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Atty Vacancy 'Crisis' Grips Delaware Dept. Of Justice
The Delaware Department of Justice is staring down what the state attorney general has called a vacancy "crisis" with the departures of numerous senior-level attorneys while the agency struggles to convince younger lawyers to go into public service rather than more lucrative jobs in private practice.
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Judge Won't Force Victim's Atty's Reports In Sex Assault Case
A Florida state judge on Thursday denied a request by three men, including a real estate broker, facing sexual assault charges to force discovery of reports by the victim's attorney at Morgan & Morgan PA.
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Cognizant Execs' Trial Could Test Force Of FCPA Pause
The government's decision to proceed with a trial of two former Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. executives despite the Trump administration's retreat from Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement adds a layer of intrigue to a legal saga that has already captivated the white collar bar given the rarity of such cases ever reaching juries.
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Goldstein Urges Judge To Lift Device Monitoring Requirement
U.S. Supreme Court advocate and SCOTUSblog publisher Tom Goldstein asked a Maryland federal judge Thursday to nix a condition of his pretrial release that requires him to have monitoring equipment installed on his electronic devices.
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Delaware AG Aims To Protect 'Rule Of Law' In Reelection Bid
As she pursues a third term as Delaware's top law enforcement officer, state Attorney General Kathy Jennings said a top priority of hers if reelected would be protecting the "rule of law" against threats posed by the Trump administration.
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Trump Urges Ga. Justices To Leave Election Charges Nixed
President Donald Trump has urged the Georgia Supreme Court to uphold a state appellate decision that affirmed the dismissal of six counts in the state's election interference case.
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How Adams' Latest Move Might Checkmate The DOJ
New York City Mayor Eric Adams' push to permanently dismiss his federal corruption case is a clever legal strategy that appears to have backed the government into a corner, experts say.
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NJ Republicans Look To Oust AG After Failed RICO Case
Republican leaders in the New Jersey Assembly moved Thursday to impeach Attorney General Matthew Platkin, accusing him of overstepping his authority, including by pursuing his now-dismissed racketeering indictment against political power broker George E. Norcross III and his allies.
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Deputy AG And Antitrust Nominations Head To Full Senate
The Senate Judiciary Committee sent the nominations of Todd Blanche, for deputy attorney general, and Gail Slater, for assistant attorney general for the Antitrust Division at the U.S. Department of Justice, to the full Senate on Thursday, the latter of whom received bipartisan support.
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Ex-US Atty Philip Sellinger Talks Return To Greenberg Traurig
Philip Sellinger rejoined Greenberg Traurig LLP in January after about three years as the U.S. attorney for New Jersey. He recently joined Law360 Pulse for a conversation about the role of U.S. attorneys, his proudest achievements as a prosecutor, and his plans for Greenberg Traurig’s litigation team.
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Calif. Judge Murdered His Wife, DA Tells Jury As Trial Wraps
California state court judge Jeffrey Ferguson intentionally killed his wife by drunkenly shooting her to death in their home after a heated argument, prosecutors told jurors during closing arguments Wednesday, while Ferguson's attorney argued that the gun accidentally discharged as the judge tried to set it on a table.
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GOP Reps. Criticize Judges At 'Impeachathon'
A trio of House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a list of federal judges they're targeting for impeachment as they, along with presidential adviser Elon Musk, go after those who rule against the Trump administration's executive actions.
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Dewberry Ruling May Lead To More Defendants In TM Fights
Plaintiffs in trademark disputes likely will consider including multiple defendants in their complaints when it's unclear who holds the profits from the alleged infringement, according to intellectual property attorneys, after the U.S. Supreme Court remanded a case because nonparty affiliates of a defendant were ordered to pay an award that reached nearly $47 million.
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Committee Advances Conn. Appeals Judge's Nom To Top Court
The Connecticut legislature's joint judiciary committee on Wednesday advanced the nomination of Appellate Court Chief Judge William H. Bright Jr. to the state's Supreme Court and send the names of a dozen other hopefuls — including attorneys from Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP and Shipman & Goodwin LLP — to the full legislature for consideration.
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Texas Chief Justice Blasts ABA, Urges 'Politically Neutral' Bar
Texas Supreme Court Justice Jimmy Blacklock urged state lawmakers Wednesday to approve judicial pay hikes while denouncing the American Bar Association's criticism of federal policies and calling for the state bar to remain "politically neutral."
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Litigator Paul Clement Called 'Sensible' Pick For Adams Case
Prolific conservative U.S. Supreme Court litigator Paul D. Clement is a "talented," "wise" and "sensible" selection to look into and potentially argue against the federal government's effort to dismiss the corruption case facing New York Mayor Eric Adams, attorneys who know Clement say.
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Solicitor General Pick Says Trump Won't Skirt Court Orders
President Donald Trump's pick for U.S. Solicitor General told senators Wednesday that he saw no "plausible scenario" in which the president would defy a court order despite contrary suggestions from members of his administration, frustrating Democrats during a committee hearing on three U.S. Department of Justice nominees.
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Justices Open To Nixing Higher Hurdle For Heterosexual Bias
The U.S. Supreme Court hinted Wednesday that it will find heterosexual bias claims should not be held to a stricter burden of proof when it decides if an Ohio agent discriminated against a worker because she's straight, with Justice Samuel Alito noting "radical agreement" among the parties that the Sixth Circuit held her to a higher standard than other Title VII plaintiffs.
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SDNY Complex Frauds, Cybercrime Pro Joins Pryor Cashman
The former chief of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York's complex frauds and cybercrime unit has joined Pryor Cashman LLP's white collar and regulatory enforcement practice as a partner, the firm said Wednesday.
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DA Willis Loses 'Absurd' Bid To Nix Trump Probe Subpoenas
A Georgia state judge has denied Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis' bid to quash multiple subpoenas against her from a state Senate committee investigation into her prosecution of President Donald Trump in an election interference case, finding that her argument would set "an absurd" precedent.
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DC Judge Extends Order Keeping Special Counsel In Place
A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to keep the fired head of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel in the post for another three days while the court deliberates the merits of the federal employment watchdog's claims that President Donald Trump lacks the authority to remove him from office without cause.
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Adams Says SDNY Memo Leaks Doom His Bribery Case
New York City Mayor Eric Adams opened up a new line of attack against his federal corruption case Wednesday, arguing that the judge must dismiss the charges due to the "extreme prejudice" caused by leaked Justice Department memos alleging a quid pro quo between the mayor and the Trump administration.
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Hecker Fink Opens LA Shop With Former Federal Prosecutors
New York-based litigation boutique Hecker Fink LLP is expanding to the West Coast, bringing in two former federal prosecutors to open a Los Angeles office.
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NJ RICO Case Toss Leaves AG Irate, Defense Attys Elated
The erasure of a massive racketeering indictment against New Jersey power broker George E. Norcross III, politically connected attorneys and others on Wednesday drew a sharp rebuke from Attorney General Matt Platkin while defense attorneys gloated.
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Supreme Court Backs Broad View Of Lawsuit Revival Rule
Despite fears of "litigation gamesmanship," the U.S. Supreme Court held Wednesday that cases dismissed voluntarily can later be eligible for special judicial relief and reopening, even if a statute of limitations would typically block the lawsuit.
Expert Analysis
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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.
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Bracing For A Generative AI Revolution In Law
With many legal professionals starting to explore practical uses of generative artificial intelligence in areas such as research, discovery and legal document development, the fundamental principle of human oversight cannot be underscored enough for it to be successful, say Ty Dedmon at Bradley Arant and Paige Hunt at Lighthouse.
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Why I Use ChatGPT To Tell Me Things I Already Know
The legal profession is among the most hesitant to adopt ChatGPT because of its proclivity to provide false information as if it were true, but in a wide variety of situations, lawyers can still be aided by information that is only in the right ballpark, says Robert Plotkin at Blueshift IP.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Use Social Media Responsibly?
Leah Kelman at Herrick Feinstein discusses the importance of reasoned judgment and thoughtful process when it comes to newly admitted attorneys' social media use.
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Yada, Yada, Yada: The Magic Of 3 In Legal Writing
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Attorneys should take a cue from U.S. Supreme Court justices and boil their arguments down to three points in their legal briefs and oral advocacy, as the number three is significant in the way we process information, says Diana Simon at University of Arizona.
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How Firms Can Stop Playing Whack-A-Mole With Data Security
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In order to achieve a robust client data protection posture, law firms should focus on adopting a risk-based approach to security, which can be done by assessing gaps, using that data to gain leadership buy-in for the needed changes, and adopting a dynamic and layered approach, says John Smith at Conversant Group.
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5 Life Lessons From Making Partner As A Solo Parent
Laranda Walker at Susman Godfrey, who was raising two small children and working her way to partner when she suddenly lost her husband, shares what fighting to keep her career on track taught her about accepting help, balancing work and family, and discovering new reserves of inner strength.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Turn Deferral To My Advantage?
Diana Leiden at Winston & Strawn discusses how first-year associates whose law firm start dates have been deferred can use the downtime to hone their skills, help their communities, and focus on returning to BigLaw with valuable contacts and out-of-the-box insights.
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Resume Gaps Are No Longer Kryptonite To Your Legal Career
Female attorneys and others who pause their careers for a few years will find that gaps in work history are increasingly acceptable among legal employers, meaning with some networking, retraining and a few other strategies, lawyers can successfully reenter the workforce, says Jill Backer at Ave Maria School of Law.