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DOJ Backs Later 30-Day Window For Removal Appeals
The federal government told the U.S. Supreme Court that a 30-day deadline for noncitizens to challenge removal orders only applies for purposes of judicial review when proceedings in lower tribunals conclude, not when the initial removal orders are issued.
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NC Justices To Decide Ballot Challenge In High Court Race
A Republican appellate judge looking to throw out more than 60,000 votes in his race for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court succeeded Monday in getting his legal challenge kicked back to the Tar Heel State's top court, with a federal judge finding it wasn't his place to decide the matter.
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Texas Justice Jimmy Blacklock Named High Court Chief
Texas Supreme Court Justice Jimmy Blacklock is being promoted to chief justice and Gov. Greg Abbott's general counsel has been tapped to fill the seat Justice Blacklock is vacating, the governor's office announced Monday.
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Convicted Atty Who 'Lost Everything' Fights To Keep License
A Philadelphia-based personal injury attorney who was convicted for not paying income tax on more than $8 million in revenue he earned and for failing to pay almost $60,000 in payroll taxes argued Monday he should not permanently lose his ability to practice law in New Jersey.
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Breyer's 1st Circ. Visit A 'Very Cool' Opportunity For Attys
As some lawyers practicing before the First Circuit may learn this week, having a former Supreme Court justice parachute into arguments adds an extra layer of gravitas to the proceedings and another challenge for advocates to navigate as they make their case.
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On Capitol Riot Anniversary, DOJ Update Says 1,500 Charged
On the fourth anniversary of the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol and the day President-elect Donald Trump's victory was to be made official, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that over 1,500 defendants have been charged with federal crimes related to the insurrection.
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Ex-Prosecutor Sworn In To Colorado Federal Bench
Cyrus Y. Chung, a former assistant U.S. attorney, was sworn in Monday as a federal magistrate judge for the District of Colorado, following the retirement of a longtime magistrate judge in the district.
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Arkansas' Justices Block New Chief From Firing Officials
The Arkansas Supreme Court has blocked an attempt by its new chief justice to terminate 10 state court employees, saying that the proposed terminations appear to be "retaliatory" and "would disrupt the administration of justice across the state."
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National Court Reporters Association Hit With Antitrust Suit
The National Court Reporters Association exploits its monopoly in the stenographic certification market to charge its members inflated and unnecessary membership dues and keep potential competitors out of the market, according to a new antitrust lawsuit in New Jersey federal court.
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Former Palm Beach State Atty Launches Litigation Boutique
Longtime Palm Beach County, Florida, State Attorney Dave Aronberg is starting a new journey in private practice with the launch of a new boutique law firm.
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Judge Denies Trump's Request To Delay Jan. 10 Sentencing
A New York state judge on Monday denied Donald Trump's request to suspend his Jan. 10 sentencing in his hush money case as the president-elect simultaneously appealed the court's refusal to throw out the charges based on presidential immunity.
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Connecticut US Attorney Avery To Resign Jan. 17
The U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut on Monday announced her resignation effective just before the stroke of midnight the Friday before the presidential inauguration.
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George Santos Wants Fraud Sentencing Delayed For Podcast
Expelled U.S. Rep. George Santos on Friday urged a New York federal judge to delay sentencing in his federal fraud case for six months, saying he needs time to earn money through his new "Pants On Fire" weekly gossip podcast to pay roughly $580,000 owed in restitution and forfeiture.
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States Debate High Court Solution To Election Map Catch-22
Louisiana has implored the U.S. Supreme Court to decisively resolve litigation over its federal election map in one of three ways, suggesting the justices could toss the case on standing, decide the merits, or, preferably, find that federal courts have no role in refereeing redistricting disputes.
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Ex-Mich. Public Defender Fined For Revealing Client's 'Secret'
The retired director of the public defender's office in Muskegon, Michigan, has been handed a 75-day suspension and ordered to pay more than $3,000 in fees after disciplinary authorities found he shared a client's "confidence or secret" and failed to enact and enforce policies to avoid conflicts of interest in the office.
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Atty David Rivkin Remembered For Passion For Constitution
Longtime BakerHostetler partner, former White House lawyer and conservative media commentator David B. Rivkin Jr. is being remembered as a keen thinker and prolific writer who was passionate about the Constitution and took time to mentor others.
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Ga. US Atty Joins Wave Of Resignations Ahead Of Trump
President-elect Donald Trump will once again be able to appoint a U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, after the current top prosecutor, an appointee of President Joe Biden who's served since 2022, announced he would resign Jan. 19, a day before Trump takes office.
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NY Judge To Sentence Trump Jan. 10 But Says Prison Unlikely
A New York state judge said Friday he will sentence Donald Trump on Jan. 10 after rejecting his motion to dismiss his hush money conviction in light of his status as president-elect, but suggested a prison term is highly unlikely.
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Atty Wants Free Speech Suit Over Tenn. Court Rule Kept Alive
A free speech challenge to a Middle District of Tennessee rule barring attorneys from making "any extrajudicial statements" about cases in the district should be allowed to move forward since the court is not entitled to sovereign immunity, according to the Nashville civil rights lawyer behind the suit.
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Ala. Judge Won't Recuse In Talc Fight Due To Law Firm Work
An Alabama federal judge will not recuse himself from a fight between two leading plaintiffs law firms in the multibillion-dollar litigation over Johnson & Johnson's tainted talcum powder, saying Friday that his previous representation of Beasley Allen Law Firm won't bias him against Smith Law Firm PLLC.
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Menendez Cites 'Good Deeds' In Bid To Avoid Prison
Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez has asked a Manhattan federal judge not to sentence him to prison after he was convicted of bribery and corruption in July, saying a "lifetime of good deeds and good character" and a low likelihood of future offenses merit leniency.
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Biden Honors Del. Jurist For Role In Brown V. Board Ruling
President Joe Biden issued a top civilian award, posthumously, to former Chancellor Collins J. Seitz of Delaware Chancery Court, father of the state's current chief justice, for his role in decisions woven into the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling.
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Murdaugh Hit With $15M Tab In Insurance Case Set For Trial
A South Carolina federal judge hit ex-lawyer and convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh with a $14.8 million default judgment Thursday in favor of Nautilus Insurance Co., days before the insurer is set for trial against another lawyer and law firm who allegedly should have known about Murdaugh's insurance fraud.
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Judicial Conference Closes Thomas Gift Probe With No Action
The Judicial Conference of the United States will not refer ethics complaints accusing U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas of unlawfully failing to disclose decades of luxury gifts and travel to the U.S. Department of Justice for further investigation, according to letters released Thursday.
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Retired Justice Breyer To Sit On 1st Circ. As Visiting Judge
Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is returning to the bench this month as a visiting judge on the First Circuit, joining three-judge panels hearing oral arguments Jan. 8 and 10, including a financial adviser's appeal of its $93 million loss to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Expert Analysis
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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.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Balance Social Activism With My Job?
Corporate attorneys pursuing social justice causes outside of work should consider eight guidelines for finding equilibrium between their beliefs and their professional duties and reputation, say Diedrick Graham, Debra Friedman and Simeon Brier at Cozen O'Connor.
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Personality Tests And Machine Learning Applications In Law
Mateusz Kulesza at McDonnell Boehnen looks at potential applications of personality testing based on machine learning techniques for law firms, and the implications this shift could have for lawyers, firms and judges, including how it could make the work of judges and other legal decision-makers much more difficult.
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AI Is Reshaping Lawyering: What To Expect In 2024
The future of lawyering is not about the wholesale replacement of attorneys by artificial intelligence, but as AI handles more of the routine legal work, the role of lawyers will evolve to be more strategic, requiring the development of competencies beyond traditional legal skills, says Colin Levy at Malbek.
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Embrace Active Voice In Legal Writing — In Most Cases
Legal writers should strive to craft sentences in the active voice to promote brevity and avoid ambiguities that can spark litigation, but writing in the passive voice is sometimes appropriate — when it's a moral choice and not a grammatical failure, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona's James E. Rogers College of Law.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Help Associates Turn Down Work?
Marina Portnova at Lowenstein Sandler discusses what partners can do to aid their associates in setting work-life boundaries, especially around after-hours assignment availability.
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How AI Legal Research Tools Are Shifting Law Firm Processes
Although artificial intelligence-powered legal research is ushering in a new era of legal practice that augments human expertise with data-driven insights, it is not without challenges involving privacy, ethics and more, so legal professionals should take steps to ensure AI becomes a reliable partner rather than a source of disruption, says Marly Broudie at SocialEyes Communications.
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Data Source Proliferation Is A Growing E-Discovery Challenge
With the increased usage of collaboration apps and generative artificial intelligence solutions, it's not only important for e-discovery teams to be able to account for hundreds of existing data types today, but they should also be able to add support for new data types quickly — even on the fly if needed, says Oliver Silva at Casepoint.