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The American Lawyer

Davis Polk Partner Joins Mueller's Russia Investigation Team

Greg Andres, a 13-year veteran of the U.S. Department of Justice, has left Davis Polk & Wardwell's New York office to become the 16th lawyer on a team led by special counsel Robert Mueller III—formerly of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr—probing potential Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
19 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami's Lawson Courthouse Center Closed by Flooding

The courthouse will stay closed at least through Thursday, and ceilings must be replaced in the first and 11th floors.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Trump's Work on Son's Press Statement Adds Yet Another Piece to His Legal Puzzle

Former prosecutors say Trump's involvement in crafting a statement for his son, Don Jr., isn't necessarily obstruction of justice.
13 minute read

Daily Report Online

Federal Suit Claims Small-Town Cop Wrongly Made DUI Arrests for Prescribed Meds

Statham, Georgia, is a small town of some 2,400 people. But a suit claims one of its police officers, until he left the department in June, routinely arrested dozens of people, usually women, and charged them with driving under the influence simply because they were taking medications prescribed by their doctors.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

No Live Witness Guarantee at Bail Hearings, High Court Says

Criminal defendants in New Jersey facing pretrial detention under the state's new bail system do not have an automatic right to confront witnesses at their hearings, the state Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday.
8 minute read

Legaltech News

Updated SCOTUS Website Gets Mixed Reviews

The new changes pave the way for a planned electronic filing system that will make Supreme Court briefs and documents available to all on the site.
3 minute read

The Recorder

State Bar Study Says 'Maybe' on Lower Exam Passing Score

Without issuing an unequivocal conclusion, the report found that the existing score of 144 is a valid standard, but that a slightly lower score of 141 would also be appropriate.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Argentina's Bumpy Recovery May Spell Trouble for Macri Reforms

There is one small problem with Argentina's incipient economic recovery: consumers aren't feeling it. And that spells trouble for President Mauricio Macri in congressional elections in October.
3 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Major Law Firm Names Populate GOP Shortlist for Del. Federal Court Vacancies

A group of top Delaware Republicans have forwarded to the White House the names of three attorneys they favor to fill two openings on the state's federal bench.
15 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia Court Awards Alabama Man $1M Lottery Win

This is the tale of a ticket — a lottery ticket, that is. It began on a February day in 2013 and it ended last week in an Atlanta courtroom, leaving an Alabama man $1 million richer.
5 minute read

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