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By Diana Novak Jones, Mike Scarcella and Sara Merken |
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Things have gotten increasingly heated between the American Bar Association and the Trump administration, our colleague Karen Sloan reports. President Trump said in an executive order that he is considering revoking the ABA's status as the federally recognized accreditor of law schools, a change that could impact lawyer licensing, student loans and attorney mobility, legal education experts said. President Trump said he was directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to assess whether to suspend or terminate the ABA as the government's official law school accreditor, citing its "unlawful 'diversity, equity, and inclusion' requirements." Meanwhile, the ABA sued the DOJ, claiming the department illegally terminated grants in retaliation for the ABA's public criticism of the Trump administration. The canceled grants include $3.2 million used to train lawyers to represent victims of domestic and sexual violence. The ABA sought a temporary restraining order from the court to block the government from terminating the grants. |
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That's the total value of the grants that the DOJ canceled this week, sources told Reuters exclusively. The money was for a wide range of services to crime victims, including trauma recovery centers and sign language interpretation. The grants were for that amount when they were awarded, but it was not immediately clear how much of this funding remained unspent when the cuts occurred. |
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When the U.S. Supreme Court next week hears arguments in a case that could reshape class action litigation, the justices will consider some lofty questions about constitutional standing and jurisdiction. But what about the practical effects if the high court sides with diagnostic-testing company Laboratory Corporation of America and holds that class actions can't be certified if they include uninjured members? In On the Case, Jenna Greene looks at the potential impact on low-dollar cases, antitrust enforcement and corporate defendants seeking to resolve widespread liability. |
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"At the very least, it's legal malpractice."
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—A spokesperson for Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who lashed out at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan after it filed with the court an internal government letter that cast doubt on the agency's effort to stop New York's congestion pricing program. The Trump administration quickly said DOJ's civil division will take over defending the agency in a lawsuit filed by New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority. A spokesperson for the U.S. attorney's office said the filing was "an honest error" and was not intentional. The DOJ lawyers were replaced. |
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- Former U.S. Rep. George Santos is due in court to be sentenced after he pleaded guilty to fraud and identity theft. Prosecutors are asking that Santos receive seven years in prison for inflating fundraising numbers and faking donor names to qualify for financial support from the Republican Party during the 2022 election cycle, when the political newcomer was elected to represent a slice of New York City and its eastern suburbs. Santos has asked for a sentence of two years.
- A group of Democratic state attorneys general will urge a federal judge in Boston to block President Trump's administration from dismantling the U.S. Department of Education and halt it from laying off nearly half of its staff. The lawsuit argues that the massive job cuts will render the agency unable to perform core functions authorized by statute, including in the civil rights arena, effectively usurping Congress's authority in violation of the U.S. Constitution.
- A federal judge in Boston will consider whether to continue to block immigration authorities from taking action against Huadan Zheng, a student at Boston University, after the Trump administration removed her records from a database used to confirm compliance with student visa conditions.
Court calendars are subject to last-minute docket changes.
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- U.S. District Judge William Orrick in San Francisco issued an injunction blocking the Trump administration from withholding federal funding from more than a dozen so-called sanctuary jurisdictions that have declined to cooperate with the president's immigration crackdown.
- The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow implementation of an order banning transgender people from serving in the military, which was blocked nationwide by U.S. Judge District Benjamin Settle after he said it likely violates the U.S. Constitution's right to equal protection under the law.
- A group of men dubbed the "grandpa robbers" will be among 10 people to go on trial next week accused of stealing millions of dollars worth of jewelry from Kim Kardashian, who was held at gunpoint in her Paris apartment in 2016. Kardashian is expected to testify during the trial.
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- Sidley picked up four real estate finance partners from Cadwalader, including co-head Bonnie Neuman, who will work in the New York office. The group also includes partners Melissa Hinkle, Nicholas Brandfon and Molly Lovedale and 10 other lawyers. (Sidley)
- Jenner & Block hired partner Aaron Cooper as co-chair of the firm's new critical and emerging technologies practice and to return as co-chair of the cybersecurity and data privacy practice. Cooper, who is based in D.C., was previously the deputy legal adviser to the United States National Security Council. (Jenner & Block)
- Barnes & Thornburg added partners in Los Angeles, Chicago, D.C. and Atlanta. They include corporate partner Mark Kromkowski, who was previously with Ice Miller; securities and regulatory enforcement litigation partner Paul Kisslinger, who was previously with Lewis Brisbois; and labor and employment partner Tiffany Downs, who was previously with FordHarrison.
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Between mass firings, shifting policies and funding freezes, the Trump administration has taken actions that tee up significant questions about the scope of presidential power over agencies. The answers will have major ramifications for regulated parties and the pace of change when a new president takes office, write Shay Dvoretzky, Parker Rider-Longmaid and Emily Kennedy of Skadden. |
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