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Rumble Alerts 9th Circ. To Recusal Bid Over Google Ties
Days after Rumble asked a California federal judge to consider recusal in the event the Ninth Circuit revives its antitrust lawsuit against Google, the video-sharing site flagged its recusal bid to the Ninth Circuit itself, filing a motion for judicial notice of the district court judge's friendship with Google's top in-house litigation chief.
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Trump Asks 11th Circ. For Redo On Clinton, DNC RICO Claims
President Donald Trump urged the Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday to revive his Florida federal lawsuit alleging a racketeering conspiracy between Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Committee to thwart his 2016 presidential campaign with false Russian collusion evidence, saying the complaint was tossed without giving him another chance to replead.
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Judge Details Reasons For Goldstein's Pretrial Motion Losses
A Maryland federal judge explained in further detail Tuesday her decision against SCOTUSblog co-founder Tom Goldstein on several motions seeking to trim his tax evasion case as it heads to trial next year.
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NY AG James Blasts 'Outrageous Conduct' Behind Indictment
New York Attorney General Letitia A. James has told a Virginia federal court to dismiss the U.S. government's indictment of her, calling it "patently unconstitutional" and "outrageous conduct."
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Federal Watchdog Funds Released After Bipartisan Pushback
The independent agency for federal watchdogs has been brought back to life with the White House budget office restoring its funding.
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Citing 'Retention Crisis,' New York State's DAs Seek $5M
The District Attorneys Association of the State of New York said in a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday that its offices across the state are experiencing a "recruitment and retention crisis," requesting $5 million in funding for a program to address it.
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Disbarred NC Atty Must Pay $5.2M For Escrow Fund Misuse
A disbarred attorney was ordered to pay $5.2 million in restitution and serve four years of probation during a Tuesday sentencing hearing in North Carolina federal court, after he pled guilty to a criminal wire fraud charge related to the misuse of escrow funds.
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Former Federal Prosecutor Joins Vedder Price In Dallas
Vedder Price announced Tuesday that it has hired a former federal prosecutor to bolster its government investigations and white collar defense group, including its capacity to handle False Claims Act cases.
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Republican Senators Seek Judge Boasberg's Suspension
Six Republican senators, three of whom sit on the Senate Judiciary Committee, are asking that Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg of the District of Columbia be administratively suspended while Congress considers his impeachment.
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Missouri Federal Judge To Take Senior Status
U.S. District Judge Douglas Harpool of the Western District of Missouri has given notice he will take senior status upon the confirmation of state Judge Megan Benton, whose nomination to the federal bench President Donald Trump announced Friday.
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Billable Hours Still Drive Atty Bonuses. Is Change Coming?
The primary factor determining whether a law firm associate receives a year-end bonus is not individual performance, firm performance, or firm citizenship. Instead, it is the number of billable hours they've logged, according to the results of a new survey from Law360 Pulse.
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Client Book Remains Key To Nonequity Partner Pay
The nonequity partner tier is expanding across law firms, but compensation within this group varies widely, ranging from associate-level pay to earnings on par with equity partners. A deciding factor in where they fall on the scale, experts say, is often who brings in the clients.
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A Deep Dive Into Law360 Pulse's Survey Of Law Firm Pay
Most lawyers say they’re satisfied with their compensation— but at firms that are open about pay, satisfaction nearly doubles. Explore our latest analysis of law firm compensation practices and what drives top talent.
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Judge Upholds NY Law Blocking ICE Courthouse Arrests
New York beat back a federal lawsuit challenging the state's policy barring immigration officials from arresting people near its courthouses, after a federal judge rejected the U.S. Department of Justice's preemption claims.
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Perkins Coie's Trump Fight Doesn't Scare Off UK Suitor
Perkins Coie LLP's ongoing fight with the Trump administration did not deter a proposed combination with British law firm Ashurst, signaling that the legal community is not worried about fallout from the president's suspension of the firm's security clearances.
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Fla. Justice Canady To Lead UF's Hamilton School In 2026
Florida Supreme Court Justice Charles T. Canady announced Monday that he will be stepping down from the court to lead the Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education at the University of Florida in the coming year.
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Wis. Judge And Feds Clash Over ICE Arrest Trial Rules
Federal prosecutors and a Wisconsin state judge are trading barbs over their respective motions ahead of an anticipated December trial over criminal charges alleging the judge attempted to hinder a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest this spring.
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Senator Slams Trump For 'Blowing Up' Wis. US Atty Process
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., accused President Donald Trump on Monday of skirting the process to nominate U.S. attorneys in Wisconsin with his pick of a failed Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate for the office that covers Milwaukee.
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Feds Back IRS Agent Testimony In Goldstein Tax Case
An Internal Revenue Service agent must be allowed to testify in Tom Goldstein's tax evasion case, the U.S. government said, arguing that the agent's testimony is relevant to proving willfulness in the tax crimes the U.S. Supreme Court attorney and SCOTUSblog publisher was charged with.
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ABA Decries Lawmaker Calls For Impeachments Of Judges
The American Bar Association said on Monday it's "alarmed" by lawmakers' interest in impeaching judges just because they don't like their rulings.
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DC-Based Gupta Wessler Hires Former Asst. Solicitor General
A former assistant U.S. solicitor general who argued more than a dozen cases before the U.S. Supreme Court is joining Gupta Wessler LLC, a plaintiffs-side boutique firm that specializes in public service litigation.
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Georgia Hospital System Says Judge DQ Bid Arrived Too Late
A Georgia healthcare provider said a Florida couple waited too late in moving to have a Georgia federal judge disqualify herself from presiding over their medical malpractice case, accusing them of "judge shopping."
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Akin Adds 'Luminary' False Claims Attorney From DOJ In DC
With a record number of whistleblower qui tam cases filed last year, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is the latest Washington, D.C., firm to boost its False Claims Act bench, hiring a former assistant director from the Commercial Litigation Branch of the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Division.
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Judge Orders Grand Jury Docs Released In Comey Case
A Virginia federal magistrate judge Monday ordered the disclosure of all grand jury materials related to the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey, saying government misconduct may have tainted the grand jury proceedings.
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McNicholas & McNicholas Brings On Ex-Acting US Atty For LA
Plaintiff-side trial boutique McNicholas & McNicholas LLP is bringing in a former acting U.S. attorney for the Central District of California to lead its emerging litigation department, the firm announced Monday.
Expert Analysis
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The Pursuit Of Wellness In BigLaw: Lessons From My Journey
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Jane Jeong at Cooley shares how grueling BigLaw schedules and her own perfectionism emotionally bankrupted her, and why attorneys struggling with burnout should consider making small changes to everyday habits.
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Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors
Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.
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Series
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Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.
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Series
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In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.