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National Law Journal

Federal Circuit Investigates Complaint Against Judge Pauline Newman

Court probes 95-year-old jurist's competency, alleged delays in issuing decisions.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Judge Assails Lower Court Over Ruling That Blocked Anti-Sanctuary City Law

U.S. District Judge Kathryn Mizelle, sitting by designation on the Eleventh Circuit, was part of a three-judge panel that reinstated a Florida law that banned "sanctuary cities."
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Biden Nominates Two Judges to Federal Appeals Bench

Even if Biden gets the nominees confirmed, the makeup of the courts on which they'll sit won't see much change.
3 minute read

Law.com

Penn Carey Law Professor Amy Wax Says There's 'Not a Single Shred of Evidence' of Bias

"I don't think there is any warrant for sanctioning me, I don't think the charges have any valid basis and I will keep defending myself to the best of my ability for as long as it takes," Amy Wax said during the webinar. "Penn is very powerful, rich, ruthless and unprincipled and will do everything they can to wear you down from my experience so far—I'm sorry to have to issue such a harsh judgment, but there it is."
8 minute read

The Recorder

Edelson, Erika Girardi Say New Bankruptcy Settlement Lets Girardi Keese Lender 'Off the Hook'

Bankruptcy trustees in the Chapter 7 cases of Tom Girardi and his law firm, Girardi Keese, plan to seek approval on Tuesday of a new settlement with one of his largest lenders, California Attorney Lending II.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Warranty Claims Spike, Target Tesla After FTC Action

After the FTC enforces and reaches a settlement, plaintiffs attorneys or state attorneys general often look toward such agreements to file their own claims.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Pennsylvania Disciplinary Board Asks Court to Revive Anti-Bias Rule for Lawyers

The rule was struck down as violating the First Amendment as well as being "unconstitutionally" vague.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Even with Profitability 'Squeeze,' Perkins Coie Sees Modest Revenue Growth

The firm's layoffs in February followed a financial year in which PEP fell 8.5%.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

DC Court of Appeals Says It Can't Define Trump's Scope of Employment in Defamation Suit

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit certified a question about the scope of then-President Donald Trump's employment when he denied E. Jean Carroll's rape allegations. The en banc court sent the case back, observing that more fact-finding is needed.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

How Liberal Is the 9th Circuit? New Study Takes Deep Dive

The Ninth Circuit's reputation as an extreme liberal court at least partly stems from "dissentals" from conservative members, Hellman said.
7 minute read

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