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ABA Says Attys Must Reveal When A Judge Needs To Recuse
Attorneys have an ethical obligation to speak up when they have information that could lead to a judge's disqualification from a case, according to a new ethics opinion released by the American Bar Association on Wednesday.
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Conn. Governor Nixes Another Judge Pick After Tense Hearing
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has withdrawn the nomination of his former budget director to serve as a Superior Court judge after lawmakers on the joint judiciary committee flagged his near-total lack of courtroom experience.
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DOJ Privacy, Cyber Atty Enters Private Sector At Jones Walker
Jones Walker LLP has added a senior counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties in its Atlanta office, strengthening the firm's corporate practice, commercial transactions team, and privacy, data strategy and artificial intelligence team.
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ABA, State Bars Blast DOJ Proposal To Block Bar Probes
The American Bar Association and a chorus of state and local bar groups have come out against a proposed rule that would allow the U.S. Department of Justice to pause and review state-level ethics complaints against its attorneys, calling the proposal "unlawful and unconstitutional."
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SEC Taps Gibson Dunn Partner For Enforcement Director
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Wednesday that it has appointed a Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner and former senior enforcement attorney to serve as director of the agency's Division of Enforcement, following the abrupt resignation of the most recent director.
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Bondi To Skip Epstein Deposition After DOJ Cites AG Exit
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not sit for her scheduled deposition next week on the Epstein files now that she has left the role, and the Justice Department has asked the House Oversight Committee to withdraw its subpoena.
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Habeas Orders Sharpen As Due Process Concerns Mount
Federal judges are issuing increasingly detailed, critical and decisive orders for habeas relief in immigration cases, stepping in as what immigration experts say is a last resort check on a system viewed as having crumbling due process safeguards.
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Trump, Others Fight DA's Appeal Over Election Case Fee Bid
President Donald Trump and others urged the Georgia Court of Appeals to reject Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis' request to consider her bid to overturn a ruling that blocked her from intervening in an attempt by Trump and other co-defendants to recoup nearly $16 million in legal fees in a dismissed election interference case.
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Judge Who Quit Bench Amid Ethics Probe Hired By Fani Willis
A Georgia trial court judge who resigned this year before facing the prospect of removal from the bench over a range of misconduct charges has been hired by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, a spokesperson for Willis confirmed Tuesday.
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States, DC Back NY AG James In DOJ Probe Appeal
Backed by amici including the attorneys general of 20 states and the District of Columbia, New York Attorney General Letitia James is fighting the U.S. Department of Justice's bid to reopen an investigation into her office launched by a federal prosecutor found to have been serving unlawfully.
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DOJ Pushes To End Former Immigration Judge's Bias Suit
The U.S. Department of Justice moved to dismiss a former Ohio immigration judge's discrimination suit in D.C. federal court this week, calling the complaint "heavy on conclusory statements and speculation and light on allegations of fact."
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Top DOJ Immigration Atty Faces Ethics Complaint
The head of the U.S. Department of Justice's immigration litigation office has lied to judges, disobeyed court orders and failed to stop attorneys he supervises from engaging in misconduct in high-profile immigration cases, according to an ethics complaint filed Tuesday.
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Blanche Says Only Trump Knows Why Bondi's Leaving DOJ
Todd Blanche said on Tuesday he is now acting attorney general and no one, beyond the president, knows why Pam Bondi is out and he is in.
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Conn. Justices Uphold Reprimand For Atty's 'Diatribe'
A divided Connecticut Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to toss out a reprimand imposed on an attorney accused of making disparaging statements about judges amid a long-running fee dispute, finding that John W. Mills failed to show he had "an objective, reasonable belief" that his written comments were true.
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Ex-Wis. Judge Loses Bid To Shake ICE Obstruction Conviction
A federal judge Monday refused to overturn a former Wisconsin state judge's conviction for helping shield a defendant in her courtroom from arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, rejecting her contention that, because ICE had no authority to make the arrest in the courthouse, there was no obstruction.
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Atty Convicted Of Staging Truck Crashes Seeks New Trial
A disbarred New Orleans attorney has asked a federal judge in Louisiana for a new insurance fraud trial, arguing a suite of issues from her federal trial last month caused her to receive what she described in a filing as a "miscarriage of justice."
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Judge Pick Withdraws After Grilling Over Domestic Incident
Former Connecticut State Rep. John Shaban has withdrawn his nomination to serve as a Superior Court judge, days after the General Assembly's judiciary committee peppered him with questions about a 2019 domestic incident with his now-fiancée.
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Senior DOJ, White House Nat'l Security Pro Joins Covington
Covington & Burling LLP has hired the former chief of the Foreign Investment Review Section in the U.S. Department of Justice's National Security Division as a partner in the firm's Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States practice.
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Ex-EEOC Leaders Back BigLaw Firms In Trump EO Appeal
A group of former U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission officials are backing four BigLaw firms in the Trump administration's consolidated D.C. Circuit appeal seeking to revive executive orders targeting the firms, arguing the president's directives contradict how Congress meant for the EEOC to operate.
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NC, Mont., Wash. High Court Races May Dwarf Wis. In 2026
Wisconsin will host the year's first state Supreme Court election on Tuesday, but it's unlikely to experience the deluge of spending seen in recent state high court races, as money is expected to flow to more high-profile contests in North Carolina, Montana and Washington in 2026.
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Ill. Justices Want MAGA Op-Ed Author Judge's Claims Axed
Illinois Supreme Court justices have asked a Chicago federal judge to throw out constitutional claims filed by a retired Illinois state trial court judge alleging he was wrongfully terminated over protected speech in a political opinion column, with the justices arguing the federal court should not interfere with a state court matter.
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Can State Courts Tame The 'Wild West' Of Judicial Security?
As threats against local judges continue to ramp up, protection and incident tracking varies not only from state to state but county to county, making it difficult to draw the national judicial security landscape. Now, lawmakers are looking to use federal resources to even out disparities.
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Top Court Paves Way To Wipe Out Pol's Bribery Conviction
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday vacated an appeals court's decision to uphold the conviction of a pardoned former Cincinnati council member for bribery and attempted extortion, effectively greenlighting federal prosecutors' motion to toss the case.
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Justices Clear Path For DOJ To Dismiss Bannon's Conviction
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday vacated an appeals court's order upholding Steve Bannon's conviction over his nonresponse to a congressional subpoena investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, clearing the way for the Justice Department to dismiss his indictment.
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Justices Want Feds' Views On Ruby Tuesday Benefits Dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court asked for the federal government Monday to weigh in on a dispute from ex-managers at restaurant chain Ruby Tuesday alleging Regions Bank lost them $35 million in retirement plan benefits that were liquidated in bankruptcy.
Expert Analysis
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Maximize My Pro Bono Impact?
Debbie Berman at Jenner & Block offers advice on how attorneys can make a meaningful impact on their communities through pro bono work while enhancing their professional development through strengthened client-facing skills, hands-on experience and more.
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Opinion
Congress Can And Must Enact A Supreme Court Ethics Code
As public confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court dips to historic lows following reports raising conflict of interest concerns, Congress must exercise its constitutional power to enact a mandatory and enforceable code of ethics for the high court, says Muhammad Faridi, president of the New York City Bar Association.
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Series
My Nonpracticing Law Job: Law Firm Marketer
Liz Bard Lindley at Jaffe PR shares how she went from a family law associate who helped write industry articles to a savvy legal public relations and marketing professional, and offers takeaways for any attorney who might not feel at home in their law practice and is considering alternative career paths.
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The Case For Keeping The Gas On Deputy GC Compensation
In recent years, the deputy general counsel role has expanded and become increasingly vital in organizations across the globe, and companies should consider a few ways to retain this top talent, including by offering competitive compensation that reflects projected increases, says Heather Fine at Major Lindsey.
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Talking Mental Health: The View From Life After BigLaw
Life coach and author Wendy Tamis Robbins discusses why she left a career in BigLaw to work in the professional well-being space after finding freedom from anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and substance use disorders, and highlights two changes the legal industry should implement to address attorneys' mental health.
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6 Essential Skills For Summer Associates To Land An Offer
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With full-time offer rates at the lowest point since 2012, summer associates must do all they can to distinguish themselves, starting with a few fundamentals — from the importance of asking clarifying questions to being honest about mistakes, says James Argionis at Cozen O'Connor.
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Making Legal Cents: How Law Firms Can Innovate Faster
To meet the demands of an evolving legal market and changing client expectations, law firms must not only embrace innovation, but also find ways to accelerate adoption and mitigate risks in an industry historically resistant to change, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Ask A Mentor: How Should Departing Partners Approach Pay?
Sabina Lippman at CenterPeak discusses steps BigLaw partners can take when considering a move or announcing their departure to help navigate tricky compensation issues and remain on good terms with their current partners.
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How 2 Litigators Decided Dad Would Stay Home With The Kids
Jennifer Hoekstra at Aylstock Witkin shares the tough conversations about timing, goals, logistics and values involved in her family's decision that she would build her career as a litigator and law firm partner while her husband stepped back from his own litigation role to stay home with their children.
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Series
My Nonpracticing Law Job: Legal Commentary Ghostwriter
Wayne Pollock at Copo Strategies shares how he went from overworked Am Law 50 associate to owner of a legal thought leadership ghostwriting service, and provides four lessons for anyone who might be considering launching a business within the legal industry.
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Ask A Mentor: As Trials Grow Rarer, How Do I Hone My Skills?
Gary Parsons at Brooks Pierce offers advice for young lawyers seeking trial experience in an environment where fewer cases make it to trial, including how to build their reputations, set their expectations and pick the right firm.
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Talking Mental Health: Managing Depression As A Co. Founder
New Era ADR co-founder Collin Williams discusses his journey navigating a clinical depression diagnosis, how this experience affected his leadership style, and what the legal industry can do to better support attorneys with mental health conditions.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Career And Wellness Coach
Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea shares how she went from BigLaw partner to legal industry career and wellness coach, and explains how attorneys can use their capabilities, knowledge and professional networks to pursue coaching themselves, or bring refreshed meaning and purpose to their current roles.
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Talking Mental Health: Tackling Stress As A Practice Leader
Constance Rhebergen at Bracewell discusses how she handles the stress of being a practice chair, how sources of stress have changed in the legal industry over the past decade and what law firms can do to protect attorney mental health.
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Making Legal Cents: Engaging A Remote, Evolving Workforce
In the face of a dispersed and changing workforce with Generation Z entering the scene, law firms should consider some practical strategies to revitalize their cultures, provide meaningful mentorship and safeguard their knowledge bases, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.