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Courts
Law Students Scramble As Federal Gov't Yanks Job OffersBy Alison Knezevich
Law students across the country are scrambling to figure out their next steps after a range of federal agencies yanked job and internship offers this week because of the new hiring freeze imposed by the Trump administration.
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Courts
Meet The Fed. Judge Who Blocked Trump Citizenship OrderBy Ryan Boysen
The Washington federal judge who blasted President Donald Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship as "blatantly unconstitutional" is a Harley-riding jurist known for his no-nonsense demeanor, prodigious work ethic and long crusade against mandatory minimum sentences.
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Courts
The Supreme Court's Week: By The NumbersBy Ryan Boysen
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in four cases this week, including one that could make it easier for corporations to steer some regulatory challenges to the Fifth Circuit and another questioning the Federal Communications Commission's power to interpret the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the U.S. Supreme Court.
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California Pulse
Law360's Legal Lions Of The WeekBy Kevin Penton
Phillips Black Inc., Ridley McGreevy & Winocur PC and King & Spalding LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court revived claims from a woman on death row in Oklahoma that prosecutors unfairly sex-shamed her and relied on gender-based stereotypes to convince a jury that she had killed her estranged husband for insurance money.
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California Pulse
Greenberg Traurig Health Ace Joins Polsinelli In LABy James Mills
Polsinelli PC is expanding its California team, bringing in a Greenberg Traurig LLP healthcare corporate attorney as a principal in its Los Angeles office.
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Daily Litigation
Law Firm Sues AIG Unit Over Sports Fraud CoverageBy Ganesh Setty
A Florida-based law firm and its principal attorney have accused an AIG unit of misleading them into defending a sports memorabilia collector and his company in a Securities and Exchange Commission civil action and two related criminal cases, saying the unit had already agreed in writing to their billing rates.
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DC Pulse
GSA Taps Ex-BlackRock Atty As New GCBy Jack Rodgers
The General Services Administration has tapped Russell McGranahan, the former general counsel of Focus Financial Partners who held legal roles at BlackRock and in private practice for almost 30 years, as its next general counsel, according to a Friday announcement.
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Daily Litigation
Sierra Leone Must Face Jenner & Block's $8M Fee SuitBy Elliot Weld
A District of Columbia federal judge denied Sierra Leone's bid to escape a lawsuit alleging it owes Jenner & Block LLP $8 million in fees, saying the nation's arguments that it is immune from the litigation is belied by a contract term that specifically gave U.S. courts jurisdiction over disputes.
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California Pulse
Longtime Benesch Head Talks Of Growth, Plans For Next TermBy Emma Cueto
After being unanimously elected to his fourth term as head of Ohio-based firm Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff, Gregg Eisenberg says that he is looking to continue on with the same strategy that has seen the firm significantly expand its geographic reach and headcount during his tenure.
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In-House
How This GC Broke Tradition And Became Company PresidentBy Sue Reisinger
From an African studies student at Yale, to a Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroon, to a corporate general counsel, Anthony Joseph has lived his values and found his path.
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