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Meet Judge Juan Merchan, a Colombian immigrant who’s presiding in Trump’s arraignment; not guilty plea is entered
Updated: The New York judge who is presiding Tuesday over the arraignment of former President Donald Trump, Judge Juan Merchan, is a Colombian immigrant who…
Retired patent attorney who helped nab ‘Golden State Killer’ recounts her remarkable journey
In September 1998, a landscape worker clearing brush near I-85 in Mebane, North Carolina, came upon the skeletal remains of an unidentified child under a…
February bar scores decrease for repeaters and first-time test-takers
For the multiple-choice section of the February 2023 bar exam, there was a decrease of 1.5 points in the national mean scaled score, according to…
Chemerinsky: Oral arguments conclude with important free speech, civil rights cases
This month, the U.S. Supreme Court will conclude oral arguments for the October 2022 term. Two of the cases to be heard, one constitutional and…
As 2 appeals judges add Stanford Law to clerk boycott, 3L says moderates are too intimidated to speak out
Two federal appeals judges are refusing to hire law clerks from Stanford Law School after students there heckled a conservative federal appeals judge during a…
Cadwalader partner reportedly resigns to lead Trump’s representation in Manhattan DA’s criminal case
A partner at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has left the law firm to join the defense team representing former President Donald Trump in the indictment…
Former Cohen Milstein partner who led firm’s sex-abuse team charged with child-porn possession
Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll has fired a Florida partner after he was charged with possession of child pornography. The lawyer, 53-year-old Michael T. Dolce…
Nearly $1,000 an hour is rate for second-year associates at these BigLaw firms
Billing rates for second-year associates at some BigLaw firms are nearing $1,000 an hour, according to a review of bankruptcy fee requests by 10 larger…