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Lawyer is sanctioned for lifting passages from opponents' motion; copying was 'neither slight nor subtle'

A lawyer who copied part of her opponents’ motion into her own legal filing will have to pay more than $8,400 as sanctions, a federal judge in Pennsylvania has ruled.



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Pay gap between male and female partners narrows to 34%; what is their average compensation?

The average male law firm partner earns 34% more than the average female partner, which is less of a differential than in prior years, according to a survey by recruiting firm Major, Lindsey & Africa in association with Law360.



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Crime-fraud exception permits release of 8 law prof emails; some indicate Trump certified false court claims, judge rules

A federal judge in California has ruled that the crime-fraud exception allows disclosure of eight otherwise-privileged emails to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot.



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Judge is removed after she is accused of presiding 'in a manner befitting a game show host'

The Ohio Supreme Court has suspended a Cleveland municipal judge after a hearing panel concluded that she “ruled her courtroom in a reckless and cavalier manner” and “conducted business in a manner befitting a game show host.”



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Dad accused of arranging teen's marriage to avoid child-custody deal wins in Idaho Supreme Court

A magistrate judge no longer had jurisdiction in a child-custody dispute over a 16-year-old girl after the teenager married and obtained legal emancipation, the Idaho Supreme Court has ruled. The state supreme court ruled for William Eugene Hornish Jr., who was accused of arranging a sham marriage for his daughter, so that he could deprive the court of jurisdiction and take the teen to Florida with him.



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8th Circuit upholds food-safety law in suit by pastor who gave bologna sandwiches to homeless people

A pastor and his assistant who were ticketed but not prosecuted for handing out bologna sandwiches to homeless people have lost their First Amendment lawsuit against the city of St. Louis.



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Madison Square Garden misinterpreted ethics rules when it banned firm's lawyers from venues, suit says

Updated: The Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. violated New York law when it used a “flimsy” ethics rationale to ban nearly 60 lawyers from Madison Square Garden venues, according to a lawsuit filed last week.



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Fired K&L Gates partner found guilty of cyberstalking former colleagues

A fired K&L Gates partner was convicted Monday on three counts of cyberstalking for sending thousands of harassing emails to three colleagues.



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Dechert faces new 'hack-and-smear' suit; plaintiff is fired Wall Street Journal reporter

A fired reporter from the Wall Street Journal has filed a lawsuit accusing Dechert of participating in a “hack-and-smear operation” that led to his firing and blackballing in the journalism community.



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6th Circuit rules against county that seized homes for unpaid taxes, didn't refund the surplus value

A county in Michigan violated the takings clause when it seized title to homes to satisfy tax debts without giving the owners compensation for their homes’ value above the amount owed, a federal appeals court has ruled.



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