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House speaker moves to block Senate Judiciary Committee from seeing Gaetz ethics report

Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that he will urge the House Ethics Committee to suppress its report into attorney general nominee Matt Gaetz and block the Senate Judiciary Committee from viewing the investigation, an unusual intervention that could shape a divisive nomination fight.

Nov 15, 2024 2:15 PM CST

Trump picks his personal lawyers for powerful DOJ posts

President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday that he planned to appoint three of the lawyers from his criminal trials to top Justice Department jobs, putting them in position to oversee the federal prosecutors and agents who brought two of the cases and to argue on behalf of his administration before the Supreme Court.

Nov 15, 2024 7:15 AM CST

Gaetz’s AG nomination could face ‘steep’ climb, senators warn

Republican senators signaled Thursday that they plan to closely scrutinize allegations of wrongdoing dogging Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department, former congressman Matt Gaetz, setting up a potential showdown between the president-elect and the GOP-controlled Senate.

Nov 14, 2024 4:21 PM CST

Did ethics case constitute ‘crying in baseball’? Kansas supremes debate discipline as ‘sword’

Updated: A Kansas attorney has received a six-month stayed suspension for making “inflammatory attacks” on an opposing counsel and including “irrelevant information” in a court filing intended to diminish his client’s estranged wife.

Nov 14, 2024 1:02 PM CST

Gaetz resigned days before ethics investigation report expected

The House Ethics Committee was set to vote this week on releasing a report about Matt Gaetz (R-Florida), who resigned from Congress on Wednesday after being picked as President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general.

Nov 14, 2024 8:18 AM CST

FTC antitrust case against Meta can move to trial, court rules

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit accusing Facebook owner Meta of holding an illegal monopoly over social media can proceed to trial, handing the agency a victory after previous setbacks in making its case in court.

Nov 13, 2024 3:35 PM CST

Biden faces shrinking window for judicial nominations

Senate Democrats are staring down a shrinking timeline to confirm more than two dozen of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees, with President-elect Donald Trump warning Republicans to do all they can to block the effort.

Nov 13, 2024 3:25 PM CST

RNC election lawyer, a ‘very genial guy,’ will be new White House counsel

The White House counsel in the new Trump administration is a former BigLaw lawyer who worked as the Republican National Committee’s outside counsel for election integrity in the 2024 presidential campaign.

Nov 13, 2024 11:24 AM CST

Following pay changes with Idaho public defender’s office, agency saw more than 1,000 withdrawals

Updated: Recent Idaho public defender pay rate changes led to many counsel heading for the exits, and the Idaho State Bar issued a formal ethics opinion due to concerns. It recognizes financial hardships can cause conflicts in legal representation but notes that counsel cannot leave a case without the court’s approval.

Nov 13, 2024 9:07 AM CST

Members Only: Make your voice heard in the ABA Legislative Priorities Survey

The ABA Legislative Priorities Survey is more than just a questionnaire; it is a powerful instrument that helps the ABA to align its efforts with the concerns and priorities of its membership.

Nov 12, 2024 4:00 PM CST

Appeals judge told state attorney how to handle resentencing while badmouthing others, texts indicate

A Florida appeals judge who obtained a 2004 murder conviction of an alleged gang leader texted advice to the Miami-Dade, Florida, state attorney handling his resentencing while “denigrating defense attorneys and badmouthing local judges,” according to the Miami Herald.

Nov 12, 2024 11:34 AM CST

House speaker moves to block Senate Judiciary Committee from seeing Gaetz ethics report

Trump picks his personal lawyers for powerful DOJ posts

Gaetz’s AG nomination could face ‘steep’ climb, senators warn

Did ethics case constitute ‘crying in baseball’? Kansas supremes debate discipline as ‘sword’

Gaetz resigned days before ethics investigation report expected

FTC antitrust case against Meta can move to trial, court rules

Biden faces shrinking window for judicial nominations

RNC election lawyer, a ‘very genial guy,’ will be new White House counsel

Following pay changes with Idaho public defender’s office, agency saw more than 1,000 withdrawals

Members Only: Make your voice heard in the ABA Legislative Priorities Survey

Appeals judge told state attorney how to handle resentencing while badmouthing others, texts indicate

Leonard Leo, Trump aide Mike Davis spar over Supreme Court retirements

Mississippi Senate paid Black lawyer ‘significantly less’ than white colleagues, DOJ suit alleges

Trump wants to expand death penalty to include these crimes

Federal judge suspends deadlines in Trump criminal case

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