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Legal Industry - September, 2025

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• Full 5th Circ. To Revisit Trump Use Of Wartime Removal Law
• DOJ Sues LA Sheriff's Department Over Delayed Gun Permits
• 'Unseemly': Judge Blasts Feds' 'End Run Around' Grand Jury
• Murdaugh's Banker Sentenced To 60 Months After Guilty Plea
• Mass. Judge Issues Stinging Rebuke Of Protester Removals
• Senate Bill Would Allow Claims Against AI Cos.
• Ford Says 'Reckoning' At Hand For Lemon Law Firms
• Deel Urges Court To DQ Quinn Emanuel In Trade Secrets Fight
• FCA Suit Tainted By Expert's AI 'Hallucination' Gets Dismissed
• Defamation Litigation Roundup: Trump, Baker McKenzie
• Junior Attys Must Beware Of 5 Common Legal Brief Mistakes
• SEC, CFTC Eye Collaboration To Cut Redundant Rules, Cases
• Supreme Court Considers 7 Patent Petitions
• YouTube Inks $24M Deal To End Trump's 'Censorship' Case
• DLA Piper Must Face Trial In Pregnancy-Firing Suit
• 6 Copyright, TM Cases On Tap As Justices Begin New Term
• Seyfarth Beats DQ Bid In Amazon COVID Screening Case
• Ex-US Atty To Bring 'Formidable' Defense To Comey Charges
• Fed. Courts To Operate If Shutdown Hits, But Limits Are Possible
• Penn Law Professor Takes Bias Suit Loss To 3rd Circ.
• Posner Says 'Abusive' Pro Se Filings Warrant Harsh Sanctions
• Attys Urged To Tackle Bullying With New National Challenge
• BigLaw Partners Group Backs ABA In Trump Intimidation Suit
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• NY's Top Financial Services Regulator Is Stepping Down
• Ex-Mass. US Atty Faces Bar Reprimand Over Leak, Texts
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• SEC To Weigh Waivers Alongside Enforcement Settlements
• How Attys' Pursuit Of Truth Got ICE To Release An Ohio Imam
• Atty Fights Uphill To Nix Sanctions For Motion With AI Errors
• Fitch Even Sues Litigation Funder CEO, Ex-Client For $1.2M
• Off The Bench: NCAA Mostly Beats Trans Suit, Faces Another
• Derailment Litigants Say Attys Duped Them Into $600M Deal
• Calif. Justices Approve Changes To Bar Exam Oversight Rule
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Texas Justices Move To Nix ABA Approval In Bar Admissions
• DLA Piper Inks $300K Deal Over Ex-Atty's Alleged Fraud
• The Comey Case Was Hard To Bring. It May Be Harder To Win.
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• Texas' Eastern District Tightens Sealed-Document Procedures
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Power To The Paralegals: How And Why Training Must Evolve
• DOJ Unveils New 'Affirmative Litigation' Civil Division Branch
• Ex-FBI Head Comey Indicted Days After Va. US Atty Replaced
• Justice Thomas Says High Court Precedent Isn't 'Gospel'
• Girardi's Son-In-Law Urges No Prison For Chicago Contempt
• Hagens Berman Not Very Contrite About AI Errors, Judge Says
• Chicago Man Forged Signatures Of Federal Judges, Feds Say
• Playing Softball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• AI-Created Attack Video Among Threats Facing State Judges
• Pence Group Backs 7th Circ. Pick Attacked By Conservatives
• Fla. Atty Vacancy Proposal Draws Support Amid Bar Criticism
• Jackson Walker Reaches 2 New Deals Over Judge Romance
• Western NC Fed. Judge Nominee Would Break Gender Barrier
• Coalition Urges Senate To Block Bills Threatening DC Law
• NY Judge Who Left For Anderson Kill Had Faced Ethics Case
• 'Poorly Drafted' Immigration Case Dismissal Email Withdrawn
• Boies Schiller Partner Admits AI Errors In Scientology Case
• ABA Says Trump's Firm Intimidation Policy Isn't Hypothetical
• Ga. Prisoner Gets 80 Years For Mailing Bombs To Court, DOJ
• Union Says Trump Has Fired More Immigration Judges
• Bank Says It's Being Blocked From Settlement Fund Market
• DOJ Likely Crossed Line With Mangione Remarks, Judge Says
• Ex-Mass. Judge Fined For Giving Dad $450/Hour Role In Case
• Dems Probing Skadden, Kirkland, Paul Weiss' Work For Trump
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Time Management
• Sen. Ossoff Pushes Fed. Courts To Uphold Access To Counsel
• Judiciary Dems Demand Feds Explain 'Border Czar' Probe
• Attys Must Pay $24K For AI Citations In FIFA Antitrust Case
• NC Legislature Passes Bill To Eliminate Cashless Bail
• DHS Floats H-1B Rule To Prioritize Higher-Paid Workers
• Tylenol MDL In Spotlight After Trump Blasts Use In Pregnancy
• Watchdog Calls For DC, Md. Bar Investigations Into Carr
• Feds Illegally Denying Immigrant Bond Hearings, Suit Says
• Atty-Trustee Conflicts Doom Scaife Estate's $26M Tax Refund
• Ice Miller Corporate Atty Elected Chief Managing Partner
• Law Firms Sued Over La. Hurricane Claim Fee Scheme
• Chief Judge In Ala. To Take Semiretirement Status Next Year
• Minnesota's Deepfake Crackdown Foreshadows Legal Clashes
• NJ Justices Won't Hear Challenge To State Bar Diversity Plan
• Westlaw Notes Uncopyrightable, AI Company Tells 3rd Circ.
• Full Effects Of US Tariffs 'Yet To Be Felt,' OECD Report Says
• NC Paralegal Says Cancer Is Disability In Bias Fight With Firm
• How Hyperlinks Are Changing E-Discovery Responsibilities
• WSJ Says Epstein Story At Heart Of Trump's $10B Suit Is True
• Trump Appoints 'Loyal' Aide Following Va. US Atty's Exit
• $100K H-1B Fee Will Likely Hurt Both US And Foreign Workers
• Baker McKenzie Says Atty Is 'Trolling' Firm With Assault Claims
• Newman Urges Full DC Circ. To Let Judges Sue Their Courts
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Girardi Loses Bid To Avoid Prison During Appeal
• DOJ Presses For 30-Year Sentence In Attempt On Kavanaugh
• Crime-Fraud Exemption Applies To Eletson Docs, Judge Says
• DOJ Fights Dismissal Bid In NY ICE Courthouse Arrests Case
• Floridians Defend Moore & Van Allen Malpractice Claims
• High Court Allows FTC Firing, Will Review Trump's Power
• Houston Boutique AZA Outdoes BigLaw First-Year Pay Scale
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• Va. US Atty Quits Amid Trump's 'Blue-Slip' Removal Bid
• Nevada Trust Accuses Texas Firms Of $9M Crypto Scheme
• Treasury Launches Stablecoin Rule Push With Call For Input
• Bankruptcy Firm Fined, Banned For 3 Years Over Disclosures
• Under Trump, Hiring Immigration Lawyers Is Often Impossible
• DNA Phenotyping May Help Police, Or Spur Racial 'Dragnets'
• HSF Kramer, Brown Goldstein Exonerate Man For '90s Murder
• DA In Gilgo Beach Killings Case Talks Advances In DNA Use
• Lawmakers' Exit Puts Court, Judicial Security Funds In Limbo
• Calif. Bar Escapes Class Claims Over Girardi Case
• Fla. Bar Must Conduct Bondi Ethics Probe, State Justices Told
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Hagens Berman Seeks To Limit Sanctions For AI Mistakes
• Off The Bench: Briefings On Trans Ban, New Kalshi Conflicts
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• Former Immigration Judge's Bias Suit Gets Trimmed In Fla.
• Firm Says Newsmax Wants 'Haircut' On Fees In Dominion Suit
• ICE Leaders Sued For Calif. Court Arrests, Custody Conditions
• USPTO's Top Solicitors To Leave Amid Continued Shake-Ups
• Sirva Sues Ex-General Counsel Over $2.6M Fund Transfers
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Polsinelli Can't Trim, Arbitrate Atty's Sexual Harassment Case
• Arbitration Clauses Won't Protect IPOs From Investor Suits
• Trump's Georgia Case: Legal Experts On What Happens Next
• DC Judge Included In Senate's Bloc Confirmation
• Circuit Split On Felon Gun Ban Could Set Up High Court Review
• Ex-Trump Atty Says Fla. Discipline Case Is Over 'Void' Charges
• NJ Atty Sanctioned For Citing AI-Generated Fake Case Law
• Dems Demand Even More Funds For Courts, Judicial Security
• Uber Says Philly Law Firm, Doctors Fabricated Injuries
• Trump Asks High Court To Let Him Remove Fed's Cook
• Writing Musicals Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Judge Halts Kids' Removal, Calls ICE Plan 'House Of Cards'
• Litigation Spending To Keep Growing As Biz Risks Run High
• Trump Could Swing Fed With This 1 Weird Trick: Ex-Fed Gov.
• Winston & Strawn Blamed For 'Anti-Woke' Fintech $1.7B Crash
• Feds Want 3 Years For Girardi Son-In-Law's Chicago Contempt
• Del. Judge's US Atty Application Plan Draws Blanche's Ire
• Criminal Restitution Fails Defendants, Victims, Report Says
• House Votes To End DC Judicial Nominations Commission
• Ex-Law Student's Bias Suit In Wrong Forum, 4th Circ. Told
• Ex-Calif. Judge Gets 35 Years For Shooting Wife To Death
• SEC Policy Shift Could Foreclose Some Investor Class Actions
• 7th Circ. Pick Shrugs Off Conservative Group's Opposition
• Giuliani Must Pay Attys $1.4M After Missing Bills Claim Fails
• Cardinal Health Legal Chief Sees $4.9M In 2025 Pay
• Adapting To Private Practice: From Va. AUSA To Mid-Law
• Retired Judges Speak Out On 'Threats' To Constitution
• 'It's Confidential': Judiciary Chair Mum On Court System Strife
• GOP Spending Bill Seeks $58M For Supreme Court, Marshals
• The Patent Workforce Is Attracting Fewer Attys, More Agents
• Husch Blackwell Used 401(k) Cash To Pay Bills, Ex-Atty Says
• Former Judge Aims To Escape Suit Over Secret Atty Romance
• Insurer Hits Hall Booth With $10M Suit Over Botched Defense
• Acting US Atty Denies Prosecution Of Lawmaker Is 'Selective'
• Willkie Taps PE Head To Co-Lead The Firm In 2027
• 7 Document Review Concepts New Attorneys Need To Know
• Trump Taps US Atty Nominees For NC, NH And Louisiana
• For Cahill Atty, Rare Disease Pro Bono Work Is Personal
• Sotomayor Warns Civics Undereducation Leads To Bad Laws
• Ga. Justices Won't Reinstate DA Willis To Trump Election Case
• Tom Goldstein Can't Pay Attys With 'Tainted Funds,' DOJ Says
• W.Va., Idaho Tell Justices Trans Sports Bans Based On Science
• FTC Commissioner Says Antitrust Moment Has Been Building
• 3 Law Firms Want Ford's 'Thermonuclear' RICO Suit Snuffed
• Calif. Court Issues AI Hallucinations 'Warning,' Sanctions Atty
• Senate Confirms Top Trump Economist To Federal Reserve
• DC Circ. Says Fed's Cook Can Keep Job For Now
• Fired DOJ Deputy Says Lobbyists 'Playing Dangerous Game'
• DC Circ. Won't Stay District Court's Order On Quick Removals
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Software Co. Defends Contempt Order Against Womble Atty
• Stradley Ronon Wants Keesal Young's Poaching Suit Tossed
• Feds Urge 3rd Circ. To Restore NJ US Atty's Authority
• Ex-Epstein Prosecutor Maurene Comey Sues DOJ Over Firing
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• New Guidance Hacks Away At Immigration Judges' Powers
• Mich. AG's Loss Spells Trouble For Other Fake Elector Cases
• What To Know About Anthropic's Pending $1.5B IP Settlement
• When The Supreme Court Says Using Race Is OK
• Agentic AI Puts A New Twist On Attorney Ethics Obligations
• Appeals Courts Rethink Harsh Youth Sentences, Search Rules
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• Hagens Berman Doubles Down On AI-Tainted Brief Correction
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Calif. Bill Blocking Fee Sharing With ABS Firms Heads To Gov.
• Quinn Emanuel's $30M Fee Bid Flouts Ch. 11, Co. Says
• NYC Eviction Counsel Program Struggles To Meet Its Goals
• 'Tyrant' Indiana Judge Ousted Over Misconduct
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Fresh Angles On Display In ERISA Summer Filing Uptick
• Retired Federal Judges Throw Shade On Shadow Docket
• Trump Wants Fed Gov. Cook Out Before Next Rate Meeting
• Girardi's Atty, Judge Debate If His Conviction Is 'Debatable'
• Expert's AI Hallucinations Blamed On Attys' 'Willful Blindness'
• Ex-USPTO Solicitor Says Squires Is Better Than No One
• Legal Services Corp. Awards $5.5M To 19 For Pro Bono Work
• Federal Judges Faced Over 500 Threats Amid Rising Tensions
• JCPenney Settles Fee Dispute Over Jackson Walker Romance
• US Attorneys, Judicial Noms Advance Amid Senate Tensions
• Atty Accused Of Cyberstalking Law Firm Partner, Another Atty
• Bill Giving White House More Control Of DC Judges Advances
• Lin Wood Can't Shake Trial Win For Ex-Partners
• 2nd Circ. Says 9/11 MDL Firm Must Wait To Appeal Sanctions
• Influencer Vows To Revive Malpractice Case Against Akin
• Being A Professional Wrestler Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Cleary's Next Managing Partner To Focus On US Growth
• Ga. Panel Says Privilege Can Cover Unlicensed In-House Atty
• Trump Admin's Push To Sunset Energy Regs Faces Hurdles
• Disney Says Forged Doc Aids $532K 'Moana' Sanctions Bid
• Meet The Attys Now Fighting Judge Newman's Suspension
• Fla. Judge Gets First Dem Vote Of Trump's 2nd Term
• Trump To Take Fed Gov. Cook's Removal Case To DC Circ.
• Trump's Pick For Fed Board Seat Moves Ahead To Full Senate
• Fired FBI Officials Claim 'Campaign Of Retribution' In New Suit
• Wis. Judicial Commission Sued Over Confidentiality Rules
• Guo Trustee, Law Firms Get OK For Deals On $4.4M Disputes
• Privilege Bars Ex-Holland & Knight Atty's Defamation Claim
• SEC Taps Gibson Atty To Head Corporation Finance Division
• McCarter & English Atty Admitted Breaches, Insurers Claim
• Firm Seeks To Toss Lowenstein Sandler Claims Over Affidavit
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Adapting To The Age Of AI
• Ch. 11 Ruling Voiding $2M Litigation Funding Sends A Warning
• DC Circ. Temporarily Reinstates Copyright Head After Firing
• Cleary Taps 31-Year Firm Veteran As New Managing Partner
• Barrett Says High Court Must 'Show Its Work' To Gain Trust
• Fed Reserve Gov. Cook Wins Removal Reprieve For Now
• 'How To Kill A Federal Judge': Manifesto-Writer Faces Charges
• DOD's Cybersecurity Rule May Help Fend Off FCA Claims
• Calif. Bar Seeks Justices' Clarity In Eastman Disbarment Case
• Atty Flashes Weed In NC High Court To Challenge Odor Test
• 7 Enviro Cases To Watch At The Supreme Court
• Ga. Judges Keep Trump's Interim US Atty In Atlanta Post
• Senate Confirms Florida And Missouri Judges
• Lutnick Picks Ex-DOJ, TM Leaders To Advise USPTO
• DA Willis, Lawmakers Cite Novel Fight In Constitutional Clash
• Judge Warns Fake AI Cites May Need 'Eye-Catching Sanction'
• Lambda Legal Attorney Indicted Over Judge Shopping Probe
• Future-Proof Patent Law By Starting Talent Pipelines Early
• Quinn Emanuel Fights DQ Bid In Trade Secrets Fight
• Why SEC, CFTC Crypto Rules 'Sprint' Could Be A Marathon
• NY AG James Hires Munger Tolles For Federal Probes
• Feds, State Push Fla. Justices To Reject Bondi Ethics Probe
• 'Whiz Honor' Judge Accused Of Trying To Sway Sentencing
• Approach The Bench: Judge Shannon Discusses Bankruptcy
• Demystifying The Civil Procedure Rules Amendment Process
• Litigation Funder Says Ex-GC Stole Secrets To Launch Rival
• Calif. Judge Convicted Of Murdering Wife Seeks Trial Do-Over
• GOP Sens. OK Fla. Judge Who Dems Claim Courted Trump
• Immigration Board's Undoing Of Bond Practice Stuns Attys
• Atty In Judge Newman Suspension Feud Moves To DOJ
• Barrett Talks Dobbs, Court's Role In New Book
• Securities Class Actions Had A Late Summer Appellate Bloom
• FisherBroyles Can't Nix Stem Cell Patent Malpractice Claim
• Grassley Blocked On Quick US Attorney Confirmations
• Class Actions May Be The New Injunction Bid, And Next Target
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Appeal Limited To NJ US Atty DQ Ruling, 3rd Circ. Told
• Dems Again Ask NY Ethics Body To Investigate Bove
• Mass. Justices Asked To Find Atty Had Duty To Seek Plea Deal
• Tracking The Copyright Fights Between Creators And AI Cos.
• In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360
• SEC Lost Year's Worth Of Gary Gensler Texts, Watchdog Says
• DC Circ. Won't Halt Order Releasing Billions In Foreign Aid
• OnlyFans Users May Face Sanctions Over AI 'Misuse'
• Trump Plan For Nat'l Guard In Chicago Sparks Legal Concerns
• Democrat Slaughter Asks Justices To Let Her Stay On FTC
• SEC, CFTC Set Sights On Crypto In Regulatory Collab
• FTC Drops Appeal For Rule Banning Noncompetes
• Judge Awards Over $6M In Atty Fees In Bluetooth Co.'s IP Suit
• How Attys Freed Woman Snatched By ICE In Less Than 48 Hours
• Judicial Nominee Expands On Testimony About Ky. Pardons
• Fla. Bar Moves To Suspend Atty Accused Of Widespread Scam
• Not That Zuckerberg: Atty Sues Meta Over FB Page Takedown
• GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
• Motley Rice Fights OptumRx DQ Bid In Utah Opioid Suit
• Judges Warn ICE Is Turning Courts Into Deportation Traps
• Ex-Bankruptcy Clients Defend Deal Over Jackson Walker Affair
• Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Trump Nominates 3 To Be DC Superior Court Judges
• Legal Sector Jobs Creep Back Down After 5 Months Of Gains
• How A 'Risky' Move Fueled Kobre & Kim's Win Over Phillips 66
• Parenting Skills That Can Help Lawyers Thrive Professionally
• Geragos Strikes At $100K Verdict Over Nike Extortion Role
• Courts' Curb Of Fast Removals Shows Due Process Concerns
• SEC, CFPB Rulemaking Agendas Show Deregulatory Push
• Admonished For 'Entitlement,' Pillsbury Atty Ducks Sanction
• EPA Touts 'Ambitious' New Deregulatory Agenda
• Why The Harvard Funding Case Is 'Clear As Mud' On Appeal
• 'Tone Matters,' Justice Kavanaugh Tells Fellow Judges
• Ex-Pandemic Office Inspector General Tapped To Be US Atty
• Atty Can't Duck TCPA Suit Over Camp Lejeune Calls
• Donna Adelson Found Guilty Of Plotting To Murder Law Prof
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Axinn Veltrop Raises Salaries, Offers Bonuses Up To $25K
• Which GCs Sold Stock In August? Carlyle Group And More
• Teaching Trial Advocacy Makes Us Better Lawyers
• OnlyFans' Parent Says AI-Tainted Briefs Are Unsalvageable
• Ex-Judicial Nominee To Challenge Senator Who Blocked Him
• EEOC Hit With LGBTQ+ Bias Charge From Ex-Official
• How Morgan & Morgan Got Ousted As Top Federal Tort Filer
• Solicitor General Defends Supreme Court's NLRB Firing Order
• Atty Says Ex-Client Was Suicidal After Trial In Fla. Prof's Death
• Dem Sens. Demand DOJ Fire Ex-FBI Agent Tied To Capitol Riot
• CFTC Member Expresses 'Discontent' As She Exits Agency
• Bondi Raises Bar For Private-Violence, Family Asylum Claims
• Authority For Emergency Tariffs Poses Puzzle For Justices
• Judge Backs Harvard In Suit Over Trump's $2B Fund Freeze
• Pick For Del.'s 3rd Circ. Seat Questioned On Ties To The State
• Chatbot Or Not, Ind. Judge Urges Sanction For Bad Citation
• Stoel Rives Gets Pot Co. Fraud Case Sent To Arbitration
• 5th Circ. Deems Trump's Use Of Wartime Removal Law Illegal
• Fed Gov. Cook Doubles Down On Removal TRO Bid
• DC Circ. Refuses To Block Fired FTC Dem's Reinstatement
• Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action
• DC Circ. Says EPA Can Freeze Climate Grant Funds
• Lowenstein Sandler Fights To Keep Fee Battle With Firm Alive
• Defamation Litigation Roundup: Patel's GF, Dershowitz, Nunes
• Military Lawyers To Work As Temporary Immigration Judges
• Ga. Superior Court Clerk Suspended After Indictment
• Girardi Co-Attys Can't Revive Elder Abuse, Fiduciary Claims
• Witnesses Rebut Jail Confession In Fla. Law Prof Murder Trial
• The Top In-House Hires Of August
• 3rd Circ. Probes Jurisdiction In Dispute Over NJ US Atty
• Adapting To Private Practice: From Texas AUSA To BigLaw
• 'Never My Intention' To Defy Justices, Judge In NIH Case Says
• Calif. Judge Rules Trump's Troop Deployment Was Unlawful
• The 2025 Regional Powerhouses