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  • DC Panel Calls For Former DOJ Official Clark's Disbarment

    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.

  • Ex-Bank GC Must Pay $2.5M Fraud Restitution By Oct. 1

    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.

  • Voir Dire: ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    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 ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Pulse’s weekly quiz.

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    Legal Job Sector Continued 5-Month Growth Streak In July

    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.

  • Widow Can't Be Spared Husband's Tax Debt, 11th Circ. Affirms

    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.

  • Justices Told State Med Mal Laws Fly In Federal Court

    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."

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    State Justices Call For Legal Ed Reforms Amid 'Justice Gap'

    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.

  • Wis. Judge Pushes For Immunity In ICE Arrest Case

    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."

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    Del. Chief Justice Tapped To Lead National State Courts Group

    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.

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    Judges Speak Out On Rising Threats Amid Safety Concerns

    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.

  • Nonlawyer Indicted For Filing False Immigrant Asylum Forms

    A Pennsylvania woman falsely claimed to be an immigration attorney and fi