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Home Daily News Weekly Briefs: Justice Thomas responds to… News Roundup Weekly Briefs: Justice Thomas responds to luxury trips story; suit filed over Idaho AG’s abortion referrals opinion By Debra Cassens Weiss April 7, 2023, 2:13 pm CDT Image from Shutterstock. Justice Thomas: I was following colleagues’ advice on luxury trips U.S. Supreme Court Justice … Read more
Home Daily News Judicial Conference asks Congress for 75… Judiciary Judicial Conference asks Congress for 75 new, converted federal judgeships—2 of them at appellate level By Debra Cassens Weiss March 15, 2023, 4:02 pm CDT Image from Shutterstock. The U.S. Judicial Conference is recommending that Congress create two more permanent judgeships with the 9th U.S. … Read more
Home Daily News Smith Gambrell faces 2 suits over late disclosure… Cybersecurity Smith Gambrell faces 2 suits over late disclosure of hack said to have exposed client information By Debra Cassens Weiss March 13, 2023, 12:47 pm CDT Image from Shutterstock. Two proposed class actions filed against Smith, Gambrell & Russell last week allege that … Read more
Home Daily News DoNotPay doesn’t live up to its billing… Technology DoNotPay doesn’t live up to its billing as a ‘robot lawyer,’ offers ‘substandard’ legal docs, suit claims By Debra Cassens Weiss March 10, 2023, 9:24 am CST A would-be class action lawsuit alleges that the DoNotPay website is engaged in the unauthorized practice of … Read more
Home Daily News Federal judge faces probe after he orders… Judiciary Federal judge faces probe after he orders handcuffing of 13-year-old girl in gallery in ‘scared straight’ approach By Debra Cassens Weiss March 1, 2023, 11:15 am CST Image from Shutterstock. A federal judge in San Diego faces an ethics probe initiated by the judiciary … Read more
Home Daily News Lady Gaga failed to pay promised $500K for… Contracts Lady Gaga failed to pay promised $500K for return of stolen bulldogs, suit alleges; plaintiff was charged in case By Debra Cassens Weiss February 27, 2023, 12:55 pm CST Lady Gaga poses at the Shrine Auditorium in September 2018 in Los Angeles. Photo … Read more
Home Daily News 9th Circuit blocks California’s ban on forced… Arbitration 9th Circuit blocks California’s ban on forced arbitration agreements in workplace disputes By Debra Cassens Weiss February 16, 2023, 9:42 am CST Image from Shutterstock. A federal appeals court on Wednesday blocked a California law that makes it a crime to require employees to … Read more
Home Daily News Lawyer moved into Wynn Las Vegas, spent over… Banking Law Lawyer moved into Wynn Las Vegas, spent over $10M in ‘massive fraud,’ suit alleges By Debra Cassens Weiss February 15, 2023, 8:42 am CST A lender based in the British Virgin Islands has accused a California lawyer of spending and gambling away … Read more
Home Daily News Disbarred lawyer and estranged husband of… Criminal Justice Disbarred lawyer and estranged husband of ‘Real Housewives’ star is charged with stealing $18M; is he competent for trial? By Debra Cassens Weiss February 3, 2023, 9:09 am CST Tom Girardi was disbarred in June 2022. Photo by Sipa USA via the Associated Press. … Read more
Home Daily News ‘Routine performance management’ can’t be… Law Firms ‘Routine performance management’ can’t be basis for fired associate’s bias suit, BigLaw firm argues By Debra Cassens Weiss January 25, 2023, 2:17 pm CST Kirkland & Ellis is arguing that a fired associate’s lawsuit against the firm should be tossed partly because a harassment claim … Read more