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New Jersey Law Journal

Meet the Judges: Senate Confirms 7 Superior Court Nominees in Final 2024 Session

In the New Jersey Senate’s final 2024 session, the legislators confirmed a new Mercer County prosecutor and seven nominees to the Superior Court.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Appeals Court Removes Fulton DA From Georgia Election Case Against Trump, Others

The new ruling means it will be up to the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia to find another prosecutor to take over the case and to decide whether to continue to pursue it, though that could be delayed if Willis decides to appeal to the state Supreme Court.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Scrap the State's Taxpayer Funding of Elections

Joseph Burns, an election law partner at Holtzman Vogel, offers his views on the new NYS public campaign finance program and why it doesn’t work.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Fulton Judge Rejects Attempt by Trump Campaign Lawyer to Invalidate Guilty Plea in Georgia Election Case

The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump and others on Friday rejected an attempt by former Trump campaign lawyer Kenneth Chesebro to invalidate his guilty plea.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

3rd Circuit Nominee Mangi Sees 'No Pathway to Confirmation,' Derides 'Organized Smear Campaign'

Adeel Mangi said in a letter to the White House that the system for approving federal court judges is "fundamentally broken" and has turned into "a channel for the raising of money based on performative McCarthyism before video cameras."
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ruling Ends Lengthy Court of Appeals Election Challenge

A legal battle challenging former State Bar of Georgia Executive Director Jeff Davis' election to the Georgia Court of Appeals has come to an end following a ruling by the Supreme Court of Georgia on Tuesday.
4 minute read

International Edition

French Government Collapse Brings Uncertainties & Opportunities for Law Firms

Political and economic volatility caused by the political upheaval creates challenges for dealmakers, but also opportunities for law firms.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Trump Seeks to Have Georgia Election Case Dismissed, Cites Presidential Immunity

Also, former Trump campaign lawyer Kenneth Chesebro, who pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge in the case, asked a court to invalidate that plea. Chesebro was one of four people to plead guilty in the case in the months following the indictment.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Fulton Judge Weighs Whether to Order Fani Willis to Comply With Lawmakers' Subpoenas Over Trump Case

The committee was formed earlier this year to examine allegations of “various forms of misconduct” by Willis, an elected Democrat, during her prosecution of Trump and others over their efforts to overturn the former president’s 2020 election loss in Georgia.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Judge Grants Special Counsel's Motion, Dismisses Criminal Case Against Trump Without Prejudice

"Dismissal without prejudice is ... consistent with the Government's understanding that the immunity afforded to a sitting President is temporary, expiring when they leave office," U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan wrote.
5 minute read

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