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Legal Industry - May, 2025

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• Elon Musk Is Leaving White House Role, Trump Admin Says
• 5 Federal Circuit Clashes To Watch In June
• 'Zero Effort': Judge Rips Feds' Retrieval Of Asylum-Seeker
• Tariffs Spur Law Firms To Brace For Trade Disputes Surge
• High Court's Bid To Save Fed Independence May Backfire
• Texas Lawyer Fined $6K For Fake AI Citations In ERISA Suit
• Ex-Texas Solicitor General Accused Of Harassment In Suit
• Ex-Benghazi Investigator Sworn In As Interim NorCal US Atty
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Cohen Milstein's Benjamin Brown
• Judge Won't Stop Ex-Copyright Office Director's Firing
• Trump Nominates Ex-Personal Atty Emil Bove For 3rd Circ.
• Crypto Industry Urges CFTC Action On Perpetual Contracts
• Trump's WilmerHale Order Struck Down In Forceful Decision
• Atty Avoids Sanctions After Adding AI Hallucinations To Brief
• Trump To Pardon 'Chrisley' Stars Convicted Of Tax Evasion
• CFTC Member Speaks On Agency Exits: 'Not A Great Situation'
• Tort Report: 'High-Low' Deal Nets Plaintiff Extra $10M
• ArentFox Schiff Says Workers' 'Antics' Should Get Suit Tossed
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Slater Slater's Adam Slater
• Calif. Bar Seeks More Remedies After Problematic Feb. Exam
• 'I Need To Be Careful': Judge Wades Into Musk-Firm Conflict
• Trump, Ex-Copyright Head Duel Over Her Firing
• Feds Ask Justices To Lift Due Process Order For Migrants
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• 4 Top Paul Weiss Attys Exit In Wake Of Firm's Deal With Trump
• Legendary Calif. Judge Alsup Likely To Go Inactive In 2025
• NC Judge Censured For Drunken Driving With His Child In Car
• Westlaw AI Win Right But Appellate Review Wise, Judge Says
• Power To The Paralegals: An Untapped Source For Biz Roles
• Judge Strikes Down Trump Order Against Jenner & Block
• My So-Called Retirement: Some IP Lawyers Just Can't Quit
• AI-Generated Evidence Rule Making Way To Public Comment
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Grassley Slams Durbin Over Holds On US Attorney Nominees
• Former AG Garland Returns To Arnold & Porter
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• Taxation With Representation: Troutman, A&O Shearman
• Southwest Flight Attendant Fights To Revive Nixed Sanctions
• Alarms Sound As DOJ Anti-Corruption Unit Withers
• Sen. Durbin Holds Up Florida US Attorney Nominee
• 'Circular Firing Squad' Is Stalling Romance Case, Judge Says
• As Trump Wields FCA, Whistleblowers May See 'Dollar Signs'
• Justices Allow Trump To Fire NLRB, MSPB Members, For Now
• Playing Poker Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Fox Rothschild, Litigation Funder Sued Over NJ Crash Loans
• BigLaw Firms Insist Trump Deals Are Legal, Don't Alter Values
• Ex-Troutman Atty Drops Retaliation Suit Against Major Lindsey
• Del. Considering Exam Alternatives For Admitting Attys To Bar
• US Trustee, Jackson Walker Might Mediate Fee Case
• High Court Declines To Narrow Reach Of Federal Fraud Law
• Split Supreme Court Blocks 1st Religious Charter School
• Littler, Tech Exec Settle Suit Over Firm's 'Unlawful' Advice
• The Status Of Biden-Era Immigration Suits: A Roundup
• Judge Warns Attys Using AI To 'Advocate — Not Hallucinate'
• Immigrant Groups Appeal Denied Bid To Halt IRS-ICE Deal
• Girardi's Son-In-Law Was No 'Babe In The Woods,' Feds Say
• SF Law Firms' Ex-CFO Gets 3 Years For Embezzling $1.3M
• Ford Hits Calif. Firms With RICO Suit Over Lemon Law Billing
• Democrats Wary of Nominees' Pledge To Honor Court Orders
• Apologetic NJ Atty Gets 21 Months For $350K COVID Fraud
• $1.8M From Legal Industry Fuels NYC Mayor's Race
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Becoming A Firmwide MVP
• 'Not A Denny's': 5th Circ. Judge Chides High Court Stopwatch
• Dem Lawmakers Reintroduce Supreme Court Ethics Bill
• DOJ Watchdog Asked To Probe AG's Trump Media Stock Sales
• SEC Chair Says Staff Exits Have Left Holes In Agency
• Injunction On Trump Order Limited To Perkins, Judge Clarifies
• The Alien Enemies Act Cases: A Roundup
• CFPB's Guidance Purge May Have Limited Impact For Industry
• Amazon, Apple Get Atty Fees Over Dropped Antitrust Plaintiff
• State AGs Back NJ Judicial Privacy Law At 3rd Circ.
• Trump Case May Bolster Wis. Judge's Pitch For Immunity
• GSA Official Gives Mea Culpa On 'Non-Core' Federal Property
• Attys For Alleged Fox Hacker 'Deeply Regret' Fake AI Citations
• Insurers Say Legal Malpractice Costs Keep Outpacing Inflation
• Goldstein Assails 'Radical' DOJ Case, Probe Of 'Sexual Habits'
• Feds To Use FCA To Go After Antisemitism, DEI Policies
• Posner Wins Ex-Staffer's $170K Wage Suit
• Split DC Circ. Pauses Halt On Trump's Union Rights Order
• Ex-Litigator Settles Disability Bias Suit Against Wilson Elser
• Avenatti Rips 'Draconian' Bid To Add 13 Years To Sentence
• Justices Allow End Of Temporary Protections For Venezuelans
• Kirkland Guides Blackstone's $11.5B Deal For TXNM Energy
• DC Circ. Judges Skeptical Of Blockade On CFPB Mass Layoffs
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• 9th Circ. Mulls DOJ Shield Of Jones Day VW Documents
• DOJ's Privilege Claim Questioned In Abrego Garcia Case
• Trump Calls On Justices To Stay Block Of Gov't Restructuring
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• American Arbitration Assoc. Accused Of Pro-Corp. Monopoly
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• Justices Keep Pause On Some Venezuelan Removals
• Criminal Case Dropped Against Girardi In Illinois
• Jackson Walker Criticizes JC Penney Fee Suit As 'Money Grab'
• $38M Law Firm Settlement Highlights 'Unworthy Client' Perils
• Each Justice's Key Comments At Universal Injunction Args
• Jenner & Block, WilmerHale Call Out Revoked Clearances
• Anthropic's Atty Says Client's Own AI Created Error In Filing
• Justices Wary Of Pausing Sweeping Injunctions In Birthright Case
• Durbin Says White House Skirting Blue-Slip Process For Noms
• Teaching Business Law Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Trump Could Claw Back Defense Fees Under New Ga. Law
• Judicial Aide's NY Sex Abuse Suit May Survive, Panel Hints
• Texas Senate OKs Bill Allowing 1st Amend. Suits Against Bar
• Ex-LA DA's Atty's AI Use 'Affirmatively Misled' Special Master
• Lima Accuses Foley Hoag Of Conflict In $200M Award Case
• NJ Attys Reveal Workplace Probe Tips Amid New Limits
• NJ Attys Share Mass Tort Litigation Insights At Annual Meeting
• Trump's Unorthodox US Atty Picks May Face Learning Curve
• Gibson Dunn Launches State Attorneys General Task Force
• DC Judge Restores Canceled ABA Domestic Violence Grants
• Law360 Names Attys Who Moved Up The Firm Ranks In Q1
• Judiciary To Share Pros, Cons Of AI For Courts With Congress
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Discovery
• DOJ Says No Hiring Private Counsel From Firms Suing US
• Grassley Targets Universal Injunctions In Budget Negotiations
• Wis. Grand Jury Indicts Judge Accused Of Blocking ICE Arrest
• DOJ Antitrust Deputy Says Gov't 'Out-Lawyered' Google
• Michigan Judge Strikes Down State's Abortion Restrictions
• The Man Who Ended Affirmative Action Is Just Getting Started
• Buzbee Beats Suit Claiming He Coerced Client To Settle
• Texas House OKs Bill Expanding Biz Court Disputes
• MoFo DQ Sought In IP Case After Perkins Coie Ouster
• Fla. Medical Cos. Sue Akerman For Malpractice, Fight Fees Bid
• NJ AG, Data Co. Defend Judicial Privacy Law At 3rd Circ.
• Schumer Vows To Hold Up Trump's DOJ Noms Over Qatari Jet
• DOJ Criminal Division Head Dangles Self-Disclosure 'Carrot'
• The 2025 Summer Associates Survey
• Justice Souter: Who He Was And How He Shaped The Law
• Calif. Justice Pokes At Trump Admin, DOGE In Grad Speech
• 'Stop Talking,' DC Judge Tells Atty For Ashli Babbitt Estate
• DC Judge Grapples With Jurisdiction In ABA Grant Row
• DC Judge Declines To Block IRS From Sharing Info With ICE
• Judiciary To Face House Members With $9.4B Budget Request
• BigLaw Student Fellowship Faces Discrimination Charge
• Will Justices Finally Rein In Universal Injunctions?
• Cadwalader Drops Data Breach Coverage Suit Against Lloyd's
• Texas Judge Suspended Over Vote Harvesting Indictment
• Attys Say Avvo Scraped Bar Data To Sell Marketing Services
• Copyright Office Director Latest To Get Axed By Trump
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Calif. Judge Blocks Trump's Gov't Reorganization, Job Cuts
• Calif. Bar Seeks Provisional Licenses And More For Exam Snafu
• From Fox News To DOJ: This Is The Next Interim DC US Atty
• Immigrants Find Workers' Rights Behind Bars
• Working While Caged: The Fight To End Forced Prison Labor
• Sandy Hook Families Want Alex Jones To Pay Up Amid Appeal
• Souter's Clerks Remember Him As Humble, Kind And Caring
• More BigLaw Partners Back Jenner & Block In EO Suit
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Hiker And 'Raconteur': Atty Recalls 50-Year Bond With Souter
• Nonprofits Urge More Money For Judge Security Amid Threats
• A Look At David Souter's Most Significant Opinions
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Tufts Student Wins Bail As Judge Cites Free-Speech Concerns
• Justice Souter Was An Unexpected Force Of Moderation
• Why Rule Of Law Actions Can Help Ease Anxieties
• CFPB's Vought Set To Ditch Dozens Of Guidance Docs
• Playing Guitar Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter Dies At 85
• McDermott, Schulte Roth Unveil Plans To Join For $2.8B Firm
• 5th Circ. Wipes Out Southwest Attys' Religious Training Order
• Law360's Guide To Trump's Judicial Picks
• Judge Seems To Favor Susman Godfrey In Trump Challenge
• Ex-Binance CEO Says He's Asked Trump Admin For A Pardon
• Dentons Europe, Houston Co. To Settle $4.7M Fee Dispute
• Trump Admin Defends Gov't Restructuring As Lawful
• Trump Names 8 More For US Attorney Spots
• Musk Objects To New Job For SEC's Former Litigation Chief
• Crisis Management Lessons From The Parenting Playbook
• ABA Defends Free Speech In Response To DOJ's Grant Cutoff
• Convicted Atty In Embassy Attack Seeks To Avoid Restitution
• McCarter & English Partner To Be Picked As US Atty In Conn.
• Trump Replaces Martin With Pirro As US Atty Pick
• Critics Warn Tenn. Middle District Rule Could 'Chill' Speech
• Rising Tide Of Trump Pardons Not Lifting All Boats, Attys Say
• 9th Circ. Judge Suggests Sidelining Peers To Curb Injunctions
• Texas Bill May Limit Full Redress For Personal Injury Victims
• Girardi Keese Ex-CFO Will Cop To Client Theft In Chicago
• AWOL Plaintiff Dropped From Apple, Amazon Antitrust Case
• Durbin Seeks Probe Of 'Disturbing' Pizza Deliveries To Judges
• LA Firm Sues Fisher Phillips Over 'Ridiculous' SLAPP Suit
• Feds Seek 13 Years In Avenatti's California Resentencing
• Texas Judge Among 6 Indicted For Alleged Vote Harvesting
• Mass. Federal Judges Vote To Extend US Atty's Appointment
• The Top Law Schools For Every Career Path: Class Of 2024
• Adapting To Private Practice: From NY Fed To BigLaw
• SDNY Taps Sullivan & Cromwell Atty To Lead Criminal Division
• Calif. Senate Committee Demands Audit After Bar Exam Errors
• Reed Smith Must Turn Over Docs In $102M Fraud Fight
• Trump Announces Mo., DC Judicial Nominations
• Trade Secrets Emerge As Path For Cos. To Protect AI Works
• Judge Warns He Wants 'Candor' In Free-Speech Removal Suit
• Sen. Judiciary Panel Clouds Prospects For DC US Atty Pick
• Jay-Z Claims Atty Buzbee's Conspiracy Extends To NY Lawyer
• McCarter & English Pushes To End Ex-Atty's Firing Suit
• Alex Jones' Atty Seeks Discipline Pause In Sandy Hook Leak
• Top 3 Litigation Finance Deal-Killers, And How To Avoid Them
• High Court Lets Transgender Troop Ban Take Effect
• Calif. Bar Sues Administrator Over February Exam 'Chaos'
• Are Circuits Suddenly Split 11-1 Over Forum Selection Fights?
• Calif. Atty Gets 21 Months In Prison For $8.8M Investor Scam
• Susman Godfrey Urges Court To Follow Perkins Coie EO Win
• Long Island Judge Installed As Interim EDNY US Atty
• PTAB Judge Wins $125K For Whistleblowing Retaliation
• Kirkland And Other Law Firms Explain Deals With Trump
• Defamation Litigation Roundup: Palin, Fox, Crime Podcasters
• Critical Deadline For Interim DC US Attorney Ed Martin Nears
• Conn. Poised To Count Pro Bono Work As CLE Credits
• Calif. Justices Adjust Bar Exam Passing Score Amid Turmoil
• How Attys Can Use A Therapy Model To Help Triggered Clients
• Morgan & Morgan Pushes To Arbitrate Malpractice Claims
• Justice Dept. Seeks To Nix ABA Suit Over Terminated Grants
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Judge Axes Trump's Perkins Order With Shakespearean Flourish
• Cannabis Drink Co. Accuses Stoel Rives Attorneys Of Fraud
• A Look At Trump's Pick For The 6th Circuit
• 4 Mass. Rulings You May Have Missed In April
• Abbe Lowell Launches New Firm With Ex-Skadden Associates
• FIFA Seeks Fees After Citation Mistakes In Antitrust Case
• JC Penney Says Emails Show Jackson Walker Hid Romance
• NJ Bankruptcy Judges May Be Tapped As Unpaid Mediators
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Ex-Aide Hits Morgan & Morgan With Disability, Age Bias Suit
• Head Of Calif. State Bar To Step Down After Botched Exam
• Ex-Litigator, Wilson Elser Plan To Drop Bias Suit
• Legal Job Sector Stayed Strong In April Despite Economy
• A&O Shearman Ex-Partners Cite Leadership Gap Amid Exits
• DC US Atty Pick Vows To Take On Judicial Threats
• 3 Steps For In-House Counsel To Assess Litigation Claims
• Trump Announces First Judicial Nominee Of 2nd Term
• New Bill Holds Judges Accountable Even After They Retire
• 5 Fed. Circ. Clashes To Watch This Month
• GOP Seeks To Stop 'Frivolous Lawsuits' With Reconciliation
• Attys Join Nationwide 'Day Of Action' Rallies For Rule Of Law
• Hair, Makeup, Legal: The Lawyering Behind The Met Gala
• Ex-Exec's Claims Against Dechert Still No Good, 2nd Circ. Told
• Senate Panel Delays A Vote On Martin Nomination For US Atty
• Colo. Judge Resigns Amid Allegations Over Misuse Of Bench
• Hub Hires: Prince Lobel, Polsinelli, Foley & Lardner
• Paul Hastings, GenapSys Settle Calif. Legal Malpractice Suit
• 20 Former Federal Judges Launch Group To Defend Judiciary
• The Top In-House Hires Of April
• Teaching College Students Makes Me A Better Lawyer