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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 - 6 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-obliterate

Business - Financial Times - 4 days ago

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 year

World - 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.

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 activity

World - Financial Times - 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

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.

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 - November 12

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 - 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 - 5 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 - 5 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 - 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 - 4 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 - 4 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 sector

World - Financial Times - 2 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 - Yesterday

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 - 10 hours ago

Two admit to rioting as Ely accused appear in court

The defendants started appearing in groups before Cardiff Crown Court on Monday, charged with riot.

Murdoch’s Dow Jones sues AI start-up Perplexity for infringement

Publishers accuse company of ‘freeriding’ on valuable news content

Business - Financial Times - October 21

Walz accuses Trump of disrespecting workers by 'cosplaying' at McDonald’s

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), the Democratic vice presidential nominee, on Monday accused former President Trump of disrespecting McDonald’s workers by pretending to work at one of its restaurants ...

Politics - The Hill - October 21

Surrogacy ring accused of exploiting vulnerable women in Argentina

Prosecutors say ‘criminal enterprise’ charged foreign couples $50,000 and denied payments for miscarriages. An international surrogacy ring exploited impoverished women, denied payments for ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

Trump accuses Labour Party of 'foreign interference'

Labour activists volunteering in the US presidential election amounts to illegal "contributions", the complaint alleges.

Trump Accuses U.K. Labour Party of Election Meddling

Donald Trump’s campaign said Britain’s governing Labour Party had engaged in “blatant foreign interference.” Other British politicians have previously acted in support of Mr. Trump.

World - The New York Times - October 24

Arizona man accused of shooting at Harris campaign office

An Arizona man was accused of shooting three separate times at a Democratic National Committee (DNC) office in the Phoenix suburbs, according to local authorities. Tempe Police Department ...

Politics - The Hill - October 23

Philippine preacher denies accusations of sexual abuse

Apollo Quiboloy, a Philippine preacher accused of sexually abusing his followers, spoke out for the first time since being indicted on trafficking and other criminal charges, denying new ...

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