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Court Tosses Judge Newman’s Constitutional Challenge to Judicial Misconduct Law

A federal court on Tuesday dismissed U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman’s lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the law governing judicial misconduct investigations under which her colleagues suspended her last year. In a 15-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper rejected Newman’s claim that a…

Federal Appeals Court Weighs Fiduciary Rule for Financial Retirement Plans

Two energy companies, joined by 26 attorneys general from Republican-controlled states, argued to a federal appellate panel against a Biden Administration rule clarifying social factors when considering retirement plan investments. A U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit panel heard argument Tuesday on the U.S. Department of Labor 2022…

‘An Am Law 200 Firm in Your Home Office’: Fennemore Launches Remote Lawyer Program

Phoenix-headquartered Fennemore Craig has added a new remote lawyering platform to its growing brick-and-mortar presence, which has seen the Am Law 200 firm add substantial teams in Seattle, Denver, San Diego and Sacramento, California, already this year. The firm is launching Fennemore Forward with 18 attorneys and 35 allied legal professionals under…

Clock Reset: Lawyers Say Statute of Repose Reversal Has Broad Implications

Clock Reset: Lawyers Say Statute of Repose Reversal Has Broad Implications | Daily Report Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2024/07/09/clock-reset-this-new-ruling-is-good-news-for-plaintiffs/ NEWS “The Supreme Court made it clear that the General Assembly had the power to toll statutes of repose that it created,” said appellant counsel Michael B. Terry. “This clarification may have…

‘I Really Messed Up in There’: Judge faces Punishment for Cursing

‘I Really Messed Up in There’: Judge faces Punishment for Cursing in Court | Daily Business Review Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/dailybusinessreview/2024/07/09/i-really-messed-up-in-there-judge-faces-punishment-for-cursing/ Credit: new_cox/Adobe Stock “Sir, I’m doing something here,” the judge reportedly told a defendant who came into his courtroom. “Could you shut up and sit down?” July 09, 2024…