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High Court Tosses Rastafarian's Haircut Suit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ended a Rastafarian's bid to hold Louisiana prison guards responsible for allegedly violating his religious rights by forcibly shaving off his dreadlocks, ruling a law aimed at preventing religious discrimination at state and local levels can't be used to sue government officials in their individual capacities without their consent.
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Justices Say Cisco Can't Be Sued Under Alien Tort Statute
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the Ninth Circuit was wrong to reinstate an Alien Tort Statute suit alleging that Cisco helped the Chinese government's allegedly unlawful crackdown on the Falun Gong religious movement, saying federal courts lack authority to create causes of action for alleged violations of international law.
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Justices Back Parole For Charged Green-Card Holders
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday held that green-card holders with pending criminal charges should be paroled rather than admitted into the country when returning from abroad.
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Blanche, Pirro Can't Be DQ'd From Trump DC Shooting Case
A D.C. federal judge held Monday that the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner can't disqualify U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche from prosecuting him because of their presence at the dinner.
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Crowell & Moring Adds CIO From Cadwalader
Crowell & Moring LLP said Monday that it has hired Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP's chief information officer, marking the latest departure from Cadwalader as the firm prepares for a merger next week.
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Broadway Financial Hires Ex-Invesco General Counsel As CLO
Broadway Financial Corp., the parent company of City First Bank, has found its new legal leader in a financial services veteran who most recently served as general counsel at Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.
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Investors Nearly Unanimously Reject Anti-Diversity Proposals
An anti-diversity proxy campaign has submitted shareholder proposals at almost 90 companies in 2025 and 2026, and so far investors have rejected them almost unanimously two years in a row, according to a new report.
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Fighting Cyber Threats: What Law Firms Need To Do Now
Law firms, especially small and midsize ones, are increasingly becoming victims of cyberattacks. Here are some practical tips for firms to thwart cyberattacks and reduce damage when breaches occur.
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Small Firms Hit Hardest As Data Breaches Surged In 2025
Cyberattacks targeting law firms remained widespread in 2025, with smaller firms accounting for the majority of reported breaches, according to a Law360 Pulse analysis. The pace shows little sign of easing this year, as experts warn that cybercriminals are becoming more organized, sophisticated and financially motivated.
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Cahill Gordon Brings On King & Spalding Patent Partner In DC
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP has hired a King & Spalding LLP lawyer who focuses his practice on patent litigation and counseling clients on related issues with technology-focused disputes, the firm announced Monday.
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O'Melveny Hires 2 Cleary Lawyers In DC
O'Melveny & Myers LLP has added two financial services regulatory advisers from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, who have worked together in private practice and in parallel with one another at federal regulators for more than 20 years.
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Law Students Undeterred Under Trump's Immigration Climate
In a climate where immigration lawyers are coming under the Trump administration’s scrutiny to tamp down on asylum fraud, law students are being ignited to enter the workforce early and rectify the injustices they see.
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Gibson Dunn Hires Ropes & Gray Health Regulatory Atty In DC
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP has hired a former Ropes & Gray LLP partner who works on a myriad of health regulatory and drug pricing matters, advising pharmaceutical manufacturers, investors and other entities on those issues, the firm announced Thursday.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Robinson & Cole's work on a special purpose acquisition vehicle transaction and Berger Montague's handling of a suit over college athlete compensation lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from June 5 to 18.
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Trump Lawyer Advances In Senate Judiciary Noms Vote
The nomination of Matthew Schwartz to be a judge on the Second Circuit advanced out of committee Thursday.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
Law firms continued to dole out raises and bonuses during another busy week for the legal industry. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Jenner & Block Hires Perkins Coie Comms Atty, Ex-FCC Lawyer
Jenner & Block LLP has hired a former Perkins Coie LLP associate who joins the firm as a special counsel in Washington, D.C., to work on communications, internet and technology matters, the firm announced this week.
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Lawyer Dads Seek Better Balance Of Work, Family Time
Eli Albrecht remembers the day early in his career when a senior partner at the BigLaw firm where he was working told him, "You can either be a great M&A lawyer or a great father, but you can't be both."
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Judiciary Cites AI Deepfakes In Opposing Courtroom Cameras
Two bipartisan bills to bring cameras into federal courtrooms advanced Thursday, but the policymaking body for the federal judiciary continues to oppose them and raised the issue of deepfakes in the age of artificial intelligence.
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High Court Bars Federal Review Of State Court Appeals
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a legal doctrine designed to curtail duplicative litigation prevents parties who lose in state court from appealing in federal district court even if the state case is still pending.
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Justices Allow Gun Rights For Marijuana User
U.S. Supreme Court justices ruled Thursday that the federal government cannot bar a drug user from owning guns, saying that the prosecution of a Texas man accused of owning a gun while being a marijuana user was inconsistent with the Second Amendment right to bear arms.
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High Court Carves Out Exception For Criminal Appeal Waivers
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Thursday that criminal defendants who agree in plea deals not to appeal their sentences can still appeal if the sentence would result in a "miscarriage of justice."
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Adams & Reese Launches Blockchain, Digital Assets Practice
Adams & Reese LLP announced that the firm has started a practice focused on blockchain and digital assets following the late May addition of a patent attorney who joined from Maynard Nexsen PC in Nashville.
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Troutman Hires McDermott Energy Tax Atty In DC
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP has hired a former McDermott Will & Schulte tax partner who focuses his practice on tax credits for renewable and transitional energy, as well as other energy-financing matters, the firm recently announced.
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Winston Taylor Fills Leadership Roles In DC, Miami, Europe
Winston Taylor announced Wednesday that it made senior appointments across four major commercial centers around the globe.
Expert Analysis
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4 Ways To Break Down Barriers For Women Of Color In Law
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Female lawyers belonging to minority groups continue to be paid less and promoted less than their male counterparts, so law firms and corporate legal departments must stop treating women as a monolithic group and create initiatives that address the unique barriers women of color face, say Daphne Turpin Forbes at Microsoft and Linda Chanow at the Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession.
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Opinion
We Need More Professional Diversity In The Federal Judiciary
With the current overrepresentation of former corporate lawyers on the federal bench, the Biden administration must prioritize professional diversity in judicial nominations and consider lawyers who have represented workers, consumers and patients, says Navan Ward, president of the American Association for Justice.