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The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee approved former Goldman Sachs intellectual property attorney John Squires to serve as U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director on Thursday, putting his nomination in the hands of the full Senate.
A Massachusetts judge accused of approving a plan to let a man elude immigration officers by letting him leave the court through a back door seven years ago testified Thursday that was not her intent when she granted a request to let him speak with an attorney in a courthouse lockup.
With the Connecticut state's attorney for Windham's judicial district announcing in April that she'll retire at the end of this month, a longtime supervisory assistant state's attorney has been appointed to take her place, according to the state Criminal Justice Commission, which also announced that the state's attorney in New London's jurisdiction will be reappointed.聽
The federal government slapped New York with a lawsuit Thursday challenging the state's policies that block immigration officials from arresting individuals near its state courthouses.
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP announced Thursday that a shareholder in its Denver office has been appointed to co-lead its state attorneys general practice group.
Torridon Law PLLC announced Thursday that Mike Pompeo, who served as CIA director and secretary of state during the first Trump administration, has joined the firm in Washington, D.C.
Two former federal prosecutors have left their shareholder roles at Greenberg Traurig to join forces with a prominent local defense attorney and open up their own litigation boutique on Long Island.
Brook Andrews, the former chief federal prosecutor for South Carolina, who played a key role in prosecuting the "nukegate" scandal and oversaw the government's team in the high-profile fraud case against convicted double murderer and disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh, has joined Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP.
Two nominations for top positions in聽the U.S. Department of Justice were voted out of committee on party lines on Thursday.
A judge who has sat on Delaware's Court of Common Pleas since 2020 has been nominated by Gov. Matt Meyer to serve as a Superior Court judge in New Castle County.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a prisoner may not add new claims to a habeas corpus petition once a final judgment is issued, cementing strict limits on repeat habeas filings prescribed by federal law.
Harvey Weinstein's sexual abuse retrial ended Thursday with a Manhattan jury failing to reach a verdict on a count alleging the movie mogul raped an actress, one day after he was convicted of forcing sex on a production assistant and cleared on a third charge.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Barring Act's six-year statute of limitations for certain military-related claims does not apply to combat-related special compensation, a win for a proposed class of roughly 9,000 veterans who say they deserve additional pay despite filing late.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a pro se inmate to appeal a suit alleging harsh treatment while behind bars, reversing the Fourth Circuit in an opinion that says civil litigants do not need to file a second notice of appeal if they filed prior to a court's decision to reopen the case.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled students claiming disability discrimination in public schools should聽not face a higher standard of proof than聽plaintiffs in other Americans with Disabilities Act and Rehabilitation Act lawsuits.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday held that the Constitution's supremacy clause cannot shield the federal government from Federal Tort Claims Act suits, in the process reviving a Georgia woman's claim over an FBI raid aimed at a gang member but mistakenly carried out at her home.
A split Second Circuit on Wednesday rejected former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez's request for bail while he appeals his conviction of engaging in a lengthy, million-dollar course of bribery and corruption.
A group of six high-profile retired judges urged the Supreme Court to protect criminal defendants' right to consult with counsel during overnight trial recesses, saying a current "patchwork" of practices in this area is bad for judges as well as defendants.
A pair of Washington, D.C., attorneys on Wednesday urged a disciplinary panel to dismiss ethics claims against them, telling the panel that they had no control over the filing of a complaint challenging the 2020 presidential election results that was later found to be frivolous.
Aaron Reitz, a top U.S. Department of Justice official who works on judicial nominations, announced Wednesday he's resigning after being confirmed for the role on March 26.
A former executive director of Queens Defenders and her husband are charged with embezzling $60,000 from the organization and spending it on personal expenses including rent for a penthouse apartment, luxury goods, vacations and teeth-whitening procedures, prosecutors say in an indictment unsealed Wednesday in New York federal court.
A First Circuit panel won't rethink its 2-1 decision that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission could keep its pretrial win against a Connecticut attorney who sold unregistered penny stocks, according to an order from the appellate court.
If the Sixth Circuit does not undo a decision that a Nashville attorney didn't have standing to challenge a since-rescinded Middle District of Tennessee rule concerning lawyers' "extrajudicial statements," it could "be all but impossible" for lawyers to challenge similar court rules in the future, the attorney said Wednesday.
A former federal prosecutor returned to McGuireWoods LLP in Atlanta to serve as a partner in its government investigations and white collar litigation practice group, the firm announced Wednesday.
Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced two dozen appointments to the New York Supreme Court, Family Court and Court of Claims, including the current general counsel for the New York State Department of State.