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High Court Sets Arguments Over Birthright Pause
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ordered special oral arguments over President Donald Trump's bid to pause or limit three nationwide court orders prohibiting implementation of his executive order aimed at limiting birthright citizenship, keeping the president's mandate on hold until at least mid-May.
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Feds Call Menendez's Wife 'Partner In Crime' As Trial Ends
Federal prosecutors told a Manhattan jury Thursday that Nadine Menendez was former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez's "partner in crime," closing out her bribery and public corruption trial by casting her as his "go-between — demanding payment, collecting payment."
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Dorsey & Whitney Adds DOJ Bankruptcy Ace In Del., NY
Dorsey & Whitney LLP has fortified its bankruptcy and financial restructuring group in Delaware and New York with an attorney who came aboard from the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Justices Revive Cornell Workers' ERISA Fee Suit
The U.S. Supreme Court revived a class action Thursday from Cornell University workers who said their retirement plans were saddled with excessive fees, finding the Second Circuit shouldn't have nixed their claim that the plans' arrangements with recordkeepers violated federal benefits law.
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Ed Martin Discloses Russia TV Spots, Coloring Books, Jan. 6
Ed Martin, President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, has disclosed dozens of additional media interviews with right-wing and Russian-state outlets, according to a letter obtained on Wednesday by Law360.
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Ex-Judges Say BIA Wrongly Looking For 'Sushi-Grade Tuna'
Former immigration judges and members of the Board of Immigration Appeals told the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday that the BIA has recently departed from the clear error standard to reverse relief to those seeking protection under the Convention Against Torture, emphasizing that the error needs to smell like "five-week-old, unrefrigerated dead fish."
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Groups Urge Congress To Probe DC's Use Of Private Attys
The American Tort Reform Association and two other groups called on Congress on Wednesday to investigate District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb for the office's use of outside counsel for litigation, which they say has issued millions in legal contracts with little transparency or accountability.
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Jackson Walker Hits Back At Bankruptcy Court Standing Brief
Jackson Walker LLP told a federal judge that the CEO of a now-bankrupt barge company is improperly trying to relitigate the issue of standing in bankruptcy court with his suit over a former judge's secret romance with a firm partner.
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Texas Judge Romance Fees Trial Nixed After Disputes Moved
A Texas federal bankruptcy judge on Wednesday canceled an upcoming trial after a federal district court agreed to preside over a suit brought by the U.S. Trustee's Office in an effort to make Jackson Walker LLP forfeit fees from more than 30 cases overseen by a former bankruptcy judge who was romantically involved with a onetime partner at the firm.
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AI Deepens 'Quicksand' Landscape For Evidentiary Measures
Most of the tools judges currently have to evaluate evidence are still adequate for dealing with evidence created by artificial intelligence, but judges may need new approaches as "deepfakes" become more common, experts said at a panel discussion Wednesday.
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Paralegal Tells NC Justices Not To Disturb Appellate Victory
The convicted former paralegal of a disbarred attorney has urged North Carolina's highest court to let stand an intermediate appellate ruling offering her another chance to dismiss the state's embezzlement charges against her, arguing the decision doesn't meet the high bar for review.
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Schumer Looks To Block Trump NY US Attorney Nominations
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced on Wednesday he is exercising his power to block two of President Donald Trump's nominations for U.S. attorneys, which could set up an early test for preserving the long-standing Senate blue slip tradition.
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Disbarred Atty Gets 2½ Years For Investment Scheme
A New Jersey federal judge sentenced a disbarred attorney to 2½ years in prison after he admitted to misleading would-be investors in his financial services company with false promises before using their money for his personal expenses.
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Fired NLRB, MSPB Members Tell Justices Not To Rush Ruling
A pair of fired independent regulators implored the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to reject President Donald Trump's bid to keep them unemployed while they challenge his authority to fire them without cause, arguing his new attack on a century-old precedent doesn't qualify as an emergency that the high court must address.
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Ex-Atty Pleads Guilty To ID Theft In Insurance Settlement Case
A former attorney has pled guilty in Washington state court to theft and identity theft over a scheme to lift thousands of dollars from a client's insurance settlement, money that was supposed to pay medical expenses after a traffic accident.
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Retiring Calif. Ethics Committee Atty Says Judicial Trust Vital
Nancy Black, who retires this month as founding counsel to California's Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Ethics, reflected in an interview with Law360 on the wide range of ethical concerns the committee has handled over her 15-year tenure and the group's key role in safeguarding public trust in the courts.
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NJ Judge Unsure Of Law Prof's Bid To Revive Free Speech Suit
A New Jersey federal judge seemed unconvinced by a law professor's argument that he should reconsider dismissing her lawsuit alleging Kean University violated her free speech, noting during oral arguments Tuesday that he'd already tossed the case twice.
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Former North Carolina US Atty Joins Parker Poe In Charlotte
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP announced that a longtime government attorney who most recently served as U.S. attorney for the Western District of North Carolina has joined its Charlotte, North Carolina, office as a white collar partner.
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NJ Judicial Privacy Law Is Unconstitutional, 3rd Circ. Told
A group of data brokers told the Third Circuit that the New Jersey judicial privacy measure, Daniel's Law, is facially unconstitutional and that a federal district judge effectively "rewrote" it when he found otherwise.
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Fla. Prosecutors To Help Circuit With Backlog Of 13,000 Cases
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has assigned prosecutors from the Office of Statewide Prosecution to help with a backlog of more than 13,000 non-arrest cases in Orange and Osceola counties, according to Uthmeier's office.
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4th Circ. Overturns Fee Award In Maryland Wage Dispute
The Fourth Circuit upended an order awarding lower-than-requested fees to attorneys representing workers in an unpaid overtime lawsuit against a nail salon, ruling Tuesday that a lower court was wrong to give so much authority to Maryland hourly rate guidelines.
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DC Judge Blocks Trump Order Against Susman Godfrey
A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday largely blocked President Donald Trump's executive order over Susman Godfrey's handling of election litigation, saying the "Framers of the Constitution would see this as a shocking abuse of power."
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DOJ Drops Equal Pay Suit Against Mississippi Senate
A U.S. Department of Justice suit accusing the Mississippi state Senate of paying a Black attorney less than her white colleagues came to an end in federal court Tuesday after the government agreed to toss the case.
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Will Trump Deals Change BigLaw's Pro Bono Work?
The nine law firms that struck deals with the Trump administration in an effort to avoid punitive executive orders agreed to perform $940 million worth of free legal services for causes the president supports, but it's unclear how much those commitments will change pro bono practices at some of the nation's biggest firms.
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Buchalter Lands 4 White Collar Pros From Steptoe, DOJ
Buchalter PC is expanding its white collar team, bringing in a former federal prosecutor most recently with Steptoe LLP as a shareholder in its Los Angeles office, plus three of his former colleagues from Steptoe and the Department of Justice.
Expert Analysis
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Practicing law through virtual platforms will likely persist even after the pandemic, so law firms and senior lawyers should consider refurbishing their associate mentoring programs to facilitate personal connections, professionalism and effective training in a remote environment, says Carol Goodman at Herrick Feinstein.
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How Law Firms Can Welcome And Celebrate Autistic Lawyers
As the U.S. observes Autism Acceptance Month, autistic attorney Haley Moss describes the societal barriers and stereotypes that keep neurodivergent lawyers from disclosing their disabilities, and how law firms can better accommodate and level the playing field for attorneys whose minds work outside of the prescribed norm.
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Law Firm Tips For Evaluating AI And Machine Learning Tools
Many legal technology vendors now sell artificial intelligence and machine learning tools at a premium price tag, but law firms must take the time to properly evaluate them as not all offerings generate process efficiencies or even use the technologies advertised, says Steven Magnuson at Ballard Spahr.
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A Call For Personal Accountability On Diversity And Inclusion
While chief legal officers are increasingly involved in creating corporate diversity, inclusion and anti-bigotry policies, all lawyers have a responsibility to be discrimination busters and bias interrupters regardless of the title they hold, says Veta T. Richardson at the Association of Corporate Counsel.
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Learning How To Code Can Unleash New Potential In Lawyers
Every lawyer can begin incorporating aspects of software development in their day-to-day practice with little to no changes in their existing tools or workflow, and legal organizations that take steps to encourage this exploration of programming can transform into tech incubators, says George Zalepa at Greenberg Traurig.
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Supporting Associates Amid Pandemic's Mental Health Toll
As junior associates increasingly report burnout, work-life conflict and loneliness during the pandemic, law firms should take tangible actions to reduce the stigma around seeking help, and to model desired well-being behaviors from the top down, say Stacey Whiteley at the New York State Bar Association and Robin Belleau at Kirkland.
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Mentoring a law student who is preparing for the bar exam without attending law school is an arduous process that is not for everyone, but there are also several benefits for law firms hosting apprenticeship programs, says Jessica Jackson, the lawyer guiding Kim Kardashian West's legal education.
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The Importance Of Client Engagement In Law Firm Innovation
As clients increasingly want law firms to serve as innovation platforms, firms must understand that there is no one-size-fits-all approach — the key is a nimble innovation function focused on listening and knowledge sharing, says Mark Brennan at Hogan Lovells.
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The Unique Challenges Facing Women-Owned Law Firms
In addition to establishing their brand from scratch, women who start their own law firms must overcome inherent bias against female lawyers and convince prospective clients to put aside big-firm preferences, says Joel Stern at the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms.
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The Pursuit Of Wellness In BigLaw: Lessons From My Journey
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Jane Jeong at Cooley shares how grueling BigLaw schedules and her own perfectionism emotionally bankrupted her, and why attorneys struggling with burnout should consider making small changes to everyday habits.
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Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors
Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.
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Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.
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In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.