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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

SCOTUS declines to hear appeal of oldest active federal judge’s suspension

Updated: The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear an appeal from a 98-year-old judge—who’s also the oldest active federal judge—of an order suspending her from her duties.

Jun 16, 2026 2:24 PM CDT

Judge denies last-ditch Kennedy Center bid to delay removing Trump’s name

A federal judge Friday denied the Kennedy Center’s last-ditch motion to delay removing President Donald Trump’s name from the performing arts venue, as crews erected scaffolding next to the building less than 12 hours before the court-ordered deadline to do so.

Jun 12, 2026 3:42 PM CDT

Judge orders Kennedy Center to remove Trump’s name from building

A federal judge Friday ordered that President Donald Trump’s name be removed from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and that officials halt its plan to close the venue for two years.

May 29, 2026 3:31 PM CDT

Appeals court shows some skepticism of Trump’s effort to punish law firms

A federal appeals panel in D.C. expressed some skepticism Thursday about President Donald Trump’s effort to punish prominent law firms, pressing a Justice Department lawyer about sanctions that have been blocked by lower courts.

May 15, 2026 10:06 AM CDT

DOJ sues DC Bar amid fight over disciplining Trump administration attorneys

The Trump administration filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the District of Columbia Bar over its efforts to discipline former Department of Justice official Jeffrey Clark.

May 14, 2026 10:24 AM CDT

Advocacy group sues to stop repainting of landmark DC reflecting pool

An advocacy group asked a federal judge Monday to immediately stop President Donald Trump’s ongoing project to resurface the Lincoln Memorial's reflecting pool and repaint the bottom of the landmark in a bright blue color.

May 12, 2026 10:47 AM CDT

Gala shooting suspect seeks to disqualify DOJ officials

The man charged with trying to kill U.S. President Donald Trump during an attack at a gala in the nation’s capital last month is seeking to disqualify top Justice Department officials from being involved in his prosecution. Cole Tomas Allen said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and District of Columbia…

May 8, 2026 3:18 PM CDT

US attorney’s office in DC gives prosecutors $5K bonuses

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro in Washington, D.C., is giving out informal bonuses in the range of $5,000 to $7,000 to prosecutors, a tactic that some attorneys see as an attempt to prevent experienced prosecutors from leaving, according to story by Bloomberg Law.

May 8, 2026 9:27 AM CDT

Yes or No Questions: Getting your client to say less can be difficult, if not impossible, some lawyers say

“Are you sure you don’t want him to keep talking?” It’s a problem that many lawyers face: What can and should they do about a client with the gift of gab? While experienced lawyers have tips on working with loquacious clients, they also agree on one main point: In the end, some clients can’t help it. They can’t shut up.

May 6, 2026 2:06 PM CDT

Justice Dept. drops criminal probe of Fed Chair Jerome Powell

The Justice Department has dropped a criminal investigation into the Federal Reserve after months of probing the independent central bank’s $2.5 billion building renovations and failing to turn up evidence of a crime.

Apr 24, 2026 1:42 PM CDT

Grad sues George Washington University, Ernst & Young after Gaza ‘genocide’ remarks in commencement speech

Less than 24 hours after a George Washington University graduate included remarks about the “ongoing genocide” in Gaza in her May 2025 commencement speech, Ernst & Young illegally fired her, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Apr 17, 2026 10:31 AM CDT

Lawyer used technical experience to fight $100 speeding ticket

SCOTUS declines to hear appeal of oldest active federal judge’s suspension

Judge denies last-ditch Kennedy Center bid to delay removing Trump’s name

Judge orders Kennedy Center to remove Trump’s name from building

Appeals court shows some skepticism of Trump’s effort to punish law firms

DOJ sues DC Bar amid fight over disciplining Trump administration attorneys

Advocacy group sues to stop repainting of landmark DC reflecting pool

Gala shooting suspect seeks to disqualify DOJ officials

US attorney’s office in DC gives prosecutors $5K bonuses

Yes or No Questions: Getting your client to say less can be difficult, if not impossible, some lawyers say

Justice Dept. drops criminal probe of Fed Chair Jerome Powell

Grad sues George Washington University, Ernst & Young after Gaza ‘genocide’ remarks in commencement speech

People in Washington know right thing to do but lack courage, Justice Thomas says

Partners approve Hogan Lovells Cadwalader, a proposed $3.6B global firm

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