A Black college student shown on video being punched and dragged from his car by Florida law enforcement officers during a traffic stop faces a long recovery from injuries that include a concussion and a lip punctured by one of his teeth, his lawyers said on Wednesday. At a news conference in Jacksonville, 22-year-old William McNeil Jr spoke softly as …
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Lawyers say Venezuelan migrant ordered returned to US sent to home country under prisoner exchange
BALTIMORE (AP) — Despite a judge’s order calling for his return to the United States from El Salvador, a Venezuelan migrant was instead sent back to his home country in a prisoner exchange deal reached last week, an unexpected development that left his lawyers scrambling to locate him. It marks the latest wrinkle in yet another messy court battle over …
Read More »Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers ask judge to delay release from jail over deportation fears
Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia have asked a federal judge in Tennessee to delay releasing him from jail in order to prevent the Trump administration from trying to swiftly deport the Maryland construction worker. U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw Jr. in Nashville is expected to rule soon on whether to free Abrego Garcia while he awaits trial on human smuggling …
Read More »Inside Big Law’s AI Overhaul Changing How Lawyers Work at Top Firms
Assess: Before adopting any tool, Gibson Dunn runs a three-step review process, said Meredith Williams-Range, the firm’s chief legal operations officer. Tools must first pass an internal audit covering security, privacy, and risk. Next, they undergo proof-of-concept testing with a small group. Finally, tools must demonstrate real value to lawyers through hands-on use, a process that can take days or, …
Read More »Ex-Justice Dept. Lawyers Urge Senate Not to Confirm Emil Bove as Federal Judge – The New York Times
Ex-Justice Dept. Lawyers Urge Senate Not to Confirm Emil Bove as Federal Judge The New York Times Whistleblower Documents Implicate Emil Bove in Criminal Contempt Order by Chief Judge Boasberg Just Security Hundreds of DOJ alumni warn Senate against Trump’s appellate judge nominee Reuters Why a Devoted Justice Department Lawyer Became a Whistle-Blower The New Yorker Opinion | Trump’s Plans to Put Emil Bove …
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