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Judge tosses bias suit over BigLaw firm’s diversity hiring program for summer associates

A straight, white female lawyer can’t sue King & Spalding over exclusion from a diversity hiring program for summer associates because of a “paucity of allegations” that she was ready and able to apply, a federal judge ruled Monday.

Feb 27, 2025 8:55 AM CST

SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein wins pretrial release after denying moving millions in crypto

SCOTUSblog co-founder Tom Goldstein has won his pretrial release a second time after offering proof to contravene prosecutors’ claims that he moved millions of dollars in cryptocurrency while facing tax fraud charges.

Feb 13, 2025 3:37 PM CST

SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein accused of transferring millions in cryptocurrency after tax indictment

A federal magistrate judge has concluded that SCOTUSblog co-founder Tom Goldstein violated his conditions of release on tax fraud charges by failing to disclose the existence of two cryptocurrency wallets through which he allegedly received and sent millions of dollars in the currency.

Feb 11, 2025 9:55 AM CST

Poker-playing SCOTUSblog founder has net worth of negative $3.3M, criminal court document says

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Feb 6, 2025 3:21 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

SCOTUS will decide whether schools can require LGBTQ-themed books at story time with no opt-outs

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether schools can require teachers to read storybooks to elementary-age children with LGBTQ characters and themes over parents’ objections.

Jan 21, 2025 10:27 AM CST

SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein faces tax evasion charges

Updated: SCOTUSblog publisher and co-founder Tom Goldstein was indicted on federal tax evasion charges Thursday.

Jan 16, 2025 3:58 PM CST

Judge faces wiretap charge for allegedly recording judicial deliberations; his lawyer says it was ‘self-protection’

A Maryland judge has been indicted for allegedly recording himself and two other judges during confidential deliberations without the others judges' knowledge or consent.

Dec 16, 2024 3:11 PM CST

In ‘stunning fall from grace,’ med-mal lawyer is convicted of trying to extort medical system for $25M

A medical-malpractice lawyer once regarded as a top plaintiff’s attorney in Maryland was convicted of attempted extortion Friday, a day after a federal judge found him in contempt and ordered his detention overnight for violating court orders while representing himself.

Nov 27, 2024 8:50 AM CST

4th Circuit upholds $1M sanction for law firm that tried to ‘sabotage’ federal court’s authority

Updated: A federal judge had inherent power to impose a $1.05 million sanction against a national law firm for asking state courts to order an end to U.S. district court litigation, a federal appeals court ruled last week.

Oct 29, 2024 3:50 PM CDT

DOJ reaches $100 million settlement in Baltimore bridge collapse

The owner of the Dali container ship that crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge earlier this year, collapsing the span and killing six people, has agreed to pay more than $100 million in damages to resolve a Justice Department lawsuit, authorities said Thursday.

Oct 25, 2024 9:00 AM CDT

Judge tosses bias suit over BigLaw firm’s diversity hiring program for summer associates

SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein wins pretrial release after denying moving millions in crypto

SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein accused of transferring millions in cryptocurrency after tax indictment

Poker-playing SCOTUSblog founder has net worth of negative $3.3M, criminal court document says

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

SCOTUS will decide whether schools can require LGBTQ-themed books at story time with no opt-outs

SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein faces tax evasion charges

Judge faces wiretap charge for allegedly recording judicial deliberations; his lawyer says it was ‘self-protection’

In ‘stunning fall from grace,’ med-mal lawyer is convicted of trying to extort medical system for $25M

4th Circuit upholds $1M sanction for law firm that tried to ‘sabotage’ federal court’s authority

DOJ reaches $100 million settlement in Baltimore bridge collapse

Straight white woman can’t sue over BigLaw diversity fellowship because she didn’t apply, motion says

Maryland Supreme Court upholds decision to reinstate Adnan Syed murder conviction

Federal court upholds Maryland training, background checks for handguns

Assault weapons that are ‘disproportionate to the need for self-defense’ can be banned, 4th Circuit says

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