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Justices Strike Down Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday thwarted President Donald Trump's attempt to limit birthright citizenship to babies born to parents with permanent ties to the United States, finding the 14th Amendment cannot be read that narrowly — a decision dissenting justices fear will jeopardize the country's future.
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Justices Allow States To Bar Trans Athletes From Girls' Sports
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for states to ban transgender athletes from competing in women's and girls' sports, ruling that the restrictions do not amount to discrimination on the basis of sex.
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Squire Patton Names 2 New Global Managing Partners
Squire Patton Boggs LLP announced Tuesday the managing partners of the firm's Columbus, Ohio, and Denver offices have been named global managing partners of the firm in the U.S.
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Eyes Future As Elite Powerhouse
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader launches on Wednesday, betting that regulatory expertise now matters as much as Wall Street finance work to global financial institutions, as chief executive Miguel Zaldivar said that the merger has created a firm that belongs among the global legal elite.
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High Court Gives Fed Independence A 'Fragile' Reprieve
The U.S. Supreme Court has thrown its weight behind Federal Reserve independence by rejecting President Donald Trump's bid to immediately oust Fed Gov. Lisa Cook, but experts say the fight over central bank control may not be finished — just moving to a new phase.
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The End Of An 'Independent' FTC
Federal Trade Commission members, responsible for merger review, antitrust enforcement, consumer protection safeguards and rulemaking, and industry analysis, no longer serve at a remove from presidential authority, thanks to Monday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that could dramatically remake the FTC and other independent agencies.
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Justice Jackson Tops High Court Book Earnings In 2025
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson made nearly $1.2 million in book royalties last year, bringing her total to $4.14 million and making her the most highly compensated author on the high court, according to financial disclosure forms released Monday.
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32 DC Firms Recognized For Access To Justice Donations
More than 30 law firms in Washington, D.C., have been recognized as part of an annual campaign that encourages financial contributions to local civil legal services organizations, the D.C. Access to Justice Commission announced.
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Greenberg Traurig Hires Nuclear Commission Veteran In DC
Greenberg Traurig LLP has hired a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission leader, who spent 18 years there, most recently as deputy assistant general counsel for materials, fuel cycle and waste programs, the firm announced Monday.
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Honigman Adds Eversheds Sutherland Exec As New COO
Honigman LLP announced Monday that a legal executive with over 25 years of experience has joined the firm from Eversheds Sutherland as its new chief operating officer.
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DC Ethics Counsel Conflicted In Ethics Case, DOJ Atty Says
A former interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., is urging the D.C. federal court to disqualify the District of Columbia ethics counsel from pursuing an ethics case against him, arguing that the attorney and another lawyer from his office are conflicted and that their impartiality is in question.
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Goodwin Suffers 3rd Data Breach In 5 Years
Goodwin Procter LLP faced a data security breach in the spring, the law firm confirmed to Law360 Pulse, marking its third cybersecurity incident since the start of 2021.
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Justices Clarify Geofence Warrant Standards
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that geofence warrants, which compel technology companies to turn over users' location data to law enforcement, are "searches" under the Fourth Amendment.
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High Court OKs Late-Arriving Ballot Counts
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld Mississippi's law allowing state election officials to count mail-in ballots that arrive up to five days after Election Day, paving the way for the Magnolia State and 14 others, along with the District of Columbia, to count late-arriving ballots in this year's midterm elections.
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Justices Strike Down Humphrey's Presidential Firing Limits
The president has unlimited authority to fire members of independent agencies, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday in a major win for President Donald Trump's campaign against officials at the Federal Trade Commission and beyond.
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High Court Lets Fed's Lisa Cook Keep Job For Now
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook cannot be immediately removed from her post, a setback for President Donald Trump as he seeks to further remake the central bank's leadership.
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Justices Will Resolve Circuit Split Over Pipeline Payouts
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to resolve a circuit court split over how to determine what gas infrastructure project developers should pay landowners in eminent domain proceedings, a move encouraged by the Trump administration.
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Ashurst, Perkins Coie Go Live With 950-Partner Firm
Ashurst LLP and Perkins Coie LLP said Monday that their merger has gone live, creating a transatlantic law firm with combined revenue of around $2.8 billion.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Clement & Murphy PLLC, Covington & Burling LLP and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court handed Monsanto a win in its long-running battle over the labeling of alleged cancer risks of its bestselling weedkiller Roundup.
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High Court To Issue Big Decisions In Term's Final Days
As the U.S. Supreme Court enters the final days of its term, the justices still have several major decisions to issue, including some concerning birthright citizenship, the president's power to remove independent agency officials, transgender athletes and election rules.
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Beltway Moves: Davis Polk, Kirkland, Miller & Chevalier
In some of the biggest law firm hiring moves in the nation's capital over the past two weeks, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP hired the head of Hogan Lovells' global mergers and acquisitions team, and Kirkland & Ellis LLP rehired Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP's national appellate co-chair to lead its U.S. Supreme Court and appellate practice.
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In-House Atty Pro Bono Work Up Slightly In 2025, Report Says
Almost half of in-house lawyers volunteered last year to provide legal services to people who could not afford them, a slight uptick from the prior year, according to a new report from the Pro Bono Institute as part of its annual Corporate Pro Bono Challenge initiative.
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Trump Reportedly Mulls FCC Attorney For DOJ Antitrust Chief
President Donald Trump is reportedly preparing to nominate the Federal Communications Commission's general counsel to serve as the top antitrust official in the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Bass Berry Adds 3 Members, 7 New Attys
Bass Berry & Sims PLC has announced it hired three new members for its offices in Washington, D.C., Nashville, and its newly launched Chicago shop, and additionally brought on another four lawyers in locations across its spaces in Tennessee.
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This Pride Month, LGBTQ+ Bar Leader Talks Community, Hope
In 2026, the LGBTQ+ Bar is focused on expanding programs, especially those focused on law students and younger attorneys, and building up community ties at a time of growing legal threats to LGBTQ people.