/pulse/dc-pulse?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: DC Pulse Copyright 2025 极速赛车. en-US Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:16:44 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2353845?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2353845 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. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:12:26 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2353938?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2353938 A Houston judge has given prosecutors until the end of the month to address whether they should provide U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar with certain grand jury materials connected to his bribery case. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:50:18 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2353666?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2353666 The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to determine whether federal or state courts are the proper venue for Louisiana's bid to hold Chevron, Exxon Mobil and other major oil companies liable for damages to the state's coastal lands that were allegedly caused by World War II-era oil production activities. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:11:02 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2353728?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2353728 A former Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP partner has left for the spinoff firm made up of its former top litigators, making her the ninth attorney to jump to the new venture, Dunn Isaacson Rhee LLP, since its launch late last month. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 15:57:43 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2353518?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2353518 The chief legal officer of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp., who is on a leave of absence now, earned over $4.1 million in total compensation in fiscal 2025, thanks mainly to a $1 million jump in stock awards, according to the company's annual securities filing. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 15:36:04 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2353699?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2353699 An attorney who has spent his entire career with Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, serving most recently as its chief counsel, has joined King & Spalding LLP's healthcare team in Washington, D.C., the firm announced on Monday. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 12:30:36 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2353616?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2353616 Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein has joined Baker McKenzie as chair of the national security practice in Washington, D.C., the firm said Monday. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 12:13:08 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2353653?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2353653 The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to hear the case of a social media influencer who argued his case deserved to be heard by a jury after he was convicted of a misdemeanor in a bench trial. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 09:57:24 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2326567?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2326567 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review the Third Circuit's dismissal of an anti-abortion pregnancy center's federal lawsuit challenging a subpoena from the New Jersey attorney general demanding information about its donors. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:44:48 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2353096?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2353096 As general counsel continue to see their role evolve, some are relying more heavily on professional organizations like the L Suite and Ready Set GC that are looking to create communities for legal leaders seeking advice and recommendations, and aiming to become more successful strategic business partners. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:30:29 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2352957?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2352957 The U.S. Supreme Court issued six decisions this week, with the justices finding unanimity in four, including ones involving the threshold disabled students must meet in disability discrimination cases against public schools and another over whether the government can escape a Federal Tort Claims Act suit sparked by a mistaken FBI raid. Here, 极速赛车 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the U.S. Supreme Court. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:01:59 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2353111?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2353111 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday named leaders to key divisions overseeing investment funds, stock exchanges and corporate accounting practices, marking the latest wave of fresh personnel brought in by new SEC Chair Paul Atkins. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:57:59 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2352973?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2352973 Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLP announced the appointment of a longtime partner in its Washington, D.C., office as chief executive officer overseeing WorkRight U.S., the firm's I-9 employee verification technology. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:53:07 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2353127?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2353127 The Institute for Justice, Mitchell Shapiro Greenamyre & Funt LLP, Spears & Filipovits LLC and attorney Lisa Lambert lead this week's edition of 极速赛车 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Constitution's supremacy clause cannot shield the federal government from Federal Tort Claims Act suits. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:49:18 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2353124?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2353124 Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has released his portion of the budget reconciliation text, which would bolster the use of injunction bonds to raise the stakes for plaintiffs seeking to halt White House initiatives. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:11:34 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2349870?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2349870 Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo headed to Torridon Law PLLC this week in one of the latest high-profile moves in the Washington, D.C., legal industry over the first half of June. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 12:43:42 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2353126?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2353126 Dunn Isaacson Rhee LLP, the firm launched last month by four Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP partners, has named a former longtime member of the bipartisan federal Office of the Senate Legal Counsel as part of its corporate leadership. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 12:04:30 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2352741?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2352741 The legal industry had another action-packed week as lawyers took on new roles and law firms expanded their practices. Test your legal news savvy here with 极速赛车 Pulse's weekly quiz. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 10:27:40 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2352954?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2352954 After joining Mayer Brown last month, former Labor Secretary Tom Perez talked with 极速赛车 Pulse about his latest career move, his efforts to help expand and enforce hate crime laws, and his work for President Joe Biden to promote the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 18:49:35 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2348885?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2348885 Intellectual property powerhouse Fish & Richardson again secured the top spot on a list of firms appearing in the most trials over the past three years in front of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.