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Weinstein Recasts 'Rape' As 'Regret' In 3rd NY Trial Openings
Harvey Weinstein's attorney told a Manhattan jury Tuesday that the film producer had a genuine on-and-off relationship with a woman who chose to "change the narrative" from consensual sex to rape after he faced a flurry of assault accusations in 2017.
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Fla. Federal Judge Joins Coffey Burlington As Mediator
Recently retired Senior U.S. District Judge Robert N. Scola Jr. is opening his own alternative dispute resolution practice and joining Miami-based boutique litigation firm Coffey Burlington as of counsel starting May 1, the former judge told Law360 Monday.
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Sanford Heisler Lands DOJ Immigration Judge In San Diego
Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight LLP has added an attorney who formerly worked for the U.S. Department of Justice, including serving as an immigration judge, to co-lead the firm's national trial practice.
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SPLC Paid Sources To 'Stoke Racial Hatred,' Feds Say
One of the Southern Poverty Law Center's stated missions is to dismantle white supremacy but for years it surreptitiously paid informants in extremist groups to "stoke racial hatred," acting Attorney General Todd Blanche alleged Tuesday while announcing a federal indictment leveling fraud and money laundering charges against the nonprofit.
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Fla. Judge's Texts To State Atty Weren't Official, Panel Told
A Florida state appellate judge urged a disciplinary panel Monday to toss ethics charges alleging coercive attempts to influence postconviction litigation in an incarcerated man's death penalty case, saying her private text messages to a Miami prosecutor weren't made in an official capacity.
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Fox Lawyer In Dominion Case Confirmed To Texas Bench
The Senate voted 47-46 Monday evening to confirm Andrew Davis, a partner at Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP who defended Fox News in the Dominion Voting Systems defamation case, to serve on the bench in the Western District of Texas.
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Texas State Judge Resigns After Handcuffing Defense Atty
A Texas state court judge has resigned after the state's judicial ethics watchdog accused her of wrongly handcuffing a defense attorney, signing off on an agreement that will see disciplinary action relating to the incident dropped.
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Ex-Newman Clerks, Judges Back High Court Suspension Fight
A group of former clerks for Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman, as well as former federal judges, have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the challenge to her suspension imposed by her colleagues.
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Kash Patel Sues Atlantic For $250M Over 'Fabricated' Report
FBI Director Kash Patel sued The Atlantic magazine for $250 million in damages Monday, claiming a recent report about his alleged drinking and absences from work was "fabricated" and designed to "drive him from office."
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High Court SEC Case Threatens FERC Fraud Clawbacks
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission efforts to claw back unjust profits from market frauds, a linchpin of the agency's enforcement work, face an uncertain future as the U.S. Supreme Court considers a challenge to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's disgorgement powers.
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Justices To Hear Catholic Preschools' Challenge To Colo. Law
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to review two Catholic parishes' challenge to Colorado's universal preschool program, which requires that they accept students from LGBTQ+ families to receive state funding.
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Stone Hilton Tells Court Ex-Employee's Suit 'Not A Close Call'
Stone Hilton PLLC asked a Texas federal court on Monday to toss an employment lawsuit brought by a former office manager, saying in a bid for summary judgment that the evidence just isn't there to support her claims of sexual harassment and a race-based hostile work environment.
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Inmate Who Threatened Judges Loses Appeal At 11th Circ.
The Eleventh Circuit on Monday denied an appeal from a Florida prison inmate to shorten his 41-month sentence for mailing death threats to state judges, finding that the inmate waived his right to appeal when he pled guilty.
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Judge Says Ill. Justices Can't Fire Him Over MAGA Op-Ed
Illinois Supreme Court justices have no authority to remove a state judge from the bench for alleged misconduct, so their effort to dismiss a retired state trial judge's claims that his removal for penning a political opinion column violated his constitutional rights should be rejected, the retired jurist has said.
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Ex-NJ Judge Unable To Revive Claims Against Town, Top Cop
A New Jersey federal judge rejected on Monday a former state jurist's bid to revive civil rights claims against a Garden State municipality and its former police director, finding the plaintiff failed to show any new evidence, change in law or clear error justifying reconsideration of the court's summary judgment.
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DC Ethics Office Says Ex-Interim US Atty Can't Remove Case
Washington, D.C., ethics officials have asked a federal court to send U.S. Department of Justice official Ed Martin's ethics case back to the D.C. Board on Professional Responsibility, arguing the D.C. federal court lacks jurisdiction over a disciplinary matter, which is neither a civil action nor a criminal prosecution.
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Justices Cast Doubt On Effort To Limit SEC Disgorgement
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday questioned an attempt to limit the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's disgorgement powers, with conservative and liberal justices alike seemingly skeptical of the argument that the agency has to identify victims before it can demand the return of ill-gotten gains.
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Justices Take Up Sentencing Guidelines Commentary Dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a case poised to settle a circuit split over how much deference should be given to U.S. Sentencing Commission commentary that interprets federal sentencing guidelines.
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Justices Won't Consider IP Theft Allegations Against Akin
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a former Cornell University graduate student's petition trying to revive his malpractice suit against Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP stemming from patent litigation against Illumina Inc. over DNA sequencing intellectual property.
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Up Next At High Court: SEC And FCC Enforcement Authority
The U.S. Supreme Court's final argument session of this term kicks off Monday, when the justices will consider the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's authority to seek disgorgement orders against alleged wrongdoers without proving investors were harmed. Here, Law360 breaks down the week's oral arguments.
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Georgia Gov. Names New Judges, DA, Solicitor General
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Friday announced appointments for judgeships, district attorney and solicitor general posts, including naming the managing partner of Browning Browning & Gilkinson LLC and a municipal court judge to fill two judicial vacancies.
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Power Broker, Atty Brother Rip Developer's 'Pleading Gambit'
South Jersey power broker George Norcross and his attorney brother pushed back at a developer's bid to drop a civil racketeering claim against them after an appeals court backed the dismissal of a related criminal case, telling a state court that the proposed amendments to his complaint are futile.
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Ex-Hogan Lovells, Wilson Sonsini Attys Join Calif. Bench
Gov. Gavin Newsom filled judicial vacancies in California state and appeals courts, including appointing former lawyers from Hogan Lovells and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC for state court seats in Silicon Valley, his office has announced.
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Alaska-Hawaiian Merger Judge Mulls DQ Over O'Melveny Ties
The parties in a consumer lawsuit challenging Alaska Airlines' 2024 acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines have been notified that the federal judge recently assigned to the case intends to disqualify himself unless they sign a waiver over one of his retirement accounts being tied to O'Melveny & Myers LLP, which is representing Alaska Airlines.
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Arnold & Porter Hires SDNY Alum From McGuireWoods
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP announced on Friday that it has hired a Southern District of New York alum from McGuireWoods LLP.
Expert Analysis
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Mentoring a law student who is preparing for the bar exam without attending law school is an arduous process that is not for everyone, but there are also several benefits for law firms hosting apprenticeship programs, says Jessica Jackson, the lawyer guiding Kim Kardashian West's legal education.
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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.