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California judge admonished for doing this after telling newbie attorney to stop shaking her head

A California judge has received a public admonishment partly for flinging court papers at a newbie defense lawyer because he thought that she was shaking her head at him.

Dec 12, 2024 10:21 AM CST

Federal judge will no longer tolerate lawyers’ barbed briefs and ‘expletive-laden phone calls’

A federal judge in Seattle is fed up with "hyperbole and bluster" in a lawsuit alleging that State Farm failed to pay full policy benefits to homeowners after a house fire.

Dec 12, 2024 9:00 AM CST

Prosecutor who sent nude photos to federal judge ‘felt trapped,’ thought she had no choice, cited letter says

An assistant U.S. attorney in Alaska said she felt “completely powerless” when then-U.S. District Judge Joshua M. Kindred of the District of Alaska asked for nude photos around the same time that he allegedly texted her about holding grudges and his power to help her win a nomination to the federal bench, according to documents unsealed Monday.

Dec 11, 2024 2:57 PM CST

Car-racing costs can’t be deducted by lawyer as marketing expense, 10th Circuit rules

A solo personal injury lawyer can’t count the costs of car racing as a marketing activity, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.

Dec 11, 2024 8:48 AM CST

Indiana’s former AG says dropped groping suit ends ‘odyssey of unfounded allegations’

Four women who accused then-Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill of groping them at a 2018 party have dropped their civil lawsuit against him, citing their conclusion that a trial would not make him take responsibility for his alleged actions.

Dec 10, 2024 3:00 PM CST

Bar admission denied for applicant who won’t take constitutional oath

A bar applicant who won’t take an oath to support the U.S. Constitution and the New York Constitution has failed to demonstrate that she has the character and fitness to become an attorney, according to a New York appeals court.

Dec 9, 2024 2:22 PM CST

Wife convicted of murdering prominent attorney husband claimed to reveal real killer at her sentencing

A Georgia woman convicted of murdering and burning the body of her husband, a prominent Atlanta-area attorney, was sentenced to life in prison after a Dec. 5 sentencing hearing in which she claimed that the real killer was the man’s son.

Dec 9, 2024 1:04 PM CST

Pilot project allowing nonlawyer legal providers gets OK in Washington

The Washington Supreme Court has authorized a pilot project that will allow nonlawyer entities to provide legal and law-related services in Washington.

Dec 9, 2024 11:13 AM CST

Texas lawyer allegedly killed and cremated son, saying he mistook him for intruder

A Houston lawyer is accused of waiting about 17 hours to call police after allegedly killing his son and burning his body on a woodpile at his weekend home in Sabine County, Texas.

Dec 9, 2024 9:52 AM CST

Lawyers spar in Supreme Court over constitutional rights in transgender health care case

The lengthy arguments this week in United States v. Skrmetti—a major case about whether a Tennessee law barring certain medical treatments for transgender minors violates the 14th Amendment—were marked by past positions, anticipation of future battles, a historical first and one justice’s curious silence.

Dec 5, 2024 2:15 PM CST

California judge admonished for doing this after telling newbie attorney to stop shaking her head

Federal judge will no longer tolerate lawyers’ barbed briefs and ‘expletive-laden phone calls’

Prosecutor who sent nude photos to federal judge ‘felt trapped,’ thought she had no choice, cited letter says

Car-racing costs can’t be deducted by lawyer as marketing expense, 10th Circuit rules

Indiana’s former AG says dropped groping suit ends ‘odyssey of unfounded allegations’

Bar admission denied for applicant who won’t take constitutional oath

Wife convicted of murdering prominent attorney husband claimed to reveal real killer at her sentencing

Pilot project allowing nonlawyer legal providers gets OK in Washington

Texas lawyer allegedly killed and cremated son, saying he mistook him for intruder

Lawyers spar in Supreme Court over constitutional rights in transgender health care case

Judge gave ‘reasonable impression’ she was letting immigrant evade ICE, ethics charges say

2 federal judges have changed their minds about senior status; will 2 appeals judges follow suit?

Horse-loving lawyer left the law to help run a Colorado ranch

Judge with propensity for hugging workers said he had ‘loose screws’ in head after thwarted kiss, ethics complaint says

Muslim lawyer can’t sue over revoked BigLaw job offer based on this theory, federal judge rules

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