State Government

Missouri Supreme Court disbars attorney for repeatedly failing to appear in court

The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday disbarred an attorney for failing to appear in court over 50 times within two years and failing to communicate promptly with clients.

Oct 21, 2026 11:17 AM CDT

Governors’ races in Colorado, Michigan put former law deans on ballot

Next month, voters in Colorado and Michigan will decide whether a former law dean should be elected governor of their respective states.

Oct 21, 2026 11:06 AM CDT

Florida Supreme Court doesn’t buy COVID-19 ‘brain fog’ as attorney misconduct defense

A Florida lawyer lied to the court about speaking to a sequestered expert witness while representing his wife in a paternity matter brought by her ex-boyfriend; and his defense of COVID-19 playing a role in the incident was based on self-reports rather than evidence, according to an opinion by the Florida Supreme Court.

Oct 19, 2026 1:41 PM CDT

Ex-state deputy attorney general accused of making AI-generated child porn

Prosecutors in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, have alleged that a since-fired New Jersey deputy attorney general used artificial intelligence software to produce sexually explicit images of children and circulated them through the communication platform Discord.

Oct 19, 2026 11:58 AM CDT

Feds will not retry former Baltimore state’s attorney on mortgage fraud

A mortgage fraud charge against Marilyn Mosby, the former Baltimore state’s attorney, has been dismissed.

Oct 16, 2026 11:14 AM CDT

Personal injury lawyer disbarred after pleading guilty in stolen accident report scheme

The Georgia Supreme Court has disbarred a personal injury lawyer who pleaded guilty for his part in a scheme using stolen accident reports to find clients and financially benefit from settlement money.

Oct 15, 2026 9:26 AM CDT

Stress, drinking, gambling among problems lawyers report in new mental health study

More than half of lawyers responding to an Illinois survey on mental health report having stress, excessive workloads and feeling unappreciated, along with problem gambling and substance abuse.

Oct 14, 2026 9:54 AM CDT

Attorney questioned over AI errors in parental rights appeal

The West Virginia Supreme Court recently confronted an attorney who admitted to including fake artificial intelligence-generated citations in a brief in a parental rights case.

Oct 13, 2026 10:04 AM 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

Arizona’s court system hit by cyberattack

Personal information for 1.3 million people was stolen late last month through a cyberattack on Arizona’s court system, thought to have been launched when a court employee clinked a link in an email.

Oct 8, 2026 11:12 AM CDT

Texas Supreme Court could allow AI-generated transcripts of depositions

The Texas Supreme Court is considering allowing transcripts that are generated by artificial intelligence for witness depositions.

Oct 7, 2026 1:56 PM CDT

2 judges who couldn’t get along both removed from bench

Two Maryland judges who allegedly disrespected each other in court, including shouting matches reportedly heard by staff, have both been removed from the bench.

Oct 6, 2026 1:51 PM CDT

Lawyer for defendant seen shackled outside courtroom should have sought mistrial, Oregon Supreme Court says

The Oregon Supreme Court has found that an attorney representing a man whom jurors saw shackled outside a courtroom during his criminal trial should have sought a mistrial.

Oct 6, 2026 10:38 AM CDT

Tennessee Supreme Court broadens who can take bar exam

The Tennessee Supreme Court will broaden the pool of candidates able to take the bar exam, according to an order Friday stating that graduates from law schools approved by accreditors other than the council for the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar also can take the bar.

Oct 6, 2026 9:36 AM CDT

Lawyer allegedly shares e-filing password with disgruntled client; chaos ensues

After a Utah lawyer reportedly gave a disgruntled client their login and password to the state’s e-filing system with instructions that she only look at her own case, she allegedly accessed other files and sent out messages with the intent of damaging the lawyer’s law firm.

Oct 5, 2026 11:22 AM CDT