Trump Admin To Probe Harvard's Student Visa Program

By Chris Villani

The State Department said Wednesday it is opening an investigation into Harvard University's eligibility to host international students and professors on visas, the Trump administration's latest salvo in its legal battle with the elite school.

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Judge Bars Man's Deportation Amid Claims ICE Flouted Deal

By Julie Manganis

The owner of a small Massachusetts construction business who is being held in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody may not be moved out of the state while a federal judge considers if the government is violating a January settlement by trying to deport him, according to a Wednesday court order.

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Mass. Justices Order 2nd Look At Murder Testimony

By Julie Manganis

A Massachusetts judge who presided over a 2020 murder trial abused his discretion by relying on the opinion of law enforcement officers about the credibility of a witness with potentially exculpatory testimony rather than hear from him directly, the state's highest court said Wednesday.

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Judge Cites 'Frankenstein' In Ruling On Human Remains Case

By P.J. D'Annunzio

An oddities shop owner failed to convince a Pennsylvania federal judge that buying and selling human remains does not amount to transporting stolen goods and that charges against her should be dismissed, with the judge reasoning that the body parts fit the legal definition of stolen property.

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MIT Grads Can't Escape $25M Crypto Heist Charges

By Aislinn Keely

Two Massachusetts Institute of Technology-educated brothers accused of executing a $25 million cryptocurrency theft remain on the hook for fraud after a New York federal judge ruled Wednesday that prosecutors have shown that the pair's novel methods intended to deceive certain traders and meddled with transactions.

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Wells Fargo Suit Shows Consumer Protection Limits In Mass.

The Massachusetts Appeals Court's May decision in Wells Fargo Bank v. Coulsey underscores that consumer rights are balanced against the need for closure, and even the broad protections of state consumer protection law will not open the door to relitigating the same claims, say attorneys at Greenberg Traurig.

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Managing Risks As State AGs Seek To Fill Enforcement Gap

Given an unprecedented surge in state attorney general activity resulting from significant shifts in federal enforcement priorities, companies must consider tailored strategies for navigating the ever-evolving risk landscape, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.

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APA Relief May Blunt Justices' Universal Injunction Ruling

The Administrative Procedure Act’s avenue for universal preliminary relief seems to hold the most promise for neutralizing the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. CASA to limit federal district courts' nationally applicable orders, say attorneys at Crowell.

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Law School's Missed Lessons: Skillful Persuasion

In many ways, law school teaches us how to argue, but when the ultimate goal is to get your client what they want, being persuasive through preparation and humility is the more likely key to success, says Michael Friedland at Friedland Cianfrani.

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NJ Fed. Judge Pulls Opinion Flagged With Nonexistent Quotes

By Lauren Berg

A New Jersey federal judge on Wednesday withdrew his decision declining to dismiss a securities class action against CorMedix Inc. after an attorney for the biopharmaceutical firm pointed out the opinion contained "a series of errors," including nonexistent quotes and misstated decisions.

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Spurning Outsiders, Trump Expands Role In Picking Judges

By Cara Bayles

President Donald Trump is tightly controlling judicial nominations in his second term, eschewing guidance from mainstream groups and instead relying on close advisers and vetting candidates himself.

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Sen. Collins Opposes Bove For 3rd Circ. Over Bias Concerns

By Courtney Bublé

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, will oppose the confirmation of Emil Bove to the Third Circuit, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, has also indicated her likely opposition.

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Takeaways From The US Attorney Role Tumult In New Jersey

By Jake Maher

The U.S. Attorney's Office in New Jersey was thrown into turmoil Tuesday with a leadership dispute that remained open Wednesday, teeing up a battle between the White House and the Garden State's senators on Capitol Hill.

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Bird Marella And Bioscience Client Accused Of $87M Fraud

By Emily Sawicki

An investment group that includes a "Toy Story" screenwriter is suing a Culver City, California-headquartered bioscience company and its Bird Marella attorneys in California state court, accusing them of manipulating the valuation of a company whose acquisition they funded, in order to defraud investors of $87 million.

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Hinshaw Must Face Malpractice Suit, Fla. Panel Says

By Joyce Hanson

A Florida appeals panel overturned Wednesday a lower court decision favoring Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in a malpractice claim brought by a pilot safety training company, ruling that the company didn't abandon its claims by settling an underlying arbitration.

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American Arbitration Assoc. Looks To Duck Monopoly Claims

By Matthew Perlman

The American Arbitration Association urged an Arizona federal court Tuesday to toss a case accusing it of monopolizing the market for consumer arbitration services, saying the proposed class action hasn't come close to pleading predatory pricing.

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How A County's 'Holistic' Approach Reduced Violent Crime

By George Woolston

A meeting with Atlantic City business leaders at the start of Atlantic County Prosecutor William Reynolds' tenure in 2022 helped establish the guiding light to his office's community-first approach to prosecution centered on rehabilitation and reducing recidivism.

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Chicago Defense, Civil Liberties Icon Tom Durkin Dies At 78

By Brandon Lowrey

Thomas Durkin, a celebrated criminal and civil rights lawyer, has died after a brief illness with lung cancer at the age of 78. Those who knew him remembered him as a brilliant lawyer who cared deeply for his fellow human beings and battled unwaveringly against what he saw as abuses of power.

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NYLAG Union Is Latest ALAA Shop To Reach Tentative Deal

By Andrea Keckley

Another one of the several Association of Legal Advocates and Attorneys unions that went on strike in New York City last week announced on Tuesday that it has reached a tentative agreement with its managers.

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Ex-Copyright Chief Suggests Trump Fired Her Over AI Report

By Ivan Moreno

An attorney for the fired leader of the U.S. Copyright Office suggested Wednesday that President Donald Trump "sought to sideline her" to stop her from advising Congress on issues related to the use of copyrighted material for training artificial intelligence models, noting her dismissal occurred shortly after she released a pivotal report on the subject.

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Apple Tells 9th Circ. Birthright Ruling Scraps Epic's Injunction

By Dorothy Atkins

Apple Inc. told the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday that the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling in litigation challenging President Donald Trump's birthright citizenship executive order means that a nationwide injunction and civil contempt order in Epic Games Inc.'s antitrust case over Apple's App Store policies cannot stand.

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Senate Confirms Another Missouri Judge

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate voted 49-47 on Wednesday evening to confirm assistant U.S. Attorney Zachary Bluestone to serve on the Eastern District of Missouri.

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