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Arbitration Association Must Face Suit Over Consumer Monopoly
An Arizona federal judge ruled Tuesday that the American Arbitration Association must face a proposed class action accusing it of monopolizing the consumer arbitration services market, saying the suit provided sufficient allegations to "plausibly infer" that the institution engages in anticompetitive conduct.
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AGs Put $10M Price Tag On Beating Kroger-Albertsons Merger
The nine attorneys general who successfully sued to block Kroger's failed $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons requested over $10 million in attorney fees and litigation expenses Tuesday, arguing that the scale of the litigation and the more than $1 billion the grocery chains spent fighting it justified the amount.
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Judiciary Seeks More Security Funding Amid Threat Surge
Court security is a top concern for the federal judiciary in its recently released budget request for fiscal 2027.
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Attys Suing NBA's Suns Sanctioned For Fake Case Citations
An Arizona federal judge has sanctioned two attorneys mounting a workplace harassment and discrimination suit against the NBA's Phoenix Suns, slamming the lawyers for using artificial intelligence to cite fake cases to strengthen their arguments.
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High Court Appears Skeptical Of Trump's Birthright Order
The U.S. Supreme Court seemed dubious Wednesday of President Donald Trump's attempt to limit birthright citizenship, with the majority of justices struggling to see how the administration's argument was supported by the constitutional text.
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ABA Suit Over Trump's Crackdown On Firms Moves Forward
A D.C. federal judge has ruled the American Bar Association may pursue a challenge to the Trump administration's series of executive orders targeting law firms, finding the organization plausibly alleged the orders posed a "realistic threat" to its members.
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7th Circ. Scolds Ex-Judge For Citing Fake Cases In Brief
A Seventh Circuit panel admonished an attorney and former chief federal immigration judge for submitting a brief citing two nonexistent cases and a false quotation, saying while such errors can be "tell-tale signs" of AI hallucinations, her denial she used AI is "plausible" and the court won't consider further sanctions.
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Blumenthal Presses DHS Chief To Scrap ICE Warrant Memo
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., a top Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, is looking for assurances from the newly installed secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, that he will honor his apparent pledge to rescind a policy that allows immigration agents to enter private property without a judicial warrant.
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Ga. Prosecutor Suspended Over AI Errors In Murder Case
A county prosecutor in Georgia has been suspended from her role in the district attorney's office after filing a document that contained fabricated case citations reportedly caused by generative artificial intelligence amid a criminal defendant's bid for a new trial following a criminal murder conviction, according to a letter prosecutors filed Tuesday.
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Majority Of Federal Judges Using AI For Work, Study Says
A majority of federal judges surveyed by Northwestern University researchers reported using at least one artificial intelligence tool in their judicial work, though only 17% use the technology weekly and just 5% reported daily use.
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Lack Of Harm Dooms Ex-Estate Firm Partner's Bid For Notices
The founding partner of a trusts and estates law firm lost his bid to have the North Carolina Business Court order the firm to notify thousands of clients of his departure and hand over their contact information, with the judge ruling the lawyer failed to show he suffered irreparable harm.
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Threat Or Opportunity: Junior Attys Face The AI Future Now
Early-career and senior attorneys alike said they believe artificial intelligence could replace responsibilities usually performed by junior lawyers, causing concern among some early-career legal professionals about their future job prospects, a new Law360 Pulse survey found.
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Power Users Get Real About AI's Role At Work
Attorneys who frequently use artificial intelligence tools are starting to feel less positive and more neutral about the technology's adoption in the legal industry, a trend that might be driven by lawyers developing more realistic expectations about AI's capabilities.
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What Attorneys Really Think About AI
Seventy percent of attorneys at law firms report using artificial intelligence at least once a week as part of their jobs, a sharp increase from 2025, according to the latest survey from Law360 Pulse.
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5 Takeaways From 2026 ABA Techshow In Chicago
Artificial intelligence's impact on the legal profession dominated much of the conversation as more than 2,000 attendees and over 100 vendors gathered last week at McCormick Place in Chicago for the American Bar Association Techshow 2026. Here are five highlights from the event.
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AIG Unit Owes Law Firm For Defending CEO, Fla. Jury Told
A lawyer told Florida jurors in a federal trial Monday that an AIG unit owes him more than $1 million in costs for defending a sports memorabilia company's former CEO against securities violations, saying the insurer broke a contract to pay his firm for legal services.
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Judge Can't Invoke Title VII In Vax Bias Suit, 2nd Circ. Says
The Second Circuit refused Monday to revive a Catholic New York judge's suit claiming he was unlawfully barred from entering his courthouse after his request to avoid a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on religious grounds was rejected, ruling he isn't covered by a federal anti-discrimination statute.
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Charlotte, NC, Prosecutor Fires Paralegal After Deadly Crash
A paralegal with the Mecklenburg County District Attorney's Office in Charlotte has been fired over criminal charges including felony death by vehicle following a Saturday collision, according to the office.
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Judges Urge Attys To Have Discovery Talks Before Fighting
A pair of Texas judges told attorneys at an American Bar Association Techshow panel in Chicago that they should talk with opposing counsel if they have concerns about relevant data not being produced in litigation before involving the court in the dispute.
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Ex-Asst. AG Blames 'Con Woman's' Influence For Shoplifting
A former assistant attorney general for the state of Alaska told a Pennsylvania disciplinary board Monday that she had fallen under the influence of a "career con woman" when she was caught shoplifting more than $1,000 worth of shoes, but took responsibility for her actions in her request to get her law license back.
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Atty Gets Reciprocal NJ Suspension For Ethics Violations
The New Jersey Supreme Court has imposed a three-year suspension on an attorney who had a Colorado law practice as a reciprocal discipline for ethics violations related to her conduct representing a client in Colorado legal matters, including having practiced law while suspended.
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Chancellor Rejects Musk Recusal Bid But Transfers Tesla Suits
The top judge of the Delaware Chancery Court on Monday rejected Elon Musk's bid to force her off three high-profile cases involving stockholders and Tesla, but reassigned the litigation anyway, citing concerns that intense public attention could undermine confidence in the proceedings.
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New US Atty In NJ Brings 'Fearless' Trial Style, Colleagues Say
New Jersey's new U.S. attorney, Robert Frazer, brings decades of trial experience and a reputation for being a "lawyer's lawyer" to the task of running the office after a year of questions over its leadership, former colleagues told Law360 Pulse.
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Quinn Emanuel Picks Trial Atty To Co-Lead DC Office
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP has named a seasoned trial lawyer with a congressional investigations practice as co-managing partner of the firm's Washington, D.C., office.
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Justices Won't Examine Mich. Immunity In Pipeline Row
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to review a Sixth Circuit decision that greenlighted Enbridge Energy LP's lawsuit challenging Michigan's decision to revoke an easement for the company's controversial Line 5 oil and gas pipeline.
Expert Analysis
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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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Series
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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.