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Engineers Ask To Add Whistleblower To TikTok Sale Case
Software engineers from Alphabet and Meta are asking the D.C. Circuit for permission to update their petition challenging the Trump administration's handling of the TikTok U.S. divestiture, saying whistleblower allegations from a former ByteDance employee bolster their claim that the deal doesn't comply with Congress' mandate.
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NJ Man Who Sought To DQ US Atty Leadership To Plead Guilty
A criminal defendant who joined a pending bid to disqualify assistant U.S. attorneys overseeing the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey and escalated a constitutional challenge to its leadership structure told a federal judge Saturday he plans to plead guilty in his drug case.
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Former Pardon Atty Says Trump's Clemency Grants Hurt DOJ
Former U.S. Department of Justice pardon attorney Liz Oyer spoke recently with Law360 about how the pardon process has changed, the impact the shift might have on the DOJ and how the system could be reformed.
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Discovery Ordered In Retaliation Suit By Ex-Public Defender
A former public defender suing a Detroit-area district court, two judges and administrators alleging discrimination and harassment over her identity as a Muslim Palestinian American has been ordered to respond to discovery requests, with a federal judge finding that the attorney failed to answer interrogatories and provide complete documents in a timely manner.
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DOJ Urges DC Circ. To Revive Trump EOs Targeting Firms
The D.C. Circuit should individually review each section of President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting four law firms, allowing certain portions to stand if others are blocked, the U.S. Department of Justice argued in a new filing urging the court to revive the measures.
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NJ Atty Suspended For Repeatedly Disparaging State Judge
The New Jersey Supreme Court has indefinitely suspended an attorney for frivolous litigation and a series of disparaging remarks against a judge, including calling him a "petty tyrant" on a podcast and telling him that he "could correctly be described as a child predator" during court proceedings.
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The Justices Had Their Say On Immunity. Is A DC Jury Next?
The limits of presidential immunity are once again set to be tested after a D.C. federal judge ruled President Donald Trump must face civil claims over the Jan. 6, 2021, riots, clearing the way for trial and potentially another high-stakes appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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3 Attys With DOJ Backgrounds Launch Strategic Counsel Firm
An attorney who represented SCOTUSblog founder and U.S. Supreme Court advocate Thomas Goldstein in his recent tax evasion trial, the former U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, and a onetime Justice Department leader have joined forces to launch their own firm.
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Trump Taps Personal Atty For 2nd Circ.
President Donald Trump announced on Friday evening he's tapping Matthew Schwartz, his attorney in the New York hush money case, for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
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Conn. Justices Block Agency's Bias Probe Into Atty Licensing
Because citizens blocked the legislature from reviewing court decisions when ratifying the state's 1818 constitution, a Connecticut human rights agency has no power to investigate alleged bias in attorney licensing decisions, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Friday in a unanimous opinion.
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Former NY Prosecutor Expands Harassment Suit Against DA
A former prosecutor in Syracuse, New York, has added libel claims to a sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation suit she brought last year in New York state court against the Onondaga County District Attorney's Office and her supervisor.
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'Liberty' Rationale Takes Hold After 5th Circ. Detention Ruling
A recent Fifth Circuit ruling has led a number of district court judges in that circuit to lean on a different rationale for rejecting the Trump administration's detention of unauthorized immigrants without bond: their "liberty interest."
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Another Gov't Atty From Vt. Joins Stris & Maher's Team
A former civil chief of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont has joined Stris & Maher LLP's practice as a partner, the firm announced Friday.
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Nelson Mullins Adds Ex-Federal Prosecutor In Pittsburgh
A former federal prosecutor has returned to private practice after nearly eight years in the public sector, joining Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP's Pittsburgh office.
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Suit Seeks DOJ Records Of Activities On Voter Data, Elections
A D.C.-based nonprofit sued the U.S. Department of Justice under the Freedom of Information Act on Friday, seeking records regarding Civil Rights Division activities it alleges have been undermining the right to vote.
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7 Ga. Legal Leaders On Short List For 4 State Judgeships
Georgia's Judicial Nominating Commission has recommended seven attorneys — including the general counsel for the Georgia Secretary of State's Office, a federal prosecutor, a district attorney and the executive director of the State Ethics Commission — for four state judicial vacancies.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
Business of law headlines this week included a major law firm combination, a hefty GC paycheck, and data on Mid-Law's appetite for growth. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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6th Circ. Won't Revisit EFAA Ruling Against Adams & Reese
The Sixth Circuit said it won't reconsider its ruling that a law barring mandatory arbitration of sexual harassment cases kept a former Adams & Reese LLP paralegal's sex harassment and disability bias suit in court, concluding that the firm's objections were already considered.
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Combs Takes Sentencing Argument To Flummoxed 2nd Circ.
A Second Circuit panel struggled Thursday with Sean "Diddy" Combs' argument that he was penalized too severely for transporting women for prostitution, saying it is the first appeals court nationwide to attempt to interpret new sentencing protocols on acquitted conduct.
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Trump Picks Ohio Ex-Solicitor General For 6th Circ.
President Donald Trump announced Thursday evening that he is tapping Benjamin Flowers, former solicitor general of Ohio, to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
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Ex-Law Officer Urges 4th Circ. To Uphold W.Va. Privacy Law
The plaintiff in a lawsuit accusing data brokers of violating a West Virginia state law barring the dissemination of public officials' addresses and phone numbers defended the law's constitutionality Wednesday, arguing to the Fourth Circuit that it regulates speech "integral" to criminal conduct and shouldn't be subjected to strict scrutiny.
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Wash. Justices Oust Judge Pro Tem Over Forged Parking Doc
Washington's highest court voted unanimously Thursday to remove a substitute judge from his King County District Court post for forging a court document in an effort to save $10 on daily parking costs.
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Attys, Scholars Can Back Khalil In 3rd Circ. Detention Fight
The Third Circuit granted three separate motions from civil rights groups, immigration experts and habeas scholars Thursday to file amicus briefs supporting Mahmoud Khalil's request for en banc review of a precedential decision that cleared the way for the government to continue detaining the Columbia University activist.
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Report Finds No Evidence Mass. Judge, Prosecutor Had Affair
A former Massachusetts state court judge and a county prosecutor were cleared in a special master's report made public Thursday about anonymous accusations that they were having an affair while he was presiding over her cases.
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DOJ Calls Immigrant Legal Aid Wasteful In Budget Push
Tucked into the Trump administration's budget request for fiscal 2027, the U.S. Department of Justice is trying once again to take an ax to a program that provides legal assistance to noncitizens.
Expert Analysis
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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.
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In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.