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ABA urges Congress to prioritize judicial security amid recent attacks on judge and court officer

The ABA asked Congress on Tuesday to quickly take action to protect federal judges and their families in the wake of a July attack at the home of U.S. District Judge Esther Salas of New Jersey.

Oct 28, 2020 3:19 PM CDT

Sexual misconduct suit by BigLaw firm’s former legal assistant is mostly dismissed

A federal judge in New Jersey has mostly dismissed a lawsuit by a former legal assistant at Fox Rothschild, who claimed that a now-fired lawyer tried to sexually assault her.

Oct 23, 2020 12:24 PM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Antitrust suit filed against Google; pro se litigant accused of judge death threat

DOJ files antitrust suit against Google The U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Google on Tuesday that alleges that the tech company maintains a monopoly in search services and search advertising. The suit alleges that Google uses anti-competitive tactics to make itself the default search engine…

Oct 20, 2020 4:23 PM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Top DOJ officials backed family separations; judge forgives gunman who killed her son

Top DOJ officials said to be ‘driving force’ in family separations Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his deputy attorney general, Rod Rosenstein, told federal prosecutors in 2018 that they had to prosecute immigrants who were in the country illegally, even if it meant separating families, according to a…

Oct 7, 2020 4:24 PM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Facebook sued over Kenosha killing; GC says she was fired for failing to soften criticism

Facebook, militia groups and Kyle Rittenhouse sued The partner of Anthony Huber, a man killed in Kenosha, Wisconsin, protests, is among four plaintiffs suing Facebook, militia groups and Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old charged with killing Huber and a second person. The suit says the Kenosha Guard, a militia group, called…

Sep 24, 2020 3:49 PM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Bill Gates Sr. dies at 94; federal judiciary seeks $500M for better security

Bill Gates Sr., lawyer and ABA Medal winner, dies at 94 Lawyer and 2009 ABA Medal winner Bill Gates Sr. has died at age 94. Gates was a name partner at K&L Gates and a co-chair at the foundation established by his son, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. When he was…

Sep 16, 2020 4:55 PM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Another firm trims salary cuts; lawyer is accused of writing $400K in bad checks

Kelley Drye trims some salary cuts Kelley Drye & Warren is reducing 10% pay cuts to 5% cuts for associates, special counsels and staff earning more than $100,000. Reductions in equity partner draws will stay in place for now. (Above the Law, Bloomberg Law) Las Vegas lawyer is accused of…

Sep 3, 2020 4:16 PM CDT

Lawsuit claims process server frightened family and failed to wear mask or social distance

Lawyers are asking a court to toss a lawsuit claiming that their process server startled a family and failed to take measures to protect against an infection with COVID-19.

Aug 27, 2020 12:36 PM CDT

New York announces reciprocity agreements with 9 jurisdictions while it plans online October bar exam

New York has announced reciprocity agreements with some jurisdictions also offering the October online bar exam, which will use National Conference of Bar Examiners testing materials.

Aug 19, 2020 9:56 AM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Actor Jussie Smollett’s prosecutors are reviewed; enhanced protection is recommended for judges

No crimes by prosecutors found in Jussie Smollett case Special prosecutor Dan Webb has found “substantial abuses of discretion” but no criminal wrongdoing by prosecutors who dropped charges against actor Jussie Smollett, who was on the TV show Empire. He was accused of orchestrating a hate crime attack on himself.…

Aug 17, 2020 4:51 PM CDT

Convicted of a crime that never occurred? It happens all too often, law prof says

We are used to hearing about wrongful convictions in which a murderer walked free because an innocent person was misidentified. But when Jessica S. Henry, a professor at Montclair State University in New Jersey, was researching material for her course on wrongful convictions, she discovered that in one-third of all known exonerations, the conviction was wrongful because there had not even been a crime.

Aug 12, 2020 9:00 AM CDT

ABA urges Congress to prioritize judicial security amid recent attacks on judge and court officer

Sexual misconduct suit by BigLaw firm’s former legal assistant is mostly dismissed

Afternoon Briefs: Antitrust suit filed against Google; pro se litigant accused of judge death threat

Afternoon Briefs: Top DOJ officials backed family separations; judge forgives gunman who killed her son

Afternoon Briefs: Facebook sued over Kenosha killing; GC says she was fired for failing to soften criticism

Afternoon Briefs: Bill Gates Sr. dies at 94; federal judiciary seeks $500M for better security

Afternoon Briefs: Another firm trims salary cuts; lawyer is accused of writing $400K in bad checks

Lawsuit claims process server frightened family and failed to wear mask or social distance

New York announces reciprocity agreements with 9 jurisdictions while it plans online October bar exam

Afternoon Briefs: Actor Jussie Smollett’s prosecutors are reviewed; enhanced protection is recommended for judges

Convicted of a crime that never occurred? It happens all too often, law prof says

State supreme court suspends former judge accused of harboring boyfriend sought in robbery

New Jersey federal judge: ‘Monster’ who killed my son had dossier on us; we need judicial privacy

Accused of hiding asbestos evidence, Cahill Gordon and chemical company agree to pay $73M

Suspect in killing at federal judge’s home is linked to slaying of California lawyer

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