Michael Avenatti’s Attempt to Overturn Nike Extortion Conviction Ends in Failure
President Joe Biden has announced his latest batch of judicial nominees after a pause of over two months, marking a…
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Nusrat Choudhury Becomes First Muslim Female Federal Judge Confirmed by U.S. Senate
Nusrat Choudhury, a prominent civil rights lawyer, has made history as the first Bangladeshi-American and female Muslim federal judge in…
Reed Smith Expands Regulatory and Investigations Group with Evan Barr
Reed Smith, a global law firm, has announced that Evan Barr has partnered with the firm's Regulatory and Investigations Group.…
Confirmation of Biden’s First Judicial Nominee in 2023 by US Senate Approved
The U.S. Senate confirmed DeAndrea Benjamin, a South Carolina state court judge, to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals,…
US Judge Rules Prohibiting Marijuana Users from Owning Guns is Unconstitutional
A federal judge in Oklahoma City, Patrick Wyrick, has concluded that the federal law prohibiting marijuana users from possessing firearms…
Cornell Law Appoints Dean to another Term
Summary: Cornell Law’s dean is set to serve his second term as leader of the New York law school. Cornell…
Tom Brady Accepts Four-Game Suspension
Summary: Patriots quarterback Tom Brady announced that he will no longer fight the four-game suspension handed down from the deflategate…
Microsoft Claims Location Not Ownership Protects Customers Emails
Summary: The legal battle between Microsoft and the U.S. government over the release of client information that is stored on…
Woman’s Lawsuit Against Ex-Boyfriend Hacking Her Facebook Moves Forward
Summary: A woman that sued her ex-boyfriend for hacking her email and Facebook account had the case originally thrown out…
Government Officials Concerned About Implications of Overturned Insider-Trading Convictions
Summary: The Second Circuit decision to overturn the 2012 convictions of two former hedge-fund traders has dangerous consequences for how…
Sony Faces Constitutional Challenges after Hacking Incident
Summary: Courts may rule in favor of news media outlets if Sony argues that its private information, stolen by hackers,…
Commercial Litigation Attorney Stephen Juris Joins Fried Frank
Summary: Fried Frank announced on Thursday that leading commercial litigation attorney and white collar criminal defense and securities and commodities…