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Ex-prosecutor disbarred for disclosure failures in drug-lab scandal; supervisor, underling get different sanctions

A former assistant attorney general who oversaw the investigation and prosecution of a drug-using chemist at a Massachusetts crime lab has been disbarred for failing to disclose the full extent of the worker’s potential misconduct to affected drug defendants.

Sep 5, 2023 9:07 AM CDT

Weekly Briefs: SCOTUS asked to hear high school admissions case over race; utility company faces suit after Hawaii wildfires

Supreme Court could hear high school admissions case involving race The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday was asked to hear a Virginia high school admissions case over race. The Coalition for TJ, a group of parents and students, filed the petition for writ of certiorari in response to the Fairfax…

Aug 25, 2023 2:09 PM CDT

What state has the best work-life balance? New report explores

Aspiring lawyers will find the best work-life balance in these top three states, according to a new report from presettlement loan company Uplift Legal Funding.

Aug 23, 2023 9:35 AM CDT

Boston law firm announces layoffs that include lawyers

Boston law firm Choate Hall & Stewart has announced job cuts affecting about 5% of its employees.

Aug 14, 2023 12:04 PM CDT

Harvard legacy admissions challenged in Education Department complaint

Lawyers for Civil Rights filed a complaint with the federal government Monday that challenges Harvard’s practice of giving a boost in admissions to children of alumni and wealthy donors.

Jul 5, 2023 1:26 PM CDT

Lawyer’s racist and anti-Muslim rants on social media entitle defendant to new trial, court rules

The top court in Massachusetts has granted a new trial to a Black, Muslim defendant whose appointed lawyer expressed “vitriolic hatred” and racism in social media posts. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court granted a new trial for Anthony J. Dew in a June 15 opinion. Dew was represented by court-appointed…

Jun 16, 2023 4:10 PM CDT

Lawyer once named most eligible bachelor acquitted on rape charges

A Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer has been acquitted on two counts of rape in an alleged 2016 assault following a night of drinking.

Jun 12, 2023 3:38 PM CDT

3M faces trial over ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting foam in ‘bet-the-company’ litigation

3M faces its first trial out of about 4,000 lawsuits claiming that its cancer-linked “forever chemicals” known as PFAs have leached into groundwater.

Jun 2, 2023 10:47 AM CDT

Genetic genealogy leads to arrest of lawyer in series of rapes

A corporate lawyer in the New York City area has been charged with the sexual assaults of four women in Boston in 2007 and 2008 after police used genetic genealogy to link him to the crimes.

Jun 1, 2023 8:16 AM CDT

Chicago’s refusal to allow ‘Hail Satan’ city council invocation violates First Amendment, suit says

Chicago has rebuffed requests by the Satanic Temple to deliver city council invocations for more than three years, violating the First Amendment in two ways, according to a lawsuit filed earlier this month.

May 23, 2023 8:40 AM CDT

Did 1 contract clause cause Proskauer client’s $636M loss? Judge refuses to toss malpractice suit

A Massachusetts judge has refused to toss a $636 million malpractice lawsuit contending that a botched contract drafted by Proskauer Rose caused its client’s loss of a minority interest in a hedge fund.

May 17, 2023 2:48 PM CDT

Massachusetts US attorney will resign; probe finds ‘extraordinary breach of public trust’

Updated: Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins will resign Friday, two days after new investigative reports condemned her for attending a Democratic fundraiser and for leaking information to the press in "an extraordinary breach of public trust."

May 17, 2023 9:45 AM CDT

Ex-prosecutor disbarred for disclosure failures in drug-lab scandal; supervisor, underling get different sanctions

Weekly Briefs: SCOTUS asked to hear high school admissions case over race; utility company faces suit after Hawaii wildfires

What state has the best work-life balance? New report explores

Boston law firm announces layoffs that include lawyers

Harvard legacy admissions challenged in Education Department complaint

Lawyer’s racist and anti-Muslim rants on social media entitle defendant to new trial, court rules

Lawyer once named most eligible bachelor acquitted on rape charges

3M faces trial over ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting foam in ‘bet-the-company’ litigation

Genetic genealogy leads to arrest of lawyer in series of rapes

Chicago’s refusal to allow ‘Hail Satan’ city council invocation violates First Amendment, suit says

Did 1 contract clause cause Proskauer client’s $636M loss? Judge refuses to toss malpractice suit

Massachusetts US attorney will resign; probe finds ‘extraordinary breach of public trust’

Alleged cut-and-paste mistake wasn’t reason for client’s claimed $636M loss, Proskauer argues

Protecting Polyamory: Municipalities expand rights, domestic partnerships to include nontraditional relationships

In case of ‘textbook contempt,’ suspended lawyer who refused to comply with ethics orders is fined $100 a day

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