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High Court Will Review Colo.'s Conversion Therapy Ban
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it will review a challenge to Colorado's ban on licensed therapists providing conversion therapy to transgender minors, in a case that asks whether the state's law is a permissible regulation of professional conduct or an unconstitutional restriction of speech.
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NJ AG Shuffles Leadership Of Civil Rights Division
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced a leadership change at the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights with a senior counsel in his office stepping up to take charge of the anti-discrimination agency.
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Fla. Judge Won't Exit DaBaby Suit Over Sanctions, Comments
A Florida federal judge will not step aside from a lawsuit against rapper DaBaby over an altercation before a scheduled performance, saying his imposition of sanctions on the plaintiffs' attorney and statements during trial do not amount to bias.
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Judge Who Shot Wife Gets Mistrial As Jury Hangs On Murder
A California judge declared a mistrial Monday in the murder trial of Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson, who shot and killed his wife in their Anaheim Hills home in 2023, after jurors said they remained at an impasse over whether he was guilty of second-degree murder.
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Ex-Cognizant Execs Support 180-Day Trial Delay In FCPA Case
Two former Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. executives have told a New Jersey federal judge they agree with prosecutors that their bribery trial should be delayed for 180 days after the Trump administration paused enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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Clerks May Seek Political Jobs On 'Case-By-Case Basis'
Individual federal judges may determine whether their clerks may seek political posts while employed by the judiciary, the Judicial Conference of the United States' Committee on Codes of Conduct now recommends, months after issuing guidance advising clerks to hold off seeking such roles until their clerkships end.
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Justices To Weigh If Del. Expert Law Applies In Federal Court
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review whether federal courts must apply a Delaware state law requiring an expert affidavit for all medical malpractice complaints.
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NJ Judge Ousted For Clerk Thigh Touch On Boozy Beach Day
The New Jersey Supreme Court on Monday ordered the removal of a municipal judge accused of inappropriately touching the thigh of a law clerk in a day of drinking at his summer home, saying his ouster is warranted due to the "blatant and serious" nature of the misconduct.
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Feds Say NJ Atty Smuggled Drugs, Phone To Pa. Prison Inmate
A New Jersey criminal defense attorney allegedly snuck drugs and a cell phone into a federal detention center during a purported legal visit to an inmate, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Friday in Pennsylvania federal court.
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Ga. PFAS Liability, DEI Bills Among Those To Not 'Crossover'
Georgia lawmakers failed to push forward legislation that would have reduced corporate liability for PFAS contamination, would have given voters a say on whether to legalize sports betting and curbed diversity initiatives in schools, after having previously passed bills to advance the governor's tort reform agenda.
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Hints Of A New High Court Majority Emerge In Trump Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent rejection of President Donald Trump's bid to keep frozen nearly $2 billion in foreign aid funding gave court watchers a glimpse of a coalition majority that could end up thwarting some of the president's more aggressive and novel attempts to expand executive power.
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DOJ Cites SDNY Prosecutors' Texts In Bid To End Adams Case
President Donald Trump's Justice Department doubled down Friday on its bid to toss the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, citing newly released internal correspondence showing "troubling conduct" by Southern District of New York prosecutors the agency criticized as "careerist" and insubordinate.
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'Exhausted' Jury To Deliberate 3rd Week In Judge Murder Trial
A California state jury was told to come back Monday for a third calendar week of deliberations over whether Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson intentionally shot his wife in 2023, after reporting that they were "exhausted" but had "further movement" toward a verdict.
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Judicial Impeachment Calls Could Drive Anger At Bench
Twenty-nine years ago, then-U.S. Chief Justice William Rehnquist laid out a cautionary tale on impeachments of judges.
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Calif. Atty, Reality TV Hopeful Gets 5 Years For Client Theft
A California lawyer who claimed to be developing a Bravo TV show about himself has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for looting his firm's client trust accounts, an offense that appears to be only one tentacle of "a larger criminal scheme."
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Conn. Atty Convicted Of Manslaughter In Parking Lot Shooting
A Connecticut jury on Friday convicted a Cramer & Anderson LLP partner of first-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting a man who followed him to his Litchfield law firm's parking lot and attacked the lawyer as he exited his car.
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'North Star' Guides Texas Ex-Judge In Return To Private Practice
Bill Pedersen III loved being a Texas state appellate justice and he's certain the experience made him a better lawyer, but after six years on the bench, he was ready to return to private practice.
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Ga. Court Urged To Weigh Genealogy Of Wife Killed By Ex-Atty
The administrator of the estate of a woman killed by a former BigLaw attorney is urging a Georgia state court to reject the woman's godson's assertion that her cousins aren't her relatives, arguing that a genealogy report proves they are her family in the dispute over the proceeds from a wrongful-death suit settlement.
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The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in four cases this week, including one over Mexico's attempt to hold American gunmakers liable for cartel violence and another involving the storage of nuclear waste in Texas, while issuing two rulings involving the EPA's authority and veterans' disability claims appeals. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the U.S. Supreme Court.
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DOJ's Criminal Division Chief Of Staff Moves To Pillsbury
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has hired the former acting chief of staff of the U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division, who is joining the firm in Washington, D.C., as counsel to work on corporate investigations and white collar defense matters.
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NC High Court Hopeful Fights Judge's Recusal Over Donation
A Republican judge challenging ballots cast in the North Carolina Supreme Court race he lost by 734 votes said his colleague on the state Court of Appeals shouldn't be recused from hearing his case because he contributed to the GOP jurist's campaign, noting the panel hasn't even been selected yet.
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Goldstein Must Be Tracked Amid 'Ongoing' Crimes, Feds Say
The federal government has doubled down on allegations that U.S. Supreme Court advocate and SCOTUSblog publisher Tom Goldstein has been secretly moving cryptocurrency, urging a federal judge to keep monitoring his electronic devices to prevent him from fleeing tax evasion charges.
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Retrial In Landmark Graft Case Faces Potential Roadblocks
A retrial in a public corruption case tied to an infrastructure initiative under former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faces possible obstacles after being returned to a federal judge by the U.S. Supreme Court, with the parties awaiting further legal guidance from the justices and the defense saying the Trump administration's priorities may sink the case.
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Legal Jobs Down As Gov't Work Dries Up Under Trump
Following modest gains at the beginning of the year, the U.S. legal sector lost 3,300 jobs in February, according to preliminary data released Friday from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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How A Showcase Prosecution Collapsed For New Jersey's AG
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin took a risk that backfired when he used over 100 pages to lay out his case accusing George E. Norcross III, one of the Garden State's most influential businessmen, of leading a racketeering enterprise to deepen his commercial footprint in a struggling city.
Expert Analysis
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3 Trends Reshaping Chief Marketing Officer Appointments
Recent approaches to hiring chief marketing officers demonstrate how firms are reimagining their marketing and business development frameworks to stay competitive and responsive to evolving client needs, says Murray Coffey at M Coffey.
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Talking Mental Health: Working As A Mom Of An Autistic Son
Sarah Kovit Hanna at Assurant discusses how she balances the demands of her in-house role and the support needs of her son, who was diagnosed with autism, as a single mom, and reflects on how the legal industry can better support caretakers of family members who have special needs.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Maximize My Pro Bono Impact?
Debbie Berman at Jenner & Block offers advice on how attorneys can make a meaningful impact on their communities through pro bono work while enhancing their professional development through strengthened client-facing skills, hands-on experience and more.
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Opinion
Congress Can And Must Enact A Supreme Court Ethics Code
As public confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court dips to historic lows following reports raising conflict of interest concerns, Congress must exercise its constitutional power to enact a mandatory and enforceable code of ethics for the high court, says Muhammad Faridi, president of the New York City Bar Association.
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Series
My Nonpracticing Law Job: Law Firm Marketer
Liz Bard Lindley at Jaffe PR shares how she went from a family law associate who helped write industry articles to a savvy legal public relations and marketing professional, and offers takeaways for any attorney who might not feel at home in their law practice and is considering alternative career paths.
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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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Series
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.