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Judicial Watch founder Larry Klayman disbarred by Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court disbarred conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch founder and activist Larry Klayman on Monday following his 18-month suspension issued last year by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Nov 11, 2026 9:31 AM CST

Ohio Supreme Court suspends law license of attorney convicted of voting multiple times

The Ohio Supreme Court on Monday suspended the law license of a man convicted of illegally voting in both Ohio and Florida in 2020 and 2022.

Oct 29, 2026 10:05 AM CDT

5 things to know about the federal judge Trump called a ‘crazed lunatic’

Federal judges across the country regularly clash with the Trump administration, but few have made headlines for their heated exchanges with government lawyers like U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes, who is handling a case over President Donald Trump’s controversial overhaul of a historic D.C. golf course.

Oct 20, 2026 10:01 AM CDT

Supreme Court to hear case challenging admissions criteria for middle-school program

The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a challenge to admissions criteria for a middle-school magnet program in a Maryland county that some parents argue put Asian American students at a disadvantage.

Oct 20, 2026 9:48 AM CDT

A ‘Spirit of Amity’ and the Original Meaning of Civility: Derek Webb’s thoughts at ABA Annual

A few months before Derek Webb came to Chicago to the ABA Annual Conference, King Charles cited Webb's work on Magna Carta in the king’s April speech to a joint session of Congress. The ABA could not have asked for a more eminent endorsement.

Oct 13, 2026 2:50 PM CDT

Ex-employee sues Sheppard Mullin over cyberattack exposing sensitive personal data

A former paralegal at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton has filed a purported class action lawsuit alleging that the law firm failed to protect personal information stolen in an August cyberattack that she said affected at least 1,000 people.

Oct 9, 2026 12:20 PM CDT

2 senators call for review of federal judge’s work at PR agency

The two U.S. senators from Delaware submitted a formal ethics complaint against a federal appellate judge Friday, asking for a review of the judge’s work running a Washington, D.C., public affairs agency for at least six months after taking the bench.

Oct 8, 2026 10:16 AM CDT

Chief Justice Roberts moves oldest active federal judge’s fitness investigation to 11th Circuit

Judge Pauline Newman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has long argued that the investigation into her fitness should be handled by a neutral circuit, rather than her colleagues.

Oct 7, 2026 11:57 AM CDT

Justice Jackson criticizes frequent use of SCOTUS emergency docket orders

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday said the high court’s heavy reliance on emergency docket orders allows the federal government unfair access to the justices’ time and attention.

Sep 25, 2026 10:03 AM CDT

DOJ fired lawyer because she wouldn’t bend rules for Mel Gibson, lawsuit alleges

In a lawsuit filed Thursday, a former U.S. Department of Justice lawyer claims that she was wrongfully terminated after refusing to restore gun ownership rights for actor Mel Gibson, who had a domestic violence conviction.

Sep 4, 2026 2:07 PM CDT

DC appeals court blames Deutsche Bank lawyers for AI hallucinations

Calling it a “cautionary tale about the misuse of artificial intelligence,” the District of Columbia Court of Appeals struck down a Deutsche Bank subsidiary’s appellate brief in an ongoing mortgage foreclosure lawsuit after finding that it cited nonexistent cases.

Sep 4, 2026 1:53 PM CDT

Jones Day lawyer returns to firm after stint at DOJ

A lawyer who worked in the U.S. Department of Justice and fought some of the second Trump administration’s high-profile legal battles, including defending the White House over its ballroom construction, is rejoining Jones Day, the law firm announced Monday.

Sep 1, 2026 10:33 AM CDT

Court-appointed lawyer is accused of sexually abusing disabled client

David P. Hayes was arrested late last month and faces one felony charge of first-degree sexual abuse of a developmentally disabled woman struggling with addiction who was a client.

Jul 27, 2026 10:25 AM CDT

Latham & Watkins lawyer appears in new HBO comedy series and says experience was ‘pretty good’

Andrew Clubok, the global chair of Latham & Watkins’ securities and mergers and acquisitions litigation practice, believes in stepping out of his comfort zone. He tells lawyers just starting their careers to “be curious, be prepared and seek out opportunities that stretch you.” Clubok recently followed his advice by acting alongside comedian and writer Larry David and actor and comedian Michael McKean in David’s latest HBO series, Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America.

Jul 21, 2026 11:13 AM CDT

Lawyer used technical experience to fight $100 speeding ticket

A lawyer in Washington, D.C., spent the past three years challenging a $100 ticket that he got for driving 61 mph in a 50 mph zone.

Jun 29, 2026 9:55 AM CDT