017, but more seats could open up if a fair number of sitting conservatives take the opportunity to ensure a Republican president names their successor.
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Fla. Watchdog Seeks Judge Reprimand For Election Violation
Florida's judicial ethics watchdog has recommended that Circuit Court Judge Stefanie C. Moon, who presides in the family court in Broward County, be reprimanded for actions including discussing her reelection campaign on the bench and improperly contacting a witness.
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Attorney General Nominee Bondi Outlines Ethics Parameters
Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, outlined in an ethics agreement posted on Friday how she intends to avoid possible conflicts of interest with her previous positions, such as her role as a partner at a lobbying firm, and how she will divest from Trump's media company.
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Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Sale-Or-Ban Law
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a federal law Friday requiring TikTok to be divested from its Chinese parent company by Sunday or face a nationwide ban.
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Calif.'s Chief Justice On Preparing For Trump, AI
California Supreme Court Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero told reporters Thursday that the judiciary is preparing for the possibility that the Trump administration will target state courthouses to arrest unauthorized immigrants, and described how the judiciary plans to evaluate the ethical use of artificial intelligence in the judicial process.
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US Attorney In North Carolina's Middle District To Retire
U.S. Attorney Sandra Hairston of the Middle District of North Carolina will retire effective Saturday after a lengthy tenure helping put away violent felons and recovering millions of dollars in False Claims Act litigation while supporting and expanding programs and initiatives to help reduce recidivism and violent crimes.
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Trump Taps Williams & Connolly's Sarah Harris As Acting SG
Sarah M. Harris of Williams & Connolly LLP will serve as acting U.S. solicitor general for President-elect Donald Trump while his permanent pick undergoes the confirmation process.
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Fed. Circ. Calls Newman's Constitutional Challenge 'Meritless'
The Federal Circuit Judicial Council urged the D.C. Circuit on Thursday to reject U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's argument that the suspension her colleagues have imposed on her for refusing to participate in an investigation into her fitness to serve on the bench is unconstitutional.
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What Pardons Could Mean For The Jan. 6 Defendants
President-elect Donald Trump has signaled that he will pardon at least some of the people prosecuted for attacking the U.S. Capitol in 2021. Here, experts lay out what could happen, and how it fits into the history of executive clemency.
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Trump AG Nominee Pam Bondi's Net Worth Tops $12M
President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, Pam Bondi, has a net worth of over $12 million and holds stock in Trump's media company, according to financial disclosures shared with Law360.
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Baltimore Court Clerk Can Proceed With Bulk Of Bias Suit
A Maryland federal judge refused Thursday to toss the bulk of a lawsuit from a Black judiciary clerk, finding she put forward enough details to support her allegations that a circuit court acted out of bias when it suspended her without pay and barred her from earning overtime.
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Fulton DA Willis Fights Subpoenas In Trump Case Probe
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis this week outlined her objections to subpoenas issued by a Georgia state Senate committee investigating her prosecution of President-elect Donald Trump, arguing they are overbroad, intended to embarrass her and "defunct" due to the swearing in of a new general assembly.
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Meet The Willkie Litigator Repping Drake Against His Label
Michael Gottlieb, the Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP partner representing Drake in a new lawsuit against the Canadian rapper's music label, is a seasoned litigator and former federal prosecutor who has served as counsel to former President Barack Obama.
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Cousins Of Wife Killed By Ex-BigLaw Atty Seek Deal Funds
The cousins of a Georgia woman killed by her husband, former Fisher Phillips partner Claud "Tex" McIver, urged a state court to block McIver's designees from receiving proceeds from a settlement of an underlying wrongful death suit, arguing that they "are implicitly her next of kin" and should receive the proceeds.
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'Nothing To Fear' For DOJ Attys With Bondi, Ex-Colleague Says
Prosecutors and law enforcement officials, including one Democrat, told lawmakers Thursday that President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general will be a fair-minded official who will not succumb to possible outside pressure to abuse the office.
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Ex-Law Student Asks 11th Circ. To Revive Suit Against Judge
A former law student asked the Eleventh Circuit on Thursday to revive his lawsuit accusing U.S. District Judge Federico Moreno and three government attorneys of conspiring to ruin his job prospects and reputation, arguing that they are not immune from suit because they acted outside the scope of their employment.
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Florida AG Moody Picked To Replace Marco Rubio In Senate
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday picked state Attorney General Ashley Moody to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, whom President-elect Donald Trump has nominated to lead the U.S. Department of State during his second term in office.
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SCOTUSblog Publisher Tom Goldstein Indicted In Tax Case
Tom Goldstein, a publisher of SCOTUSblog and one of the most experienced U.S. Supreme Court lawyers in the country, was indicted Thursday in Maryland federal court on charges he schemed to evade paying taxes for years and used funds from his boutique law firm to cover gambling debts.