Disbarred Cincinnati lawyer and one time Democratic congressional candidate Richard Crosby has pleaded guilty to three counts of social security number fraud, admitting that he used aliases and phony credentials to obtain employment at multiple law firms across the US.
Kasowitz Benson Torres is facing a lawsuit by a former partner who says the firm owes him more than $250,000.
US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez filed articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito for what she said was their failure to report gifts and refusal to recuse from cases in which they were conflicted.
The US Attorney’s Office in Alaska has effectively demoted a senior federal prosecutor connected to an investigation revealing sexual misconduct by a US judge in the district who resigned this week.
Contract provisions waiving class actions are lawful in New Jersey, even if they aren’t connected to arbitration provisions, the state high court ruled Wednesday.
An Alaska federal judge’s resignation following abusive conduct toward his clerks is raising concerns about whether some of the judiciary’s most vulnerable employees are properly protected from hostile workplaces, even as new measures have been put in place.
An uptick in concurring opinions written by Supreme Court justices is evidence of divisions among the conservative majority, even as they agree on outcomes most of the time.
Columnist David Lat talks with Boies Schiller’s Sigrid McCawley about her recovery from a devastating ski accident, and the new reservoirs of strength she found while learning to navigate asking for help.
Baker McKenzie is suing Chinese property giant Xinyuan Real Estate Co. Ltd for allegedly failing to pay $334,000 in outstanding fees to the firm.
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