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High Court Refuses To Put Jill Stein Back On Nevada Ballot
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Nevada Green Party's request to have Jill Stein's name reinstated on the state's presidential ballot Friday, allowing the Silver State to exclude the minor party from its general election after it filed the wrong form at the direction of state officials.
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Ex-Federal Prosecutor, Magistrate Judge Joins JAMS In LA
The alternative dispute resolution service JAMS has expanded its mediation team, announcing this week it has added a former federal prosecutor turned federal magistrate judge as a mediator.
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Kentucky Sheriff Arrested In Courthouse Killing Of Judge
A judge was shot and killed in his Kentucky courtroom Thursday afternoon, and the local sheriff has been charged with his murder, Kentucky State Police said.
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NC Justices Seem OK With Original Ouster Of Cursing Clerk
North Carolina Supreme Court justices appeared willing to rule on Thursday that a county clerk was lawfully removed from office by a replacement for a recused judge after the clerk allegedly cursed a judge's name on an accidental phone call.
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Why Justice Thomas' Gifts Probe Is Likely Taking So Long
The federal judiciary's governing body has spent more than a year reviewing complaints alleging U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas unlawfully failed to disclose decades of luxury gifts and travel. Ethics watchdogs argue it's time to wrap up the investigation, but politics — in every sense of the word — may cause further delay.
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10th Circ. Says Disbarred Atty Mooted Appeal With Guilty Plea
The Tenth Circuit dismissed a disbarred immigration attorney's efforts at obtaining an injunction that would force a state court to appoint counsel for her in a forgery case, saying Thursday that she mooted her own appeal by pleading guilty.
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NC Justice Dept. Resolves Atty's Sex, Race Bias Suit
The North Carolina Department of Justice agreed to settle a Black attorney's lawsuit alleging she was passed over for promotion in favor of a less qualified white man, according to court filings, just weeks after a federal judge refused to toss the case.
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Judge Keeps Hur Investigation Ghostwriter Tapes Sealed
A D.C. federal judge said Thursday she would review portions of President Joe Biden's ghostwriter's interview with special counsel Robert Hur's office to see if more of it should be publicly released, but denied a separate request from the Heritage Foundation to make the audio of the same conversation public.
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New NJ Senator Seeks Postelection Vote On 3rd Circ. Nominee
New Jersey's new U.S. senator, freshly sworn-in Democrat George Helmy, hopes the Senate will vote after the election on the long-stalled nomination of Adeel Mangi to the Third Circuit, which includes his state.
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7th Circ. Asks If Law School Should Be 'Safe Space'
Seventh Circuit judges considering a retaliation suit from a University of Illinois Chicago Law School professor who used a racist slur in an exam hypothetical asked Thursday if law schools should really be a "safe space" shielding students from the kind of "horrific facts" courts deal with regularly.
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Ex-La. Assistant DA Indicted In Bribery, Laundering Case
A former assistant district attorney in Lafayette, Louisiana, has been indicted on allegations he conspired to solicit kickbacks and accept bribes while overseeing the 15th Judicial District Attorney's Office's pretrial intervention program.
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NJ Atty Tapped To Lead Embattled County Prosecutor's Office
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday nominated a senior assistant Hunterdon County prosecutor specializing in human trafficking and other major crimes to take charge of the Warren County Prosecutor's Office, which has been roiled since April by a fraud investigation into its former leader.
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Mich. Judge Can't End Probe Over Alleged Lies
Michigan's judicial misconduct watchdog on Wednesday rejected a recommendation to dismiss an ethics probe of a Detroit judge accused of lying to investigators about another judge's alleged misconduct, finding that a public hearing is necessary to determine the merits of the case.
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Feds Say Menendez Retrial Bid Ignores 'Overwhelming' Proof
Prosecutors urged a Manhattan federal judge to reject former Sen. Bob Menendez's request for a new trial on corruption and bribery charges, arguing that evidence of his guilt was "overwhelming."
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Disbarred Fla. Atty Sentenced To Jail Time For Contempt
A disbarred Florida attorney has been sentenced to time in jail followed by probation and ordered to pay a nearly $24,000 fine for indirect criminal contempt and continuing to practice law even after his license was revoked.
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Alaska Man Accused Of Death Threats Against Justices
An Alaska man has been indicted on charges of sending hundreds of hate-filled messages that included death, kidnap and assault threats to six unnamed U.S. Supreme Court justices, according to court documents.
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EDNY Financial Crimes Prosecutor Joins Carlton Fields
A longtime federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of New York known for his role in some of the largest judicial forfeiture recoveries in the nation is joining Carlton Fields, the firm has announced.
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Federal Judicial Picks For 3 States Advance To Full Senate
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee sent four judicial nominations to the full Senate on Thursday, including that of a former U.S. attorney nominee whose confirmation was blocked by Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, before he became a vice presidential nominee.
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Jenner & Block Adds Former Senior DOJ Official In DC
Jenner & Block LLP has continued to build out its Washington, D.C., office with the addition of a former senior U.S. Department of Justice official who served as an adviser to former Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta, the firm announced Thursday.
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5th Circ. Axes Bargaining Order Against Legal Support Firm
The Fifth Circuit reversed a National Labor Relations Board bargaining order Wednesday against a legal support consulting firm, determining certain workers within the unit are supervisors who can't unionize under federal labor law.
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House Seeks To Increase Judgeships After Senate OKs Bill
The chairman of the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts has introduced new judicial staffing legislation, a month after the Senate passed its own version of a bipartisan bill that seeks to create 66 new and temporary judgeships over the next decade in an effort to ease pressure on the overburdened federal judiciary.
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Colo. SG Urges Lawyers Not To Lose Sight Of Human Harm
Colorado Solicitor General Shannon Stevenson on Wednesday urged appellate lawyers to use their cases to keep judges "in touch with real people," lamenting that the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision on true threats ignored the profound impact a man's Facebook messages had on a stalking victim.
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Calif. Atty Can't Escape Billing Scandal's Hacking Claim
A San Fernando Valley attorney will have to face his ethics case that alleges he tried to hire "Israeli military hackers" to access personal accounts of a judge overseeing a public utility class action, after the California State Bar court rejected his motion to dismiss.
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Senate Confirms Calif. Judge To Federal Bench
The Senate voted 49-44 on Wednesday to confirm Judge Michelle Williams Court to the Central District of California.
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Texas Criminal Court Pauses Paxton Prosecutor Fee Ruling
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Tuesday agreed to pause a lower court ruling that would allow Collin County to pay a lower amount to the special prosecutors appointed to oversee the securities fraud case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, putting the county's victory on ice while it considers the dispute.