The US Supreme Court over the past two decades has said over and over that federal judges must generally avoid making decisions that alter election rules close to an election, out of fear of confusing voters.
Federal appeals court judges on Wednesday pressed the Justice Department on how to parse the phrase “come into possession” in a law the agency is using to try to force state elections officials to turn over unredacted voter rolls for its inspection.
Michigan federal Judge
Richard Alexander Murdaugh, the disbarred South Carolina attorney found guilty in 2023 of murdering his wife and son, won his bid Wednesday to overturn his conviction and get a new trial over comments the county clerk made to jurors.
Four Trump-targeted law firms aim to set up their next victory on Thursday by arguing White House executive orders attacked the legal system and weren’t just about security clearances.
A federal judge quashed a Justice Department administrative subpoena seeking hospital records on transgender children, saying prosecutors “misrepresented and withheld information” from two district courts.
House Republicans Wednesday advanced a $77.3 billion package to fund the Departments of Commerce and Justice, as well as science-related agencies, for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1.
Jennifer Davenport was crying, softly. But since New Jersey’s newest attorney general was mic’d up, the hundreds of lawyers paying attention at the Borgata Hotel theater in Atlantic City, N.J., caught it.
The Justice Department is trying to fend off local disciplinary proceedings in Washington against a key ally of President Donald Trump during his challenge of the 2020 election results.
A US judge appeared open to tossing the Trump administration’s attempt to strike down Boston’s sanctuary-city policy that limits local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
The California Attorney General’s Office announced Wednesday it filed felony charges against an unlicensed cannabis retailer for evading approximately $7.1 million in state sales tax.
The Environmental Protection Agency must redo a Biden-era regulation over the use of a toxic flame retardant after a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday the rule wouldn’t adequately eliminate public exposure.
A group of Florida residents hit the Trump administration with a lawsuit claiming he’s been unlawfully gifted valuable land to use for his presidential library.
A receiver for a specialized motorcycle and motor vehicle dealer urged a federal appeals court to revive its case against Texas Insurance Co., arguing a directors and officers liability policy allowed him to step into the company’s shoes.
Federal Reserve banks maintain discretionary authority to grant or deny access to their master accounts, a federal appeals court said in a ruling upholding the dismissal of Banco San Juan Internacional Inc.'s suit to have its master account reopened.
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Buffey Klein joined Blank Rome as a partner in its finance, restructuring, and bankruptcy group and the financial services industry team in Dallas, the firm announced Wednesday.
A Los Angeles judge was publicly admonished on Wednesday by the state’s commission on judicial performance over his alleged misconduct towards self-represented litigants and for failing to “maintain professional” competency.
Nikita Kumar joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher as a partner in its restructuring department in London, the firm announced Wednesday.
Sarah Engle joined Morgan Lewis as a partner in its employee benefits and executive compensation practice in Chicago, the firm announced Wednesday.
The US Supreme Court over the past two decades has said over and over that federal judges must generally avoid making decisions that alter election rules close to an election, out of fear of confusing voters.
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