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Former Fla. Prosecutor Ousted By DeSantis Wins Back Seat
Florida voters Tuesday brought back one of the former state attorneys previously suspended by GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis for neglect of duty and incompetence over policy disagreements in handling prosecutions for certain cases.
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Fla. Judge Overcomes Loss In Last Election To Win Seat
Florida voters opted Tuesday to retain an appellate judge who was elevated to the newly created Sixth District Court of Appeal by Gov. Ron DeSantis after being ousted from the trial court bench in Tampa largely thanks to a highly publicized decision to deny a teenager an abortion because of poor grades.
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'Fat Leonard' Gets 15 Years For Navy Bribery Scheme
Leonard Francis, the Malaysian defense contractor and ex-fugitive known as "Fat Leonard" who led a sprawling bribery scheme that authorities say caused over $20 million in losses for the U.S. Navy, was sentenced Tuesday in California federal court to 15 years behind bars, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
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Feds Say Girardi's Behavior At Trial Shows He Is Competent
Prosecutors told a California federal judge on Tuesday that Tom Girardi should not receive a new trial following his conviction for misappropriating $15 million in client settlement funds, saying the disbarred attorney's arguments that he was not competent to stand trial are completely undercut by his behavior during the trial.
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Father, Daughter Attys Ask To Avoid Prison For Tax Scheme
Father and daughter attorneys convicted of participating in a multimillion-dollar tax avoidance scheme asked a North Carolina federal court to spare them prison sentences, with the daughter saying her father should have protected her and the father highlighting his mental illness.
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Trump Trial, Deepfakes Fuel Push For Cameras In Fed. Court
The public significance of former President Donald Trump's federal criminal trial on election interference charges and the potential for artificial intelligence-created deepfakes of that trial are good examples of why cameras should be allowed in criminal court, according to a coalition of media outlets and a court transparency group.
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Trustee Seeks Jackson Walker Docs In Judge Romance Probe
Arguing that the issue "presents a matter of national importance" with implications for the integrity of the judicial system, a U.S. bankruptcy trustee has urged a Texas federal court to force Jackson Walker LLP to turn over documents related to a former firm attorney's secret romance with a onetime judge.
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Lab Owner's Atty DQ'd After Repping Doctor In Fraud Inquiry
New Jersey prosecutors succeeded in disqualifying the lawyer for a lab owner accused of paying kickbacks to a New York City doctor in a $20.7 million fraud scheme because the attorney previously represented the doctor.
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Fla. Agency's Election Fraud Power Needs Review, Court Told
A man accused of election fraud is asking the Florida Supreme Court to consider whether the Florida Office of Statewide Prosecution has the authority to pursue the claims against him.
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Georgia Atty Disbarred After Theft Conviction
A Waco, Georgia, attorney was disbarred Tuesday after he was convicted of "theft by conversion" for taking advantage of an elderly client.
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On Election Eve, Trump Fights Reviving Nixed Charges In Ga.
With voters set to decide on his bid to return to the White House, former President Donald Trump has urged a Georgia state appeals court to reject an attempt by the Fulton County District Attorney's Office to reinstate six criminal charges against him and five of his co-defendants in an election interference case.
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Fla. Judge Blames Lack Of Training In Fighting Ethics Charges
A Florida state judge facing ethics charges on allegations she improperly held people in contempt, acted unprofessionally and handcuffed a victim admitted Monday to making mistakes, but attributed many of those mistakes to a lack of training and experience.
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NC Justices' Ruling Invites Judicial Bias, Former Clerk Argues
A former county clerk of courts is trying to undo a recent North Carolina Supreme Court decision that she argues means that only one judge per county has authority to preside over court clerk removal petitions and that specified judges can't recuse themselves when there is a conflict.
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Justices Probe HHS 'Dish' Payment Impact On Rural Hospitals
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday grappled with whether a change to a formula used to calculate billions of dollars in payments every year to hospitals treating a large share of low-income patients would lead to shutdowns of rural and "safety net" hospitals.
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NJ Justice Vexed By Judge's Stance On Thigh Touch Claim
New Jersey Chief Justice Stuart Rabner grilled a municipal judge Monday about apparently contradictory positions he took in response to accusations that he inappropriately touched the thigh of a law clerk during an alcohol-fueled day at his home — an action the jurist characterized as a "pat" despite previously appearing to agree that it was a "rub."
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Justices Remand Atty Privilege Case After Judge Admits Gaffe
The Colorado Supreme Court has remanded a case over whether communications between an insurance company's outside lawyer and the experts it hired to study an alleged construction defect are privileged, after some justices said the appeal was "half-baked" because the trial judge had already admitted she was wrong.
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Atty Moves To Oust DA Who Cleared Cops In Brother's Death
A Littler Mendelson PC shareholder's effort to remove the Massachusetts district attorney who absolved officers in the 2021 fatal shooting of his brother left justices on the state's highest court grappling with the reach of a seldom-used state statute allowing them to oust government officials for "the public good."
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Feds Slam Ozy Media CEO's 'Last-Ditch' Effort To DQ Judge
Prosecutors have pushed back against Ozy Media CEO Carlos Watson's "last-ditch effort" to get his fraud and identity theft convictions undone, insisting that investments owned by the New York federal judge overseeing his case are in hedge funds and not in Watson's victims, and are too small to matter.
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Georgia Bar Forms 23-Person AI Special Committee
The State Bar of Georgia has announced the formation of a special committee that will explore and make recommendations on how the state's professional conduct rules cover developments in legal technology, particularly tools involving artificial intelligence.
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Justices To Review 30-Day Appeal Window In Removal Case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday accepted a case that could resolve a circuit split on whether noncitizens with final removal orders must appeal to courts within 30 days of the order, or 30 days after administrative appeals conclude.
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Justices Will Review Use Of Race In La.'s Election Map
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear arguments over the constitutionality of Louisiana's new congressional map containing two majority-Black voting districts, in a dispute that asks the justices to harmonize the Voting Rights Act's objectives with the language of the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause.
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Meet The Attys Arguing Meta's High Court Disclosure Suit
Both Meta Platforms and its investors are calling in the big guns as two U.S. Supreme Court veterans are set to go head-to-head Wednesday in a case that could limit the types of information corporations are required to disclose to shareholders.
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Chicago Judge Erred After Illness Sidelined Atty, Court Says
An Illinois appeals court has scrapped a $480,000 judgment against a now-shuttered Chicago restaurant for unpaid rent following the COVID-19 pandemic, finding that a county judge erred by refusing to delay the trial even though the restaurant's counsel had a medical emergency, which left the restaurant without legal representation.
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Fitbit Knocks Out Cellspin Litigation Campaign At Fed. Circ.
Fitbit and others defeated a pair of appeals on Friday in patent litigation over ideas involving programming automatic social media posts, with the Federal Circuit ruling to reject arguments that a California federal judge should have decided patent suits differently and should have recused herself anyway because of her husband's ties to Fitbit parent Google.
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High Court Leaves Pa. Fix For Nixed Mail Ballots In Place
The U.S. Supreme Court left in place Friday a ruling from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court allowing voters in the battleground state whose mail-in ballots are rejected as defective to submit provisional ballots on Election Day as replacements.
Expert Analysis
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Making Legal Cents: Engaging A Remote, Evolving Workforce
In the face of a dispersed and changing workforce with Generation Z entering the scene, law firms should consider some practical strategies to revitalize their cultures, provide meaningful mentorship and safeguard their knowledge bases, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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How Firms Can Effectively Evaluate Their Summer Associates
One of the most effective ways firms can ensure their summer associate programs are a success is by engaging in a timely and meaningful evaluation process and being intentional about when, how and by whom feedback should be provided, say Caroline Cimei and Erica Fine at Shutts & Bowen.
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Series
Talking Mental Health: Life As A Lawyer With OCD
Kelly Hughes at Ogletree discusses what she’s learned in the 14 years since she was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, recounting how the experience shaped her law practice, what the legal industry and general public get wrong about the disorder, and how law firms can better support employees who have OCD.
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3 Innovative Ways AI May Be Used In Legal Practice
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Artificial intelligence tools will increasingly be used by outside counsel to better predict the outcomes of litigation — thus informing legal strategy with greater precision — and by clients to scrutinize invoices and evaluate counsel’s performance, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Librarian
Lisa A. Goodman at Texas A&M University shares how she went from a BigLaw associate who liked to hang out in the firm's law library to director of a law library herself in just over a decade, and provides considerations for anyone interested in pursuing a law librarian career.
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Legal Briefs Can Benefit From Cleaned Up Case Citations
Federal courts have recently been changing the way they quote decisions to omit insignificant details and string cites, and lawyers should consider adopting this practice to enhance the readability of their briefs — as long as accuracy stays top of mind, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law.
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5 Best Practices For Firms Designing DEI Programs
Nikki Lewis Simon, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Greenberg Traurig, discusses best practices — and some pitfalls to avoid — for law firms looking to build programs aimed at driving inclusion in the workplace.
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Former Minn. Chief Justice Instructs On Writing Better Briefs
Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea, now at Greenberg Traurig, offers strategies on writing more effective appellate briefs from her time on the bench.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Juggle Billables And Other Activities?
While involvement in internal firm initiatives can be rewarding both personally and professionally, associates' billable time requirements don’t leave much room for other work, meaning they must develop strategies to ensure they’re meeting all of their commitments while remaining balanced, says Melanie Webber at Fisher Phillips.
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Making Legal Cents: How To Adapt As Clients Tighten Budgets
Amid a dip in corporate legal spending and client pushback on bills, Shireen Hilal at Maior Consultants highlights specific in-house counsel frustrations and explains how firms can provide customized legal advice with costs that are supported by undeniable value.
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Spartan Arbitration Tactics Against Well-Funded Opponents
Like the ancient Spartans who held off a numerically superior Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae, trial attorneys and clients faced with arbitration against an opponent with a bigger war chest can take a strategic approach to create a pass to victory, say Kostas Katsiris and Benjamin Argyle at Venable.
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General Counsel And Legal Ops Must Work Together
It is critical for general counsel to ensure that a legal operations leader is viewed not only as a peer, but as a strategic leader for the organization, and there are several actionable ways general counsel can not only become more involved, but help champion legal operations teams and set them up for success, says Mary O'Carroll at Ironclad.
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How Generative AI's Growing Memory Affects Lawyers
A new ChatGPT feature that can remember user information across different conversations has broad implications for attorneys, whose most pressing questions for the AI tool are usually based on specific, and large, datasets, says legal tech adviser Eric Wall.
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A Model For Optimal Legal Tech Investment Strategy
Legal organizations struggling to work out the right technology investment strategy may benefit from using a matrix for legal department efficiency that is based on an understanding of where workloads belong, according to the basic functions and priorities of a corporate legal team, says Sylvain Magdinier at Integreon.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Recruiter
Self-proclaimed "Lawyer Doula" Danielle Thompson at Major Lindsey shares how she went from Columbia Law School graduate and BigLaw employment associate to a career in legal recruiting — and discovered a passion for advocacy along the way.