Jessica Aber, who rose up the ranks and led about 300 prosecutors and litigators as the former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, died at age 43 of natural causes related to a longstanding medical issue, according to a close family friend.
The New York County Lawyers Association announced that it’s convening an April 2 summit to address concerns about the rule of law. The call comes as bar associations here and other major metropolitan areas speak out with greater frequency about what they perceive as threats to the legal community posed by President Donald Trump in his second term.
If Trump wins, we could see firms collapse; if Big Law prevails it could be its greatest moment; but a draw is the most likely outcome, writes the Global Lawyer.
Friday’s verdict, for $65 million in compensatory damages and $2 billion in punitive damages, is the first in a Roundup case in Georgia’s state courts.
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