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Arnold & Porter is ordered to pay more than $150K in sanctions for discovery ‘poor judgment’
Updated: A New York judge has ordered Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer to pay more than $150,000 for failing to notify the state of New…
As more law firms announce bonuses, some pay extra for higher hours
Several law firms are following the lead of Baker McKenzie and Cravath, Swaine & Moore in announcing year-end bonuses tracking their scales, but some are…
Weekly Briefs: Accused ‘my guns are bigger’ judge resigns; Texas district attorney resigns, takes the Fifth
Judge who displayed gun on bench resigns Judge David W. Hummel Jr. of West Virginia has resigned from the bench after a video confirmed that…
Many federal judges want clerkship diversity but say the topic is rarely addressed in court, new study says
In a recent study of federal appellate judges, many indicated that they had difficulties hiring Black law clerks. Black jurists, who make up less than…
2 federal appeals judges boycotting Yale Law clerks see progress in campus tolerance for conservative views
Two conservative federal appeals judges who previously announced plans to boycott Yale Law School clerks said they are seeing progress in tolerance for differing viewpoints…
Lawyer and co-defendant behind robocalls with false ballot information are ordered to register voters
An Ohio judge has ordered a lawyer and a co-defendant to register voters in Washington, D.C., for sending robocalls with false information about mail-in ballots…
Hogan Lovells lawyer says she was fired after defending Dobbs, discussing abortion impact and genocide
A Hogan Lovells lawyer has said she was fired and blackballed by other law firms after she referred to abortion rates in the Black community…
Nicotine addiction costs vaping trial lawyer more than $2,100
A federal magistrate judge in Youngstown, Ohio, has sanctioned a suburban Cleveland lawyer more than $2,100 for vaping in the courtroom during the trial of…
Citing ‘overcapacity,’ Cooley lays off 150 lawyers and professionals
Cooley has laid off 78 lawyers and 72 paralegals and business professionals as a result of “overcapacity” following an “unexpected economic downturn.” Cooley announced the…