Full 3rd Circ. Passes On Alina Habba DQ Challenge

By Carla Baranauckas

The Third Circuit on Monday declined to reconsider its decision blocking Alina Habba from serving as acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey, denying the Justice Department's petition for rehearing and leaving intact a decision that sharply curtailed the government's use of creative maneuvers to install interim federal prosecutors.

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Olympic Snowboarder Pleads Not Guilty In Murder, Drug Case

By Craig Clough

Former Canadian Olympic team snowboarder Ryan Wedding, who landed on the FBI's list of its 10 most-wanted fugitives, pled not guilty to murder and drug-running charges in California federal court on Monday following his arrest earlier this month in Mexico. 

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Treasury Cancels Booz Allen Contracts Following Leak

By Anna Scott Farrell

The U.S. Department of the Treasury is canceling $21 million in contracts with consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton after a massive leak at the Internal Revenue Service that included President Donald Trump's tax returns, the department said Monday.

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SEC Tells Judge Chat Records Bolster Its Short-Selling Claims

By Emilie Ruscoe

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is looking for an early victory on certain claims against an investment adviser and its managing partner accused of engaging in an illicit short-selling scheme, arguing the managing partner's online messages and his own admission that he'd made a "poor business decision" support a finding in its favor.

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Ex-Philly Union Leader's Early Release Bid Denied

By P.J. D'Annunzio

A Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday rejected an early release bid by John Dougherty, the former business manager of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 in Philadelphia, ruling that his argument to be released from his six-year prison term to look after his disabled wife for fear that she wouldn't be able to receive proper care was based on speculation.

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3rd Circ. Won't Revive Challenge To Fund For Bilked Clients

By Matthew Santoni

A suspended attorney who was previously disbarred and jailed for a job-selling scheme within the Pennsylvania auditor general's office in the 1980s can't sue a state fund for compensating his clients after he allegedly siphoned money from their trust account, the Third Circuit ruled Monday.

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Angola Looks To Dodge $171M Seized Turbines Claim

By Joyce Hanson

The Republic of Angola is fighting back against a $171 million claim asserted by the Portuguese founder of energy company Aenergy SA over the alleged seizure of four turbines associated with $1.1 billion in power plant contracts, saying he is trying to "manipulate the facts."

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Bracewell Hires Deutsche Bank Atty From Akin In DC

By Jack Rodgers

Bracewell LLP has hired an Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP lawyer who represented Deutsche Bank in a congressional fight over President Donald Trump's financial records during his first term, who is joining the team in the nation's capital as a partner, according to a Monday announcement.

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Justices' Double Jeopardy Ruling May Limit Charge-Stacking

The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent holding in Barrett v. U.S. that the double jeopardy clause bars separate convictions for the same act under two related firearms laws places meaningful limits on the broader practice of stacking charges, a reminder that overlapping statutes present prosecutors with a menu, not a buffet, says attorney David Tarras.

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Presidential Pardon Brokering Can Create Risks For Attys

The emergence of an apparent “pardon shopping” marketplace, in which attorneys treat presidential pardons as a market product, may invite investigative scrutiny of counsel and potential criminal charges grounded in bribery, wire fraud and other statutes, says David Klasing at The Tax Law Offices of David W. Klasing.

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Cybersecurity Must Remain Financial Sector's Focus In 2026

In 2026, financial institutions face a wave of more prescriptive cybersecurity legal requirements demanding clearer governance, faster incident reporting, and stronger oversight of third-party and AI-driven risks, making it crucial to understand these issues before they materialize into crises, say attorneys at Sidley.

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Adapting To Private Practice: 5 Tips From Ex-SEC Unit Chief

My move to private practice has reaffirmed my belief in the value of adaptability, collaboration and strategic thinking — qualities that are essential not only for successful client outcomes, but also for sustained professional satisfaction, says Dabney O’Riordan at Fried Frank.

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Law Student Recruiting Moves Further Off Campus

By Emma Cueto

About four-fifths of law school summer associate recruiting in 2025 happened through employer-sponsored channels, as opposed to more traditional law school-sponsored channels, with recruiting also happening increasingly early, according to research unveiled Monday by the National Association for Law Placement.

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Fla. Bar Clears Gaetz Despite US House Ethics Report

By Courtney Bublé

The Florida Bar has decided to not discipline former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who was briefly President Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, despite the House ethics committee's findings that Gaetz regularly paid for sex, including with a minor.

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Texas Law Firm-Linked Plane Crashes In Maine With Fatalities

By Lynn LaRowe

A private plane connected to Texas-based litigation firm Arnold & Itkin LLP overturned and caught fire Sunday night as it attempted to take off from a Maine airport, killing at least six people on board, according to authorities and public records.

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Indiana Judge Was Shot Through Front Door, Cop Says

By Hailey Konnath

An Indiana Superior Court judge and his wife were shot by a man standing on their front porch, through their closed front door, according to an affidavit, which noted that the suspected shooter was connected to a man with pending charges in the judge's courtroom.

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Foley & Lardner Can't Dodge Pro-Palestinian Atty's Bias Suit

By Emily Sawicki

A Chicago federal judge on Monday denied Foley & Lardner LLP's bid for an early win against claims brought by a former summer associate who said discrimination led to the firm's decision to rescind a job offer after she publicly supported Palestinians amid Israel's war with Hamas.

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Minn. Judge Probes Limits Of ICE Enforcement Actions

By Ganesh Setty

A Minnesota federal judge on Monday considered whether to preliminarily block the Trump administration from sending thousands of immigration enforcement officers to the state, questioning if the surge is a coercive federal act in violation of state sovereignty.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court wrapped up the week with a slate of high-stakes deal challenges, governance rulings and oversight decisions, including an emergency bid to block a $10.9 billion bank merger, a state Supreme Court reversal reshaping stockholder agreement litigation and a major opinion allowing sexual misconduct oversight claims to proceed.

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