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‘Airborne defendant’ leaps over bench, attacks Vegas judge during court hearing recorded on video
A man who pleaded guilty to attempted battery with substantial bodily harm attacked a Las Vegas judge who was sentencing him Wednesday. The video shows…
Trump administration had worst Supreme Court record since at least FDR years, study says
The U.S. Supreme Court is dominated by six conservative justices, including three appointed by former President Donald Trump. But the Supreme Court under the leadership…
Judge’s suspension will end his career as elected judge; he coerced pleas, demeaned litigants, court says
An Ohio judge has been suspended from law practice and removed from the bench for a range of misconduct, including coercing two no-contest pleas and…
Ex-bankruptcy judge claims immunity in suit alleging he retaliated against litigant who revealed romance
Former U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David R. Jones of Houston has said he is immune from an Oct. 4 lawsuit contending that he retaliated against a…
Federal guidance on stabilizing emergency abortions can’t be enforced in Texas, 5th Circuit says
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the federal government can’t enforce guidance in Texas that requires hospitals to provide stabilizing emergency abortions to prevent…
Gunman fleeing crash arrested after breaking into Colorado Supreme Court building
A gunman accused of breaking into the Colorado Supreme Court building in Denver by shooting out a window early Tuesday has been arrested on charges…
Chicago isn’t liable for bicyclist injured by pothole on road that wasn’t designated bike route, court rules
A bicyclist who wasn’t on a designated bicycle route when he was injured by a pothole can’t recover from the city of Chicago, even though…
Taking ‘legal long shot,’ Trump’s lawyers point to impeachment judgment clause in immunity argument
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are taking their immunity argument to a federal appeals court after the U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 22 rejected…
BigLaw firm’s motion was copied ‘nearly verbatim,’ boutique firm alleges in copyright lawsuit
Updated: A boutique law firm alleges that Winston & Strawn infringed its copyright by filing a motion to dismiss that has a “striking resemblance” to…
Fake citations in legal brief were generated by Google Bard AI program, says ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen
Former lawyer Michael Cohen has informed a federal judge that the nonexistent cases cited in a legal brief were generated by Google Bard, an artificial…