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The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers
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Jenner & Block Hires Ex-DOJ Atty, Space Force Adviser In DC
Jenner & Block LLP has tapped a former trial attorney from the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Division, who brings to the firm's team in Washington, D.C., the perspective of a former member of the U.S. Air Force and legal adviser to the U.S. Space Force, according to a Monday announcement.
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DOD Probes Sen. For Urging Troops To Defy Illegal Orders
The U.S. Department of Defense announced on Monday it is investigating Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., a retired Navy captain, for telling members of the military to not follow illegal orders.
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UC Law SF Fights Bid To Recuse Judge In Disability Bias Suit
The University of California College of the Law, San Francisco is pushing back against a bid to recuse U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen from presiding over a onetime student's disability discrimination lawsuit in California federal court, arguing that the judge's "minimal ties" to the school do not warrant recusal.
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Stone Hilton Fights Ex-Aide's Bid To Toss FLSA Defense
A former Stone Hilton PLLC executive assistant's bid to toss the firm's defense in her sexual harassment and unpaid wage suit that she is exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act was three weeks late, the firm and its founders have told a Texas court.
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Google Calls Rumble's Recusal Bid Irrelevant To Its Appeal
Google is urging the Ninth Circuit to disregard concerns Rumble has raised about the trial judge's relationship with the tech giant's litigation vice president, saying Friday that the information is irrelevant to the YouTube rival's appeal of the court's ruling that its antitrust lawsuit was filed too late.
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Comey, James Defeat Charges Over Halligan's Appointment
A federal judge on Monday dismissed the headline-grabbing indictments of former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, finding the controversial prosecutor handling both cases was not properly appointed.
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8th Circ. Won't Force Judge's Recusal In Pork Price-Fixing Case
The Eighth Circuit has denied a mandamus petition from Agri Stats Inc. and major pork producers who are seeking a Minnesota federal judge's recusal in price-fixing litigation based on a law clerk's previous work on a related case.
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Justices Won't Review Doctor's Conviction For Reusing Devices
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition from a North Carolina physician seeking to revisit the Fourth Circuit's decision to back her conviction for healthcare fraud.
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Justices Refuse Drug Price-Fixing Class Action
The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it will not review the Fourth Circuit's decision to back the dismissal of a proposed class action accusing drugmakers of conspiring and inflating the price of a medication for Huntington's disease.
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Google Calls Rumble's Judge Recusal Bid 'Cynical Maneuver'
Google argued Friday that a California federal judge need not recuse himself from YouTube rival Rumble's antitrust suit despite his friendship with Google's top in-house litigation chief, saying Rumble's push for the recusal was a "cynical maneuver" for its Ninth Circuit appeal of a summary judgment loss.
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Mich. High Court Rule Could Limit ICE Courthouse Arrests
Joining a host of other states, the Michigan Supreme Court released a draft rule prohibiting "the civil arrest of a person while attending a court proceeding or having legal business in the courthouse," which would likely bar most Immigration and Customs Enforcement detentions.
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Longtime Administrator Tapped For Conn. Trial Court Bench
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has announced that he will be nominating a lawyer with a lengthy career in policy development and administration who is currently secretary of the state's Office of Policy and Management for a seat on the state's Superior Court bench.
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NJ Experts Warn Of Evolving AI Pitfalls At Bar Symposium
Lawyers today are facing new and more nuanced ethical challenges around the use of artificial intelligence at the same time that the penalties for misusing AI are growing more severe, New Jersey experts warn.
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Atty Had 6 AI Tools Check Each Other, Yet Fakes Still Cited
A California federal judge has sanctioned a solo practitioner representing the plaintiffs in a proposed wage and hour class action against clothing brand Vuori Inc. after he admitted to using about a half-dozen artificial intelligence tools to prepare a motion.
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Ex-US Trustee Director's Firing Appeal Tossed, For Now
The former head of the U.S. Department of Justice's bankruptcy watchdog program had her appeal challenging her abrupt firing dismissed, at least for now, while a federal agency mulls questions around executive power in separate cases.
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Ex-Gordon Rees Atty Reprimanded For Mistakes Blamed On AI
An Alabama bankruptcy judge won't sanction Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLC for a filing submitted by one of its former lawyers that contained mistakes blamed on artificial intelligence, but has reprimanded the attorney and ordered her to notify her clients about the reprimand.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another action-packed week as BigLaw firms kicked off year-end bonus season and announced partner promotions. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Conn. Agency GC Tried To 'Mislead The Court,' Judge Says
A Connecticut judge said Wednesday that he notified ethics officials after finding the general counsel of the state's utilities authority tried to mislead the court and opposing counsel over deleted text messages in a rate dispute with a pair of natural gas suppliers.
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Comey Says DOJ's Conduct 'Shocks The Conscience'
James Comey on Thursday reiterated his request that the U.S. Department of Justice be forced to disclose all grand jury materials related to his indictment, noting the government has conceded that the grand jury never saw the operative indictment and saying the purported misconduct "shocks the conscience."
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Senate Passes Bill To Protect State Judges From Threats
The Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a bipartisan bill to beef up security for state and local judges.
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Gibbons Atty Among 4 New NJ Superior Court Nominees
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has nominated a slate of attorneys to be new state Superior Court judges, including the head of government and regulatory affairs at Gibbons PC and a state prosecutor.
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Another Boomerang Returns To McGuireWoods From DOJ
A former leader in U.S. attorney's offices in Virginia and North Carolina who spent more than 15 years working at the U.S. Department of Justice has rejoined McGuireWoods, where he'll team up with his former boss at the Eastern District of North Carolina, who returned to the firm earlier this year.
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Senate Panel OKs Miss. Judge, US Atty Nominees After Delay
After weeks of holdup, nominees for Mississippi federal courts and U.S. attorneys were voted out of committee on Thursday, following an impasse between Republican senators.
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Recently Retired Conn. Judge Joins McElroy Deutsch
After retiring from the bench last month, Connecticut Superior Court Judge Cesar A. Noble has made the move into private practice as he joins McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP's litigation and insurance services team in Hartford.
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Unlockd Is Latest Google Foe To Seek Judge's Recusal
Unlockd Media has become at least the second Google antitrust foe to seek the recusal of U.S. District Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr. over his close relationship with Google's vice president for litigation and discovery.
Expert Analysis
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What GCs Value Most: 7 Ways To Build Client Relationships
Today's general counsel expect outside lawyers to show interest, relevance and value long before there is a live matter to address, including by engaging with attorneys at every level of the company and dispensing free advice thoughtfully, says Andrew Dick at The L Suite.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Start Early In Your Career
Having the courage to embark on your legal business development strategy early in your career allows you to sooner reap the rewards of a strong network, which in turn can increase the momentum of referrals over the course of your career, says Kristin Housh at Sheppard Mullin.
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Enthusiasm Is Legal Leadership Differentiator In AI Era
As the legal profession navigates changes driven by artificial intelligence and broader pressures, leaders should consider behavioral research-backed strategies to translate enthusiasm into tangible results for team performance, say attorneys at King & Spalding.
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Weighing Opportunities, Risks Of PE Investment In Law Firms
Though law firms and private equity firms appear to be strange bedfellows, such combinations may offer opportunities for ailing midsize firms — which must be weighed against risks to culture, brand and growth prospects, say directors at FTI Consulting.
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3 Forces Reshaping The Legal Buyer-Seller Relationship
This year's Buying Legal Council Conference highlighted three emerging forces in how buyers and sellers operate in the legal ecosystem — artificial intelligence, data and preferred panels — and organizations would be well advised to combine them into an integrated framework for transparency, performance and collaboration, says Matthew Prinn at RFP Advisory Group.
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5 Steps For GCs To Drive Generative AI Experimentation
As legal departments face mounting pressure to do more with less, general counsel should lead a structured process for adopting generative artificial intelligence tools to transform productivity, manage risk and align with enterprise priorities, says Maesea McCalpin at Gartner.
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How Attys Can DIY Their Own System For Professional Growth
Amid law firm layoffs of business development staff, lawyers cannot depend solely on their firms to foster their professional growth, and must instead create their own initiatives for building community, says Lana Manganiello at Practice Growth Partner.
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The Augmented Lawyer: In-House, Outside Counsel AI Collabs
As artificial intelligence changes the dynamic between in-house and outside counsel, both internal and external legal teams must thoughtfully reimagine how to mutually leverage AI tools to collaborate and deliver successful outcomes, say Karineh Khachatourian at KXT Law and Diane Honda at Redis.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Adjust To In-House After BigLaw?
Sirisha Gummaregula at QuisLex offers advice on navigating the challenges that come with taking on an in-house counsel role after leaving law firm life, including learning your company's business goals and leading with empathy and collaboration.
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Adapting Legal Thought Leadership To An AI World
As potential clients with legal questions increasingly rely on summaries generated by artificial intelligence, attorneys must rethink their content strategy to make sure AI chatbots and search overviews cite their thought leadership, say Ioana Good and Adrien Maines at Promova and Nancy Myrland at Myrland Marketing.
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10 Practical Tips For Attorneys Navigating High-Profile Cases
Complex corporate litigation now often unfolds under the glare of a parallel trial in the court of public opinion, requiring attorneys to adopt a cohesive strategy for legal filings, leadership communications and narrative control, says Monica Smith at Integer PR.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Tailor Your Personal Style
In an industry where competition for clients is fierce, a thoughtful approach to personal style can give you the confidence to walk into any room and own it, the magnetism to make connections that matter, and the tools to highlight your deeper professional values, says Leslie Berkoff at Moritt Hock.
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What GCs Value Most: 7 Tips For Landing The Client Pitch
In today’s competitive legal market, successful attorneys treat the pitch process with general counsel like the beginning of a relationship, not a one-off sale — showing up with curiosity, commercial awareness and the ability to engage in a meaningful way from the start, says Andrew Dick at The L Suite.
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Making Legal Cents: Strategy That Stays In Motion
Instead of lurching between year-end strategic planning season and springtime panic mode, firms need a framework that helps them identify what clients and the market need throughout the year, and then actually adjust course, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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4 Tips For Attys To Turn An Interim Job Into A Long-Term Role
As some attorneys seek interim roles amid economic uncertainty, big-picture thinking and a few proactive steps can help to turn those short-term assignments into long-term positions, says Amy Vanderhoof at Major Lindsey.