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Emil Bove, nominee for the Third Circuit, who previously served as President Donald Trump's criminal attorney and was a top acting official at the U.S. Department of Justice earlier this year, where he took various controversial actions, made his case on Wednesday for judicial confirmation.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2025

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3rd Circ. Pick Emil Bove Says He's 'Not Anybody's Henchman'

By Courtney Bubl茅

Emil Bove, nominee for the Third Circuit, who previously served as President Donald Trump's criminal attorney and was a top acting official at the U.S. Department of Justice earlier this year, where he took various controversial actions, made his case on Wednesday for judicial confirmation.

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DOJ Sues Md. Federal Judges Over 'Lawless' Habeas Orders

By Ali Sullivan

The Trump administration is suing the Maryland federal district court and all of its judges over a standing order that temporarily staves off the deportation of detained noncitizens who file habeas petitions.

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2nd Circ. Blocks Reed Smith Doc Turnover Order In Eletson Row

By Emily Sawicki

The Second Circuit on Wednesday granted Reed Smith LLP's emergency motion to stay a Manhattan federal judge's order to turn over client files amid a conflict over the legitimate ownership of international shipping company Eletson, which is in a dispute with competitor Levona.

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Atty's Ex-Wife Tells NC Justices She's Owed Half Firm's Worth

By Hayley Fowler

The ex-wife of an intellectual property lawyer in North Carolina has asked the state's highest court to affirm an order awarding her half the value of his law firm in their divorce, arguing the practice's goodwill is marital property subject to equal distribution.

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Watchdog Targets US Atty Over Arrests, Probes Of NJ Officials

By Jake Maher

The legal ethics watchdog Campaign for Accountability on Wednesday accused interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba of an "abuse of power" over her office's recent investigations and arrests of New Jersey officials and called for an ethics investigation.

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WHITE COLLAR

Mass. Atty Gets 18 Mos. For 'Greed' In Pot Shop Bribery Plot

By Julie Manganis

A Massachusetts lawyer, whose conviction for attempting to bribe a police chief to endorse his client's retail cannabis license application had been partly reversed at the First Circuit, was re-sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in prison by a federal judge who said the attorney should have known better.

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DISCIPLINARY MATTERS

Paxton Deputy Accused Of Pressuring Impeachment Witnesses

By Catherine Marfin

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's second-in-command tampered with witnesses during Paxton's impeachment, fabricated sexual harassment allegations and misused state funds, according to a state bar complaint and federal lawsuit filed by two of Paxton's former top deputies.

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LITIGATION

Colorado Attorney Settles Bias Suit With DC-Area Firm

By Emily Sawicki

A Colorado lawyer has settled claims she brought against her former employer in December, when she accused the law firm of having "abruptly and unlawfully" terminated her employment due to her age and gender.

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Latino Atty Says Va. Law Firm Axed Him For Flagging Bias

By Emmy Freedman

An employee-side law firm repeatedly stood in the way of a Latino attorney's career advancement, underpaid him, and fired him after he advocated for increasing a Black attorney's pay to match that of a white colleague, a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Maryland federal court said.

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Swiss Re Says Botched Representation Led To Inflated Deal

By Hope Patti

Swiss Re told an Illinois federal court Wednesday that counsel representing it in underlying actions related to a medical malpractice suit failed to adequately advise and defend the reinsurer, consequently forcing it into a large settlement even though its coverage had not yet been triggered.

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State Gets Second Chance Despite Delays, Pa. Court Rules

By Elizabeth Daley

A trial court erred in dismissing a criminal case against a man who was accused of illegally possessing firearms due to excessive delays, the Pennsylvania Superior Court said, finding that lapsed time was not entirely attributable to the commonwealth and should therefore not prevent prosecution.

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Texas Magistrate Recommends Tossing La. Hurricane Ad Suit

By Catherine Marfin

A Texas magistrate judge has recommended that a litigation funder and a Houston-area attorney be freed from a proposed class action that alleges a law firm engaged in deceptive advertising targeting hurricane victims in Louisiana.

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Judge OKs Most Of Attorney Fees In MGM Vax Exemption Suit

By Danielle Ferguson

A Michigan federal judge on Wednesday awarded nearly $394,000 in attorney fees to a former MGM Grand Casino worker who won a religious bias suit after being fired for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, slightly cutting the requested award after reducing hours because of discrepancies between two submissions.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

DOJ Atty Firing Highlights Tension Between 2 Ethical Duties

The U.S. Department of Justice's recent firing of a prosecutor-turned-whistleblower involved in the Abrego Garcia v. Noem case illustrates the tricky balancing act between zealous client advocacy and a lawyer’s duty of candor to the court, which many clients fail to appreciate, says David Atkins at Yale Law School.

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Series

Law School's Missed Lessons: Rejecting Biz Dev Myths

Law schools don’t spend sufficient time dispelling certain myths that prevent young lawyers from exploring new business opportunities, but by dismissing these misguided beliefs, even an introverted first-year associate with a small network of contacts can find long-term success, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Analysis

The 5 Big Enforcement Trends White Collar Attys Must Know

By Phillip Bantz

The Trump administration has made clear its intent to prioritize U.S. interests, eliminate transnational cartels and cut government fraud, waste and abuse — but questions remain about the administration’s approach to foreign bribery, crypto, public corruption, self-disclosure and clemency as we head into the second half of the year.

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Analysis

TCPA Litigants Brace For 'Seismic Shift' After Deference Blow

By Allison Grande

The U.S. Supreme Court's backing of broad judicial review for the crush of regulatory orders interpreting the Telephone Consumer Protection Act is poised to turn the litigation landscape on its head, as key statutory determinations that have long been viewed as settled matters are suddenly ripe for scrutiny. 

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Court Halts Trump Order Curbing Federal Union Bargaining

By Beverly Banks

Several federal agencies must stop enforcing a part of President Donald Trump's executive order that would ax labor contracts covering agencies that have "national security" aims, a California federal judge ruled, finding unions showed they would suffer irreparable harm by losing collective bargaining rights.

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Brief

NJ Rep. McIver Pleads Not Guilty In ICE Facility Incident

By Carla Baranauckas

U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver pled not guilty Wednesday in New Jersey federal court to assault and interference charges stemming from an incident at an immigration detention center in Newark on May 9.

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