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Disbarred Atty Wants Tax Loss Evidentiary Hearing Canceled
A disbarred attorney facing sentencing for evading taxes on more than $100 million in legal fees asked a Pennsylvania federal court Wednesday to cancel a next-day hearing in which the federal government plans to introduce new evidence and a witness regarding its tax losses.
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Texas Justices Reject High Court Hopeful's Late Ballot Bid
The Texas Supreme Court has declined to order the state's Republican Party chair to certify an Austin, Texas, area attorney as a candidate for a seat on the court, finding that the party official is not required to accept an application amended after the filing deadline.
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Fla. Gov. Picks Appellate Judge For High Court Seat
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that he is appointing First District Court of Appeal Judge Adam Tanenbaum to the Florida Supreme Court to fill the seat vacated by Justice Charles Canady.
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High Court Says Candidate Has Standing In Ill. Ballot Case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday revived an Illinois congressman's suit challenging the state's policy of counting certain ballots after Election Day, finding that candidates for public office have standing to bring prospective challenges to election laws.
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Justices Decline To Double-Punish Gun Defendant
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that subjecting defendants to separate sentences stemming from a single deadly federal firearm offense is a constitutional violation, settling a seven-circuit split and clarifying the scope of the Fifth Amendment's double jeopardy clause.
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Justices Unanimously Uphold Warrantless Entry Standard
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously upheld the objective reasonableness standard police must meet to enter a home without a warrant during a potential emergency, declining a petitioner's request to raise the bar.
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Ex-Duane Morris Tax Partner Charged With Murdering Wife
A former tax partner at Duane Morris LLP's Chicago office has been charged with killing his wife a little more than a year ago, according to an announcement made Tuesday by Illinois prosecutors.
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Detroit Judge Urges Immunity In 6th Circ. Teen Arrest Appeal
A Michigan state court judge has asked the Sixth Circuit to grant him judicial immunity from a civil rights lawsuit brought against him by a teenager who was handcuffed and put through a "judicial-like" proceeding for falling asleep during a school trip to his courtroom.
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No Jury Yet In Goldstein Trial, But Celeb Witnesses Possible
Day two of jury selection in Tom Goldstein's tax and mortgage fraud case wrapped without a jury being seated Tuesday, but did reveal that the government could call celebrities Tobey Maguire and Kevin Hart to the stand.
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Trump Codefendants Seek Legal Fees In Ga. Election Case
A dozen defendants targeted in the state of Georgia's case alleging unlawful interference in the 2020 presidential election have followed President Donald J. Trump in demanding millions of dollars in legal fees for their efforts fighting the now-dropped charges.
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Sen. Whitehouse Presses AG On Boasberg Complaint Results
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., ranking member of the courts panel on the Senate Judiciary Committee, is calling for Attorney General Pam Bondi to release the results of the disciplinary complaint she filed against Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg of the District of Columbia when the investigation wraps up.
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Ex-Ohio Judge Suspended Over Divorce Work Scandal
A former Ohio judge was hit Tuesday with a license suspension of up to two years after the state Supreme Court determined she repeatedly violated court rules by assigning herself to high-stakes divorce cases and funneling work to her "long-term friend and love interest" without disclosing their relationship.
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Halligan Blasts Court's 'Inquisition' Over US Atty Status
Lindsey Halligan said Tuesday that she is still the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia despite a recent ruling to the contrary, dismissing a federal judge's questions about why she's still using the title as an "inquisition" and a "gross abuse of power."
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Ex-Atty, Others Charged In Staged New Orleans Crash Scheme
A disbarred attorney was hit with new charges claiming that he induced a witness to commit perjury and obstructed justice in the federal investigation of an insurance scam involving staged car crashes in the New Orleans area.
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Former USPTO Solicitor Joins Orrick's Supreme Court Group
A veteran U.S. Patent and Trademark Office attorney has come aboard Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in Washington, D.C., as a partner in the firm's Supreme Court and appellate practice, Orrick announced Tuesday.
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Justices Seem Poised To Greenlight Transgender Athlete Bans
The conservative wing of the U.S. Supreme Court voiced skepticism of allowing transgender athletes to compete in women's and girls' sports Tuesday, while also signaling a willingness to keep its ruling narrowly tailored.
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4th Circ. Combines DOJ Appeals Of Comey, James Dismissals
The Fourth Circuit has granted the Trump administration's request to combine its previously separate appeals of the dismissals of prosecutions against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.
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Jack Smith To Testify Publicly Next Week
Former special counsel Jack Smith is slated to testify publicly before the House Judiciary Committee on Jan. 22 after, according to his attorney, having been "ready and willing" to do so for a while.
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The Issues That Could Decide The Tom Goldstein Tax Case
Federal prosecutors are set to begin making their case against famed U.S. Supreme Court lawyer and SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein at trial Wednesday, alleging that he deliberately hid millions of dollars in high-stakes poker winnings from the Internal Revenue Service between 2016 and 2021 and lied on mortgage applications.
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Sen. Kelly Sues Hegseth Over Alleged Retaliation For Remarks
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., sued Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Monday, urging a D.C. federal court to declare unlawful Hegseth's attempt to reduce the lawmaker's Navy rank over statements reminding service members of their obligation to disregard unlawful orders.
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NJ Gov. Extends Jury Service To 350K Formerly Incarcerated
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed an executive order that restores the right to serve on state juries to more than 350,000 state residents with criminal convictions who have completed their sentences.
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Justices Wary Of Broader Removal In Coastal Pollution Suits
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday questioned a bid by ExxonMobil and Chevron to move Louisiana pollution lawsuits to federal court, appearing hesitant to embrace the companies' argument that their World War II-era oil production clearly was federal in nature.
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Ex‑NJ Judge's Trial Postponed Amid Police Immunity Appeal
A New Jersey federal civil rights suit brought by a former state court judge against Woodbridge Township and two police officers stalled Monday, just days before a trial was set to commence, after the officers filed an interlocutory appeal challenging the court's refusal to grant them qualified immunity.
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Compromise Funding Bill Gives Judiciary $9.7B
Congressional appropriators have unveiled a bipartisan compromise funding bill for the federal judiciary for fiscal 2026, which includes the judiciary's requested funding for court security and federal public defenders.
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Justices Won't Review Citizenship Bid During Removal
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a split Sixth Circuit decision holding that district courts can't decide naturalization applications while immigrants are simultaneously in active removal proceedings.
Expert Analysis
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How Law Firms Can Keep Nonequity Partners Happy
Law firms that successfully manage two-tiered partnership do so by creating a culture that treats everyone with respect and by establishing financial incentives outside their base compensation to reward performance, says Carol Morganstern at Major Lindsey.
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Jurisdiction Argument In USAID Dissent Is Up For Debate
A dissent refuting the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent order directing the U.S. Agency for International Development to pay $2 billion in frozen foreign aid argued that claims relating to already-completed government contract work belong in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims – answering an important question, but with a debatable conclusion, says Steven Gordon at Holland & Knight.
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Series
Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Leverage Your Atty Bio
If maintained properly, your firm bio can help attract potential clients and create authentic connections, so it's crucial to take steps to write an updated attorney profile that goes beyond a list of credentials, says Raychel Lean at Reputation Ink.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Promote Thoughtful Use Of AI?
Eran Kahana at Maslon discusses how partners can encourage responsible use of artificial intelligence tools within their firms by learning to spot pitfalls common to AI-generated work product and championing firmwide procedures and trainings that address the risks of uncritically relying on this powerful but imperfect technology.
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Making Legal Cents: Firm Culture Is The New Game Plan
Law firm culture is often dismissed as a soft factor — merely platitudes on a website that seem disconnected from the bottom line — but by intentionally embedding a strong culture into day-to-day operations, law firms can achieve sustainable success, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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5 Questions Firms Must Ask For Successful Lateral Integration
To ensure that lateral partners effectively integrate their books of business, firms should design a structured transition plan based on a few fundamentals, from tracking the right data to implementing meaningful incentives, says Lana Manganiello at Practice Growth Partner.
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Goldilocks Solution: Why The 4-Day Office Week Is Just Right
As law firms continue to wrestle with return-to-office policies, many are being pulled toward one or the other of two extremes: the rigidity of a five-day in-office schedule and the laissez-faire approach of a flexible three-day hybrid model — but a four-day in-office workweek may be the sweet spot, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.
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As Attys Adopt Generative AI, 3 Elements Should Be Cardinal
As the legal world increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence, lawyers and firms must develop and utilize strong prompting skills, keep a pulse on forthcoming tech evolutions, and remain steadfast to ethical obligations, say Michele Carney at Carney & Marchi and Marty Robles-Avila at BAL.
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Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
“No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Prioritize Connections
One reason business development in the legal industry seems so mysterious is because human relationships are so complex, but lawyers can reorient their thinking in two important ways to drive the process of connecting with new colleagues and contacts, say Jamie Lawless and Angela Quinn at Husch Blackwell.
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Roundup
Biz Development Tip Of The Month
This year, experts shared 12 actionable strategies on building business in today's competitive legal market, from prioritizing human connections to maximizing the impact of thought leadership.
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Overcoming US Law Firms' Hesitancy To Enter Indian Market
Successful private equity exits with strong returns have solidified India's buyout market as an increasingly attractive destination for future investments, offering compelling reasons for the U.S. legal community to overcome its caution on the country's markets, says Vaishali Movva at Eimer Stahl.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Make A Plan For The Year
While firms are busy allocating resources and assessing client demand, individual attorneys should use the start of the year to slow down and create a personal business plan, which can be accomplished with a few steps, say Elizabeth Gooch, Teri Robshaw and Chris Newman at McDermott.
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Talking Mental Health: Caring For Everyone As A Firm Leader
Reid Phillips at Brooks Pierce discusses how he manages the pressure of running a law firm, how sources of stress in the legal industry have changed over the past decade, and what firm leaders should do to help manage burnout and mental health issues among employees.
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How Firms Can Use LinkedIn To Aid Marketing Efforts In 2025
LinkedIn has several features law firms can use to showcase their capabilities and thought leadership to reach prospective and existing clients, including the Event and Live features, says Sofia Millar at Reputation Ink.