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Habeas Cases Flood Courts After Immigrant Detention Shift

By Jack Karp

Federal courts have been inundated with a flood of cases stemming from the Trump administration's revised approach to the detention of unauthorized immigrants, with judges routinely ruling against the government as immigration attorneys scramble to keep up.

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    Modern Lawyer

    Paul Weiss Launches In Houston With 2 Kirkland Attys

    Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP announced Tuesday that it is opening a Houston office, its first outpost in Texas, with two mergers and acquisitions-focused corporate partners from Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

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    Courts

    Floyd Prosecutor, Defense Atty To Represent Pretti's Family

    The relatives of a Minnesota intensive care nurse killed by ICE agents have secured legal representation from a former federal prosecutor who helped secure the conviction of an ex-police officer in the killing of George Floyd, and a criminal defense attorney coming off a high-profile murder case.

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    Legal Tech & AI

    Ariz.'s Non-Atty Partnerships Help Small Firms Think Bigger

    When Arizona-based digital marketer James Hansen met up for lunch with a local attorney in 2010 to discuss how to promote his everything-but-the-kitchen-sink solo practice, there was little he could offer aside from helping to build out a website and encouraging him to focus more exclusively on family law.

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    Legal Tech & AI

    Former Litera Exec Joins Jackson Lewis As CIO

    Labor and employment firm Jackson Lewis PC hired Ed Empamano, formerly the global head of business development and alliances at legal technology solutions provider Litera, as its chief information officer, according to a LinkedIn post by Empamano on Monday.

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    California Pulse

    What Legal Leaders Can Learn From Marine Corps Principles

    The small-unit leadership principles that are foundational to the U.S. Marine Corps experience — from tight feedback loops to top-down tactfulness — offer a blueprint for addressing leadership gaps that persist in the legal profession, says Edet Nsemo at Tucker Ellis.

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    California Pulse

    5 Key Topics To Watch At The ABA Midyear Meeting

    The American Bar Association's policymaking body is expected to consider nearly 30 proposals at its semiannual meeting, including several pieces of legislation addressing the intersection of today's political unrest and the law.  

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    The Top In-House Hires Of January

    Legal department hires over the first month of 2026 included high-profile appointments at SiriusXM, at a host of West Coast tech companies including Microsoft and Meta, and at Black & Decker. Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from January.

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    Daily Litigation

    Cozen O'Connor Adds Five Insurance Attys In Dallas, Philly

    Five attorneys have expanded Cozen O'Connor's insurance litigation resources in Dallas and Philadelphia after moving their practices from Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.

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    Modern Lawyer

    Ropes & Gray Hires 4 Restructuring Attys From Fried Frank

    Ropes & Gray LLP announced on Monday that its new global restructuring group chair is a former Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP partner who arrives at the firm alongside three of her colleagues.

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    Connecticut Pulse

    Carmody Taps 25-Year Firm Vet As New Leader

    Connecticut law firm Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP has appointed one of its longtime attorneys as managing partner, succeeding its leader of six years.

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