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26 States File Brief to Get Health Care Overhaul Struck Down

26 States File Brief to Get Health Care Overhaul Struck Down

On Wednesday, May 4, 26 states filed a motion with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, which is located in Atlanta, in order to try and uphold US District Judge…

$680 Million Settlement Reached between USDA and Native American Farmers

$680 Million Settlement Reached between USDA and Native American Farmers

In a class action lawsuit that was filed more than 11 years ago, justice has finally been served to thousands of Native American farmers. On Thursday, April 28, US District…

NFL Lockout Update: League Owners Request Denied by Judge

NFL Lockout Update: League Owners Request Denied by Judge

Late Wednesday, April 28, US District Judge Susan Richard Nelson denied the NFL owners request to stay her ruling to end the NFL lockout. Nelson wrote that the NFL “has…

NFL Lockout Halted by US District Judge – For Now

NFL Lockout Halted by US District Judge – For Now

In the battle between NFL players and owners, the players are currently ahead in the game.  On April 25, 2011, US District Court Judge Susan Richard Nelson granted a preliminary…

SF Chronicle Outs Judge Walker

SF Chronicle Outs Judge Walker

Judge Vaughn Walker, the presiding judge in the trial over California’s Prop 8, has been outed by the San Francisco Chronicle.  “The biggest open secret in the landmark trial over…

Law Firm Hirings & Firings

Law Firm Hirings & Firings

Recent laterals and layoffs in the legal sector: US District Court Judge Bruce Kauffman is stepping down next week, and will join Philadelphia’s Elliott Greenleaf law firm. Kauffman will co-chair…

Bar Shuts Down Three Offices of ‘Vexatious Litigant’

The State Bar of California has shuttered three Southern California offices of attorney Mitchell W. Roth, who was recently declared a vexatious litigant by a federal judge in Los Angeles.…

Sexual Abuse Charges Mount Against Federal Judge

Sexual Abuse Charges Mount Against Federal Judge

US District Judge Samuel B. Kent of the Southern District of Texas, who faces trial on in Houston on three federal criminal charges, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to three additional…

Dewey & LeBoeuf Wants $100,000 a Day — Judge Says “No”

Dewey & LeBoeuf Wants $100,000 a Day — Judge Says “No”

A federal judge, citing excessive hours and unreasonably high rates, ordered a 20% reduction in fees for a law firm helping to protect the assets of investment company WexTrust Capital.…

Nader “Unlawful Litigation” Suit Against Kerry-Edwards Shot Down Again

The Legal Times Blog reports that a US district judge has dismissed Ralph Nader’s latest attempt to prove he was the target of a conspiracy by the Kerry-Edwards campaign to keep…