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By Diana Novak Jones, Mike Scarcella and Sara Merken |
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A conservative federal appeals court judge who is seen as a potential Trump U.S. Supreme Court nominee warned about the need to ensure no one is ever charged on the "basis of their politics or on the status as a political candidate," reports Nate Raymond. U.S. Circuit Judge Andrew Oldham, whom President-elect Donald Trump appointed to the 5th Circuit during his first term, spoke about the potential for prosecutors to abuse their "dangerous power" to pick whom they prosecute during a keynote speech that kicked off an annual gathering of conservative lawyers and judges hosted by the Federalist Society. Oldham's speech focused on the need to defend the federal judiciary's independence against "attacks" and "reprisal from the legislative branch." He also stressed what he said was an equally important principle that the criminal justice system not serve as a venue for Americans to settle their political disputes, tracking Trump and his supporters' criticism of his criminal cases as politically-motivated "lawfare." |
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- Massachusetts' highest court ruled that initial court hearings for 28 men accused of being customers of a high-end brothel network catering to a clientele, which included politicians and lawyers, will be open to the public. The court approved plans to deviate from typical state practice and allow the public to attend hearings that will determine whether the men should be charged with misdemeanors.
- A U.S. Senate panel advanced the nomination of one of President Joe Biden's final picks to serve as a federal appeals court judge over the objections of Republican Senator Thom Tillis, who warned he had secured enough votes to potentially prevent the nominee from being confirmed.
- President-elect Donald Trump picked his attorney Todd Blanche, a former Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft partner who defended Trump at his trial over hush money paid to Stormy Daniels, as deputy attorney general. He also selected John Sauer, who successfully urged the U.S. Supreme Court to give Trump broad immunity in the 2020 election case, as his solicitor general.
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That's about how much has been set aside in the $6.01 billion settlement of claims against 3M over its military earplugs to cover legal fees – and this week, lawyers for the plaintiffs got a step closer to securing their payout. The plaintiffs' lead attorneys at Seeger Weiss; Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz; and Clark, Love & Hutson persuaded U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers to maintain a 9% hold-back on the class funds, paving the way for them and about 60 other law firms in the case to receive common benefit fees. Read more in this week's Fee Tracker. |
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Live Nation is calling on the 9th Circuit to undo a three-judge panel ruling last month that, in the words of the entertainment behemoth, has created "massive uncertainty" about corporate tactics to combat mass arbitration. Alison Frankel has the details on Live Nation's scorching petition for panel reconsideration or en banc review. |
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"We look forward to continuing its storied tradition of scaring the site's users with lies until they fork over their cold, hard cash."
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–Onion CEO Ben Collins, who spoke after news broke that the parody news website is buying conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars website in a bankruptcy auction. Jones filed for bankruptcy protection and auctioned his assets, including InfoWars, after courts ordered him to pay $1.5 billion for defaming the families of those killed in the Sandy Hook shooting. |
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- The 7th Circuit will hear the DOJ's appeal in the prosecution of environmental lawyer David Sargent, who was acquitted on an insider trading charge in 2023. Sargent was a former faculty member at Loyola University Chicago's School of Environmental Sustainability.
- New terms of service taking effect today on X specify that any lawsuits against the social media website filed by users must be exclusively filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas or state courts in Tarrant County, Texas. X is not located in the Northern District, but the court has become a favored destination for conservative activists and business groups to pursue lawsuits seeking to block parts of President Joe Biden's agenda.
Court calendars are subject to last-minute docket changes.
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- Schulte Roth brought back Jacob Preiserowicz, who focuses on CFTC regulation, as a D.C.-based partner. He most recently was vice president and managing legal counsel at T. Rowe Price. (Schulte)
- BakerHostetler added Raymond Aghaian as a partner to its privacy and digital risk class action and litigation team in Los Angeles. He previously was co-chair of the cybersecurity, privacy and data governance group at Kilpatrick Townsend. (BakerHostetler)
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner hired financial disputes and investigations partner Josh Hess in Atlanta from the SEC. The firm also added partner Matt Sides to its energy, environment and infrastructure practice in Charlotte, North Carolina, from Troutman Pepper.
- Morgan Lewis hired trial partner Stephen Hall in Boston from Orrick. (Morgan Lewis).
- Greenberg Traurig brought on real estate transactions partner Ankush Israni in Los Angeles from Jones Day. John Cleary, a San Diego-based corporate partner, joined Greenberg Traurig from Procopio.
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The Delaware legislature this year has made noteworthy changes to the state's insurance laws pertaining to financial institutions, liability insurance death benefits, and healthcare that will impact businesses, insurance companies, regulatory agencies and others, write Kristen Swift and Michael Zigelman of Kaufman Dolowich. Read today's Attorney Analysis. |
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