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Justices Say Context Matters When Evaluating Use Of Force

By Marco Poggio

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for a civil rights lawsuit against a Houston-area traffic officer who shot and killed a fleeing man, ruling that courts must weigh the full sequence of events — not just the instant a threat arises — when deciding if police used excessive force.

Lima Accuses Foley Hoag Of Conflict In $200M Award Case

By Joyce Hanson

The Peruvian city of Lima has urged a D.C. federal court to vacate its confirmation of about $200 million in arbitral awards favoring a highway contractor, saying the municipality's former counsel at Foley Hoag LLP concealed a conflict of interest.

Jenner & Block Hires Garland's Former Chief Of Staff

By Alison Knezevich

Matthew Klapper, who was chief of staff to former Attorney General Merrick Garland, has joined Jenner & Block LLP in the latest expansion of the firm's congressional investigations team, the firm announced Thursday.

BigLaw Has More LinkedIn Followers, But Less Engagement

By Sarah Martinson

The 30 largest U.S. law firms have more LinkedIn followers, but smaller firms in the top 200 have higher engagement rates despite fewer followers on the platform, according to a report released Thursday by BTI Consulting Group.

Chartwell Founding Partner On Firm's Mid-Atlantic Growth

By Adrian Cruz

¼«ËÙÈü³µ Pulse caught up with Charles Barreras, founding partner of Chartwell Law Offices LLP, to discuss how the firm has grown so far this year to include a trio of new offices in New Jersey, Maryland and Washington, D.C.

DC Judge Restores Canceled ABA Domestic Violence Grants

By Emily Sawicki

A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday reinstated terminated federal grant funding for the American Bar Association's Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence, finding that "the First Amendment prohibits the type of reprisal DOJ appears likely to have taken."

¼«ËÙÈü³µ Names Attys Who Moved Up The Firm Ranks In Q1

A promotion to partner or election to practice group chair means a slew of new responsibilities and also lots of well-deserved recognition. ¼«ËÙÈü³µ reveals the list of attorneys whose commitment to legal excellence earned them highly coveted spots in the law firm leadership ranks. Find out if your old legal friends — or rivals — moved up in the first quarter of the year.

Judiciary To Share Pros, Cons Of AI For Courts With Congress

By Courtney Bublé

The federal judiciary is looking at the benefits and drawbacks of artificial intelligence for the court system and will share its discoveries with Congress, top officials testified on Wednesday.

CFTC's Mersinger Will Depart Agency To Lead Crypto Lobby

By Aislinn Keely

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commissioner Summer Mersinger is leaving the agency to lead cryptocurrency industry group the Blockchain Association, the organization announced Wednesday.

DOJ Says No Hiring Private Counsel From Firms Suing US

By Emily Sawicki

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has issued a memo directing the U.S. Department of Justice to avoid engaging with firms that are suing the government over its policies or that represent clients in similar suits.

Holland & Knight Adds Ex-US Trade Rep Attorney To DC Team

By Jack Rodgers

The former assistant general counsel in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has joined Holland & Knight LLP's international trade group.

Grassley Targets Universal Injunctions In Budget Negotiations

By Courtney Bublé

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is looking to address universal injunctions as part of the budget reconciliation process, ¼«ËÙÈü³µ has learned.

CFTC Faces Sanctions For 'Bad Faith' Actions In Forex Case

By Jessica Corso

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is staring down sanctions in a case accusing a foreign exchange firm of fraud, with a special master recommending Tuesday that the agency pay the firm's legal fees for acting in bad faith in order to gain a "tactical advantage" in the case.

Ex-BIA Chief Returns To Private Practice At Grossman Young

By Britain Eakin

Former Board of Immigration Appeals chair David Wetmore has joined Grossman Young & Hammond as senior counsel, returning to private practice after more than 16 years in government service handling immigration matters across the U.S. Department of Justice and the White House.

Trump Nudges Justices To Lift Ban On Venezuelan Removals

By Katie Buehler

The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to lift a 3-week-old order temporarily prohibiting the government from removing a group of almost 200 alleged Venezuelan gang members currently detained in northern Texas to an El Salvador prison, citing new lower court rulings and a detention center protest.

Eckert Seamans Lands Commercial Litigator From Orrick

By Rose Krebs

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC announced Tuesday that it has added a former Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP attorney to bolster its commercial litigation practice group and its bench in Washington, D.C.

Ex-Fed. Circ. Judge O'Malley On Striking Out On Her Own

By Alison Knezevich

After recently stepping away from Sullivan & Cromwell LLP to launch her own consulting practice, former Federal Circuit Judge Kathleen O'Malley told ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Pulse that she's looking forward to not only broadening the range of work she handles, but also to speaking out on issues including the rule of law.

Faegre Drinker Latest To Hire Trade Atty Amid Changing Tariffs

By Jack Rodgers

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP has hired another international trade attorney in Washington, D.C., announcing the addition of a partner from Husch Blackwell LLP the same week the White House signaled it would cut tariffs on most Chinese goods for 90 days.

Schumer Vows To Hold Up Trump's DOJ Noms Over Qatari Jet

By Courtney Bublé

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Tuesday that he has placed a hold on all of President Donald Trump's U.S. Department of Justice nominees due to Trump's plans to accept a $400 million private jet from the Qatari royal family.

Democracy Forward Picks Up 4 More Ex-DOJ Attys

By Alison Knezevich

The legal advocacy group Democracy Forward has brought on four former U.S. Department of Justice litigators, adding to a string of hires the organization has made from the federal government as it takes on the Trump administration in court.

Venable Wants Out Of 'It Ends With Us' Subpoena

By Ali Sullivan

Venable LLP asked a D.C. federal judge to toss a subpoena of the firm stemming from litigation between actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni over the movie "It Ends with Us," accusing Baldoni and his production company of embarking on an "unwarranted fishing expedition."

Ex-FERC Chair And His Chief Of Staff Join Holland & Knight

By Jack Rodgers

The former chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and his former chief of staff and legal adviser at the agency have joined Holland & Knight LLP's public policy and regulation practice in Washington, D.C., the firm announced on Tuesday.

Faster Pace, More Stress, On Path To A Summer Associate Gig

By Rachel Rippetoe

The path to securing a summer associate position at a law firm has changed significantly over the past few years, adding new pressures for students reaching for those coveted positions and new challenges for law firms trying to find top talent, according to ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Pulse's 2025 Summer Associate Survey.

What Do Summer Associates Want? These Firms

By Xiumei Dong

As the competition to recruit future lawyers heats up, law firms are making summer associate offers earlier than ever. But even as the timeline shifts, law students' favorites have stayed largely the same, according to ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Pulse's 2025 Summer Associate Survey.

AI Is Uncharted Territory In Summer Associate Job Hunt

By Sarah Martinson

About 20% of law students used artificial intelligence to assist them with their summer associate job hunt, leaning on the new technology to help navigate new challenges and shifting timelines, according to ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Pulse's 2025 Summer Associates Survey.