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Nixing 'Loophole' May Keep Judges Accountable Or On Bench
A new bill intended to ensure that federal judges' alleged misconduct is investigated even after those judges leave the bench is a long-overdue step to ensure accountability, according to the legislation's supporters, but the measure could actually ensure that judges accused of wrongdoing remain on the bench, others say.
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Pullman & Comley Expands ADR Practice With Retired Judge
Pullman & Comley LLC has grown its alternative dispute resolution practice with the addition of a recently retired Connecticut Superior Court judge.
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Asset-Rich Menendez Associate Must Pony Up $1.8M Fine
A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday refused to adjust the payment schedule for a $1.75 million criminal fine for a New Jersey businessman who was convicted of bribing former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, citing his plentiful assets.
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Justices Say Context Matters When Evaluating Use Of Force
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for a civil rights lawsuit against a Houston-area traffic officer who shot and killed a fleeing man, ruling that courts must weigh the full sequence of events — not just the instant a threat arises — when deciding if police used excessive force.
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Jenner & Block Hires Garland's Former Chief Of Staff
Matthew Klapper, who was chief of staff to former Attorney General Merrick Garland, has joined Jenner & Block LLP in the latest expansion of the firm's congressional investigations team, the firm announced Thursday.
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Trump's Unorthodox US Atty Picks May Face Learning Curve
While some of President Donald Trump's picks for U.S. attorney fit the typical mold — former federal prosecutors and BigLaw alums — others lack the type of court experience that can be crucial for effective office management and earning the respect of judges, experts say.
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Wis. Judge Seeks To Nix Charges Of Blocking ICE Arrest
The Wisconsin state judge arrested for allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant evade arrest moved to dismiss the "unprecedented" federal criminal case against her on Wednesday, claiming it blatantly violates the separation of powers principles at the heart of the U.S. Constitution.
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'Plaintiffs Are Wrong' In New Recusal Bid, Ga. Judge Says
A Georgia federal judge doubled down Wednesday on his refusal to recuse himself from a defamation case in which the plaintiff's counsel claimed he called their client a "fraud," writing that the "plaintiffs are wrong" that he misstated facts about a related case.
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Judge Who Defended Remarks As 'Dad Jokes' Is Suspended
The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended a state judge pending disposition of allegations that he made inappropriate jokes and comments while overseeing a criminal docket that he claimed were mostly inoffensive "dad jokes."
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Former Interim US Atty In Conn. Exits For Private Sector
Assistant U.S. Attorney Marc H. Silverman, who stepped in as Connecticut's acting U.S. attorney in mid-January, is leaving the office for the private sector, a spokesperson confirmed to Law360 on Wednesday.
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Gibson Dunn Launches State Attorneys General Task Force
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP has created a state attorneys general task force made up of subject matter experts and former government attorneys based in offices across the country, in what the firm says is an effort to improve services for clients across a range of subject matters and industries.
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DC Judge Restores Canceled ABA Domestic Violence Grants
A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday reinstated terminated federal grant funding for the American Bar Association's Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence, finding that "the First Amendment prohibits the type of reprisal DOJ appears likely to have taken."
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Law360 Names Attys Who Moved Up The Firm Ranks In Q1
A promotion to partner or election to practice group chair means a slew of new responsibilities and also lots of well-deserved recognition. Law360 reveals the list of attorneys whose commitment to legal excellence earned them highly coveted spots in the law firm leadership ranks. Find out if your old legal friends — or rivals — moved up in the first quarter of the year.
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Judiciary To Share Pros, Cons Of AI For Courts With Congress
The federal judiciary is looking at the benefits and drawbacks of artificial intelligence for the court system and will share its discoveries with Congress, top officials testified on Wednesday.
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Judge Beats Ex-Law Student's Suit At 11th Circ.
The Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday largely upheld the dismissal of a suit from a former law student and federal prosecutors' intern accusing a Florida federal judge and government attorneys of ruining his job prospects, finding that the judge has immunity while the lawyers' acts were mostly part of their jobs.
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Squire Patton Adds Ex-SDNY Federal Prosecutor In Ohio
Squire Patton Boggs LLP has hired a former federal prosecutor who was on the team that handled the largest-ever public corruption case in Ohio history as a partner in the government investigations and white collar practice, the firm said Wednesday.
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Longtime Prosecutor Installed As Interim US Atty In Atlanta
Longtime Georgia federal prosecutor Theodore S. Hertzberg was appointed as the interim U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia Wednesday.
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DOJ Says No Hiring Private Counsel From Firms Suing US
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has issued a memo directing the U.S. Department of Justice to avoid engaging with firms that are suing the government over its policies or that represent clients in similar suits.
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Grassley Targets Universal Injunctions In Budget Negotiations
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is looking to address universal injunctions as part of the budget reconciliation process, Law360 has learned.
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Wis. Grand Jury Indicts Judge Accused Of Blocking ICE Arrest
A Wisconsin federal grand jury on Tuesday returned a two-count indictment against the state judge arrested for allegedly helping an unauthorized immigrant evade arrest by federal immigration officers.
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Golden Corral Franchisee Settles Death Suit As Trial Kicks Off
A Golden Corral franchisee on Tuesday reached a settlement with the widow of a man who died after he tripped over a chair leg at a restaurant in Newnan, Georgia, ending the dispute shortly after a jury was seated for trial.
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Trump Nudges Justices To Lift Ban On Venezuelan Removals
The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to lift a 3-week-old order temporarily prohibiting the government from removing a group of almost 200 alleged Venezuelan gang members currently detained in northern Texas to an El Salvador prison, citing new lower court rulings and a detention center protest.
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Texas House OKs Bill Expanding Biz Court Disputes
A bill that would bring sweeping changes to the state's business court is one step closer to becoming law after approval by the Texas House on Tuesday.
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Ex-Defender Can't Block Mystery Info In Sex Bias Case Appeal
The federal government can submit additional documents from a district court case record in an appeal by a former assistant public defender in North Carolina who accused the federal judiciary of sex bias, the Fourth Circuit ruled Tuesday over the assistant public defender's objections.
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Suspended Atty Accused Of Bomb Threat Seeks To DQ Judge
A suspended attorney accused of threatening to firebomb a Nashville, Tennessee, federal courthouse wants to disqualify the judge handling his case, claiming he harbors a "deep-seated antagonism" toward his defense counsel over a previous trial that ended in "disaster."
Expert Analysis
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How Generative AI's Growing Memory Affects Lawyers
A new ChatGPT feature that can remember user information across different conversations has broad implications for attorneys, whose most pressing questions for the AI tool are usually based on specific, and large, datasets, says legal tech adviser Eric Wall.
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A Model For Optimal Legal Tech Investment Strategy
Legal organizations struggling to work out the right technology investment strategy may benefit from using a matrix for legal department efficiency that is based on an understanding of where workloads belong, according to the basic functions and priorities of a corporate legal team, says Sylvain Magdinier at Integreon.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Recruiter
Self-proclaimed "Lawyer Doula" Danielle Thompson at Major Lindsey shares how she went from Columbia Law School graduate and BigLaw employment associate to a career in legal recruiting — and discovered a passion for advocacy along the way.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Balance Social Activism With My Job?
Corporate attorneys pursuing social justice causes outside of work should consider eight guidelines for finding equilibrium between their beliefs and their professional duties and reputation, say Diedrick Graham, Debra Friedman and Simeon Brier at Cozen O'Connor.
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Personality Tests And Machine Learning Applications In Law
Mateusz Kulesza at McDonnell Boehnen looks at potential applications of personality testing based on machine learning techniques for law firms, and the implications this shift could have for lawyers, firms and judges, including how it could make the work of judges and other legal decision-makers much more difficult.
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AI Is Reshaping Lawyering: What To Expect In 2024
The future of lawyering is not about the wholesale replacement of attorneys by artificial intelligence, but as AI handles more of the routine legal work, the role of lawyers will evolve to be more strategic, requiring the development of competencies beyond traditional legal skills, says Colin Levy at Malbek.
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Embrace Active Voice In Legal Writing — In Most Cases
Legal writers should strive to craft sentences in the active voice to promote brevity and avoid ambiguities that can spark litigation, but writing in the passive voice is sometimes appropriate — when it's a moral choice and not a grammatical failure, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona's James E. Rogers College of Law.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Help Associates Turn Down Work?
Marina Portnova at Lowenstein Sandler discusses what partners can do to aid their associates in setting work-life boundaries, especially around after-hours assignment availability.
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How AI Legal Research Tools Are Shifting Law Firm Processes
Although artificial intelligence-powered legal research is ushering in a new era of legal practice that augments human expertise with data-driven insights, it is not without challenges involving privacy, ethics and more, so legal professionals should take steps to ensure AI becomes a reliable partner rather than a source of disruption, says Marly Broudie at SocialEyes Communications.
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Data Source Proliferation Is A Growing E-Discovery Challenge
With the increased usage of collaboration apps and generative artificial intelligence solutions, it's not only important for e-discovery teams to be able to account for hundreds of existing data types today, but they should also be able to add support for new data types quickly — even on the fly if needed, says Oliver Silva at Casepoint.
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Bracing For A Generative AI Revolution In Law
With many legal professionals starting to explore practical uses of generative artificial intelligence in areas such as research, discovery and legal document development, the fundamental principle of human oversight cannot be underscored enough for it to be successful, say Ty Dedmon at Bradley Arant and Paige Hunt at Lighthouse.
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Why I Use ChatGPT To Tell Me Things I Already Know
The legal profession is among the most hesitant to adopt ChatGPT because of its proclivity to provide false information as if it were true, but in a wide variety of situations, lawyers can still be aided by information that is only in the right ballpark, says Robert Plotkin at Blueshift IP.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Use Social Media Responsibly?
Leah Kelman at Herrick Feinstein discusses the importance of reasoned judgment and thoughtful process when it comes to newly admitted attorneys' social media use.
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Yada, Yada, Yada: The Magic Of 3 In Legal Writing
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Attorneys should take a cue from U.S. Supreme Court justices and boil their arguments down to three points in their legal briefs and oral advocacy, as the number three is significant in the way we process information, says Diana Simon at University of Arizona.
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How Firms Can Stop Playing Whack-A-Mole With Data Security
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In order to achieve a robust client data protection posture, law firms should focus on adopting a risk-based approach to security, which can be done by assessing gaps, using that data to gain leadership buy-in for the needed changes, and adopting a dynamic and layered approach, says John Smith at Conversant Group.