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Public Defender IT Worker Accused Of Pawning Office Gear
Prosecutors have charged a former public defender IT administrator with multiple criminal counts in Connecticut federal court, accusing him of stealing office equipment — including iPads, Apple and Dell computers, a Mavic drone and a Canon digital camera — and selling them for cash at local pawn shops.
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Texas Judge Admonished After Botching Eviction Case
A Texas justice of the peace has been admonished and ordered to obtain instruction from a mentor after the state's judicial ethics watchdog found that he had mishandled an eviction case, first transferring it, then orally dismissing it and finally ruling in favor of the defendant following an improper communication with plaintiff's counsel.
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Ex-Client Seeks Fees Or Default Against Suspended Fla. Atty
The former client of a suspended Florida attorney has asked a federal court to recover fees or enter a default against the lawyer and his firm in a proposed class action alleging he charged retainers before abandoning cases, saying he defied a judge's orders to explain his alleged misconduct.
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Raskin Blasts DOJ Bid To Shield Attys From State Bar Probes
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, said Thursday the U.S. Department of Justice's endeavor to preempt state bar investigations of department attorneys is a "get out of jail free" card.
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Goldstein Allowed To Move Out After Marriage Falls Apart
A Maryland federal judge on Thursday allowed SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein to relocate for the duration of his home confinement, after Goldstein's attorneys said his marriage had fallen apart and it no longer "makes sense" for Goldstein and his wife to share a residence.
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Developer Seeks To Narrow His Suit Against NJ Power Broker
A Camden real estate developer is seeking to trim his own lawsuit against South Jersey power broker George Norcross in the wake of an appellate decision dismissing a related criminal case against Norcross.
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Trade Representative Leader Moves To Baker McKenzie
Baker McKenzie has hired a former deputy assistant in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, who worked with the agency for a decade and most recently as the top attorney on U.S. trade actions, tariffs and other policy.
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Bondi Out As Attorney General After Contentious Time At DOJ
President Donald Trump announced on Thursday Attorney General Pam Bondi will be leaving her post.
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Del. Courts Make Acting Administrator's Role Permanent
Delaware's judiciary has announced that a longtime employee who took over as acting state court administrator in February has been chosen to serve in the post on a full-time basis.
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Renowned LA Public Defender Joins Stris & Maher Boutique
Business litigation boutique Stris & Maher LLP is expanding its ranks, announcing Thursday that a renowned Los Angeles public defender is joining the firm as a partner later this spring.
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Khalil Seeks Bove's 3rd Circ. Recusal Over Ex-DOJ Roles
Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident targeted for deportation, asked a Third Circuit judge, U.S. Circuit Judge Emil Bove, to recuse himself from en banc review of a decision allowing for Khalil's detention, saying Wednesday the judge was likely involved in decisions related to the case while at the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Trump Announces Texas, Ohio, Florida Judicial Picks
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced four judicial nominees for Texas, Ohio and Florida.
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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.