Courts


  • Ex-Denver Juvenile Judge Censured For Drinking On The Job

    Colorado justices have censured a former state judge on Denver's juvenile court after he fired an employee who reported him for drinking while he was supposed to be working.

  • Ga. Justices Reject Bid To Overturn Judicial Election Win

    The Georgia Supreme Court dismissed a bid to overturn the May election of Jeffrey Davis as a state appellate judge because Davis allegedly wasn't a Peach State resident, finding Tuesday the challengers didn't use "every available means" to resolve their allegations prior to the election.

  • 9th Circ. Nixes Tax Deductions For Disbarred Calif. Attorney

    A California attorney who fought with his neighbors in court cannot take business deductions for the cost of challenging his disbarment and a court's declaration that he is a "vexatious litigant," the Ninth Circuit said Tuesday, upholding a ruling from the U.S. Tax Court.

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    Ex-NJ Workers' Comp Judge Loses Appeal Over Removal

    The New Jersey state appeals court on Tuesday affirmed the removal of a workers' compensation judge in part over comments she made calling fellow judges "snake" and "thief," finding Gov. Phil Murphy followed the applicable rules in taking her off the bench.

  • Philly Court Leadership Orders Sheriff To Improve Security

    Leadership in Philadelphia's court system ordered the city sheriff's office this week to devise written plans to counteract what it said was a growing number of security incidents at judicial facilities over the last two years.

  • NC High Court Candidate Wants In On Ballot Count Fight

    North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin, a state Supreme Court candidate, asked a federal court to let him intervene in the state Democrats' suit seeking to block challenges he and other Republican candidates have filed against 60,000 ballots, stating the case's result will decide his race.

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    Jones Day Adds 10 Supreme Court Clerks, Up From 2023

    Jones Day LLP has hired 10 former U.S. Supreme Court clerks as associates in its appellate practice, two more than it brought on in 2023, bringing the total number of former high court clerks the firm has added since 2011 to nearly 100.

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    NCSC Is Working On Tools For State Courts' Data Hurdles

    The National Center for State Courts has developed tools to tackle some of the common challenges state courts face, including duplicate court records and trying to assess equity in a court system without racial data.

  • NY AG Refuses To Drop $489M Fraud Case Against Trump

    The office of New York Attorney General Letitia James has announced it won't drop its civil financial fraud case against President-elect Donald Trump, two of his sons, his companies and their executives, saying his upcoming inauguration has no bearing on litigating his appeal of the $489 million judgment.

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    Biden Threatens To Veto Bipartisan Effort To Add Judgeships

    The White House on Tuesday threatened to veto legislation that would increase the number of federal judgeships nationwide after the measure lost support among Democrats postelection.

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    Trump Taps Election Atty To Helm DOJ Civil Rights Division

    President-elect Donald Trump announced he would name Dhillon Law Group Inc. founder and managing partner Harmeet K. Dhillon to lead the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division, elevating a staunch supporter and attorney who has represented him in cases across the country.

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    High Court Bars Judicial Review Of Revoked Visa Petitions

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday held that revocations of previously approved visa petitions cannot be appealed in federal courts because they are discretionary agency decisions that are not subject to judicial review.

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    Pro Se Giuliani Says 4 Attys Turned Him Down, Blames Judge

    Rudy Giuliani on Monday secured extra time to fight Georgia poll workers' request that he be held in civil contempt, time Giuliani argued he needed because he's struggling to find an attorney to represent him in the case thanks to a D.C. federal judge being "biased about Trump-related matters."

  • Judge Newman Says Fed. Circ. Threatened Her To Seal Filings

    U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman asked the D.C. Circuit Monday to unseal supplemental documents attached to her opening brief arguing that the suspension her colleagues have imposed on her for refusing to participate in an investigation into her fitness to serve as a Federal Circuit judge was unconstitutional.

  • Key House Dem Thinks Biden Will Veto Bill To Add Judges

    The House is poised to vote on a bipartisan bill to add the much-sought additional judgeships, but President Joe Biden's support is in question.

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    Roberts Questions Gov't View On Reservist Top-Up Pay Law

    U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday pressed the federal government to explain why federally employed military reservists called to duty during emergencies aren't always owed top-up payments, suggesting it made a strained interpretation of differential pay law.

  • With Ga. Judge, Biden Names Most Black Women To Bench

    The Senate voted 48-44 on Monday evening to confirm Assistant U.S. Attorney Tiffany R. Johnson as a district judge for the Northern District of Georgia, making her the 40th Black woman confirmed to a lifetime federal judgeship under President Joe Biden.

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    'Broke, Half-Blind, Incontinent' Girardi Tries To Avoid Prison

    As prosecutors seek a 14-year prison sentence for Tom Girardi, a disbarred lawyer convicted of embezzling millions of dollars from his clients, his defense team has urged a Los Angeles federal judge to spare Girardi from prison because the once-successful lawyer "no longer exists."

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    Berkeley Professor Warns Courts Of AI's Danger

    A University of California, Berkeley, computer science professor warned court leaders at the National Center for State Courts' biennial eCourts conference Monday that generative artificial intelligence tools can be used by criminals to commit fraud.

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    2nd Circ. Restores Challenge To Conn. Atty Anti-Racism Rule

    The Second Circuit on Monday revived a challenge to a new rule for Connecticut attorneys intended to reduce discrimination, ruling that the alleged chilling effect the two suing lawyers detailed in their complaint gives them standing even if the rule hasn't been enforced against them.

  • 3rd Circ. Judge Unsure Child Care Needs Can Halt Deportation

    The Third Circuit on Monday pondered how it should analyze the effect a Trinidad and Tobago national's deportation would have on his U.S. citizen child, with one judge suggesting that the boy's medical issues may not rise to the level of canceling removal.

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    TikTok Seeks Halt On Sale-Or-Ban Law For High Court Appeal

    TikTok Inc. and its users are pressing the D.C. Circuit to put on hold the implementation of a law that is set to bar the platform from the U.S. market next month while they appeal a ruling backing the measure to the U.S. Supreme Court. 

  • Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch Crack Door For 2nd Amendment Fight

    Three U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday signaled their willingness to delve into an appeal from a Hawaii man who argues that he is being unconstitutionally prosecuted for owning a handgun without a license, though they agreed with the rest of the court that they don't currently have jurisdiction to hear it.

  • Dems Say GOP Can't Purge Votes Amid Close NC Justice Race

    The North Carolina Democratic Party is looking to prevent Republican candidates who lost their races from invalidating more than 60,000 ballots amid an extremely tight state Supreme Court race, arguing the election protests run afoul of federal law safeguarding citizens' right to vote.

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    TikTok Hires Francisco And Mooppan For High Court Fight

    Jones Day's U.S. Supreme Court advocates Noel J. Francisco and Hashim M. Mooppan have signed on to represent TikTok, according to a Monday court filing, as the company readies to appeal a D.C. Circuit panel's ruling upholding a law requiring it to be sold or banned to the nation's highest court.

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Expert Analysis

  • The Importance Of Client Engagement In Law Firm Innovation Author Photo

    As clients increasingly want law firms to serve as innovation platforms, firms must understand that there is no one-size-fits-all approach — the key is a nimble innovation function focused on listening and knowledge sharing, says Mark Brennan at Hogan Lovells.

  • The Unique Challenges Facing Women-Owned Law Firms Author Photo

    In addition to establishing their brand from scratch, women who start their own law firms must overcome inherent bias against female lawyers and convince prospective clients to put aside big-firm preferences, says Joel Stern at the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms.

  • The Pursuit Of Wellness In BigLaw: Lessons From My Journey Author Photo

    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.

  • Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors Author Photo

    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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    Ask A Mentor: How Can Associates Deal With Overload? Author Photo

    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.

  • A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms Author Photo

    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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    Ask A Mentor: How Can Associates Seek More Assignments? Author Photo

    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. 

  • Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap Author Photo

    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.

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