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“A reasonable member of the public could conclude, as many have, that the dismissal was the culmination of Judge [Aileen] Cannon’s many efforts to undermine and derail the prosecution of this case” against former President Donald Trump, the amicus brief stated.
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France's Le Pen Banned from 2027 Election Over Embezzlement Conviction: What Are Her Legal Options?
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After the Paris Criminal Court found Le Pen guilty of embezzling public funds, it ‘provisionally’ barred her from seeking office for five years—even during an appeal.
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'Why Are You Remaining Silent?' Some Clients Want Big Law to Speak Out on Executive Actions
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“I’m carefully watching the reactions of various firms, or the lack thereof, and I feel it’s my duty to vote with my pocketbook in terms of where I want to send my business in the future,” a clothing company GC said.
on Mar 20
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Latham, Hogan Lovells Remove DEI Content Amid US Federal Crackdown
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The duo were among the 20 law firms contacted earlier this week by a U.S. federal agency, demanding information about their diversity, equity and inclusion-related employment practices.
on Mar 18
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The Spectacle of Rudy Giuliani Returns to the SDNY
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A look-back at Rudy Giuliani’s Manhattan attempts to stave off collection of a $148 million defamation verdict.
on Feb 10
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Meta’s New Content Guidelines May Result in Increased Defamation Lawsuits Among Users
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Loosened hateful conduct restrictions on Facebook and Instagram may lead to an increase in lawsuits, with little regulators can do given First Amendment and Section 230 protections.
on Feb 4
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X Faces Intense Scrutiny as EU Investigation Races Toward Conclusion & Looming Court Battle
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The EU executive is working furiously to conclude an investigation into whether X breached the bloc’s tough content moderation standards, but warned that any decision would be challenged in court by top-notch lawyers.
on Jan 29
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California Court Denies Apple's Motion to Strike Allegations in Gender Bias Class Action
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A San Francisco state court on Wednesday denied Apple's motion to strike class allegations in a putative gender-based discrimination class action representing more than 12,000 current and former female Apple employees.
on Jan 24
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Two French IP law boutiques merged; Hogan Lovells hired a projects and infrastructure attorney from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, and Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes promoted three counsel to partner.
on Jan 23
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University of Chicago Accused of Evicting Student for Attending Gaza-Israel Protest
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This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign up today and be among the first to know about new suits in your region, practice area or client sector.
on Jan 17
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Through a merger with Reon Legal, which spun off from Noerr last year, Warsaw-based Crido Group’s legal arm is adding new clients that include banks and companies from German-speaking countries.
on Jan 16
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Family's Disability Discrimination Suit Cleared to Go Forward Against Six Flags
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"Plaintiffs allege not just that Six Flags refused to allow A.V. to use his Convaid Cruiser, the particular model of mobility aid he was utilizing at the time, in its water attractions, but also that Six Flags refused to allow him to use any medical stroller and, further, refused to offer any...
on Jan 10
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Bill Barr's Chief of Staff Returns to Sidley
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William Levi held a front-row seat to some of the most controversial moments of Barr's leadership of the Justice Department.
on Jan 9
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'Schedule A' Cases: A Powerful Tool for Enforcing Design Patents
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This article takes a closer look at such cases in the Northern District of Illinois, the preferred venue for the increasingly popular Schedule A design patent cases.
on Jan 6
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Fintech platform PayPal was hit with a proposed class action for allegedly replacing affiliate links indicating that YouTube influencers have driven sales of a product or service with links crediting Honey, a browser extension owned by PayPal that applies coupon codes on e-commerce websites.
on Jan 1
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A welcome yet deeply unsatisfying coda to the story of an incompetent New York State judge.
on Dec 27
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Percentage of Recent Law School Grads Who Have Landed a Job Reaches Highest Level in a Decade
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"The percentage of recent law school graduates employed in full-time, long-term Bar Passage Required or J.D. Advantage jobs has reached its highest level in the past decade," Bill Adams, managing director of ABA accreditation and legal education, said in a statement Monday.
on Dec 27
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Leaders at Top French Firms Anticipate Strong M&A Market in 2025 Despite Uncertainty
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French politics are in disarray but deals are still proceeding and lawyers at Bredin Prat, Darrois, and Gide are hopeful that any new government will continue to promote investment in France.
on Dec 11
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French Government Collapse Brings Uncertainties & Opportunities for Law Firms
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Political and economic volatility caused by the political upheaval creates challenges for dealmakers, but also opportunities for law firms.
on Dec 5
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2 Federal Judges Rescind Senior Status After Trump Win. Might More Follow?
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Currently, seven district and appellate judges have conditioned their retirements on the confirmation of a successor. Those judges have the authority to reverse their decision.
on Dec 3
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Rental Applicants Reach $2.28M Settlement Agreement for Discriminatory AI-Powered Screening Tool
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"The changes SafeRent has agreed to make are key to ensuring the original intention of the nation's voucher programs, helping to erase historic discrimination in the housing markets," said Brian Corman, a partner at Cohen Milstein who leads the firm's fair housing litigation efforts and helped...
on Nov 22
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A Website is Not a ‘Place.’ What Took So Long To Get This Right?
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Two recent decisions holding that stand-alone websites are not places of public accommodation subject to the protections of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act have reopened a legal issue that many considered settled in the Southern District of New York. This potential trend...
on Nov 20
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X Joins Legal Attack on California's New Deepfakes Law
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X owner Elon Musk says the so-called Defending Democracy from Deepfake Deception Act violates the constitutional right to free speech as well as content-platform protections in Section 230 of the federal Communications Decency Act.
on Nov 18
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Under Suspension in California, Eastman Continues Supreme Court Practice
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As he fights disbarment and criminal charges, John Eastman has continued to apply his legal efforts in a forum where he remains technically a member in good standing: the U.S. Supreme Court.
on Nov 18
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The Big Law Firms and Lawyers Leading Election Legal Battles
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The Republican National Committee has turned to firms such as Jones Day and Dhillon Law Group, while the Democratic National Committee has retained several Am Law 50 firms for legal services.
on Nov 16
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Warren Hodges, counsel at Hanson Bridgett in Sacramento, creator of the firm's AI practice and an employment law expert, said that his clients are particularly concerned about the federal regulation of AI use in hiring practices.
on Nov 10
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DLA Piper Names Tax Practice Leader as France's Managing Partner
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DLA Piper's outgoing France CMP Philippe Danesi was named to the firm's executive committee as joint managing director for Europe, with Amsterdam-based corporate partner Daphne Bens appointed the second joint managing director.
on Nov 6
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California Supreme Court to Consider Reach of Two Data Privacy Laws
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Lawyers for petitioner Illuminate Education Inc. wrote that an appellate court's recent interpretation of the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act and the Customer Records Act could lead to "perverse consequences."
on Nov 1
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LinkedIn sued for tracking user health data
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LinkedIn has been slapped with three digital privacy class actions contending that it illegally intercepted users' sensitive health care information to use in targeted advertising.
on Oct 30
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Settlement Reached in Transgender Discrimination Complaint Against Medical Provider
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"[Our client] feels that she has helped send a message to businesses, especially in the medical field, of the need to maintain respect for the rights and dignity of transgender persons," plaintiff counsel with Beal Sutherland Berlin & Brown told the Daily Report.
on Oct 29
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NY Judge Resigns Amid Conduct Watchdog's Probe
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The Commission on Judicial Conduct was looking into a "wide range" of allegations, including the ex-judge's refusal to transfer his son's traffic tickets out of his court.
on Oct 28
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Top Governor's Office Executives Drafted Letters Threatening Florida TV Stations Over Abortion Ads
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"I received drafts of letters directly from Sam Elliott, Assistant General Counsel for the Executive Office of the Governor," the affidavit read.
on Oct 22
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Donziger's Criminal Trial Is Postponed Once Again, as His Motion to Dismiss Counts Is Denied
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"Now before the court is Mr. Donziger's current request (to which the government does not object) to adjourn the trial date to May 10, 2021, some 643 days from Mr. Donziger's initial appearance and that same number of days since Mr. Donziger began his home confinement," wrote Manhattan federal...
on Oct 20
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Swiss Mining Company Initiates Arbitration Case Against Guatemalan Government
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International Metal Supply Holding says the Guatemalan government has refused to renew the export license for its Mayaniquel nickel operations, which were cleared from OFAC sanctions in January.
on Oct 19
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Malaysia Courts Global Law Firms with Economic Zone and Arbitration Reforms
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The Southeast Asian country is easing licensing rules for some foreign firms and making other changes, but will it be enough to attract law firms to Kuala Lumpur?
on Oct 1
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on Oct 1
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Three-Quarters of Law Firms Have Passwords Leaked on Dark Web
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A report by Atlas Cloud reveals that more than one million law firm-related passwords have been leaked, including those belonging to large law firms.
on Sep 30
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'Data Breach' Insurance Does Not Cover Biometric Information Collection | Law.com
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The majority said the allegations in the lawsuit do not even potentially fall within the policy's coverage and said Lloyd's policy for Tony's would only cover data breaches involving unauthorized access to Tony's biometric data.
on Sep 16
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Georgia Court Tells Trump Campaign to Stop Using ‘Hold On, I’m Coming’ | Daily Report
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While many artists have publicly complained about use of their songs by political campaigns, the case filed by the estate of Isaac Hayes is one of the few to reach a courtroom.
on Sep 10
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California DOJ Fines Robinhood $3.9M in First-Ever Crypto Enforcement Action | Corporate Counsel
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The company, which also is facing a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission inquiry, finds itself in regulators’ crosshairs despite legal chief Dan Gallagher’s pledge to improve the company’s compliance culture and work collaboratively with regulators.
on Sep 8
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August Debouzy Partner in Contention as Macron Seeks Next Prime Minster | Law.com International
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Bernard Cazeneuve was prime minister under Socialist President Francois Hollande.
on Sep 2
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Geopolitical events and fallout over the past few years, particularly the continuously deteriorating relationship between China and the U.S., have contributed to the growth of Singapore’s dispute resolution platforms.
on Aug 30
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A Law Firm Was Hacked. Now It Faces a Class Action Lawsuit | New Jersey Law Journal
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The Wacks Law Group of Whippany discovered suspicious activity on its network on March 9. A short time later, a ransomware group called Qilin claimed responsibility for the breach, according to the suit.
on Aug 26
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Georgia May Be 'Purple,' But Its Lawyers Are Backing Kamala Harris With Their Wallets | Daily Report
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Federal campaign contribution data shows the state's attorneys, particularly those in Big Law, giving more cash to Kamala Harris than Donald Trump this year.
on Aug 23
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Amassing Super-Wealth With Illusions of Immortality | New York Law Journal
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Law Journal columnist and former Court of Appeals Judge Joseph W. Bellacosa reflects on two books that push a bottom-line case for a transformation of the “top dog” highest tier tax structure, a provocative third-rail political proposition.
on Aug 23
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Alki David’s ventures have often been overshadowed by his extreme legal battles. Over the past decade, he has faced multiple lawsuits, particularly concerning allegations of sexual harassment, assault and workplace misconduct. For his part, David considers himself the self-appointed ambassador...
on Aug 16
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On May 13, a three-judge panel for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that employers cannot discriminate against transgender employees by categorically excluding coverage for gender-affirming care from employee health care plans.
on Aug 14
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Dutch Judge’s Use of ChatGPT Prompts Outrage, Disbelief in the Netherlands | Law.com International
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It appears to be the first time a Dutch judge has used generative AI as part of his legal reasoning.
on Aug 10
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Employers Race to File NLRB Petitions to Gain Upper Hand in Union Organizing
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The number of so-called RM petitions filed by employers rocketed 2,089%, to 416 petitions, in the last 10 months.
on Aug 2