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Fla. Judge Blocks Release Of Trump Classified Docs Report
The federal judge who oversaw the criminal case against President Donald Trump over his handling of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago blocked the release Monday of the final report from former special counsel Jack Smith.
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Ex-CIA Director's Lawyers Accuse DOJ Of Judge Shopping
Former CIA Director John Brennan's attorneys asked the chief judge for the Southern District of Florida on Monday to block prosecutors from trying to steer any potential charges against him for investigating Russia's 2016 election interference to U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon's courtroom.
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Calif. Atty Slams 'Protectionist' ABS Fee-Sharing Ban
A California attorney has pushed back on opposition from California's attorney general and the state's bar association amid his efforts to block enforcement of a ban on fee sharing with out-of-state law firms owned by nonattorneys, arguing the new state law is a "protectionist act, in defiance of the constitution."
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Nearly 20 NJ Judges, County Prosecutor Get Senate Approval
The New Jersey Senate confirmed the acting Warren County Prosecutor for the full prosecutor's role as well as approving nearly 20 new Superior Court judges Monday.
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Ex-Prosecutor Sues After Arrest During Protest Of Skadden
A retired prosecutor who protested Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's deal with the Trump administration has sued New York City and others in federal court, alleging that his First Amendment rights were violated when he was arrested outside the BigLaw firm's headquarters in Manhattan.
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4 Legal Ethics Matters That Rocked 2025
This year, judges across the country grappled with attorneys' use and misuse of generative artificial intelligence, and prominent federal prosecutor battles dominated headlines in some of the top legal ethics matters of 2025.
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DOJ Challenges ABA's Standing In Law Firm Intimidation Suit
The Trump administration is not waging an intimidation campaign against U.S. law firms, the government said Friday, calling an American Bar Association lawsuit challenging its alleged "law firm intimidation policy" as total speculation that must be dismissed due to lack of standing.
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Ex-Derailment Deal Admin Will Pay $17M To End Contempt Bid
The ousted administrator of Norfolk Southern's $600 million settlement over the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, will pay $17.25 million to resolve claims that it mishandled the distribution of payouts, according to deal terms approved Monday.
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Feds To Appeal Dismissal Of Comey, James Indictments
The U.S. Department of Justice indicated Friday that it will appeal the dismissals of headline-grabbing indictments of former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, after a federal judge ruled the controversial prosecutor handling both cases was not properly appointed.
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Feds Fight 'Do-Over' Of Tort Atty's Attempted-Extortion Rap
Federal prosecutors are urging the Fourth Circuit not to give "a do-over" to a medical malpractice attorney who was convicted of attempting to extort the University of Maryland Medical System out of $25 million and who says his self-representation at trial was not competent.
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Wis. Judge's Conviction In ICE Case Tees Up Legal Battle
The conviction of a Wisconsin state judge for obstructing ICE officers is just the start of what will likely be a long legal battle, with major questions over judicial immunity, the evidence at hand and the meaning of "corrupt" yet to be decided.
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Ill. Judge Affirms $2.6M Verdict For Fired Court Clerk Workers
An Illinois federal judge has refused to order a new trial or alter a roughly $2.6 million damages award after a jury sided with three former employees of the Lake County Circuit Court Clerk's Office who claimed they were fired by the new clerk for campaigning for the incumbent she defeated in the 2016 election.
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More Pardon Seekers Going 'Straight To The White House'
A nonprofit's unusual plan to make a mass pardon request directly to the Trump administration highlights burgeoning optimism among white collar defendants about their chances of securing relief, and a recognition that the clearest path to clemency no longer runs through the traditional channels.
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Disbarred Calif. Lawyer Gets 18 Mos. For Advance Fee Fraud
A Manhattan federal judge sentenced a disbarred California lawyer to 18 months in prison Friday for scheming to reap $4 million in advance fees for bogus letters of credit while holding himself out as chief of compliance for a fake bank.
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Federal Courts Not Subject To FOIA, DC Judge Rules
The conservative litigation group America First Legal Foundation cannot demand documents from the federal Judicial Conference of the U.S. and the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts under the Freedom of Information Act because they are not executive agencies, a D.C. federal judge ruled Thursday.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another action-packed week with a mega law firm merger announcement and eye-popping year-end bonuses at a handful of elite boutiques. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Wis. Judge Guilty Of Felony For Obstructing ICE Arrest
A jury in Wisconsin federal court on Thursday found a judge guilty of a felony obstruction count after directing a defendant in her courtroom into a restricted hallway and away from a team of federal agents, in an act prosecutors said was a strike against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement powers.
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Senate Package Includes US Attorney, DC Judge Confirmations
The Senate confirmed 13 U.S. attorneys and three local judges for the District of Columbia as part of a nominations package confirmed 53-43 along party lines on Thursday.
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Obstruction Or Fed. 'Overreach'? Judge's Case In Jury's Hands
The fate of a Wisconsin judge accused of thwarting an immigrant's arrest by ushering him into a private hallway is in a federal jury's hands, as her lawyer said she never meant to aid the man's escape while prosecutors argued she abused her authority.
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Ramey Must Seek Permission For Future WDTX Patent Suits
A Texas federal judge has laid out several frustrations he has with the conduct of intellectual property attorney William Ramey, ordering Ramey to seek permission from the court before filing patent suits in the future and ordering him to pay $72,000 in attorney fees to Cisco for pursuing "nuisance settlements" and failing to conduct presuit investigations.
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Ex-Connecticut Utility Regulator Fined Amid Records Brawl
Connecticut's Freedom of Information Commission voted unanimously to fine the former chair of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority for the state agency's failure to comply with record requests from an Eversource subsidiary that has accused her of using her position illegally.
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NY Judge Suspended Amid Lotto Ticket Theft Allegations
A New York judge has been suspended with pay, the state's highest court announced Thursday, after he was charged with stealing thousands of dollars in lotto tickets from a local Elks Lodge.
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NJ Judicial Nominee 'Coach' Ready To Approach The Bench
A New Jersey attorney who helps judicial candidates win over the state's nominations panel took her own advice on Thursday, joining more than a dozen other candidates who advanced closer to the Garden State's bench.
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California Justices OK Standards For Updated Bar Exam
The California Supreme Court on Thursday approved a proposed set of qualification standards for experts involved in developing California's bar exam in the wake of a botched administration of the exam in February.
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Calif. AG, Bar Officials Fight Bid To Stop ABS Fee-Sharing Ban
Both the California attorney general and the California State Bar are opposing a California attorney's attempt to block a new law preventing fee-sharing with out-of-state law firms owned by nonlawyers set to go into effect on Jan. 1.