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National Law Journal

Supreme Court Gives DOJ Power to Throw Out Burdensome Whistleblower Lawsuits

Despite ruling, concurring and dissenting justices question the constitutionality of False Claims Act's provision of a private cause of action.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Skadden Names New Executive Partner as Eric Friedman Steps Aside After 15 Years at the Helm

Skadden has selected Jeremy London to succeed Eric Friedman as executive partner, effective April 2024.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Spending Rises in Legal Departments as Privacy Issues Outpace Compliance Work

The largest increases were at companies with more than $20 billion in revenue, where median total legal spend rose to $80 million, according to the annual Law Department Management Benchmarking Report.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Severs Five Counts From Bankman-Fried's Indictment Amid Bahamian Legal Proceedings

The Supreme Court of the Bahamas has granted the FTX founder leave to file an application for judicial review of issues relating to his extradition.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Retrial or Acquittal? Do-Over Is the Fix for Wrong Venue, Supreme Court Says

Retrying a defendant convicted in an improper court does not violate double jeopardy, justices unanimously hold.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Giuliani Files to Remove Lawsuit Alleging Sexual Assault and Labor Law Violations to SDNY

Giuliani argued removal is warranted because the plaintiff, at the time of the alleged conduct, maintained Florida residency while Giuliani was domiciled in New York.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Wilmer Taps NY White-Collar Partner as Next Leader for a Series of 'Firsts'

New managing partner-elect Anjan Sahni will be the firm's first 'solo' managing partner since the 2004 merger, the first firm leader to be located in New York and the first person of Sikh faith to run any Big Law firm.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Former Pence Counsel to Testify Against John Eastman in Disciplinary Case

Greg Jacob is expected to testify about what he called Eastman's "entirely made-up" legal arguments for stopping the Jan. 6, 2021, electoral vote count.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

UK Legal Scholars Track Down 17th Century Murder Case, Prove Supreme Court Wrong

The often-cited British common law is not always what the justices say it is, the researchers found.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

State Bar Association Forms Task Force to Confront Potential Overturn of Affirmative Action

The task force will be led by former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison chairman Brad Karp.
3 minute read

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