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Solicitor General Pick Teed Up for Senate Vote to End Debate
The full Senate plans later this week to hold the first of what is expected to be two votes on the nomination of Elizabeth Prelogar for U.S. solicitor general.
Voting Rights Lawyer Myrna Perez Confirmed to Second Circuit (1)
Voting rights lawyer Myrna Pérez is President Joe Biden’s latest addition to the New York-based federal appeals court following her Senate confirmation.
Judge Financial Disclosures Would Be Online Under New Bill
The judiciary would be required to publish federal judges’ financial disclosures online under new bipartisan legislation that will be introduced in both chambers of Congress.
Court Officials Beat Suit Over Alleged Forced Drug Testing
A Missouri state judge and other court officials are immune from the suit brought by three individuals who were there to observe the proceedings and who say they were unlawfully detained and forced to take a drug test, a federal court in the state ruled.
Hayley Paige, JLM Argue Over Instagram Account at 2nd Cir.
Luxury dress designer Hayley Paige Gutman argued that the Second Circuit should return her 1.1 million-follower Instagram account after a court turned it over to JLM Couture Inc.
McGuireWoods Lands Securities Defense Lawyer From Morgan Lewis
Veteran financial services litigator John Ayanian has jumped to McGuireWoods from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.
How Marijuana Is Both Legal and Illegal in the U.S.
How do states legally get around the federal ban on cannabis, and what unique legal challenges do attorneys and businesses in the marijuana industry face?
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U.S. Supreme Court
Solicitor General Pick Teed Up for Senate Vote to End Debate
HIV/AIDS Patients Press Top Court to OK Suit Against CVS Policy
Supreme Court to Hear Texas Abortion Case; Law Stays for Now (2)
U.S. Courts of Appeals
Voting Rights Lawyer Myrna Perez Confirmed to Second Circuit (1)
Hayley Paige, JLM Argue Over Instagram Account at 2nd Cir.
Fairfax, Va., Student to Still Get Retrial Over Touching on Bus
U.S. District Courts
Court Officials Beat Suit Over Alleged Forced Drug Testing
Kobe Bryant Widow Fights Mental Evaluation in Crash Photo Suit
Walmart, CVS Seek Opioid Mistrial After Juror Does Own Research
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The federal courts are tackling the coronavirus threat, making scheduling changes, encouraging electronic filing, and restricting access to facilities, among other measures.