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Federal appeals judge, 97, loses bid to unseal documents about her suspension

Federal law does not permit a 97-year-old federal appeals judge to unseal documents about her suspension absent consent of the chief judge of her circuit, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Monday.

Feb 4, 2025 9:30 AM CST

Should lawyers get billable-hour credit for time off? It should be encouraged, ABA House says, but not before debate

What can make the ABA House of Delegates have an hourlong lively debate? Apparently, it’s a resolution aimed at helping ease lawyer stress and achieve a better work-life balance.

Feb 3, 2025 6:58 PM CST

Plane crash victims include 2 Wilkinson Stekloff associates, civil rights attorney set to join law faculty

Victims of the Washington, D.C., plane crash Jan. 29 include two Wilkinson Stekloff associates and a civil rights lawyer planning to join the faculty of the Howard University School of Law this fall.

Feb 3, 2025 10:53 AM CST

Full-Court Press: Two South Carolina lawyers focus the spotlight on Alex Murdaugh—and themselves

Over the past few years, many TV shows, YouTube videos and podcasts saw significant audience interest from anything Alex Murdaugh-related. Ronald Richter and Eric Bland, two South Carolina lawyers who in 2021 sued Murdaugh on the Satterfields’ behalf, have been happy to share their opinions about him.

Feb 1, 2025 2:30 AM CST

How should lawyers update their resumés?

Legal resumés once emphasized pedigree, practice area and firm affiliation. But in this evolving legal landscape, traditional legal resumés have changed as well.

Feb 1, 2025 1:50 AM CST

Time is of the essence for young lawyers

The concept of time is central to the legal profession. It’s the one thing that you seem to never have enough of, whether it’s billable or personal. So how do we manage this burden?

Feb 1, 2025 1:40 AM CST

El Chapo’s attorney also sings for her clients

Mariel Colón Miró exists in two seemingly separate worlds. Some days you will find the 32-year-old working as a criminal defense attorney out of her New York City office. But her love of music has equaled her passion for justice.

Feb 1, 2025 1:20 AM CST

This lawyer-turned-wrangler helped save 200 horses from a wildfire

In 2012, Ami Cullen left her job as a litigation associate with a Washington, D.C.-area law firm to become a horse wrangler on a Colorado dude ranch. Trading her heels for cowboy boots was easy. But adapting her East Coast hunter-jumper equestrian experience to working on a ranch way out West was pure culture shock.

Feb 1, 2025 1:15 AM CST

Interim US attorney conducts late-Friday firings of more than two dozen Jan. 6 prosecutors

Interim D.C. U.S. Attorney Edward R. Martin Jr. on Friday dismissed about 30 federal prosecutors who have worked on Capitol riot cases over the past four years, undertaking a housecleaning of the top prosecutors office in Washington, D.C., while preparing to extend the office’s scrutiny to top Democratic leaders and former Justice Department officials, people close to Martin said.

Jan 31, 2025 6:54 PM CST

Government attorneys are scrambling to leave the federal workforce

Before the official administration change, federal government lawyers had already been scrambling to get out. Legal recruiters say that for months they have been getting an unprecedented number of calls, texts and emails from federal government lawyers looking for jobs in private practice.

Jan 31, 2025 1:31 PM CST

Indicted SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein can’t switch collateral, magistrate judge rules

A federal magistrate judge has denied SCOTUSblog co-founder Tom Goldstein’s request to switch collateral to avoid putting at risk the Washington, D.C., home that he owns with his wife, SCOTUSblog co-founder and reporter Amy Howe.

Jan 30, 2025 10:20 AM CST

Diversity Lab changes online descriptions to emphasize fairness, avoid misconceptions

A group that works with law firms to increase diversity has made changes to its website to remove some diversity-related wording and to avoid use of percentages in a description of its certification program.

Jan 30, 2025 8:52 AM CST

Helping people feel safe and find joy are Chase Strangio’s primary goals

Chase Strangio, co-director of the LGBT & HIV Project at the American Civil Liberties Union, stresses the importance of remaining hopeful, even if the legal landscape for transgender rights seems bleaker right now than it has in recent times.

Jan 28, 2025 11:07 AM CST

DOJ revokes job offers to young lawyers in elite honors program

The Justice Department has abruptly revoked recent job offers from the Attorney General’s Honors Program—a prestigious and competitive opportunity for top law school graduates to work in entry-level positions across the department.

Jan 23, 2025 3:44 PM CST

As Los Angeles deals with wildfires, law schools offer support

As the wildfires around Los Angeles cause significant chaos for residents, Southern California law schools are mobilizing—with students and faculty offering assistance to those who’ve lost their homes.

Jan 22, 2025 10:59 AM CST

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