Atty In Voting Machine Case Tries To Delay Discipline Hearing

By Danielle Ferguson

Michigan lawyer Matthew DePerno, who is facing felony charges accusing him of illegally accessing voting machines after the 2020 election, urged an attorney disciplinary panel on Monday to push back his September misconduct hearing, claiming he is having trouble finding counsel to represent him.

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NLRB Defends Injunction Order Against Hospital At 6th Circ.

By Beverly Banks

The National Labor Relations Board asked the Sixth Circuit to uphold a district court injunction requiring a Michigan hospital to recognize a Service Employees International Union affiliate, telling the appeals court that evidence shows the hospital's withdrawal of recognition led to a drop in union support.

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Christian Clinic Says Mich. Stance On Bias Law Still Unclear

By Carolyn Muyskens

The state of Michigan should be forced to clarify if it believes a Christian medical clinic's opposition to gender-affirming care and its pronoun policy is discriminatory under state civil rights law, the clinic told a Michigan federal judge. 

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Mich. AG Lambasts UMich For Halting Trans Youth Care

By Carolyn Muyskens

Michigan's attorney general publicly warned the University of Michigan Tuesday that her office was "considering all of our options" after the university's hospital system said it would cease providing gender-affirming care to minors under pressure from the Trump administration. 

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Mich. Paper Mill Settles Noxious Odor Suit

By Jonathan Capriel

After losing their bid for class certification, property owners who complained about a rotten-egg smell coming from a nearby paper mill have reached a deal with Graphic Packaging International, according to an order by a Michigan federal judge, who dismissed the case on Tuesday.

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Joy Dish Soap Maker Scrubs $12M Suit Against Conn. PE Firm

By Matthew Santoni

The Michigan company that formerly manufactured Joy Dish Soap is scrubbing two of its lawsuits against a Connecticut private equity firm, Piney Lake Capital Management LP, that claimed the latter soiled a deal to produce the soap after purchasing the brand from Procter & Gamble.

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Brewer Can't Challenge Home Distilling Ban, US Tells 6th Circ.

By Anna Scott Farrell

A brewery owner who wants to make his own whiskey can't bring a suit challenging the tax code's prohibition on home distilleries because he hasn't shown that he's likely to start making spirits or that the government would come knocking if he does, the U.S. Treasury Department told the Sixth Circuit.

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From Clerkship To Law Firm: 5 Transition Tips For Associates

Transitioning from a judicial clerkship to an associate position at a law firm may seem daunting, but by using knowledge gained while clerking, being mindful of key differences and taking advantage of professional development opportunities, these attorneys can flourish in private practice, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.

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How This Firm Hit Its Stride With 9-Figure Patent Verdicts

By Theresa Schliep

When several Russ August & Kabat attorneys secured a $122 million jury verdict for a client in an advertising patent infringement case against Amazon last summer, they kicked off a streak of nine-figure verdicts for the firm, including a $175 million win last month in front of a Texas federal jury.

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Legal Funding Firm Cartiga To Go Public Via $540M SPAC Deal

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Blank check company Alchemy Investments Acquisition Corp. 1, led by Loeb & Loeb LLP, has announced plans to acquire and take public legal-focused asset management platform Cartiga LLC, advised by Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, in a $540 million deal.

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Joseph Nocella Jr. Appointed US Attorney For EDNY

By Rae Ann Varona

Joseph Nocella Jr. on Tuesday was reportedly appointed as the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, having served as the district's interim top prosecutor since early May.

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Willig Williams Atty Named Philly Leader Of Labor Group

By James Boyle

An attorney at Willig Williams & Davidson's Philadelphia office with more than 15 years of experience representing workers has been tapped to lead the city's branch of the Labor and Employment Relations Association through next spring.

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DOJ Terrorism Prosecutor Joins Stris & Maher As DC Partner

By Jack Rodgers

California-headquartered Stris & Maher LLP said Tuesday it has hired a former national security attorney from the U.S. Department of Justice, who joined the firm after ending a trial in which the government proved a Michigan man experimented with bomb making in support of ISIS.

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GWG Wind-Down Trustee Fights Ethics Scandal Removal Bid

By Clara Geoghegan

A Texas bankruptcy lawyer hit back at efforts to oust her as the wind-down trustee for GWG Holdings, saying her involvement in a judicial ethics and romance scandal is unrelated to her work for the former life insurance bond seller.

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Fla. Jury Hears Money Trail In Law Professor's Murder Trial

By David Minsky

Multiple witnesses were called to the stand in Florida state court Tuesday in the trial of a woman accused of masterminding a conspiracy involving hiring hitmen to murder a law professor amid a custody dispute over her grandchildren, telling jurors about financial transactions that occurred before and after the killing.

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Fed's Lisa Cook Preps Lawsuit Over Trump Firing

By Sarah Jarvis

Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook is preparing to file a lawsuit over President Donald Trump's announcement that she has been terminated from her position, allegedly for committing mortgage fraud, her lawyer said Tuesday.

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Judge Axes Habeas Suit, Tells DOJ To Use 'Proper' Forum

By Emily Sawicki

A Virginia federal judge on Tuesday dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit challenging a standing order from Maryland federal judges temporarily pausing the removal of noncitizen detainees who have filed habeas petitions, telling the U.S. Department of Justice that if it wants to challenge the court policy, it must follow the "proper" channels.

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No Immunity For Wis. Judge Charged With ICE Interference

By Jake Maher

A Wisconsin federal judge on Tuesday rejected a motion to dismiss from a state judge accused of helping an unauthorized immigrant escape arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, turning down her argument that she is protected by judicial immunity.

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