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Law
fromAbove the Law
1 day ago

Some Law Firms Got Paid, Others Still Waiting By The Mailbox- See Generally - Above the Law

Some law firms have successfully converted billable hours into significant wealth, while others face financial and ethical challenges.
US politics
fromwww.socialmediatoday.com
2 days ago

Judge sides with plaintiffs in case against online ICE trackers

A judge granted a preliminary injunction allowing a Facebook group to continue monitoring ICE activities, citing First Amendment rights against government suppression.
fromABC7 Los Angeles
3 days ago

3 Southern California residents sentenced in bear suit insurance fraud scheme

The suspects filed a claim with their insurance company, alleging that a bear had damaged the inside of their 2010 Rolls-Royce Ghost at Lake Arrowhead.
California
London politics
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

He did everything right. His Los Angeles parking fine kept growing anyway

Paul Cook fought a parking ticket in Los Angeles for 16 months, inspired by Gandhi's teachings on righteousness and justice.
Retirement
fromEntrepreneur
6 days ago

More Taxpayers Are Cheating. Here's Why 'The IRS Isn't Going to Catch Me' Is the New Strategy.

IRS workforce reductions lead to decreased audits and increased taxpayer noncompliance, costing the government significantly in revenue.
#antitrust
fromMedCity News
1 week ago
Healthcare

Inside The DOJ's Hospital Contracting Crackdown: What Message Are the Feds Sending? - MedCity News

Healthcare
fromMedCity News
1 week ago

Inside The DOJ's Hospital Contracting Crackdown: What Message Are the Feds Sending? - MedCity News

The Department of Justice is suing OhioHealth and NewYork-Presbyterian for anticompetitive contracting practices that limit patient access to affordable care.
US politics
fromArs Technica
5 days ago

Jury finds Live Nation/Ticketmaster is illegal monopoly that overcharged fans

Arizona AG Kris Mayes emphasized the victory against Live Nation and Ticketmaster's monopoly, highlighting the importance of fighting for consumer rights.
Law
fromLos Angeles Times
1 day ago

Ordered free, still locked up: Judges fume as Trump administration holds ICE detainees

Judge Troy Nunley sanctioned a DOJ attorney for failing to release detained immigrants as ordered, highlighting systemic issues in immigration enforcement.
US politics
fromBoston.com
3 days ago

Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit seeking info about RI voters

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit for detailed voter data from Rhode Island, citing federal law and privacy concerns.
Poker
fromReadWrite
1 week ago

Ex Philadelphia probation officer sentenced in illegal gambling case

A former probation officer was sentenced for running an illegal sports betting operation, facing jail time, home confinement, and financial penalties.
#ice
fromwww.amny.com
3 weeks ago
US politics

An ICE-cold lie: Bombshell court filing says agency falsified its authority to detain immigrants at Federal Plaza | amNewYork

Law
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

In rare move, ICE drags criminal defendant out of a federal courtroom

ICE agents unexpectedly detained a defendant in a courtroom, raising concerns about the impact on judicial participation.
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Feldman: ICE isn't just breaking the law. It's trying to rewrite it.

ICE has expanded warrantless arrest authority to detain suspected undocumented immigrants nationwide, undermining probable-cause protections.
US politics
fromIntelligencer
4 days ago

At Least One ICE Agent May Face Consequences for Minnesota

Minnesota charges an ICE officer for brandishing a gun at civilians, marking a significant accountability step following Operation Metro Surge.
US politics
fromNew York Daily News
3 weeks ago

ICE's flawed justification for courthouse arrests sparks demand to free those detained

ICE provided false information to justify mass arrests at immigration courts, leading to demands for the release of those detained.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
3 weeks ago

ICE Might Be Violating America's Other Bill of Rights

ICE and CBP have faced criticism for excessive force and violations of rights, prompting legal challenges under the Fourth Amendment and the Administrative Procedure Act.
US politics
fromwww.amny.com
3 weeks ago

An ICE-cold lie: Bombshell court filing says agency falsified its authority to detain immigrants at Federal Plaza | amNewYork

ICE agents have been found to have fabricated authority for arrests at immigration courts, leading to legal challenges and questions about their practices.
Law
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

In rare move, ICE drags criminal defendant out of a federal courtroom

ICE agents unexpectedly detained a defendant in a courtroom, raising concerns about the impact on judicial participation.
Law
fromPadailypost
6 days ago

DA sued for paying prosecutor not to work

A lawsuit claims Santa Clara County DA Jeff Rosen wastes taxpayer money by paying a prosecutor to stay home amid budget cuts.
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks ago

Speeders beware: 125 traffic cameras are coming to L.A., along with hefty fines. What you need to know

Los Angeles will install 125 speed cameras to combat speeding and reduce traffic fatalities in school zones and high-accident areas.
#doj
Law
fromAbove the Law
2 weeks ago

Morning Docket: 04.02.26 - Above the Law

DOJ has prioritized deporting law-abiding individuals over prosecuting serious criminal cases.
Law
fromAbove the Law
2 weeks ago

Morning Docket: 04.02.26 - Above the Law

DOJ has prioritized deporting law-abiding individuals over prosecuting serious criminal cases.
Social justice
fromAbove the Law
3 weeks ago

Jay Clayton's SDNY Throws ICE Under The Bus To Save Face In Court - Above the Law

The U.S. Attorney's Office corrected a significant error regarding ICE's immigration arrest policy in court.
#public-defender
SF politics
fromABC7 San Francisco
3 weeks ago

Judge fines San Francisco public defender for contempt after he refuses to take new cases

San Francisco's public defender was fined for rejecting cases due to overwhelming workload and insufficient staffing, impacting the justice system.
Law
fromMission Local
3 weeks ago

Judge fines S.F. public defender $26,000 after contempt ruling

A judge sanctioned Public Defender Mano Raju $26,000 for refusing to represent clients due to insufficient attorneys in San Francisco.
Law
fromAbove the Law
1 week ago

What Does Competence Mean When Litigation Happens In Real Time? - Above the Law

Competence in law is evolving as technology changes the speed and precision of decision-making in litigation.
Law
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

Penalties stack up as AI spreads through the legal system

Lawyers face increasing sanctions for using AI-generated errors in legal briefs, with over 1,200 cases reported, including significant fines for fictitious citations.
#department-of-justice
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
3 weeks ago

DOJ Lawyers Just Had to Make One of Their Most Embarrassing Confessions Yet

The DOJ admitted to making false statements regarding ICE's arrests of noncitizens at immigration courts.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
3 weeks ago

DOJ Lawyers Just Had to Make One of Their Most Embarrassing Confessions Yet

The DOJ admitted to making false statements regarding ICE's arrests of noncitizens at immigration courts.
fromThe Washington Post
1 month ago

After rookie ICE agent's paperwork error, man is detained for days

Due to his "lack of experience," he said, he had misunderstood federal immigration jargon and believed that De La Garza's residency bid had been denied - though it hadn't. He repeated his misunderstanding on a form that government attorneys cited in court to justify the detention. On the same form, he also wrongly reported that De La Garza had admitted to illegally entering the country in 2015.
US news
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

Morning Docket: 03.13.26 - Above the Law

CFTC failing already a solid bet. Government says tariff refund system 40 percent to 80 percent complete which is quite the spread. Almost a they're just making stuff up kind of estimate.
US Elections
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
1 month ago

Democratic AGs Sue to Block Admissions Data Collection

As part of the newly created Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) survey, colleges must submit years of disaggregated admissions data-including the test scores, grade point averages, race, sex and income ranges of applied, admitted and enrolled students dating as far back as 2019. The data collection is part of an effort to verify that universities aren't considering race in admissions decisions after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the use of such practices in 2023.
Higher education
Law
fromABA Journal
3 weeks ago

Drug convictions bar lawyer from bench but not from practicing law

Felony drug convictions prevent lawyer from becoming a judge but allow him to continue practicing law in Montana.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Thousands of lawyers oppose jury restriction plan

Over 3,200 lawyers and judges oppose government plans to abolish jury trials in certain cases, arguing there is no evidence this will reduce record court backlogs of nearly 80,000 cases.
fromwww.housingwire.com
3 weeks ago

FinCEN's anti-money laundering rule struck down now what?

FinCEN clearly has the authority to regulate persons involved in real estate transactions, requiring them to establish a BSA compliance program and file suspicious activity reports.
Law
US politics
fromwww.housingwire.com
3 weeks ago

FHFA's Bill Pulte files new DOJ referrals against Letitia James

FHFA Director Bill Pulte filed criminal referrals against NY Attorney General Letitia James for alleged insurance fraud misrepresentations.
Law
fromKqed
3 weeks ago

SF Judge Orders Public Defender to Pay $26K in Contempt Fines | KQED

San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju was fined $26,000 for refusing new criminal cases amid rising caseload concerns.
fromABA Journal
1 month ago

Federal judges speak out about threats becoming 'ordinary'

"What's most problematic is that the extraordinary has become ordinary. It's just a matter of course now that when you issue an opinion that some people don't like, you're going to get threats, you're going to get death threats, and that is obviously problematic on many levels."
Law
#immigration-enforcement
NYC parents
fromGothamist
1 month ago

ICE's alleged 'ruse' in Columbia student arrest may have violated law, attorneys say

Federal immigration officers may have violated Fourth Amendment protections by using a false missing child emergency as a ruse to gain entry into a Columbia student's apartment for arrest.
US politics
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

Morning Docket: 03.18.26 - Above the Law

Chief Justice Roberts calls for ending personal attacks on judges, while questions arise about presidential official acts; meanwhile, legal developments span judicial conduct, cryptocurrency regulation, Section 230 reform, and national security concerns.
fromESPN.com
2 months ago

Roger Goodell says Seahawks weren't fined for noncompliance

The Seahawks and NBA's Portland Trail Blazers have been owned by the Paul G. Allen Trust since the former owner and Microsoft co-founder died of cancer in 2018. Jody Allen, his sister, took control of the teams and as the chair of the trust with a directive from her brother to eventually sell them and donate the proceeds to charitable efforts.
National Football League
National Basketball Association
fromDefector
2 months ago

NCAA Learns The Legal Consequences Of Making Shit Up As You Go Along | Defector

The NCAA's inconsistent eligibility rules led a judge to grant temporary reinstatement to former Alabama center Charles Bediako after a successful legal challenge.
EU data protection
fromTechzine Global
2 months ago

European regulators criticize weakening GDPR

European privacy regulators strongly oppose key Digital Omnibus changes, especially narrowing the GDPR personal-data definition and expanding pseudonymization authority.
Poker
fromReadWrite
1 month ago

Pennsylvania gambling regulator issues $112K in fines and bans

Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board fined three operators $112,500 total for violations including self-exclusion failures, unauthorized control changes, and underage gambling access.
Law
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

Legal Ethics Roundup: New DOJ Attorney Rule Sparks Opposition, Rebuke For Judge's 'Vulgar Barroom Talk,' Invisible Ethics For Lawmakers & More - Above the Law

Department of Justice attorneys are departing en masse due to pressure to ignore legal ethics rules, resulting in poorly prepared briefs, unprepared attorneys, and violated court orders.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

ICE agents reveal daily arrest quotas and surveillance app in rare court testimony

ICE agents in Oregon used a custom app called Elite to target neighborhoods and maintained daily arrest quotas, contradicting DHS claims of no quotas, as revealed in federal court testimony.
US politics
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

From 'Hold Me In Contempt' To 'Elect Me To Congress' - Above the Law

Former Justice Department attorney Julie Le, who criticized the immigration system's workload demands, is now running for Congress in Minnesota's 5th District as a Democrat challenging Ilhan Omar.
US news
fromReadWrite
2 months ago

Lakeland tax preparer sentenced for gambling fraud

Jeffrey Dixon was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison, ordered to forfeit $1,093,552.50, and must pay $12,964,382 restitution for filing hundreds of fraudulent tax returns.
Law
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
1 month ago

Legal Groups Push for Mandatory Disclosure of Litigation Funders

Third-party litigation funders must disclose their involvement in federal civil cases through a proposed amendment to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(1)(A) to establish uniform disclosure requirements across inconsistent federal courts.
Law
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

Legal Ethics Roundup: Ethics Whiplash Over Executive Orders + FL Bondi Complaint, DOJ Takes On State Discipline, Spike In Judicial Conduct Complaints & More - Above the Law

Judicial misconduct complaints against federal judges spiked nearly 23% last year to over 1,850, potentially driven by increased public criticism of judges and courts.
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

Morning Docket: 03.09.26 - Above the Law

After about-face on withdrawing lawsuits against law firms, Justice Department uncorks almost 100 pages of vitriol against federal judges for ruling against the administration generally.
Law
Law
fromKqed
1 month ago

Why So Many Legal Courts in S.F.? | KQED

San Francisco concentrates multiple levels of state and federal courts in one location, including Superior Court, U.S. District Court, Court of Appeals, and California Supreme Court, which is unusual compared to other states where courts are typically dispersed across state capitals or larger cities.
US politics
fromThe Nation
2 months ago

ICE Officers Should Be Held Accountable. These Law School Students Know How.

Establish a federal equivalent of Section 1983 to allow lawsuits against federal officers and eliminate qualified immunity to hold them accountable.
US politics
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
2 months ago

Protecting Our Right to Sue Federal Agents Who Violate the Constitution

Federal agents increasingly evade constitutional accountability; new statutes like California S.B. 747 are needed to enable damages lawsuits against federal officials.
#federal-officer-accountability-act
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The secretive, destructive work of an ICE attorney: My job is to do what I'm told'

Immigration court procedures and ICE prosecutions subject unrepresented migrants, including minors, to coercive remote hearings and accelerated deportations.
#justice-department
Law
fromTruthout
1 month ago

Department of Justice Drops Defense of Trump's Orders Punishing Law Firms

The DOJ abandoned legal cases against law firms that resisted Trump's executive orders targeting firms representing Democrats, demonstrating that legal resistance to executive overreach can succeed.
US politics
fromWIRED
2 months ago

Judge Delays Minnesota ICE Decision While Weighing Whether State Was Being Illegally Punished

A federal judge ordered DHS to explain whether Operation Metro Surge uses armed raids to coerce Minnesota into abandoning sanctuary policies; operations continue pending the response.
Law
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

Skadden Sanctioned Over 'Duplicative, Vexatious Litigation' - Above the Law

Courts impose sanctions on parties filing duplicative litigation across jurisdictions to prevent abuse of the judicial system and protect judicial resources.
US politics
fromabovethelaw.com
2 months ago

Morning Docket: 02.17.26

Multiple legal matters span criminal convictions, disbarment, civil suits, arbitration fights, and judicial rulings involving high-profile figures and institutional lending concerns.
US politics
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

DOJ Feels The Squeeze As DHS's Courtroom Pain Sponge - Above the Law

A federal judge threatened contempt charges against the US government three times for violating court orders regarding ICE's unlawful detention of long-term immigrants under a misinterpreted statute.
Law
fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

'Don't Hide the Ball,' Judge Puts DOJ's Lawyers on Blast - Above the Law

Federal judge warned government lawyers they face sanctions for ignoring binding contrary authority and relying on inapplicable cases in immigration habeas litigation.
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

DOJ Tries Acting Normal In New Jersey - Above the Law

The unexpected gravitas occurred in one of the thousands of habeas cases currently swamping trial courts. The Department of Homeland Security recently discovered that 8 USC § 1225(b)(1)(B)(iii)(IV) requires mandatory detention of asylum seekers, including those who were released in the country decades ago and given work permits. Hundreds of judges across the country - but not the Fifth Circuit! - have scoffed at this discovery and ordered DHS to either grant immigrants a bond hearing or release them.
Law
fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

Federal Judge Reminds DHS That Court Orders Are Not Optional - Above the Law

The case centers on reimbursement requests submitted by local governments under federal migrant support grants. Those requests were filed before Homeland Security formally terminated the grants, and the law requires agencies to process reimbursements within a statutory 30-day window. Instead of paying up or offering a lawful explanation for denying the requests, the administration froze the funds and then argued that it no longer had to meet the reimbursement deadline because the grants were now in "closeout."
US politics
fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

ICE Can Bust Into Houses Without Warrants Based On Memo So Cool And Legal They Keep It Hidden - Above the Law

Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly created an internal memo asserting that its agents can enter people's homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant. And the memo, we are assured, is extremely chill and very constitutional, which is why ICE refused to widely distribute it and told some of those who did see it that they had to view it in the presence of their supervisor and couldn't take notes.
Law
Law
fromABA Journal
2 months ago

Federal judges may address 'illegitimate forms of criticism and attacks,' according to new ethics opinion

Federal judges may publicly defend the judiciary and speak on judicial independence, but should favor reasoned, nonpartisan, and controlled civic engagement.
fromEngadget
2 months ago

DOJ and states appeal Google monopoly ruling to push for harsher penalties against the company

Google might have been officially ruled to have a monopoly, but we're still a long way from figuring out exactly what that determination will change at the tech company. Today, the US Department of Justice filed notice of a plan to cross-appeal the decision last fall that Google would not be required to sell off the its Chrome browser. The agency's Antitrust Division posted about the action on X. According to , a group of states is also joining the appeal filing.
Law
Law
fromABA Journal
2 months ago

Attorney suspended for allegedly pressuring client for sexual favors

Ohio attorney Bruce Wallace was suspended after admitting he attempted to coerce a client for sexual favors; suspension imposed for one year, with six months stayed.
Law
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

There's One Clear and Uncluttered Pathway to Successfully Suing ICE

ICE's destruction of personal property violates the Fifth Amendment takings clause and property-damage suits provide a clear legal route to compensate victims.
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