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With New Decree, Trump Threatens Lawyers and Law Firms
A presidential memorandum aimed at lawyers everywhere struck a menacing tone.The New York Times - 1d -
Trump waging ‘sickening’ psychological war, deported Venezuelan’s lawyer says
One detained man’s lawyer says he is gay artist who had fled persecution in his home country, not a gang member. A lawyer for one of the Venezuelan immigrants sent from the US to a notorious mega ...The Guardian - 5d -
Lawyer probing Reform UK row contradicts MP Lowe
Comments attributed to the senior lawyer by the Great Yarmouth MP in his defence have been denied by her.BBC News - Mar. 10 -
Khalil felt 'he was being kidnapped': Lawyers
Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil told his lawyers he felt as if he was being “kidnapped” while being detained by different law enforcement officers and agents in New York on Saturday for ...The Hill - Mar. 14 -
ICE arrests Palestinian activist who led Columbia protests, lawyer says
Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University's student encampment protests, has been arrested by ICE, his lawyer says.CBS News - Mar. 9 -
Rodrigo Duterte’s lawyers call for his return to Philippines after ICC arrest
Daughter accuses government of ‘kidnapping’ ex-president as victims of ‘war on drugs’ express jubilation at arrest. Lawyers for Rodrigo Duterte have demanded that he be returned to Manila in a ...The Guardian - Mar. 12 -
Pete Hegseth to overhaul US military lawyers in effort to relax rules of war
The defense secretary has empowered his lawyer Tim Parlatore to remake the judge advocate general’s corps. The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth , is expected in the coming weeks to start a ...The Guardian - Mar. 13 -
Mahmoud Khalil ‘felt as though he was being kidnapped’, lawyers say
Lawyers demand in updated lawsuit that Columbia University graduate be released from custody. Mahmoud Khalil felt as though he was being kidnapped when he was handcuffed and shackled and rushed ...The Guardian - Mar. 14 -
Anti-Abortion Lawyer Pushed Out of F.D.A. After Republican Senator’s Pressure Campaign
Hilary Perkins, a career lawyer and a conservative, was targeted by Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri for defending the Biden administration’s position on the abortion pill.The New York Times - 6d -
Watch live: Pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers speak following court hearing
Lawyers for arrested pro-Palestinian activist and former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil will give remarks following Wednesday's high-profile court hearing. Khalil, who has a ...The Hill - Mar. 12 -
Lawyers who say nurse wrongly convicted in baby killings ask to halt hospital inquiry
Lawyers for convicted baby killer Lucy Letby and former executives at the hospital where she worked have asked a judge to halt an inquiry into the deaths after a panel of medical experts found no ...ABC News - 6d -
49-year-old quit her lawyer job to be a full-time writer: Now she’s a 4-time New York Times bestseller
Jasmine Guillory always thought she'd be a lawyer. The 49-year-old tried novel writing in her 30s and now writes for a living.CNBC - 19h -
Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers say he may miss his child's birth while detained
Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers are saying he may miss his child's birth while detained for deportation proceedings over his involvement in the 2024 Columbia University pro-Palestinian protests. CBS News' ...CBS News - Mar. 14 -
The Cat Lawyer Figured Out His Zoom Settings
“I’m glad it happened, even at my expense,” said Rod Ponton, who is (still) not a cat.The New York Times - Mar. 12 -
Courts failing children of divorcees, says lawyer
Shalaleh Barlow says legal rulings on "alienating behaviour" take too long and are harming children.BBC News - Mar. 14 -
NFLPA top in-house lawyer Tom DePaso is retiring
One of the longest-serving employees at the NFL Players Association will be ending his tenure.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Lawyer Appointed in Adams Case Says Charges Should Be Dropped
Paul D. Clement also said a judge should not allow the Trump administration to use the court’s authority to compel Mr. Adams’s support in the White House’s mass deportation efforts.The New York Times - Mar. 8 -
Defense lawyers in Trump assassination attempt case tour Trump golf course
Prosecutors said Ryan Routh methodically plotted to kill Trump for weeks, before aiming a rifle through shrubs as Trump played golf last September at his golf club.CBS News - Mar. 9 -
Mahmoud Khalil Has Not Been Allowed to Speak Privately With Lawyers
Mahmoud Khalil, a legal permanent resident who the Trump administration has claimed is a national security threat, is in immigration detention in Louisiana.The New York Times - Mar. 12 -
Meet the Texas Trial Lawyer Teaching People How to Have Tough Conversations
Jefferson Fisher has built a reputation on social media for teaching people how to tackle tough conversations with confidence.The New York Times - Mar. 13 -
FDA top lawyer resigns days after starting job
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) chief counsel resigned two days after her appointment, according to a Thursday announcement from the agency. “Hilary K. Perkins has resigned from her ...The Hill - Mar. 13 -
Sean Combs’s Lawyers Say Video of Hallway Assault Was Altered
The video, a critical piece of the prosecution’s case, shows the music mogul beating and kicking his girlfriend at a hotel in 2016.The New York Times - Mar. 14 -
He Dreamed Up Bosch and the Lincoln Lawyer. It All Started With L.A.
For almost four decades, Michael Connelly has set his characters loose in a city of big dreams and lucky breaks. Now they’re facing an altered landscape. So is he.The New York Times - Mar. 15 -
Judge in deportation case chides DOJ lawyer for refusing to answer key questions
The court fight focuses on the Trump administration's use of a 1798 law to deport people it claims are part of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.NBC News - 6d -
Trump Lawyer Refuses to Answer Judge’s Questions in Deportation Flight Hearing
The Trump administration tried to have the hearing canceled and sought to remove the judge overseeing it, as White House officials took a confrontational stance.The New York Times - 5d -
Trump third term unlikely, 'too similar' to Russia, says ex-lawyer
The 22nd Amendment states that "no person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice."The Hill - 2d -
Robert Denham, Lawyer Who Steered Companies Through Crises, Dies at 79
Among his rescues was teaming up with Warren Buffett to keep the investment bank Salomon Brothers afloat amid a bid-rigging scandal in the 1990s.The New York Times - 2d -
Judge in deportations case says US government lawyers 'disrespectful'
Judge James Boasberg says the legal questions round the handling of the deportations are "incredibly troublesome".BBC News - 2d -
Luigi Mangione lawyer says arrest flaws invalidate evidence – but will it work?
Pennsylvania attorney for suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson shooting claims police violated his client’s constitutional rights in arrest. Following Luigi Mangione ’s arrest in the ...The Guardian - 17h -
Biden's intelligence access to President's Daily Brief revoked, DNI Gabbard says
Other Biden officials, lawyers also had their security clearances officially revoked.ABC News - Mar. 10 -
The law must not bend to Trump’s crusade of political retribution
Lawyers must not sit on the sidelines as firms and judges are attacked merely for doing their jobs.The Hill - 4d -
Ice arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia protests, lawyer says
Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest comes as Trump vows to deport foreign students involved in protests against Israel’s war. A prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University’s student ...The Guardian - Mar. 9 -
ICE arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests, lawyer says
Federal immigration authorities arrested a Palestinian graduate student who played a prominent role in protests against Israel at Columbia University, according to his attorney.NBC News - Mar. 10 -
Lawyers for suspect in 2nd Trump assassination attempt tour golf course, examine evidence
Defense attorneys for the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Trump last September were able to tour the golf course where the incident took place, CBS News has learned. CBS News ...CBS News - Mar. 10 -
DOJ lawyers decline to let OMP's acting director testify about mass firings
The Trump administration could be sanctioned after the DOJ declined to make a top administration official available for sworn testimony regarding the recent mass firings.ABC News - Mar. 11 -
Judge orders pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil should get phone calls with lawyers
A federal judge heard arguments and issued orders in Mahmoud Khalil's deportation case. The pro-Palestinian activist helped lead the 2024 Columbia University protests against Israel's war in Gaza. ...CBS News - Mar. 12 -
Mahmoud Khalil lawyers say activist being punished for free speech as hundreds protest against detention – live
Actor Susan Sarandon among demonstrators calling for pro-Palestinian activist’s release outside New York courthouse. Government asks court to move Khalil case out of New York Who is Mahmoud ...The Guardian - Mar. 12 -
Former Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers seeking immediate release on free speech grounds
Nearly 100 protesters were arrested Thursday after staging a sit-in at Trump Tower demanding former Columbia student and pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil's release from an ICE facility in ...CBS News - Mar. 14 -
Sen. Lindsey Graham rebukes lawyers who defended Trump foes: "I hope they pay a price"
President Trump has targeted several law firms by terminating security clearances and other executive actions.CBS News - Mar. 16 -
I was a lawyer for Ice. Mass deportations don’t make us safer | Veronica Cardenas
US immigration has become a machine of surveillance and fear. We’re already seeing the consequences. This month marks 22 years since the creation of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice).. ...The Guardian - Mar. 17