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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."
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NJ AG, Data Co. Defend Judicial Privacy Law At 3rd Circ.
Data protection company Atlas Data Corp. and New Jersey's attorney general are urging the Third Circuit to uphold a decision declaring the state's judicial privacy measure known as Daniel's Law as constitutional.
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Attys Push 11th Circ. To Weigh Judge Shopping Sanctions
The Eleventh Circuit can hear three attorneys' appeal of sanctions against them for judge shopping during their legal challenge to an Alabama law criminalizing gender-affirming care, because the underlying case was dismissed, making the jurisdictional question moot, two of those lawyers told the appellate court.
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Snubbing Migrant Law Order Isn't Contempt, Fla. AG Says
Florida's attorney general has argued that he should not be held in contempt for telling law enforcement agencies he could not force them to comply with a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of a state law criminalizing the entry of unauthorized immigrants.
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Democracy Forward Picks Up 4 More Ex-DOJ Attys
The legal advocacy group Democracy Forward has brought on four former U.S. Department of Justice litigators, adding to a string of hires the organization has made from the federal government as it takes on the Trump administration in court.
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Ga. Judge Resigns To End Ethics Probe Over Spending
A Georgia chief probate judge resigned Friday as part of a deal to end a state judicial ethics investigation into allegations that she improperly voided traffic payments to the court in multiple instances and used a county-issued card for a personal trip and lodging.
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Menendez 'Laptop Problem' May Not Sway 2nd Circ. On Bail
The Second Circuit pushed back Tuesday on arguments by two New Jersey businessmen convicted of bribing former Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., after they asked for bail pending the outcome of their appeals, with the men pointing to a laptop used by jurors that contained excluded evidence.
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DOJ Criminal Division Head Dangles Self-Disclosure 'Carrot'
The U.S. Department of Justice unveiled a revised corporate enforcement policy Monday that offers companies a "clear path" to avoid criminal resolutions when they voluntarily self-disclose misconduct, a boon for American businesses that further scales back the scope of white collar enforcement under the Trump administration.
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Faster Pace, More Stress, On Path To A Summer Associate Gig
The path to securing a summer associate position at a law firm has changed significantly over the past few years, adding new pressures for students reaching for those coveted positions and new challenges for law firms trying to find top talent, according to Law360 Pulse's 2025 Summer Associate Survey.
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What Do Summer Associates Want? These Firms
As the competition to recruit future lawyers heats up, law firms are making summer associate offers earlier than ever. But even as the timeline shifts, law students' favorites have stayed largely the same, according to Law360 Pulse's 2025 Summer Associate Survey.
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AI Is Uncharted Territory In Summer Associate Job Hunt
About 20% of law students used artificial intelligence to assist them with their summer associate job hunt, leaning on the new technology to help navigate new challenges and shifting timelines, according to Law360 Pulse's 2025 Summer Associates Survey.
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Justice Souter: Who He Was And How He Shaped The Law
Retired Justice David Souter died last week at age 85. Here, Law360 looks at the former U.S. Supreme Court justice's legacy — not just through his legal work, but in his mentoring of clerks and friendships with peers.
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DC Judge Grapples With Jurisdiction In ABA Grant Row
A D.C. federal judge wrestled with his court's jurisdiction Monday as the American Bar Association sought a court order reviving terminated federal grant funding for its Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence.
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Unions Tell Justices To Protect Privacy In Social Security Case
Two unions and an advocacy group argued Monday that there's no need for the U.S. Supreme Court to make it easier for the Department of Government Efficiency to access the Social Security Administration's data on millions of Americans, claiming requiring the supposed fraud-busting team to follow protocol doesn't constitute an emergency.
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Judiciary To Face House Members With $9.4B Budget Request
Top judiciary officials will make the case this week that they need $9.4 billion in discretionary spending for fiscal 2026, a 9.3% increase over fiscal 2025, in order to rectify past funding shortfalls and meet increasing challenges with judicial threats, among other things.
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Will Justices Finally Rein In Universal Injunctions?
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to address for the first time Thursday the propriety of universal injunctions, a tool federal judges have increasingly used to broadly halt presidential orders and policy initiatives, and whose validity has haunted the high court's merits and emergency dockets for more than a decade.
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Meet The Attys Defending NJ Mayor In ICE Facility Case
One of New Jersey's most high-powered criminal defense attorneys is among a trio of litigators defending Newark Mayor Ras Baraka against charges related to his arrest last week at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in the city.
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Texas Judge Suspended Over Vote Harvesting Indictment
A Texas county judge was suspended without pay Monday by the state's judicial disciplinary body in connection with a felony indictment charging her with taking part in a vote harvesting scheme related to the 2022 election.
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Ex-California Court Commissioner Scolded For Texting Parties
A former California state court commissioner has been publicly reprimanded for engaging in unsolicited communications with several of the litigants who appeared before him, both in person and by text, according to an order Friday.
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Texas Rep. Cuellar Argues He's Immune From Bribery Charges
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, on Friday moved to dismiss a 14-count indictment accusing him of accepting bribes in exchange for political favors, arguing it violates the immunity representatives are afforded under the Constitution's speech and debate clause.
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Ex-EDNY US Atty Breon Peace Returns To Cleary Gottlieb
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP announced Monday that the former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York has rejoined the firm to co-lead its litigation group and enhance its capacity to handle white collar cases, commercial litigation and other matters.
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Ex-Maryland US Atty Joins Mintz As Crisis Management Head
The former U.S. attorney for the District of Maryland has joined Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC's white collar defense and government investigations practice, where he'll also take the reins as leader of its crisis management and strategic response team, the firm announced Monday.
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Hogan Lovells Lands White Collar DC Atty From Squire Patton
A former chief of the U.S. Department of Justice's litigation unit for the criminal fraud section has joined Hogan Lovells as a partner in the investigations, white collar and fraud practice in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Monday.
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Diddy Abuse Case About 'Private' Sex Life, Atty Tells Jury
Sean "Diddy" Combs is a "complicated man" whose allegedly violent sexual relationships involved "voluntary adult choices," a lawyer for the hip-hop icon told a Manhattan federal jury Monday at the start of a trial on sex-trafficking charges that could put him in prison for life.
Expert Analysis
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BigLaw Vs. Mid-Law Summer Programs: The Pros And Cons
There are major differences between BigLaw and Mid-Law summer associate programs, and each approach can learn something from the other in terms of structure and scheduling, the on-the-job learning opportunities provided, and the social experiences offered, says Anna Tison at Brooks Pierce.
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Series
Ask A Mentor: How Do I Take Time Off?
David Kouba at Arnold & Porter discusses how attorneys can prioritize mental health leave and vacation despite work-related barriers to taking time off.
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Law Firms Must Prioritize Mental Health In Internal Comms
The traditional structure of law firms, with their compartmentalization into silos, is an inherent challenge to mental wellness, so partners and senior lawyers should take steps to construct and disseminate internal action plans and encourage open dialogue, says Elizabeth Ortega at ECO Strategic Communications.
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Our Current Approach To Trial Advocacy Training Is Lacking
The key to trial advocacy is persuasion, but current training programs focus almost entirely on technique, making it imperative that lawyers are taught to be effective storytellers and to connect with their audiences, says Chris Arledge at Ellis George.
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How Women In Law Can Advance Toward Leadership Roles
Female attorneys in leadership roles inspire other women to pursue similar opportunities in a male-dominated field, and for those who aspire to lead, prioritizing collaboration, inclusivity and integrity is key, says Kim Yelkin at Foley & Lardner.
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The Case That Took Me From Prosecutor To Defense Attorney
Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Moira Penza, now at Wilkinson Stekloff, recalls the challenges of her first case as a civil defense attorney — a multibillion-dollar multidistrict class action against Allergan — and the lessons she learned about building rapport in the courtroom and with co-counsel.
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The Importance Of Legal Macroeconomics Education For Attys
Most legal professionals lack understanding of the macroeconomic trends unique to the legal industry, like the rising cost of law school and legal services, which contributes to an unfair and inaccessible justice system, so law school courses and continuing legal education requirements in this area are essential, says Bob Glaves at the Chicago Bar Foundation.
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Opinion
It's Time To Hold DC Judges Accountable For Misconduct
On the heels of Thursday's congressional hearing on workplace protections for judiciary employees, former law clerk Aliza Shatzman recounts her experience of harassment by a D.C. Superior Court judge — and argues that the proposed Judiciary Accountability Act, which would extend vital anti-discrimination protections to federal court employees, should also include D.C. courts.
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What ABA Student Well-Being Standards Mean For Law Firms
While the American Bar Association's recent amendments to its law school accreditation standards around student well-being could have gone further, legal industry employers have much to learn from the ABA's move and the well-being movement that continues to gain traction in law schools, says David Jaffe at the American University Washington College of Law.
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Series
Ask A Mentor: How Do I Build Rapport In New In-House Role?
Tim Parilla at LinkSquares explains how new in-house lawyers can start developing relationships with colleagues both within and outside their legal departments in order to expand their networks, build their brands and carve their paths to leadership positions.
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What Attys Should Consider Before Taking On Pro Bono Work
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Piper Hoffman and Will Lowrey at Animal Outlook lay out suggestions for attorneys to maximize the value of their pro bono efforts, from crafting engagement letters to balancing workloads — and they explain how these principles can foster a more rewarding engagement for both lawyers and nonprofits.
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Opinion
NY Bar Admission Criminal History Query Is Unjust, Illegal
New York should revise Question 26 on its bar admission application, because requiring students to disclose any prior interaction with the criminal justice system disproportionately affects people of color, who have a history of being overpoliced — and it violates several state laws, says Andrew Brown, president of the New York State Bar Association.
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7 Ways Attys Can Improve Their LinkedIn Summaries
Lawyers can use LinkedIn to strengthen their thought leadership position, generate new business, explore career opportunities, and better position themselves and their firms in search results by writing a well-composed, optimized summary that demonstrates their knowledge and experience, says Guy Alvarez at Good2bSocial.
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How Law Firms And Attys Can Combat Imposter Syndrome
Imposter syndrome is rampant in the legal profession, especially among lawyers from underrepresented backgrounds, leading to missed opportunities and mental health issues — but firms can provide support in numerous ways, and attorneys can use therapeutic strategies to quiet their inner critic, says Helen Pamely at Rosling King.
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The Law Firm Qualities Partners Seek In Lateral Moves
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In 2022, partners considering lateral moves have new priorities, and firms that hope to recruit top talent will need to communicate their strategy for growth, engage on hot issues like origination credit and diversity initiatives, and tailor their integration plans toward expanding partners’ client base, says Gloria Sandrino at Lateral Link.