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Nadine Menendez's Attys Rebuked For Medical Disclosures
A New York federal judge rebuked Nadine Menendez's attorneys on Monday for publicly filing a request to delay her surrender date that included "extensive intimate details" of her medical condition, calling the disclosure "astonishing" and ordering the parties to refile a redacted version by Wednesday.
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DOJ Looks To Block ABA's Trump Adviser Subpoenas
The American Bar Association cannot demand documents and deposition testimony from a Trump adviser in its lawsuit over the Trump administration's executive orders targeting law firms, since any communication between a presidential adviser and the chief executive is privileged, the government has told a New York federal court.
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Pa. Atty Suspended 3 Years Over Sexual Texts To Clients
A Central Pennsylvania attorney agreed to a three-year suspension of his law license after admitting to having an inappropriate relationship with one client and sending sexually suggestive texts to another, according to orders Monday from the state supreme court.
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Murdaugh Fights Clerk's Bid To Ax Jury-Tampering Suit
A former court clerk found to have interfered in Alex Murdaugh's murder trial cannot escape civil claims over the tampering, the disgraced attorney told a South Carolina federal court, stating in an opposition that the clerk cannot argue her way out of the state Supreme Court's finding that she tampered with the jury.
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GOP Bill Would Cement DOJ Fraud Division In Federal Law
A pair of House Republicans are looking to put a congressional stamp of approval on the new fraud division in the U.S. Department of Justice.
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The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
The sharpest dissents this term often involved the president, and pitted conservative and liberal justices against each other on core constitutional issues and questions about the limits to executive power, with nearly a quarter of cases being decided squarely along ideological lines.
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The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
This U.S. Supreme Court term featured high-stakes oral arguments on issues including presidential power, immigration and voting regulations. Here's a look at the law firms that argued the most cases and how they fared.
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The Year Donald Trump Won Big At The High Court
The Supreme Court's conservative supermajority and President Donald Trump largely aligned this year on issues of executive power, resulting in a series of decisions that significantly expanded presidential authority.
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'Trailblazer' Mass. Federal Judge Rya Zobel Dies At 94
U.S. District Judge Rya Zobel, a survivor of Nazi Germany who became the first woman to serve as a federal judge in Massachusetts and the first woman partner at Goodwin Procter, died Saturday at age 94, the court's judges announced.
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Nadine Menendez Irks Judge With 11th-Hour Prison Delay Bid
Nadine Menendez urged a New York federal judge Thursday to delay her prison surrender date four months to accommodate breast cancer-related surgeries, to which the judge ordered Menendez explain why her request came "90 minutes" before the Fourth of July long weekend and just days before her surrender date.
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Texas Medical Board Says AG Can't Swap Teams In Suit
The Texas Medical Board asked a state court to bar the Texas attorney general from intervening in a case of a doctor who tried to treat a COVID-19 patient with ivermectin, saying the attorney general previously represented the board and cannot switch sides.
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Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
The U.S. Supreme Court's stark ideological divisions were on full display this term, particularly as it issued long-awaited rulings in the last few days of June. Here, Law360 dives into the numbers behind this court term.
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Judges To Tour Rust Belt To Build Trust In Courts
Days after the Fourth of July celebration of America's 250th birthday, a group of current and retired judges will lead a four-day bus tour through three states to promote one of the bedrock principles of the country's independence: the rule of law.
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Insurer Balks At Defending NC Atty Accused Of Embezzlement
An insurance company said Thursday it doesn't have to defend a North Carolina attorney in civil suits alleging he embezzled from clients, citing an exclusion in his former firm's professional liability policy that blocks coverage for the misappropriation of assets.
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Feds Inadvertently Disclosed Trump Classified Docs Report
The government told a Florida federal court on Thursday that it inadvertently disclosed a report from former special counsel Jack Smith regarding the criminal case against President Donald Trump over his handling of classified documents to a former federal prosecutor separately accused of emailing confidential documents from the report to herself.
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Feds Seek Up To 21 Months For Ex-Judge On ICE Obstruction
A former Wisconsin judge who was convicted of obstructing ICE officers' courthouse arrest of a man facing misdemeanor charges by pointing him to a side door should spend up to 21 months in prison, the government said in a sentencing memo, recommending she be made an example.
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Fla. Panel Nixes Challenge To Order Limiting Expert Payments
A Tallahassee public defender may not petition a Florida appellate panel to challenge a circuit court chief judge's administrative order imposing a rate schedule for court-appointed expert compensation that denies payment for sanity evaluations, the panel found, determining that the appeals court lacks jurisdiction over an administrative order.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry began the second half of 2026 with another busy week as BigLaw firms merged and expanded their practice offerings. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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America 250: Five Courthouses Older Than The US
On Saturday, the U.S. will celebrate 250 years since its founding, and along the country's northeastern and mid-Atlantic coasts, it will do so surrounded by legal infrastructure that predates the nation's independence.
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Legal Sector Jobs Spike With Work 'Churning Right Along'
The legal sector added 5,100 jobs in June, the largest increase the industry has seen in more than two years, according to preliminary, seasonally adjusted data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Thursday.
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'Do Your Part,' Mass. Judge Chides Read Case Attys Post-Leak
A Massachusetts judge on Wednesday lectured counsel in the high-profile civil case against Karen Read, the Massachusetts woman acquitted of murdering her Boston police officer boyfriend, to honor their ethical obligations after sensitive information leaked on social media.
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U Of Ky. Appoints Controversial Dean Pick For Law School
U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove of the Eastern District of Kentucky will retire from the bench later this month to become dean of the University of Kentucky's J. David Rosenberg College of Law, a move that sparked controversy in the state.
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Aide To Ex-NYC Mayor Cites 'Glaring Holes' In Bribery Case
An attorney for Frank Carone, the former chief of staff to former New York Mayor Eric Adams, on Wednesday said there are "glaring holes" in the indictment alleging Carone took bribes from a hotel owner in exchange for a multimillion-dollar migrant housing contract.
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Riker Danzig Gains Ex-NY State Prosecutor As Counsel
Riker Danzig LLP's commercial litigation practice has gained a new counsel who brings more than 20 years of litigation experience, including three years as an assistant attorney general for New York.
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Judiciary Dems Seek DOJ Replies Before Blanche Hearing
Ahead of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing for the permanent position, Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are demanding he provide answers to their outstanding oversight inquiries.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can Recalcitrant Attys Use Social Media?
Social media can be intimidating for reluctant lawyers but it can also be richly rewarding, as long as attorneys remember that professional accounts will always reflect on their firms and colleagues, and follow some best practices to avoid embarrassment, says Sean Marotta at Hogan Lovells.
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Keys To Digitizing Inefficient Contract Management Processes
Neville Eisenberg and Mark Grayson at BCLP explain how they sped up contract execution for one client by replacing email with a centralized, digital tool for negotiations and review, and how the principles they adhered to can be helpful for other law firms looking to improve poorly managed contract management processes.
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Practicing law through virtual platforms will likely persist even after the pandemic, so law firms and senior lawyers should consider refurbishing their associate mentoring programs to facilitate personal connections, professionalism and effective training in a remote environment, says Carol Goodman at Herrick Feinstein.
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How Law Firms Can Welcome And Celebrate Autistic Lawyers
As the U.S. observes Autism Acceptance Month, autistic attorney Haley Moss describes the societal barriers and stereotypes that keep neurodivergent lawyers from disclosing their disabilities, and how law firms can better accommodate and level the playing field for attorneys whose minds work outside of the prescribed norm.
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Law Firm Tips For Evaluating AI And Machine Learning Tools
Many legal technology vendors now sell artificial intelligence and machine learning tools at a premium price tag, but law firms must take the time to properly evaluate them as not all offerings generate process efficiencies or even use the technologies advertised, says Steven Magnuson at Ballard Spahr.
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A Call For Personal Accountability On Diversity And Inclusion
While chief legal officers are increasingly involved in creating corporate diversity, inclusion and anti-bigotry policies, all lawyers have a responsibility to be discrimination busters and bias interrupters regardless of the title they hold, says Veta T. Richardson at the Association of Corporate Counsel.
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Learning How To Code Can Unleash New Potential In Lawyers
Every lawyer can begin incorporating aspects of software development in their day-to-day practice with little to no changes in their existing tools or workflow, and legal organizations that take steps to encourage this exploration of programming can transform into tech incubators, says George Zalepa at Greenberg Traurig.
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Supporting Associates Amid Pandemic's Mental Health Toll
As junior associates increasingly report burnout, work-life conflict and loneliness during the pandemic, law firms should take tangible actions to reduce the stigma around seeking help, and to model desired well-being behaviors from the top down, say Stacey Whiteley at the New York State Bar Association and Robin Belleau at Kirkland.
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Mentoring a law student who is preparing for the bar exam without attending law school is an arduous process that is not for everyone, but there are also several benefits for law firms hosting apprenticeship programs, says Jessica Jackson, the lawyer guiding Kim Kardashian West's legal education.
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The Importance Of Client Engagement In Law Firm Innovation
As clients increasingly want law firms to serve as innovation platforms, firms must understand that there is no one-size-fits-all approach — the key is a nimble innovation function focused on listening and knowledge sharing, says Mark Brennan at Hogan Lovells.
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The Unique Challenges Facing Women-Owned Law Firms
In addition to establishing their brand from scratch, women who start their own law firms must overcome inherent bias against female lawyers and convince prospective clients to put aside big-firm preferences, says Joel Stern at the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms.
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The Pursuit Of Wellness In BigLaw: Lessons From My Journey
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Jane Jeong at Cooley shares how grueling BigLaw schedules and her own perfectionism emotionally bankrupted her, and why attorneys struggling with burnout should consider making small changes to everyday habits.
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Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors
Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.
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Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.