A former member of the New Jersey bar failed Wednesday to convince an appeals court in that state to vacate a $2,500 default judgment from 1995 that went unpaid, causing his disbarment.

Counsel for plaintiffs in a securities fraud lawsuit against Stericyle Inc. had their 25% fee award tossed Wednesday, with the Seventh Circuit remanding the case for “a fresh determination more in line with what an ex ante agreement would have produced.”

US Supreme Court justices will received around-the-clock security at home, among other protections, following the leaked draft opinion advocating overturning abortion rights.

Texas officials say a law barring social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook from moderating content is needed to protect free speech for conservatives.

Polsinelli PC failed to convince a federal judge in Florida to throw out Wednesday a legal malpractice suit alleging the firm didn’t do sufficient due diligence in its representation of a now-defunct cryptocurrency trading club.

Bill McSwain is reutrning to Big Law firm Duane Morris full-time after finishing a distant third in Tuesday’s Republican primary race for Pennsylvania governor.