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  • Justices Take Up NJ Anti-Abortion Group's Subpoena Fight

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review the Third Circuit's dismissal of an anti-abortion pregnancy center's federal lawsuit challenging a subpoena from the New Jersey attorney general demanding information about its donors.

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    Filling The Gaps: How GC Communities Advocate For Others

    As general counsel continue to see their role evolve, some are relying more heavily on professional organizations like the L Suite and Ready Set GC that are looking to create communities for legal leaders seeking advice and recommendations, and aiming to become more successful strategic business partners.

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    The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers

    The U.S. Supreme Court issued six decisions this week, with the justices finding unanimity in four, including ones involving the threshold disabled students must meet in disability discrimination cases against public schools and another over whether the government can escape a Federal Tort Claims Act suit sparked by a mistaken FBI raid. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the U.S. Supreme Court.

  • SEC's Atkins Selects New Leaders Across Several Divisions

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday named leaders to key divisions overseeing investment funds, stock exchanges and corporate accounting practices, marking the latest wave of fresh personnel brought in by new SEC Chair Paul Atkins.

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    Fragomen Appoints Longtime Partner As WorkRight US Chief

    Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLP announced the appointment of a longtime partner in its Washington, D.C., office as chief executive officer overseeing WorkRight U.S., the firm's I-9 employee verification technology.

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    The Institute for Justice, Mitchell Shapiro Greenamyre & Funt LLP, Spears & Filipovits LLC and attorney Lisa Lambert lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Constitution's supremacy clause cannot shield the federal government from Federal Tort Claims Act suits.

  • Grassley Budget Bill Calls For More Use Of Injunction Bonds

    Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has released his portion of the budget reconciliation text, which would bolster the use of injunction bonds to raise the stakes for plaintiffs seeking to halt White House initiatives.

  • Beltway Moves: Torridon Law, MoFo, V&E

    Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo headed to Torridon Law PLLC this week in one of the latest high-profile moves in the Washington, D.C., legal industry over the first half of June.

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    Paul Weiss Spinoff Dunn Isaacson Taps Ex-Senate Atty As GC

    Dunn Isaacson Rhee LLP, the firm launched last month by four Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP partners, has named a former longtime member of the bipartisan federal Office of the Senate Legal Counsel as part of its corporate leadership.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry had another action-packed week as lawyers took on new roles and law firms expanded their practices. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

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    Ex-Labor Secretary Perez, Now At Mayer Brown, Looks Back

    After joining Mayer Brown last month, former Labor Secretary Tom Perez talked with Law360 Pulse about his latest career move, his efforts to help expand and enforce hate crime laws, and his work for President Joe Biden to promote the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

  • These Firms Are Landing The Most PTAB Work

    Intellectual property powerhouse Fish & Richardson again secured the top spot on a list of firms appearing in the most trials over the past three years in front of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

  • Judiciary Committee Clears Squires For Full Senate Vote

    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.

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    Firms Seek Luxury Or Stay Put In Tight Real Estate Market

    A reduction in new construction and office vacancy has led more firms to renew their office leases in recent years, while others are spending significantly more than the original asking price on leasing new luxury offices, according to a recent report.

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    Former Secretary Of State Pompeo Joins Torridon Law In DC

    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.

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    Stinson Adds CBP Trade Regulations Atty To DC Office

    A U.S. Customs and Border Protection veteran who advised on trade issues has joined the regulatory team at Stinson LLP.

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    Boies Schiller Recruits 3-Partner Patent Litigation Team

    Boies Schiller Flexner LLP announced Thursday that it has added a team of Spencer Fane LLP partners who specialize in high-stakes patent and trade secrets disputes to its patent litigation team in Washington, D.C.

  • DOJ Picks Proceed Despite Worry Over Honoring Court Orders

    Two nominations for top positions in聽the U.S. Department of Justice were voted out of committee on party lines on Thursday.

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    Ex-Interior Secretary Salazar On 'Coming Home' To WilmerHale

    Former U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar of Colorado, who served as secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior during the Obama administration and most recently as ambassador to Mexico during the Biden administration, returned this month to WilmerHale's Denver office, which he founded in 2014.

  • Justices Say Habeas Claims Can't Be Added After Judgment

    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.

  • Justices Grant Compensation Leeway To Late-Filing Vets

    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.

  • Justices Clarify Appeal Deadline In Win For Pro Se Inmate

    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.

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    High Court Levels ADA Playing Field For Disabled Students

    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.

  • Justices Limit FTCA Defense In FBI Raid Case

    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.

  • DC Attys Say They Had Small Role In 2020 Mich. Election Suit

    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.

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