After Spending Blitz, Pa. Judicial Election Turnout Booms
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Atty Is Still Making Cyberstalking Posts, Feds SayFederal prosecutors on Wednesday asked a Texas federal court to order an attorney who has been charged with cyberstalking detained until trial, saying she continues to make incriminating blog posts in violation of the terms of her pretrial release.
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DC Pulse
Taft Adds DC Water Leader To New Government PracticeThe top attorney at D.C. Water, the independent authority overseeing water and wastewater matters in the nation's capital, has joined a new team at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Mass. Justices Consider Raises To Address Counsel ShortageJustices on Massachusetts' highest court grappled at a hearing Wednesday with its ability to address an ongoing shortage of attorneys willing to represent indigent defendants, after lawyers in two of the state's busiest counties stopped taking cases in May in protest over the low pay compared with other states.
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What To Know About Changes To Texas Judicial Ethics PanelLone Star State voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly supported a ballot measure that will eliminate the role of the State Bar of Texas in appointing members to a judicial misconduct commission and give more power to the governor, a move hailed by supporters as promoting accountability and derided by critics over politicization concerns.
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Judge Slams DOJ's 'Indict First' Strategy In Comey CaseFederal prosecutors were given just over 24 hours to hand over all of the grand jury materials and anything seized under years-old warrants in the James Comey case when a Virginia federal judge said Wednesday that the government appeared to be pursuing an "indict first, investigate last" strategy.
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Daily Litigation
Paul Weiss Atty Joins Freshfields In NY To Co-Head AI GroupFreshfields announced Wednesday that it has landed a Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP partner who represents some of the most sophisticated artificial intelligence labs and technology developers in the world as the new global co-head of its AI practice.
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California Pulse
Senate Confirms Jones Day Partner To 9th Circ. BenchThe Senate voted 52-45 on Wednesday to confirm Eric Tung, a partner at Jones Day, as a judge on the Ninth Circuit.
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Georgia Pulse
McGuireWoods Bumps Up 15 Lawyers To Partner For 2026McGuireWoods LLP has elected 15 new partners in multiple practice groups across eight cities, a slight increase over the number of attorneys elevated last year.
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California Pulse
Corporate Atty Returns To Baker Botts From VC Fund In Calif.Baker Botts LLP is growing its corporate team, announcing Wednesday it is bringing back a venture capital expert most recently with BRV Capital Management as a partner in its Silicon Valley office in Palo Alto, California.
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California Pulse
BakerHostetler Lands Knobbe Martens IP Trio In CaliforniaBakerHostetler continues expanding its West Coast team, announcing Wednesday it is bringing in three Knobbe Martens intellectual property attorneys as partners in its Los Angeles and Orange County offices.
