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British lawyer is fifth person to die in suspected methanol poisoning in Laos
As well as Simone White, two Danes, an American and an Australian have died after incident in town popular with backpackers . A British lawyer has become the fifth person to die in a suspected ...World - The Guardian - 4 hours ago -
Rudy Giuliani’s New Lawyer Takes His Case to the Streets
Mr. Giuliani has not turned over his apartment and other items to two women he defamed. His new counsel, a Staten Island divorce lawyer, held a sidewalk news conference.Top stories - The New York Times - 19 hours ago -
Trump lawyers seek dismissal of hush-money case on immunity grounds
Lawyers argue throwing out case necessary to ‘facilitate orderly transition of executive power’ following election. Donald Trump’ s lawyers asked the judge overseeing his Manhattan hush-money ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Trump lawyers demand judge 'immediately' throw out hush money case
Donald Trump's attorneys are demanding the judge who presided over his New York hush money trial and conviction immediately throw out the case, saying it would be "uniquely destabilizing to the ...Top stories - NBC News - Yesterday -
Matt Gaetz's accusers don't want to testify in public, their lawyer says
WASHINGTON — A lawyer for two women who have accused former Rep.Politics - NBC News - 2 days ago -
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Lawyers Argue Seizure of Jail Notes Was Unjust
Lawyers for the music mogul objected at a hearing to prosecutors viewing handwritten materials from their client’s cell after a sweep of the Brooklyn jail where he is being held.Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago -
Lawyer for Gaetz accusers comments on misconduct allegations
NBC News' Hallie Jackson spoke with Joel Leppard, a lawyer representing two women who alleged Matt Gaetz paid them for sex. In the past, Gaetz has denied allegations related to alleged sexual ...Politics - NBC News - 3 days ago -
DoJ and FBI officials consult lawyers amid threats of Trump legal retribution
Matt Gaetz nomination as AG intensifies concerns that president-elect will prosecute former political enemies. Officials from the justice department and FBI have begun consulting lawyers amid fears ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Hegseth lawyer says settlement paid to sexual assault accuser was "extortion"
President-elect Trump's prospective nominee for defense secretary, Fox News host Pete Hegseth, paid a confidential financial settlement to a woman who accused him of sexual assault out of concern ...Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
Top UK government lawyer pushes ‘revolving door’ as pay gap widens
The Government Legal Department is losing staff as big US law firms spur salary increases in the private sectorWorld - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
The lawyer at the heart of the ferocious debate over assisted dying
Charles Foster believes he has a duty to defend against a state-sanctioned and medicalised means to self-obliterateBusiness - Financial Times - 5 days ago -
Trump Turns to His Personal Lawyers to Stock Top Ranks of Justice Dept.
The president-elect intends to nominate three members of his criminal defense team to senior roles, raising further concerns about politicization of the department.Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago -
Boris Epshteyn, the Trump Lawyer Who Wields Outsize Influence on the Next White House
Boris Epshteyn has quickly become one of the most powerful figures in the early days of the presidential transition, even floating his own name to help broker peace between Russia and Ukraine.Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
Trump Picks Todd Blanche, His Defense Lawyer, to Be Deputy Attorney General
Mr. Blanche, a former supervising federal prosecutor in Manhattan, oversaw the president-elect’s legal defense against multiple indictments.Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
Trump to nominate his criminal defense lawyer for deputy attorney general
President-elect Donald Trump said he's nominating Todd Blanche, one of his criminal defense lawyers in the classified documents case, to be the deputy attorney general.Politics - NBC News - 6 days ago -
Rudy Giuliani's lawyers ask judge's permission to drop him as a client
The request comes one day before the former Trump attorney is supposed to turn over property and financial records to the two election workers he defamed.Politics - NBC News - 6 days ago -
Giuliani’s lawyers quit over ‘fundamental disagreement’
Rudy Giuliani’s attorneys on Wednesday asked to quit representing the former New York City mayor as he battles with two Georgia election workers over their efforts to collect a $146 million ...Politics - The Hill - November 14 -
Ted Olson, conservative lawyer and former U.S. Solicitor General, dies
Former U.S. Solicitor General and Gibson Dunn partner Ted Olson died Wednesday at the age of 84. In a press release, the law firm praised Olson for his work, labeling him a "trailblazing advocate ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
Democrat Dave Min keeps Katie Porter’s House seat blue
Min, a state senator from Irvine, defeated Scott Baugh, a two-time candidate who had narrowly lost the seat two years ago to Porter.Politics - Politico - November 12 -
Immigration Lawyers Prepare to Battle Trump in Court Again
Nearly eight years after the first challenges to his immigration policies, Donald Trump is returning to the White House promising a more aggressive crackdown.Top stories - The New York Times - November 10 -
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Bar association presidents warn lawyers against frivolous election lawsuits
Former presidents of the American Bar Association and other state and local bar associations published an open letter condemning election lawsuits brought forth in swing states across the country. ...Politics - The Hill - November 5 -
2024 election updates: Trump, Harris split first votes counted in New Hampshire
With just hours left to Election Day, it's a neck-and-neck race to the finish.Top stories - ABC News - November 5 -
Pennsylvania judge declines to block Elon Musk’s $1m voter prize giveaway
Prosecutors had called sweepstakes a scam that violates state election law and asked for it to be shut down. US election 2024 live: latest polls, results and updates The $1m-a-day voter ...World - The Guardian - November 4 -
How top lawyers earn their bragging rights on pay
Arrival of US firms has pushed up top UK law firms’ charge-out rates by almost 40% in five yearsBusiness - Financial Times - November 3 -
In Subway Chokehold Trial, Lawyers Spar Over Daniel Penny’s Chokehold
Mr. Penny is charged with manslaughter in the May 2023 killing of Jordan Neely, a homeless man menacing passengers in a subway car.Top stories - The New York Times - November 1 -
Ex-Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro's law license suspended in New York
Ex-Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro, who helped devise the Trump campaign’s alternate electors strategy in 2020, has been suspended from practicing law in New York following his conviction for a ...Politics - The Hill - October 31 -
Democratic Lawyer Stymied Trump in 2020. Other Efforts Played Into G.O.P. Hands.
Marc Elias, hired to help Kamala Harris in election-related fights, helped to pave the way for big money in politics.Top stories - The New York Times - October 30 -
Pakistani human rights activists condemn arrest of lawyers on charges creating a security risk
Pakistan’s police have arrested a Pakistani lawyer and her husband who are known for taking on human rights cases, drawing criticism from rights groupsWorld - ABC News - October 28 -
Gérard Depardieu to miss hearing in sexual assault case, lawyer says
French movie icon Gerard Depardieu was scheduled to appear at a pre-trial hearing in Paris for his sexual assault case Monday, but his lawyer says the 75-year-old is too sick to attend. The case ...Top stories - CBS News - October 28 -
Gérard Depardieu skipping sex assaults hearing, lawyer says
Actor Gérard Depardieu, who is facing trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, won't appear before a criminal court in Paris on Monday due to health reasons, his ...Top stories - CBS News - October 28 -
‘The storm before the storm’: UK lawyers race to deal with deluge of Budget enquiries
Proposed changes to inheritance and capital gains taxes have led to frenzy of client activityWorld - Financial Times - October 28 -
Moody’s former top lawyer made $54 million and didn’t file his taxes. Now he’s going to prison.
John Goggins was sentenced to eight months behind bars after pleading guilty to willfully failing to file tax returns between 2018 and 2021.Business - MarketWatch - October 26 -
Gisèle Pelicot lawyers: trial exposes ‘profound problem’ in attitudes to sexual violence
Dozens of accused deny rape, despite video evidence showing unconscious Gisèle Pelicot snoring loudly. Taking the stand in France’s biggest ever rape trial , Patrice N, 55, an electrician from the ...World - The Guardian - October 25 -
Trump's lawyers again ask to dismiss federal election interference case
The filing argues that special counsel Jack Smith was illegally appointed and that funding for his office should be cut off.Top stories - ABC News - October 25 -
Prominent Lawyer Enters N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race Against Adams
Jim Walden, a political independent and a lawyer who has worked on high-profile cases, will run for mayor against Eric Adams.Top stories - The New York Times - October 24 -
Lawyers and MPs warn workers’ rights push will fail without enforcement reforms
Concerns come as the number of open caseloads in employment tribunals rises 18% from previous yearWorld - Financial Times - October 24 -
Appeals court orders new sentence for disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti over stealing from clients
A federal appeals court on Wednesday vacated the 14-year sentence of disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti, who was convicted of swindling his clients, and ordered he be resentenced. Avenatti, who rose ...Politics - The Hill - October 23 -
Harvey Weinstein's retrial moved to next year, lawyer plans to hire a private investigator
Harvey Weinstein's retrial on sex crimes charges in Manhattan won't start until next year and a new allegation against the former movie mogul will be included in the caseEntertainment - ABC News - October 23
