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Prosecutors are ‘quitting in droves,’ and it’s bad news for defendants, law prof says
Prosecutors are “quitting in droves,” while the offices that employ them are getting a fraction of the applications that they have in the past, according…
How will generative AI affect digital investigations and e-discovery?
Ari Kaplan recently spoke with Chantelle Jalland, a London-based managing director for digital investigations and discovery with J.S. Held, a global consulting company. They discussed…
Former FDIC lawyer who once worked in BigLaw pleads guilty in child-exploitation case
A lawyer who worked in the general counsel’s office at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. pleaded guilty Tuesday in connection with his participation in two…
Client escapes sanction for lawyer’s refusal to appear on camera in Zoom deposition
A client won’t have to pay a sanction of nearly $10,000 for his lawyer’s refusal to appear on camera during a remote deposition, a California…
Supreme Court doesn’t stop nation’s first execution using nitrogen gas
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to block the execution of a death row inmate who claims that he would be subjected to cruel…
Arrested citizen journalist wasn’t ‘martyr’ for journalism, 5th Circuit says in tossing her First Amendment suit
Police and prosecutors have qualified immunity that protects them in a lawsuit filed by a citizen journalist arrested for publishing nonpublic information provided by a…
What to do when friends or family members ask for legal advice
“It’s never going to go well,” Arizona attorney Lynda C. Shely says about the prospect of representing anyone you are close to, including family members…
Should law firms focus more on work-life balance? Survey finds ‘wide gaps’ in opinions of associates, partners
Lawyers would like to see a greater emphasis on training and mentoring at their law firms, according to a survey released this week by recruiting…
4th Circuit upholds ordinance requiring gun sellers to distribute suicide prevention information
A federal appeals court has upheld a county ordinance requiring gun dealers to distribute literature on suicide prevention and conflict resolution to buyers of guns…
‘Even judges are not immune to theft,’ state AG says in announcing charges against former court clerk
A former court clerk in Wayne County, Michigan, has been charged with embezzling more than $60,000 from the judge for whom he worked. Steven Allen,…