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New Jersey Law Journal

Election Board Gets Court's OK to Investigate Essex Executive

A New Jersey appeals court ruled Friday that the state Election Law Enforcement Commission may proceed with an investigation into alleged campaign finance law violations by Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo and his treasurer.
4 minute read

The Recorder

University of California, With Covington's Help, Sues Trump Over DACA

UC president Janet Napolitano signed the directive implementing DACA when she was secretary of homeland security in 2012.
9 minute read

Daily Report Online

11th Circuit Rejects 'Dark Web' Gun Dealer's Constitutional Challenge

That novelty was not enough to sway the judges in a case that involved the bitcoin sale of weapons on the "dark web" in the U.S. and internationally.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Union County Prosecutor Headed for In-House Job at PSEG

Grace Park, the acting Union County prosecutor who broke barriers by serving as the first Asian-American county prosecutor in New Jersey's history, will be moving to the role of deputy general counsel and chief litigation counsel at Public Service Enterprise Group Inc., according to a Friday announcement.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Small NY Firm Corrals Big Bipartisan Crowd for SCOTUS Case

How did five-year-old Manhattan litigation boutique Holwell Shuster & Goldberg gather 65 former lawmakers to back its gerrymandering arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court?
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Brief for Lieberman Skewers PACER Overcharges

Former U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman--the prime sponsor of the E-Government Act of 2002 -- filed an amicus brief supporting a summary judgment motion against the U.S. Department of Justice over fees it charges to access electronic court records.
11 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'No Consensus' On Scientific Theory Used in Child Rape Cases, NJ Judge Rules

A New Jersey judge has ruled that prosecutors may no longer use the three-decade-old psychological theory routinely used to attempt to prove child rape allegations.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Hughes Hubbard Adds Fraud Chief, Veteran FCPA Lawyer in DC

After nearly a decade working for the U.S. Department of Justice, Laura Perkins is getting off the federal government's payroll for a life in private practice. The veteran Foreign Corrupt Practices Act lawyer received some guidance from a legal recruiter with ties to the nation's top court to find her new perch in Big Law.
5 minute read

The Recorder

In City of Stars, Sidley Snags Appellate 'Van Damme'

Jean-Claude “J.C.” André, who spent the past decade as a federal prosecutor in Los Angeles, has joined Sidley Austin as a partner in its U.S. Supreme Court and appellate practice in the same city.
4 minute read

International Edition

Trump lawyers make headlines for wrong reasons in email and prisoner affair dramas

King & Spalding ethics adviser and ex-Hogan Lovells partner face unwanted attention
4 minute read

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