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Justices To Consider Easing Rules On Revising Habeas Petitions
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a case that could make it easier for prisoners to amend their habeas corpus petitions, brought by a man who claims his drunken attorney never pointed out that key evidence in his child pornography trial was marked as "not child porn" by investigators.
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High Court Bar's Future: Gupta Wessler's Jennifer Bennett
As a litigator for workers and consumers, Jennifer D. Bennett made her debut at the U.S. Supreme Court at an inauspicious time, when conservative justices were consistently helping corporations move major cases onto advantageous turf in arbitration. But since then, Bennett has amassed a flawless argument record and helped to turn the tide, making her one of the high court's most promising young advocates.
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Justices To Decide If Terror Victim Law Violates Due Process
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether a 2019 law gives courts jurisdiction over the Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization or conflicts with the Fifth Amendment's due process clause.
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House Poised To Take Up JUDGES Act As Some Dems Balk
A bipartisan bill to create more federal judgeships to meet increasing caseloads is on the House's schedule for next week, but its support from some Democrats appears to be waning.
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Beltway Moves: Dhillon Law, Winston & Strawn, Covington
President-elect Donald Trump's turnabout on his pick for the top White House lawyer marked one of the biggest developments of recent weeks in the Washington, D.C., legal world, with Trump deciding on a Dhillon Law Group Inc. partner rather than his previously announced choice from Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak PLLC.
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The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in four cases this week, including in one of the term's most anticipated disputes over Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors and another involving art taken from Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Nelson Mullins Latest Firm To Add Gov't Investigations Talent
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP is the latest firm in the nation's capital to add expertise in government and internal investigations, as congressional inquiries and related investigative practices see continued interest following the reelection of former President Donald Trump.
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Glenn Agre, Ross Aronstam Match Milbank Associate Bonuses
Two more boutique firms have gotten in on the bonus action, with Glenn Agre Bergman & Fuentes LLP and Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP announcing Friday they'll be matching the associate cash bonuses set by Milbank LLP and followed by Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP.
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Legal Hiring Continues Growth In November
The U.S. legal sector saw job growth continue in November, logging its third consecutive month of increases after a four-month decline earlier this year, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Simpson Thacher Adds Tax Pro From Ropes & Gray
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced the firm has added a tax professional from Ropes & Gray LLP as a partner in its Washington, D.C., office.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry began December with another busy week as President-elect Donald Trump continued to make appointments and BigLaw firms shifted their physical footprints. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Dechert More Than Doubles Its Partner Class
Dechert LLP announced Thursday that it has more than doubled its partner class from last year's, elevating 13 attorneys from seven global practices and six U.S. and European offices.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
In an otherwise fairly quiet week for litigation, lawyers at Goodwin Procter LLP were preparing for a verdict, and a federal jury returned on Tuesday with a $452 million award for their client, Insulet Corp., in a trade secrets lawsuit.
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Polsinelli Associate Develops Platform For Transactional Attys
A Polsinelli PC private equity mergers and acquisitions associate has developed a new deal management platform designed specifically for transactional attorneys that the firm said is redefining the application of legal technology in sophisticated deal work.
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Judge Newman Brings Fight To End Her Suspension To DC Circ.
U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman asked the D.C. Circuit on Thursday to rule that a suspension her colleagues have imposed on her for refusing to participate in an investigation into her fitness to serve as a Federal Circuit judge violates the U.S. Constitution.
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DOJ Is Eyeing Foreign Patent Litigation Funding, GAO Says
The U.S. Department of Justice is examining the role foreign countries might be playing in funding patent litigation in the U.S., the Government Accountability Office said in a report released Thursday exploring the benefits and pitfalls of the proliferation of third-party intellectual property litigation financing.
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Justices Told 9th Circ. Got Test Wrong In $1.3B Award Fight
Indian satellite communications company Devas Multimedia and its shareholders have each submitted briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court urging the justices to nix the Ninth Circuit's decision to refuse enforcement of a $1.3 billion arbitral award against a state-owned division of India's space agency.
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Law Firm Real Estate Report
Several law firms around the country found reasons to be thankful in November as hybrid work models helped slim down their office space or as firms sought out more room to accommodate growing teams.
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Disgruntled Dems Move On From Appellate Noms Deal
While some Democrats have gripes about the deal Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer made with Republicans before Thanksgiving on judicial confirmations, they grudgingly concede the deal helps them fill as many seats as possible even if it means leaving choice circuit seats for President-elect Donald Trump to fill.
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Morgan Lewis Matches Bonuses, Cahill Raises The Bar
Bonus announcements continued Thursday, with Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP matching Milbank LLP's year-end and special cash bonuses, while Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP upped the ante with higher special bonuses.
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AAUP Appoints UC Irvine Law Prof As General Counsel
The American Association of University Professors has chosen a professor at the University of California, Irvine School of Law to serve as its general counsel, the organization recently announced.
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Haynes Boone Promotes 15 In Latest Partner Class
Haynes and Boone LLP has promoted 15 of its attorneys across seven of its offices to partner effective Jan. 1, the firm announced Thursday.
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Senate Confirms New Mexico Prosecutor To Federal Bench
The Senate voted 52-45 on Thursday to confirm Sarah Davenport, an assistant U.S. attorney for the District of New Mexico, as district judge.
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What's Next For The Global Legal Market In 2025?
While U.S.-based firms with an international footprint are pulling back from some locations, they may still consider building out a new, albeit smaller, footprint in other countries, particularly in the Middle East and South Asia.
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These Law Firms Are Law360 Pulse's Global Leaders
What does it mean to be a truly global legal powerhouse? The law firms spotlighted in our 2024 ranking are setting the standard for worldwide reach.