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'Indefensible & Inexcusable': Ex-Judge Luttig on Role of Lawyers in Lead Up to Jan. 6

"I doubt that January 6 would have ever occurred had it not been for the enabling of that effort by lawyers of the legal profession," said Michael Luttig, formerly of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

DOJ, Google Begin Closing Arguments in Antitrust Search Engine Case

"Google is not under the law obligated to say, 'We will step back and let you win the deal,'" said John Schmidtlein, the company's attorney. "Google is winning because it is better."
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Nuclear Verdicts Poised to Rise But Some Governors Fight Back

The 89 lawsuits against a corporate defendant in 2023 that resulted in a nuclear verdict of at least $10 million is the largest number of such cases in a single year since 2009.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Republicans Urge US Banking Agencies to Provide Clarity in Merger Review Process

"Clear expectations and timeliness surrounding merger reviews are critical so banks can make informed decisions about whether to pursue a merger when approval is likely or withdraw an application when it is not," said Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Summons Trump Campaign Lawyers, Plaintiff to In-Camera Conference After Motion to Withdraw

In as motion to withdraw, LaRocca Hornik partner Jared Blumetti said there's been "an irreparable breakdown in the attorney-client relationship between the Firm and the Campaign, the details of which the Firm respectfully requests leave to explain to the Court in camera."
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Judges Hear 1st Challenge to Medicare Drug Price Program to Hit Federal Appeals Court

The challenge to the program seems to be a part of a larger legal strategy to create a circuit split, thus increasing chances of U.S. Supreme Court review, said Andrew Twinamatsiko, director of the Health Policy and the Law Initiative at the O'Neill Institute.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Big Law in DC Recruits From FDA, DOJ in Latest String of Government Hires

Sidley Austin, Mitchell Sandler and Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel have all tapped federal agencies to bolster their ranks.
3 minute read

Law.com

In a Flurry of Title IX Lawsuits, One Stands Out to Challenge Rollback of Students' Rights

"The concern, of course, is that institutions, given a choice, will offer processes that are less robust. But this could be shortsighted on the part of institutions as fewer protections for accused students will inevitably lead to more litigation, which could lead to greater cost for institutions," Patricia Hamill, a member at Clark Hill, told Law.com.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Declining Presence of Lawyers in Elected Office: A Trend to Be Reversed

The decline in lawyers serving in legislatures has been driven in part by economics and changes in the legal profession as significant financial incentives exist for lawyers to practice law rather than run for office, a former president of the New York State Bar Association writes.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Ex-Senior FDIC Lawyer Gets 20-Year Prison Sentence for Sexually Exploiting Children

The sentence for Mark Alan Black handed down Tuesday fell short of the 30 years prosecutors said was warranted. But it exceeded the 15-year sentence his attorney argued was appropriate.
4 minute read

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