A Third Circuit panel wrestled Wednesday with whether it has authority to hear claims from U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., that the Trump administration's criminal indictment claiming she assaulted federal officers outside an immigration detention center was vindictive.
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McIver Says 3rd Circ. Must Hear Bias Claim Now In ICE Dispute

By Britain Eakin

A Third Circuit panel wrestled Wednesday with whether it has authority to hear claims from U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., that the Trump administration's criminal indictment claiming she assaulted federal officers outside an immigration detention center was vindictive.

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Judge Blocks Voting Order Requiring Proof Of Citizenship

By Julie Manganis

A Massachusetts federal judge on Wednesday permanently barred the Trump administration from enforcing what she called an unconstitutional and illegal requirement for proof of citizenship to vote, marking the latest successful challenge to the measure from several states.

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Calif. Plaintiffs Seek Sanctions Over ICE Discovery Missteps

By Tom Lotshaw

Plaintiffs seeking to block the Trump administration's allegedly unlawful warrantless immigration arrest tactics in Southern California asked a federal judge to sanction U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for disregarding discovery orders.

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ENFORCEMENT

Eric Adams' Ex-Chief Of Staff Charged In Bribery Scheme

By Craig Clough

Frank Carone, a onetime chief of staff to former New York Mayor Eric Adams, took $120,000 in bribes to steer a multimillion-dollar contract to house migrants to a hotel owner, according to an indictment unsealed in Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday. 

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LITIGATION

Foreign Workers Ask Ga. Judge To Back $2.7M RICO Suit Deal

By Tom Lotshaw

Foreign workers asked a Georgia federal judge to approve a $2.7 million settlement to resolve class action claims that an Atlanta-area building materials supplier and staffing and recruiting agencies violated the Fair Labor Standards Act and a state racketeering law.

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Muslim Org. Says Fla. Can't Shield Info In 'Terrorist' Label Suit

By Carolina Bolado

The Council for American-Islamic Relations has told a federal court that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis cannot use the deliberative process privilege to prevent disclosure of documents showing why the Muslim civil rights nonprofit was designated as a "terrorist organization."

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Why Highly Specialized Experts May Risk Exclusion At Trial

Expert witnesses with highly specific areas of focus may be vulnerable to exclusion in court, making it important for attorneys to check how potential witnesses' qualifications can be bolstered by their publications and other professional activities, say Evan Weisberg and Christopher Cunio at Hunton, and Kevin Cahill at FTI Consulting.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

How 3 Courts Are Approaching AI Adoption

By Emily Sawicki

The rules surrounding artificial intelligence experimentation in courts run the gamut from court systems offering proprietary tools and training to unwritten policies that essentially amount to don't ask, don't tell.

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Analysis

With Data And AI, Whistleblowers Set Off An FCA Tidal Wave

By Phillip Bantz

Whistleblowers are increasingly using artificial intelligence to comb through public data in search of potential False Claims Act cases, unleashing a flood of new complaints that are shaking up white collar defense and government enforcement efforts while subjecting more companies to potentially false allegations, experts say.

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Conn. Justices Threaten Sanctions For AI Errors

By Andrea Keckley

The Connecticut Supreme Court has threatened to sanction GLG Law LLC and one of its attorneys for submitting documents in two cases "that misrepresented the law through the use of generative artificial intelligence," according to a Tuesday order that summoned them to appear in court next month.

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Atty DQ Over Inadvertent Doc Disclosure Overturned

By Y. Peter Kang

A California state appeals court has upended the disqualification of defense counsel in a sexual battery suit, saying documents undermining the case that were accidentally produced via a Dropbox link were not privileged.

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DOJ Nominee Questioned About Deleted Social Media Posts

By Courtney Bublé

A nominee for a top U.S. Department of Justice position, who is a real estate attorney turned tech entrepreneur, came under fire on Wednesday for past social media posts that he's now deleted.

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Booker, Cassidy Press DOJ On Trump Immunity Deal

By Courtney Bublé

Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Cory Booker, D-N.J., wrote to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday expressing "serious concerns" about the alleged immunity for President Donald Trump, his family and businesses in the controversial settlement he reached with the IRS.

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Morgan Lewis

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Radford Scott LLP

Reed Smith

Womble Bond

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American Civil Liberties Union

Chicago Bar Association

Connecticut Legal Services

FTI Consulting Inc.

Gerson Lehrman Group Inc.

Immigrant Defenders Law Center

Kubota Corporation

Muslim Legal Fund of America

New Jersey State Bar Association

Public Counsel

Southern Poverty Law Center Inc.

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California Attorney General's Office

City of New York

Federal Reserve System

Florida Attorney General's Office

Internal Revenue Service

Office of Justice Programs

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

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U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts of Southern District of Texas

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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

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U.S. Supreme Court

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United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio