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Conn. Eyes 'Way To Resolve' Homicide Case Against Ex-Atty
A Connecticut prosecutor said Tuesday there may be a "way to resolve" a manslaughter case against former Cramer & Anderson LLP partner Robert L. Fisher Jr. after a state appeals court reversed his conviction due to the "appearance of a lack of impartiality" posed by a trial judge's job application.
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Fla. Judge Recuses Self In GOP's Suit Over Dems' Attack Ad
A Florida state judge on Tuesday recused herself in a lawsuit brought by the Republican Party of Florida, which is trying to stop its Democratic counterpart and others from running a television political attack ad telling viewers that grand jurors determined state officials had misappropriated $10 million.
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New Rule On Invoking Defendant's Past Convictions Hits Snag
A yearslong effort to make it harder for prosecutors to invoke a criminal defendant's past convictions appeared to be gaining traction — until the senior executive arm of the Judicial Conference recently intervened and the U.S. Department of Justice abruptly withdrew its support for the proposal.
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Ex-NOLA Injury Atty Gets 32 Months For Staging Crashes
A former New Orleans personal injury attorney has been sentenced to 32 months in prison for his role in a scheme to fake vehicle accidents with tractor trailers and other commercial vehicles so he could pursue lawsuits and extract settlements.
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Robins Kaplan Boosts Judicial Clerkship Bonus To $150K+
Trial firm Robins Kaplan LLP has increased its bonuses for young lawyers who complete qualifying clerkships to $150,000 or $175,000, based on experience, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Retired Judges Say DOJ's Ethics Complaint Is Meritless
A coalition of 61 retired federal judges has admonished the U.S. Department of Justice for filing a complaint against federal judges in Minnesota for speaking to a newspaper about the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in their state.
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Elections Tee Up Battles Over Control Of State High Courts
Several state Supreme Court races next month could set up major battles for ideological control of those courts, while others might cement one-party control of certain panels.
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These Firms Top The 2026 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard
The business of law is changing — new priorities are emerging and firms are adapting their strategies to stay competitive. For the sixth annual Law360 Pulse Leaderboard, we tracked industry developments and updated our rankings to best reflect the factors that define law firm success.
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The Litigation Reach Of The 100 Practice Footprint Firms
The top 100 firms on Law360's Practice Footprint ranking are legal industry leaders that flex their influence across all federal district courts. Check out our interactive map to see the breadth of each firm's national reach.
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The 2026 Practice Footprint Ranking: How Firms Stack Up
Law360 Pulse Practice Footprint firms thrive in high-stakes litigation and execute transactions that cause waves in the market, making them legal giants with nationwide influence. See who's leading the pack.
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Trump Fights Jack Smith Subpoena In $10B BBC Suit
President Donald Trump on Monday slammed the British Broadcasting Corp.'s subpoena to Jack Smith, who brought election interference and classified document-hoarding charges against the president, saying the former special counsel's testimony is "entirely irrelevant" to the $10 billion defamation lawsuit over the broadcaster's documentary on the 2021 U.S. Capital attack.
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Rogoff Tells 9th Circ. Firing Furthers 'Evil' Framers Opposed
Roger Rogoff urged the Ninth Circuit to affirm a lower judge's order reinstating him as Seattle's top federal prosecutor, asserting in a filing Friday that he's entitled to keep the court-appointed U.S. attorney position until President Donald Trump fills the role with a Senate-confirmed nominee.
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Watchdog Advises Not Expanding Jackson Walker Fee Case
The U.S. Trustee's Office has told a Texas bankruptcy court it should not add another case to the watchdog's nearly three-year-old fee clawback litigation against Jackson Walker LLP, saying prepetition bankruptcy work by a former partner whose undisclosed romance with a bankruptcy judge kicked off an ethics scandal was "troubling" but distinct from 33 other cases.
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DOJ Appeals New Trial Order In Ex-NFL Player's Fraud Case
The U.S. Department of Justice said it's asking the Fifth Circuit to review a Texas federal judge's decision to grant a new trial for a former NFL player convicted in a $328 million Medicare billing scheme.
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Feds Say FBI Agents Can't Block Probe Of Mar-A-Lago Case
The U.S. Department of Justice urged a Florida federal court to reject FBI agents' second request to clarify a prohibition on releasing information in a report on President Donald Trump allegedly storing classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, arguing it's an attempt to block a grand jury probe over mishandling the investigation.
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Trump Taps DOJ Official, Federal Prosecutor For Judgeships
President Donald Trump on Monday nominated a senior U.S. Department of Justice attorney for a Nebraska federal judgeship and an assistant U.S. attorney for a seat on the Northern District of Indiana bench.
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Khalil Asks Justices To Review His Right To Habeas
Former Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to decide whether district courts have authority to hear constitutional challenges to immigration detention through habeas corpus petitions.
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Ga. High Court Won't Hear Oral Args In Judge's Ethics Case
The Georgia Supreme Court has denied a request to hold oral arguments for a probate court judge facing ethics charges for delaying several cases.
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Fed. Judiciary Seems Stuck On Litigation Funding Disclosure
Litigation funders can breathe a sigh of relief, as a panel studying whether the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure should be changed to tighten disclosure requirements declined to make a recommendation ahead of a meeting this week.
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Supreme Court To Tackle Admissions Bias Circuit Split
The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it will decide what type of evidence is needed to claim facially neutral admissions policies are racially discriminatory, after turning away two similar cases in the three years since the justices barred the use of affirmative action in higher education.
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4 Justices Sit Out Appeal, Leaving Copyright Ruling Intact
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left intact a far-reaching Fifth Circuit ruling holding that U.S. copyright termination can recapture foreign rights conveyed in a worldwide grant, not by denying an appeal from major music publishers, but because four justices sat out and left the court without enough members to hear the case.
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DOJ Or Trump: Judge Asks Who Is Deciding Golf Course Plan
Trump administration lawyers continued to insist at a hearing Monday there is no final plan to remake East Potomac Golf Course, and they changed their tune about whether one would require environmental review, despite new social media posts from the president announcing that work on the overhaul would begin "immediately."
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Court Denies Gov't Bid To DQ Susman Godfrey In ABA's Suit
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has denied the U.S. Department of Justice's bid to disqualify Susman Godfrey LLP from representing the American Bar Association in its lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's executive orders against multiple major law firms.
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Arizona Court Approves State's First Non-ABA Law School
The Arizona Supreme Court has approved the state's first law school not accredited by the American Bar Association, citing the need to increase the number of lawyers per capita in the state and provide more affordable options for legal education.
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High Court Won't Settle Circuit Split Over Automatic Stays
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to take up a petition asking it to resolve a circuit split over whether state-level proceedings should be automatically stayed during appeals of orders remanding cases from federal to state court.
Expert Analysis
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Be An Industry Expert
Although taking the time to fully invest in a client and its industry is a big ask, it is well worth it for attorneys to understand the pressures, trends and constraints of a client's industry in order to build enduring business relationships, says Nonnie Shivers at Ogletree.
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Talking Mental Health: Fostering Cultures Where Women Excel
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Sylvie Rodrigue at Torys discusses why authenticity is essential to women's career growth, why burnout is not the result of a lack of resilience, how the legal industry can better support women's mental health needs, and how firms can address gender gaps in senior roles.
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How Clients Can Make The Most Of Law Firm Partner Moves
Outside counsel’s lateral career moves can create uncertainty and disruption for companies, but if managed strategically, in-house legal teams can leverage partner mobility for more complete service, better pricing and stronger relationships with their law firms, says Theodore Edelman at GCE Advisors.
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The Augmented Lawyer: Countering 4 AI Efficiency Myths
Perceived efficiency gains from artificial intelligence can create unsustainable workload expectations for in-house legal departments, so general counsel must proactively educate executives, reframe assumptions and tie legal judgment to business outcomes, say Karineh Khachatourian at KXT Law and Catie Cambridge at Docsum.
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Notes From A Partner-In-Charge On Lateral Hiring Strategy
In regional recruiting, firms that stand out to laterals can articulate a clear vision that connects local insight with global opportunity, demonstrate a culture that is lived rather than stated, and offer genuine room for growth, says Jason Novak, leader of Norton Rose's San Francisco office.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Team Up With Marketing
There are several ways attorneys can engage with resources already at their fingertips in the form of their in-house law firm marketing departments, which can help you gain some visibility, earn kudos and build a solid book of business, say Ada Kase and Liz Lindley at Jaffe PR.
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Biz Dev Impostor Syndrome May Actually Be Good Judgment
Attributing lawyers’ sense of unease with business development to self-doubt or weakness may misidentify an important source of discomfort — a keen intuition that an ask isn’t yet appropriate for the relationship — and lead to advice that ultimately backfires, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Handle Unproductive Feedback?
Maggie Potter at Segal McCambridge offers advice for associates who receive unproductive criticism from superiors and tips for gently pushing back with an eye to growth and efficiency.
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How To Prep As Private Equity Starts Investing In Law Firms
Law firms eyeing legal services organization models, which allow outside capital to support nonlegal business functions while preserving lawyer ownership, can prepare for the expansion of private equity investment in the area by balancing commercial objectives and compliance imperatives, say attorneys at Rivkin Radler.
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What Legal Leaders Can Learn From Marine Corps Principles
The small-unit leadership principles that are foundational to the U.S. Marine Corps experience — from tight feedback loops to top-down tactfulness — offer a blueprint for addressing leadership gaps that persist in the legal profession, says Edet Nsemo at Tucker Ellis.
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Venture Capital Practices Can Improve Law Firm Lateral Hiring
As law firms pursue increasingly ambitious growth goals in a competitive market for talent, they should consider supplementing traditional lateral hiring due diligence with practices inspired by the venture capitalist framework, says Henry O’Connor at Jones Walker.
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Roundup
Judges On AI
Do artificial intelligence tools have any practical judicial applications? In this Expert Analysis series, state and federal judges explore potential use cases for AI in adjudication and beyond.
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5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2026
After a pivotal year for the legal industry, lawyers and their clients face an evolving litigation finance landscape in 2026 that will be shaped by developments ranging from new policies governing patent lawsuits to the reemergence of appellate monetization funding, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Think Like A Waiter
To convert casually interested restaurant patrons into satisfied, repeat customers, a good waiter relies on four service-oriented habits that proactive attorneys can borrow to cultivate lasting client relationships, say attorneys at Maynard Nexsen.
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6 Strategies To Set Up New CCOs For Success
As demand for chief compliance officers rises among a growing range of complex issues, organizations looking to hire and retain top-notch CCOs can adopt a series of strategies including defining success metrics and allowing the CCO to build a team, says Cara Bain at Major Lindsey.