By Avalon Zoppo | January 9, 2024
Vacancy enables Biden to make a fourth pick for the Richmond, Virginia-based appeals court.
National Law Journal | Commentary
By William W. Taylor | January 8, 2024
"The debate about whether the justices were or should be bound by any ethics rules drew attention away from the fact that Thomas' conduct violated federal laws specifically requiring him to disclose the gifts. The question now is whether his violation of that duty will have any consequence for him."
By Emily Saul | January 5, 2024
Summations in the civil fraud trial are scheduled for Jan. 11, with a decision from Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron set to determine the future of Trump's New York holdings.
By Avalon Zoppo | January 5, 2024
Avenatti's attorney argued that U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman's instruction had singled out and coerced the holdout, warranting a new trial.
By Avalon Zoppo | January 4, 2024
"I've never understood why a requirement of admission to the bar of the state in which the federal district court sits makes a lot of sense," said New York University School of Law Dean Troy A. McKenzie.
By Jimmy Hoover | December 31, 2023
"As 2023 draws to a close with breathless predictions about the future of Artificial Intelligence, some may wonder whether judges are about to become obsolete," Roberts wrote in his annual year-end report. "I am sure we are not—but equally confident that technological changes will continue to transform our work."
By Charles Toutant | December 28, 2023
Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond School of Law who studies federal judicial nominations, called the act of sending back the name "part of the culture wars, part of the basic politicization and partisanship that goes on" and a "stick in Biden's eye that wastes resources and time."
By Avalon Zoppo | December 26, 2023
By contrast, the report also found that the probability of plaintiff success in harassment cases on appeal decreased after the #MeToo movement began.
By Allison Dunn | December 20, 2023
"In sum, I agree with the Attorney General that the fentanyl chain of distribution must be attacked at every link, at every level, and that the guilty must be brought to justice," U.S. District Judge William Alsup for the Northern District of California wrote. "Refusing to seek prison time for 'Fast Track' fentanyl dealers is an egregious error. Migrants deserve our sympathy in other contexts, but when they sell fentanyl they deserve to go to prison like everyone else."
National Law Journal | Analysis
By Alex Anteau | December 19, 2023
"There's this geopolitical-style battle taking place in the rights owner community: Are we still gonna play by the old rules or is there a new shiny option that allows us to solve all our problems and make some money along the way?" said Eric Goldman, associate dean for research and professor at the Santa Clara University School of Law.
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