Ex-State High Court Chiefs Start Group To Defend Rule Of Law

By Jake Maher

A group of over 40 former chief judges of state supreme courts across the country this week launched a new project to speak out against attacks on the judiciary's independence and educate about the rule of law. 

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Dems Press DOJ On Concerns It's Favoring AG's Atty Brother

By Lauren Berg

A group of Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday asked the U.S. Department of Justice to explain why it keeps intervening in or dismissing cases that involve clients represented by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi's brother, saying the decisions "raise serious questions about whether impartiality has been compromised."

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DOJ Says NY Court Can't Handle Maurene Comey Firing Suit

By Adrian Cruz

The U.S. Department of Justice has said former prosecutor Maurene Comey's suit challenging the circumstances of her firing should be dismissed, arguing that it is an attempt to sidestep the Civil Service Reform Act.

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3 Things To Know About NJ AG Nominee Jennifer Davenport

By Jake Maher

Jennifer Davenport, New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill's recently announced nominee for attorney general, drew bipartisan praise this week from ex-prosecutors, politicians and others in the state as a "lawyer's lawyer" with an understated approach to getting results.

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Legal Sector Jobs Held Steady During Gov't Shutdown

By Tracey Read

The number of U.S. legal industry jobs remained level in November after inching up just 300 positions in October from the previous month, according to preliminary data released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Atty Hopes To Resume Practice After Jail For Deadly Shooting

By Aaron Keller

A former Cramer & Anderson LLP partner convicted of first-degree manslaughter for shooting and killing an apparent attacker in his rural law firm's parking lot on Tuesday told a Connecticut judge he hopes to apply for readmission to the bar after his prison sentence is complete.

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Roundup

5 Big Litigation Developments Out Of Georgia In 2025

By Kelcey Caulder

It was a busy year for courts in Georgia, with a federal judge ordering the state's corrections system to continue providing hormone therapy to transgender people in prison, and prosecutors deciding to drop the historic racketeering case against President Donald Trump and his allies. Here, Law360 recaps the biggest legal developments to come out of Peach State courts in 2025.

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Contrite Ex-Lawmaker Makes Law License Reinstatement Pitch

By Matthew Santoni

A former Pennsylvania state representative has put family conflicts, political stress and gambling addiction behind him in his bid to move past his transgressions — including stealing client funds — and get his law license back, according to testimony at a reinstatement hearing Tuesday.

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2 Cops Remain In Ex-NJ Judge's Suit Over 2013 Arrest

By George Woolston

A New Jersey federal court has refused to throw out a former Garden State judge's civil rights lawsuit against two police officials, ruling that disputes over whether the officers fabricated or withheld evidence surrounding her 2013 arrest must be decided by a jury.

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Ga. Atty Loses Anti-SLAPP Bid Amid Feud With Judge

By Chart Riggall

A Georgia lawyer and ex-solicitor general has been denied an early exit from a suit alleging that he double-billed a former client, as a state court rejected the attorney's claims that the suit was mere cover for a long-running feud with a local judge.

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Ex-US Atty, Retired Judge To Guide NC Magistrate Search

By Hayley Fowler

A former top prosecutor and a retired judge have been tapped to help find a new magistrate judge for the Western District of North Carolina to replace U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan C. Rodriguez, who was confirmed this month for a U.S. district court seat.

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What GCs Value Most: 7 Ways To Earn Clients' Trust

Trust is the foundation of any great client relationship, but it isn’t built overnight or maintained passively — rather, counsel must consistently show up in small but important ways to become the trusted partner clients rely on when judgment matters most, says Andrew Dick at The L Suite.

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