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After Questioning Judge Nominee, Sen. Kennedy Wants More
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., on Wednesday pressed a judicial nominee for Indiana on statements he's made as an ordained elder on sexuality and marriage.
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DA Willis Rips GOP Probe Of Trump Charges As 'Foolishness'
Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis came out swinging Wednesday at Republican lawmakers investigating her unsuccessful racketeering prosecution of President Donald Trump, deriding the probe as "foolishness" and a "damn joke."
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Dems Press DOJ On Concerns It's Favoring AG's Atty Brother
A group of Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday asked the U.S. Department of Justice to explain why it keeps intervening in or dismissing cases that involve clients represented by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi's brother, saying the decisions "raise serious questions about whether impartiality has been compromised."
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2 Cops Remain In Ex-NJ Judge's Suit Over 2013 Arrest
A New Jersey federal court has refused to throw out a former Garden State judge's civil rights lawsuit against two police officials, ruling that disputes over whether the officers fabricated or withheld evidence surrounding her 2013 arrest must be decided by a jury.
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3 Things To Know About NJ AG Nominee Jennifer Davenport
Jennifer Davenport, New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill's recently announced nominee for attorney general, drew bipartisan praise this week from ex-prosecutors, politicians and others in the state as a "lawyer's lawyer" with an understated approach to getting results.
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Contrite Ex-Lawmaker Makes Law License Reinstatement Pitch
A former Pennsylvania state representative has put family conflicts, political stress and gambling addiction behind him in his bid to move past his transgressions — including stealing client funds — and get his law license back, according to testimony at a reinstatement hearing Tuesday.
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Atty Hopes To Resume Practice After Jail For Deadly Shooting
A former Cramer & Anderson LLP partner convicted of first-degree manslaughter for shooting and killing an apparent attacker in his rural law firm's parking lot on Tuesday told a Connecticut judge he hopes to apply for readmission to the bar after his prison sentence is complete.
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Ex-US Atty, Retired Judge To Guide Magistrate Judge Search
A former top prosecutor and a retired judge have been tapped to help find a new magistrate judge for the Western District of North Carolina to replace U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan C. Rodriguez, who was confirmed this month for a U.S. district court seat.
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Ex-State High Court Chiefs Start Group To Defend Rule Of Law
A group of over 40 former chief judges of state supreme courts across the country this week launched a new project to speak out against attacks on the judiciary's independence and educate about the rule of law.
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Ga. Atty Loses Anti-SLAPP Bid Amid Feud With Judge
A Georgia lawyer and ex-solicitor general has been denied an early exit from a suit alleging that he double-billed a former client, as a state court rejected the attorney's claims that the suit was mere cover for a long-running feud with a local judge.
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DOJ Says NY Court Can't Handle Maurene Comey Firing Suit
The U.S. Department of Justice has said former prosecutor Maurene Comey's suit challenging the circumstances of her firing should be dismissed, arguing that it is an attempt to sidestep the Civil Service Reform Act.
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Legal Sector Jobs Held Steady During Gov't Shutdown
The number of U.S. legal industry jobs remained level in November after inching up just 300 positions in October from the previous month, according to preliminary data released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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5 Big Litigation Developments Out Of Georgia In 2025
It was a busy year for courts in Georgia, with a federal judge ordering the state's corrections system to continue providing hormone therapy to transgender people in prison, and prosecutors deciding to drop the historic racketeering case against President Donald Trump and his allies. Here, Law360 recaps the biggest legal developments to come out of Peach State courts in 2025.
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'Hardworking' 9th Circ. Senior Judge Sandra Ikuta Dies At 71
Senior U.S. Circuit Judge Sandra Segal Ikuta of the Ninth Circuit, who has been semi-retired since early November, died on Dec. 7 at the age of 71, exactly one month after assuming senior status, according to the Federal Judicial Center.
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Palin Can't Get 3rd Trial In NYT Defamation Case
A New York federal judge on Monday denied Sarah Palin's attempt for another redo of her libel trial against The New York Times, saying her lawyers "seriously misconstrued" a Second Circuit decision as reducing what she had to prove at trial.
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Judge Willing To Take 'Heat' For Blocking ICE Arrest, Jury Told
A Wisconsin judge was willing to "take the heat" for using a staff hallway to usher an unauthorized immigrant out of her courtroom, a federal jury heard Monday, as a defense attorney argued she can't be found guilty by association just because someone in her courtroom tried to flee immigration agents.
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Ex-US Attys Say Pardons, Loyalty Demands Hurt Rule Of Law
A bipartisan group of former U.S. attorneys spoke publicly Monday on their concerns regarding the direction the U.S. justice system has taken since the start of the second Trump administration and the potential risks that may pose to the rule of law.
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Judge Won't Boot Bondi-Appointed Prosecutor In LA
A federal judge has refused to reconsider his ruling disqualifying Bill Essayli from holding the role of U.S. attorney but allowing him to serve as the first assistant U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, finding that Essayli's appointment by U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi is valid.
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Atty Seeks To Block Law Banning Fee-Sharing With ABS Firms
The attorney challenging a California law that blocks fee-sharing with out-of-state law firms owned by nonlawyers has petitioned for enforcement of the law to be suspended before it is set to go into effect on Jan. 1.
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Employee-Related Charges Against Goldstein Are Tossed
A Maryland federal judge has dismissed several charges against SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein related to employees at his law firm, agreeing that prosecutors had failed to establish a clear rule for determining whether employees are legitimate for tax purposes.
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PSEG Deputy GC, Former Prosecutor Tapped As Next NJ AG
New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill named utility lawyer and veteran prosecutor Jennifer Davenport on Monday as her choice for state attorney general, selecting a longtime law enforcement leader she said will be central to her administration's agenda on affordability, public safety and government accountability.
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Judge Exits ESOP Suit Against BDO, Citing His Wife's Tie
A Massachusetts federal judge recused himself from a proposed class action alleging that accounting giant BDO USA and company executives sold stock at an inflated price to an employee stock ownership plan in a $1.3 billion deal, citing his wife's financial interest in a company involved in the case.
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Hunter Biden Disbarred In Conn. Over Gun, Tax Cases
Hunter Biden, the son of former President Joseph R. Biden, was disbarred Monday in Connecticut for attorney ethics rule violations connected to an earlier disbarment by consent in the District of Columbia and complaints related to his convictions on gun and tax charges for which he was pardoned.
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Wash. Justices Retroactively Lower Bar Exam's Passing Score
As Washington state is preparing to transition to a new bar exam, its Supreme Court has ordered a retroactive adjustment to the current exam's minimum passing score, making an estimated hundred-plus law school graduates who narrowly failed in recent years newly eligible for admission to practice law.
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Trust In State Courts Holds, But Justice Is Seen As Unequal
Public confidence in state courts held steady this year, even as more Americans seem to have lost faith that those courts provide equal justice to everyone, according to new research.
Expert Analysis
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How 1Ls Can Plan For Sped-Up Summer Associate Hiring
The ever-earlier recruiting of summer associates sets high stakes before new law students may even realize, but 1Ls can better land a good 2L summer fit if they hit their first semester focused on the hiring timeline and ready to ask important questions about their would-be firms, says Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey.
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How GCs Can Help Build A Geopolitical Command Center
In the face of sustained regulatory and economic uncertainty, general counsel can help businesses move from reactive to proactive management by building a clear, cross-functional geopolitical command center that monitors and coordinates responses to a wide spectrum of issues, says Lars Faeste at FTI Consulting.
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For Some Lawyers, Building A New Practice Makes Perfect
Leaving an established law firm to start a boutique business of your own requires not only vision and resilience but also a solid business plan to help mitigate risks and increase your chances of unparalleled personal and professional success, says Rebecca Palmer at the Rebecca L. Palmer Law Group.
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10 Key Strategies For Successful Lateral Partner Integration
To help ensure new partners and practice groups are successfully integrated, firms should embrace specific structured practices that recognize each lateral's distinct value, personalize their integration plans and proactively address transition complexities long after onboarding ends, say Elizabeth Kennedy at NewEdge BD and Erika Steinberg at CMO2Go.
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Key Ingredients For Effective Law Firm Strategic Planning
As the legal industry faces political turmoil and economic uncertainty, the time is ripe for firms to revisit their strategic plans, ensuring they contain a few essential elements — from accountability systems to broad-based input — to achieve sustainable growth and profitability, says Joe Calve at Calve Communications.
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AI-Powered Biz Development Can Democratize Rainmaking
As fluency in artificial intelligence becomes a competitive imperative in the legal industry, the next generation of rainmakers likely won’t be defined by their Rolodexes or club memberships, but by their ability to leverage AI business development tools effectively, says Jessica Aries at By Aries.
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How Law Students Can Effectively Use AI In Their Job Search
Law students can use artificial intelligence tools strategically throughout the job application process to review materials, prepare for interviews and navigate employers’ use of similar tools, but there are several key missteps they should be careful to avoid, says Lauren Wong at University of San Diego School of Law.
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An After-Placement Plan Maximizes Legal Content's Potential
Before landing a published quote, feature or interview, law firms should articulate the content’s purpose and develop a strategic plan for repurposing it to ensure they’re aligning public relations efforts with measurable business outcomes, says John Hellerman at Hellerman Communications.
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Ask A Mentor: How Should I Coordinate Pro Bono Projects?
Julie LaEace at Perkins Coie offers tips for attorneys acting as pro bono coordinators, including how to choose appropriate projects, how to encourage participation and why it is important to keep in touch with legal aid partner organizations.
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6 Strategies For Navigating Legal Leadership Transitions
Amid uncertainty in the legal job market, attorneys who are considering a transition to a leadership role must fundamentally reimagine their approach to value creation and develop a new set of skills, say Stacy Bratcher at Cottage Health and Michael Watkins at Genesis Advisers.
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The Augmented Lawyer: Crafting Responsible AI Policies
As the legal industry increasingly looks to impose responsive guardrails for artificial intelligence use, firms and organizations’ internal use policies, outside counsel guidelines and vendor contracts can address confidentiality and data retention concerns in several ways, say attorneys at KXT Law.
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6 Ways To Build Pro Bono Culture If You Lack Dedicated Staff
Firms can develop a strong pro bono culture without hiring dedicated professionals through strategies like demonstrating active involvement by leadership, tailoring volunteer tasks to individual professional development needs and building trusted partnerships within the legal aid community, says Stacy Zinken at Paladin.
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Attorneys often limit the impact of their thought leadership by letting their content languish after initial publication, but through four easy strategies for retooling existing content, they can maximize its reach and further their business development goals, says Jillian McKenna at Verrill Dana.
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Why Law Firm Leaders Should Care About Student Debt Crisis
As the student debt crisis evolves under changing federal policies, firms that proactively address the burden will have significant advantages in recruiting and retaining the best young lawyers, says Brian Kabateck at Kabateck.
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Talking Mental Health: Encouraging New Attys To Find Joy
Rudene Haynes at Hunton discusses her experiences as a hiring partner, common sources of stress that newer attorneys face and steps that law firms can take to protect their attorneys' mental health and encourage personal life fulfillment.