极速赛车 Pulse: Courts /pulse/courts?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Courts Copyright 2025 极速赛车. en-US Fri, 01 Aug 2025 22:19:01 +0000 NJ Court Will Mull Legality Of Habba's US Atty Appointment /pulse/courts/articles/2372559?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/courts/articles/2372559 If Alina Habba was illegally appointed acting U.S. attorney in New Jersey, a pair of defendants in a drug trafficking case are not entitled to dismissal of the indictment, but it "appears appropriate" that Habba would be barred from prosecuting them, a federal judge ruled Friday. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 16:58:13 +0000 NY Law Mandating Judicial Fine Declared Unconstitutional /pulse/courts/articles/2372448?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/courts/articles/2372448 A New York state appeals court has declared unconstitutional a statute that mandates a judge forfeit $1,000 to a plaintiff if the judge refuses to issue a writ of habeas corpus. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 16:41:16 +0000 Politics And Privacy Laws Collide 5 Years After Salas Shooting /pulse/courts/articles/2369830?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/courts/articles/2369830 Five years after a disgruntled litigant killed a New Jersey federal judge's son at their home, experts and judges disagree over whether the judicial privacy laws enacted following the shooting are doing much to protect jurists, while political leaders' heated rhetoric makes for an even more dangerous landscape for judges. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 16:35:16 +0000 Boutique Bartko Pavia Brings On Former Prosecutor In SF /pulse/courts/articles/2371930?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/courts/articles/2371930 Bartko Pavia LLP continues growing, bringing in a former attorney with the antitrust unit of the Colorado Attorney General's Office as a partner in the boutique's San Francisco office. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 15:48:26 +0000 DC Panel Calls For Former DOJ Official Clark's Disbarment /pulse/courts/articles/2372179?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/courts/articles/2372179 The majority of a Washington, D.C., lawyer ethics panel has called for the disbarment of Jeffrey Clark, a White House official and ally of President Donald Trump, over his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 15:43:34 +0000 Ex-Bank GC Must Pay $2.5M Fraud Restitution By Oct. 1 /pulse/courts/articles/2372410?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/courts/articles/2372410 A former Webster Bank general counsel who pled guilty to bank fraud must pay by Oct. 1 the remaining $2.5 million he owes in restitution, a federal judge has ruled, finding that the man's bank accounts and securities are enough to cover the difference. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 14:12:07 +0000 Voir Dire: 极速赛车 Pulse's Weekly Quiz /pulse/courts/articles/2371895?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/courts/articles/2371895 The legal industry ended July with another action-packed week as attorneys took on new firm gigs and in-house roles across the country. Test your legal news savvy here with 极速赛车 Pulse鈥檚 weekly quiz. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 13:24:44 +0000 Legal Job Sector Continued 5-Month Growth Streak In July /pulse/courts/articles/2360160?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/courts/articles/2360160 For the fifth straight month, the U.S. legal industry experienced job growth, adding 600 positions in July, according to preliminary data released on Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 13:12:37 +0000 Widow Can't Be Spared Husband's Tax Debt, 11th Circ. Affirms /pulse/courts/articles/2372234?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/courts/articles/2372234 A widow is not entitled to innocent spouse relief from tax debt she shared with her husband because the underlying income belonged to her, the Eleventh Circuit said, affirming a U.S. Tax Court ruling and skirting an additional challenge to job protections for judges. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 23:02:50 +0000 Justices Told State Med Mal Laws Fly In Federal Court /pulse/courts/articles/2371858?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/courts/articles/2371858 A Delaware federal court must apply a state statute requiring an expert affidavit in all medical malpractice suits, a hospital defendant told the U.S. Supreme Court, as key aspects of the Delaware law and similar statutes in 28 other states "should not be checked at the federal courthouse doors." Thu, 31 Jul 2025 16:59:49 +0000 State Justices Call For Legal Ed Reforms Amid 'Justice Gap' /pulse/courts/articles/2371265?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/courts/articles/2371265 State supreme courts need to address the nationwide "justice gap crisis" caused by too few attorneys, by emphasizing bar exam alternatives and more client work in law school to ensure the legal education pipeline produces new lawyers who are actually ready to practice, according to a new report. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 16:53:01 +0000 Wis. Judge Pushes For Immunity In ICE Arrest Case /pulse/courts/articles/2371632?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/courts/articles/2371632 A Wisconsin state judge is pushing for the dismissal of criminal charges alleging she hindered an immigration enforcement arrest, reiterating her argument that she has immunity against what she called the "overreaching federal prosecution of a state court judge for acts within her official duties." Thu, 31 Jul 2025 16:42:12 +0000 Del. Chief Justice Tapped To Lead National State Courts Group /pulse/courts/articles/2371878?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/courts/articles/2371878 Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz Jr. has been elected for a one-year term as president of the Conference of Chief Justices, a group within the National Center for State Courts dedicated to representing state court systems. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 16:17:32 +0000 Judges Speak Out On Rising Threats Amid Safety Concerns /pulse/courts/articles/2365101?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/courts/articles/2365101 Federal judges who have been at the center of some of the most high-profile litigation of the second Trump administration spoke publicly Thursday about threats they've faced after their rulings. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 16:12:00 +0000 Nonlawyer Indicted For Filing False Immigrant Asylum Forms /pulse/courts/articles/2371649?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/courts/articles/2371649 A Pennsylvania woman falsely claimed to be an immigration attorney and filed false asylum claims for immigrant clients, according to an indictment federal prosecutors announced Thursday. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 15:50:07 +0000 1st Circ. Denies Marathon Bomber's Bid To DQ Trial Judge /pulse/courts/articles/2371722?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/courts/articles/2371722 The First Circuit on Thursday denied a request by convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to have the judge who presided over his 2015 trial removed from conducting a probe into whether some of the jurors who sentenced him to death were biased. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 15:48:21 +0000 Group Helps Federal Attys Facing Job Loss, Workplace Chaos /pulse/courts/articles/2369955?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/courts/articles/2369955 Amid the Trump administration鈥檚 push to dramatically shrink the federal workforce, lawyer assistance programs in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia have launched a support group aimed at helping current and former government attorneys manage the stress of job losses and to navigate career transitions. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 14:23:53 +0000 Nadine Menendez Loses Bid To Toss Bribery Conviction /pulse/courts/articles/2371070?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/courts/articles/2371070 The wife of former U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez failed Thursday in her effort to overturn her conviction in a sweeping federal corruption case as a Manhattan federal judge ruled that the evidence against her was both extensive and compelling. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 13:51:39 +0000 Baldwin Eyes Deal Over Failed 'Rust' Trial With Suit Dormant /pulse/courts/articles/2371717?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/courts/articles/2371717 Alec Baldwin's lawsuit in New Mexico state court against prosecutors and others involved in his botched involuntary manslaughter case in the "Rust" film shooting has been temporarily thrown out, but the actor-producer's attorneys said Thursday that they've been in settlement discussions and will move to reinstate the suit if the talks fail. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 13:50:05 +0000 Retired NJ Judge Backs Appellate Advocacy Fund At Rutgers /pulse/courts/articles/2370307?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/courts/articles/2370307 More than 50 years after graduating from Rutgers Law School, a retired New Jersey federal judge and current partner at Blank Rome LLP is funding educational programs at his alma mater on his area of expertise: appellate advocacy.