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Hemp Farm Says $3.9M Seizure Suit Wasn't Filed Too Late

By Mike Curley

A California hemp farm is urging a Tennessee federal court not to throw out its suit as untimely against a Tennessee sheriff's office over $3.9 million in hemp flower the farm claimed was wrongly seized and then destroyed, saying it only learned that the hemp was illegally seized at a hearing for the hemp deliveryman months afterward.

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Smoke Shop Fights 2nd Shutdown By NY Cannabis Agency

By Jonathan Capriel

A western New York smoke shop, shut down for allegedly selling cannabis without a license, is urging a state court to override a decision by the Office of Cannabis Management to close the shop months after it was allowed to reopen, arguing that the agency violated state law by not giving the business a chance to challenge the second closure.

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Vaping Interests Seek Halt On New NC E-Cigarette Law

By Sam Reisman

A coalition of vaping industry interests has asked a North Carolina federal judge to halt enforcement of a new state law regulating electronic cigarettes while its lawsuit alleging the policy is preempted by federal law plays out.

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Cannabis Regulators Association Names New Board Members

By Sam Reisman

The Cannabis Regulators Association, an international organization of government officials who oversee marijuana and hemp policy, on Monday announced its new executive board.

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Canadian Atty Must Pay SEC $323K Over Stock Promotion

By Emilie Ruscoe

A Canadian securities attorney will pay over $323,000 to resolve U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission allegations that he drafted and executed sham consulting agreements at the heart of a scheme to conceal pay-for-play promotion of two so-called Regulation A offerings.

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ABA Sues Over Trump's 'Law Firm Intimidation Policy'

By Alison Knezevich

The American Bar Association sued dozens of federal officials and agencies in D.C. federal court Monday, saying President Donald Trump and his administration have used the executive branch's vast powers "to coerce lawyers and law firms to abandon clients, causes and policy positions" he doesn't like.

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Norton Rose Fulbright Says It Was Duped By Legal Tech Co.

By Catherine Marfin

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP has accused the company behind a cloud-based legal workflow product of duping it into using its services and keeping client files without permission once their contract expired.

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Davis Wright Must Face Employment Atty's Defamation Claim

By Dorothy Atkins

A Washington state judge refused to toss in their entirety an employment attorney's defamation claims against Davis Wright Tremaine LLP and other firm partners, finding Washington's Uniform Public Expression Protection Act shields the firm from some of the attorney's allegations, but not all.

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National Judicial College CEO Steps Down After 8 Years

By Ryan Boysen

Judge Benes Z. Aldana has abruptly stepped down as president and CEO of the National Judicial College after eight years as a steady hand who guided the organization through the COVID-19 pandemic, increased its course offerings and organized several symposia on the importance of the rule of law. 

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Calif. Bar Panel Upholds Recommending Eastman Disbarment

By Emily Sawicki

A panel of the California State Bar Court's Review Department has affirmed the March 2024 recommended disbarment of President Donald Trump's former attorney, John Eastman, over attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

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Fake NY Lawyer Admits To Stealing Over $290K From Clients

By Pete Brush

A New York man admitted Monday that he posed as a lawyer to steal over $290,000 from people who thought he was doing class action, discrimination and other legal work, copping to larceny and fraud charges in state court.

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Fla. Supreme Court Orders Bar To Stop ABA Appointments

By Hailey Konnath

The Florida Supreme Court has instructed the Florida Bar to stop appointing delegates to the American Bar Association's House of Delegates, calling the state bar's work with the ABA "inconsistent" with its core mission of regulating the legal profession in the Sunshine State.

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Asian Bar Groups Jump Into Fight Over Trump Birthright Ban

By Bonnie Eslinger

The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association and dozens of other affiliated legal organizations urged the First Circuit on Monday to uphold a Massachusetts federal judge's decision blocking President Donald Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship, saying the White House order is unconstitutional and would "disproportionately harm" Asian American communities.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Sydney Price and Jeff Montgomery

Delaware's Court of Chancery this past week sought answers in the high-stakes battle over the constitutionality of newly enacted Delaware corporation law amendments, which will hitch a ride to the state's Supreme Court via a suit contesting a $117 million acquisition of Clearway Energy Inc. by its majority shareholder.

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