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DQ'd Judge Should Have Kept Quiet, Tax Challengers Say
A Michigan federal judge who disqualified himself from homeowners' challenge to a $217 million dam repair tax assessment put his "thumb on the scale of justice" by improperly commenting on legal questions as he bowed out, according to homeowners seeking to have the comments rescinded.
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Ex-McElroy Execs' Theft, Bias Cases Paused Amid Ch. 11
A New Jersey state court has sided with McElroy Deutsch and stayed all litigation between the law firm and two former executives, including both the firm's fraud claims and discrimination counterclaims made against it, while a related bankruptcy case plays out.
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Ford Can't Show Judge Is Biased In Crash Case, Driver Says
Victims of a car crash urged the North Carolina state appeals court to reject a bid by Ford to get a trial court judge booted from a vehicle safety lawsuit, arguing the carmaker hasn't shown the judge is biased by bringing up statements he made years ago as a private attorney who took on the company.
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Santos Admits Fraud: 'Betrayed The Trust Of My Constituents'
Former U.S. Rep. George Santos pled guilty in New York federal court Monday to juicing his election fundraising reports with fake donations to qualify for Republican Party support, charges that carry a minimum of two years in prison.
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Voters Fight DeSantis Bid To Toss Prosecutor Suspension Suit
Florida voters and a partisan advocacy group have pushed back against Gov. Ron DeSantis' argument that voters have no right to see an elected official serve an entire term in a suit over the suspension of Florida prosecutor Monique Worrell, saying it doesn't matter when interference in an election occurs because the effect on the voters is the same.
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Trump's Immunity Appeal May Delay Sentencing, DA Says
Prosecutors will not oppose Donald Trump's request to delay sentencing in his New York hush money case, currently set for next month, while he seeks to dismiss his conviction in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's presidential immunity ruling, agreeing that an immediate appeal may upend the proceedings anyway.
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Florida Judge's Recusal Not Required After Child's Arrest
A Florida judge presiding over the juvenile division in a county where the judge's own child was arrested or charged with a crime need not be recused from juvenile delinquency cases, a state ethics watchdog has found, though the judge must disclose the information to parties in juvenile delinquency matters.
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Meet The Ga. Appeals Judge Leading Judicial Ethics Panel
Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Brian Rickman, who recently took the helm of the body that makes judicial disciplinary recommendations to the state Supreme Court, said he's approaching the role with humility and without any agenda.
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George Santos To Plead Guilty Before Campaign Fraud Trial
Former U.S. Rep. George Santos has agreed to plead guilty to multiple criminal charges just weeks before his scheduled campaign finance fraud trial in New York federal court, Law360 learned Saturday.
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2 BigLaw Firms Nix Bankruptcy Judge Romance Suit, For Now
A Texas federal judge Friday tossed an investor's racketeering lawsuit alleging a conspiracy involving Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Jackson Walker LLP, a disgraced Texas bankruptcy judge and his secret romance with a former Jackson Walker partner, dismissing the suit without prejudice while voicing her distaste for its allegations of judicial misconduct.
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NY Court Security Gave Away Phone With Nudes, Suit Says
A New York woman has filed a state court lawsuit alleging that a Columbia County Sheriff's Department deputy gave her phone to the wrong person after she visited a county courthouse, which led to sexually explicit photos and videos of her being accessed on the phone and published to social media.
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Feds Get Boost From Dem Reps In 5th Circ. PWFA Fight
The federal government's Fifth Circuit challenge to a court order blocking it from enforcing a law to protect pregnant workers in Texas got support on Friday from four Democratic lawmakers who argued the lower court ruling, if upheld, would undercut Congress' authority to set its own rules of operation.
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Atty Gets 32 Months In Prison For Bribing Chicago Alderman
An Illinois federal judge on Friday sentenced an immigration attorney and real estate developer convicted of bribing former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke to two years and eight months in prison, maintaining prison time is warranted because the lawyer initiated the bribe and tried to hide it from federal agents and the grand jury.
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Former Texas Judge Sanctioned Over Atty Romance Interview
Former bankruptcy judge David R. Jones was sanctioned Friday for an "off the record" interview with Jackson Walker LLP, in which he asked the firm not to take his deposition during a federal investigation into Jones' secret romantic relationship with a former Jackson Walker partner.
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Ga. AG Taps Prosecutor To Head Organized Retail Crime Unit
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr said Friday that he's hired Timothy Ruffini to lead a new organized retail crime unit focused on prosecuting criminal networks behind thefts and violence against Peach State businesses.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as BigLaw made big hires and Donald Trump's legal woes continued. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Meet Cahill Gordon's New Congressional Investigations Head
Edward O'Callaghan comes from a big Irish family and, for a time, thought about following in their footsteps to work as a police officer. But an internship early in law school set him on a different path, and culminated recently in a new role leading Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP's congressional investigations practice and co-leading its office in Washington, D.C.
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Colo. Judge Orders Attys To Leave Assumptions At The Door
A Colorado trial judge is one of the first in the country to require parties to use gender-neutral terms until a person has identified their pronouns. Drawing on his experiences putting on a straight "costume" as a young, gay attorney, he says the aim is to make the courtroom a welcoming space for all involved.
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Meet 3 Michigan Supreme Court Hopefuls
An appellate judge known for writing forceful opinions about "government overreach" is facing off against a legislator who has practiced in front of the state's highest court, hoping to secure the Republican nomination this month for an open seat on the Michigan Supreme Court. The eventual nominee will run against the director of the University of Michigan's Juvenile Justice Clinic, the lone Democratic candidate.
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Amicus Beef: Judiciary Kicks Off Heated Transparency Debate
The federal judiciary's main policy panel Thursday floated a major overhaul of mandatory financial disclosures in appellate amicus briefs, a move that's being fueled by perceptions of shadowy "judicial lobbying" and already coming under siege by big business.
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Tom Girardi Has Dementia, USC Neurologist Tells Calif. Jury
A University of Southern California neurology professor testified Thursday in Tom Girardi's California federal criminal trial that she diagnosed him with mild-to-moderate dementia months after his law firm collapsed, although the lawyer insisted at the time that his memory was fine and that he was still busily working at his firm.
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Collin County Gets Win In Ken Paxton Prosecution Fee Fight
A Texas appeals court handed Collin County a victory Thursday in a long-running fight over how much special prosecutors should get paid for the criminal case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, ordering the trial court to vacate its past orders awarding attorney fees to the prosecutors.
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Trump's $100M Tort Claim Against DOJ Faces Uphill Climb
Experts say Donald Trump's $100 million claim against the federal government for the search of his Mar-a-Lago estate and the prosecution of the allegedly illegal retention of classified documents there will be an uphill climb for the former president because of the limited application of the Federal Tort Claims Act.
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New Study Shows No Link Between Bail Reform, Crime Rates
Bail reform has had no statistical impact on crime rates across the country, according to a recent study released by the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law.
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'Rise Of The Insurance Beast': Cases Take Over Colo. Courts
Colorado's chief U.S. magistrate judge told a room full of attorneys Thursday that insurance cases have started to dominate the court's dockets, comprising almost half the district's civil jury trials last year.
Expert Analysis
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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.