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Elon Musk’s lawyer says $1M giveaway winners not randomly chosen, raising potential legal issues
Elon Musk's lawyer said in a courtroom Monday that the winners of Musk’s $1 million daily prize giveaway in election swing states are not chosen at random.Top stories - NBC News - November 4 -
DOJ and FBI officials reach out to lawyers as potential Trump revenge prosecutions loom
Current and former senior DOJ and FBI officials are reaching out to lawyers in anticipation of being criminally investigated by the Trump administration, people with knowledge of their ...Politics - NBC News - 9 hours ago -
Mozambique opposition lawyer shot dead
Lawyer Elvino Dias and opposition party official Paulo Guambe were gunned down in broad daylight.Top stories - BBC News - October 19 -
First openly transgender lawyer to argue at Supreme Court
ACLU lawyer Chase Strangio will make history as the first openly transgender attorney to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court.Top stories - NBC News - October 21 -
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 -
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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 -
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 - 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 - Yesterday -
Reader reactions to a potential Trump victory
With just hours until polling stations open, the race for the White House is too close to call — but what do people around the world think of a possible second Trump presidency?World - Financial Times - November 4 -
Potential Trump Cabinet members, policies
Donald Trump's transition team is focusing on potential Cabinet members for the former president's second term in the White House. The Trump administration may also institute quick policy changes ...Top stories - CBS News - November 7 -
Mozambique rocked by the killings of 2 prominent opposition figures soon after disputed election
Gunmen chased down the lawyer for Mozambique’s leading opposition politician and a senior opposition official and fatally shot them in their car in the capital, their party said SaturdayWorld - ABC News - October 19 -
El Chapo’s sons negotiating plea deal with US government, lawyer confirms
Ovidio Guzmán and Joaquín Guzmán López may become cooperating witnesses in case against drug lord El Mayo. Two of drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera’s sons have confirmed they are ...World - The Guardian - October 21 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
‘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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 - 4 days ago -
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 - 3 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 - 2 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 - 2 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 - 2 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 - 2 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 - Yesterday -
Potential Cigna buyout of Humana is a ‘when,’ not an ‘if,’ analyst says
Humana’s stock looked to rally Monday. And Mizuho analyst Ann Hynes said she believes a buyout by Cigna Group is likely — it’s just a matter of timing.Business - MarketWatch - October 21
