Supreme Court Spotlight

The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers

By Jack Karp

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in three cases and issued opinions in three others this week, with oral arguments on President Donald Trump's attempt to fire Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook taking center stage. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the high court.

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Analysis

Supreme Court Caseload Hits 160-Year Low

By Katie Buehler

Not since the Civil War has the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in as few cases as it will this term — the latest milestone for the court's shrinking docket, and one attorneys say might have more to do with the high court's culture than its expanding emergency appeals caseload.

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Trio Leading US Atty Office Raises 'Red Flag' For Judge

By Carla Baranauckas

The same federal judge who disqualified President Donald Trump's former personal counsel Alina Habba as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor asked the government Friday to explain why the "triumvirate of attorneys" now supervising the office was any more legitimate.

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Dems Push For Another Round Of Jack Smith Testimony

By Courtney Bublé

Following former special counsel Jack Smith's congressional appearance, Democrats are looking for him to return once he is able to speak about the second volume of his report on President Donald Trump's retention of classified documents after he left office.

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Judges In Colo., La. And Texas Launch Judge-Only AI Forum

By Matt Perez

Judges from Colorado, Louisiana and Texas on Friday launched the Judicial Artificial Intelligence Consortium, a judge-only educational forum focused on the use of AI in the courts.

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5 Arrests Made In Shooting Of Indiana Judge, Wife

By Lynn LaRowe

Five people have been charged in connection with the shooting of an Indiana Superior Court Judge and his wife at their home Sunday following an investigation involving state law enforcement in Indiana and Kentucky and federal agencies.

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DOJ Alumni Back Maurene Comey In Effort To Keep Suit Alive

By Rose Krebs

U.S. Department of Justice alumni and a group that includes attorneys, law professors and former judges have filed briefs supporting former Manhattan federal prosecutor Maurene Comey's call for a New York federal court to reject the DOJ's bid to dismiss a suit over her firing.

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Perkins Coie Adds DOJ Vet To Antitrust Group In DC

By Jack Rodgers

Perkins Coie LLP has hired the former assistant chief of the Defense, Industrials and Aerospace Section of the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, who helped argue that Google had illegally maintained a monopoly over online searches.

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Analysis

High Court's Med Mal Ruling Won't Spark Rise In Suits

By Y. Peter Kang

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling that a Delaware medical malpractice statute can't be enforced in federal court won't cause a noticeable rise in cases, experts said, but it could lay the groundwork for other cases involving conflicting procedural state laws.

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Ex-Judge's Tax Issues Back License Revocation, Court Told

By Hayley Fowler

A North Carolina appeals court should uphold the suspension of a former state court judge's law license over alleged misconduct at his law firm and on the bench, the state bar said, arguing the disciplinary board acted within its power and had sufficient evidence to revoke his license.

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Convicted Ex-Budget Official Gives Up Conn. Law License

By Brian Steele

With a second corruption trial looming, former Connecticut school construction official Konstantinos Diamantis has agreed to give up his license to practice law in the state and waive his ability to reapply to the bar.

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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

By Anna Sanders

This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as law firms launched new practices, hired attorneys and reported record-breaking lobbying figures. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

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