Roc Nation wants out of an explosive new lawsuit accusing Fat Joe of victimizing his longtime hypeman via a wide-ranging criminal enterprise, saying it’s “nonsensical” to suggest the […]
ABA Asks Bondi to Remove Block on Judicial Vetting, End ‘Deeply Disturbing’ Policy
The American Bar Association in a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday asked the Justice Department head to reconsider her recent decision ending the ABA’s […]
Trade Court Asks If Trump Could Declare ‘Peanut Butter Emergency’ to Set More Tariffs
Federal government lawyers appeared to be hard-pressed to define the limits of President Donald Trump’s trade powers during a Tuesday hearing over his so-called “Liberation Day” tariffs, with […]
State Bar Defends AI Use on Bar Exam, Asks Calif. Supreme Court to Lower Passing Score
In a late-night filing, the state bar asked the California Supreme Court on Tuesday to reduce the raw score needed to pass the February bar exam, acknowledging that […]
Bayer Says ‘Belligerence’ and ‘Vulgar Language’ Impacted $2B Roundup Verdict, SCOTUS Asks Plenty of Procedural Questions in LabCorp Case
Welcome to Law.com Class Actions: Critical Mass, a weekly briefing for class action and mass tort attorneys. This week: Bayer moved to wipe out a $2 billion Roundup […]
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Reinstate Ban on Trans Service Members
The Trump administration on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate a renewed ban on transgender service members in the military, saying a district judge “improperly second-guessed” […]
Star Asks Judge to Ban Cassie Assault Video from Court
Attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs asked a federal judge Thursday (April 17) to exclude the infamous 2016 surveillance video of him assaulting his former girlfriend Cassie Ventura from […]
Complaining of Judicial ‘Power Grab,’ DOJ Asks Justices to Thwart Mass Reinstatement of Fired Workers
Welcome to Supreme Court Brief. My name is Jimmy Hoover. I have been the Supreme Court correspondent for the National Law Journal and Law.com since 2023. In this newsletter, I provide […]
Diddy Attorney Asks to Step Down From Legal Team Ahead of Trial
One of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ attorneys has filed a motion to step down from representing the incarcerated hip-hop mogul. Per court documents filed in the Southern District of […]
Securities Broker Asks Supreme Court to Block FINRA Proceeding
An embattled securities broker urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to block an enforcement proceeding from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority while the company challenges the constitutionality […]