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Smartmatic says evidence shows Fox execs didn’t believe election claims

Fox News employees, up and down the corporate ladder, did not believe that the 2020 election was rigged, despite claims that were later broadcast on the network implicating voting technology company Smartmatic in a broader conspiracy to throw the election for Joe Biden, according to newly unsealed documents.

May 16, 2025 11:40 AM CDT

Justice Department is investigating NY attorney general who has targeted Trump

The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into real estate transactions involving New York Attorney General Letitia James, according to a person familiar with the case—the first known criminal probe of a law enforcement official who took action against President Donald Trump.

May 9, 2025 10:00 AM CDT

Lawyer charged with stealing beer, trying to bite officer

Updated: A lawyer in Albany, New York, was accused Friday of violating an order of protection, hitting a woman, stealing beer, and trying to bite a police officer.

May 7, 2025 12:29 PM CDT

Lawyer disbarred for ‘shocking and outrageous’ conduct files $20M suit against ethics committee

A lawyer disbarred last year for using “unacceptably bigoted language” doesn’t give up easily.

Apr 30, 2025 9:23 AM CDT

After US prosecutors mistakenly file confidential memo, is their challenge to congestion pricing doomed?

Federal prosecutors have been kicked off a challenge to congestion pricing in New York City after they mistakenly filed a confidential memo saying the government is “very unlikely” to be successful.

Apr 28, 2025 9:51 AM CDT

Drake alleges Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl performance defamed him in amended suit against music company

Rapper and singer Drake has alleged that the Universal Music Group “has tripled and quadrupled down on its defamation-for-profit strategy” in part by arranging for fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar to perform his 2024 song “Not Like Us” at the 2025 Super Bowl, according to an amended lawsuit that he filed April 16.

Apr 23, 2025 12:42 PM CDT

3 Eric Adams prosecutors won’t confess ‘wrongdoing when there was none,’ their resignation letter says

Three federal prosecutors who worked on the dropped corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams have submitted their emailed resignation letter, saying they won’t accept a requirement to “express regret and admit some wrongdoing” by their office when it refused to dismiss the case.

Apr 23, 2025 11:12 AM CDT

What can Luigi Mangione’s trial tell us about unbiased juries?

At a time when 58% of Americans have reported issues with health insurance in the past year, attorneys say finding an unbiased jury for Luigi Mangione, who’s accused of fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, will be nearly impossible without many hurdles.

Apr 22, 2025 9:54 AM CDT

Stereotyped views of older lawyers led to firing of BigLaw partner, lawsuit alleges

A former partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman has alleged in a lawsuit that the law firm fired him and forced the leader of the aircraft finance group to retire after disbanding the practice because they were both in their 60s.

Apr 21, 2025 12:15 PM CDT

Sarah Palin and the NY Times are in court again; here’s why

Sarah Palin has returned to a lower Manhattan courtroom this week, determined to prove that the New York Times defamed her in a 2017 editorial that suggested a link between a map published by her political action committee and the 2011 shooting of former Democratic congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.

Apr 18, 2025 10:06 AM CDT

Former DOJ lawyer faces disbarment for entanglement in ‘one of the largest kleptocracy schemes in history’

A lawyer who worked for the U.S. Department of Justice is facing disbarment after pleading guilty for his role in an illegal foreign influence scheme that allegedly stemmed from his friendship and legal work for hip-hop artist Prakazrel “Pras” Michel.

Apr 17, 2025 3:07 PM CDT

‘Stay out of my shorts,’ other discourteous comments led to censure for New York judge

Updated: A New York judge who didn’t want to transition to new case-tracking systems has agreed to a censure for gratuitous and discourteous remarks that he made while expressing his displeasure to colleagues and to officials who transferred him to a new court.

Apr 10, 2025 2:11 PM CDT

Smartmatic says evidence shows Fox execs didn’t believe election claims

Justice Department is investigating NY attorney general who has targeted Trump

Lawyer charged with stealing beer, trying to bite officer

Lawyer disbarred for ‘shocking and outrageous’ conduct files $20M suit against ethics committee

After US prosecutors mistakenly file confidential memo, is their challenge to congestion pricing doomed?

Drake alleges Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl performance defamed him in amended suit against music company

3 Eric Adams prosecutors won’t confess ‘wrongdoing when there was none,’ their resignation letter says

What can Luigi Mangione’s trial tell us about unbiased juries?

Stereotyped views of older lawyers led to firing of BigLaw partner, lawsuit alleges

Sarah Palin and the NY Times are in court again; here’s why

Former DOJ lawyer faces disbarment for entanglement in ‘one of the largest kleptocracy schemes in history’

‘Stay out of my shorts,’ other discourteous comments led to censure for New York judge

Lawyer alleges BigLaw firm fired her 11 days after she disclosed epilepsy diagnosis, violating disability law

Former Thompson Hine partner won’t have to arbitrate surviving sex bias claims, federal judge rules

Former BigLaw partner wins reversal on one count of cyberstalking conviction

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