Ed Martin speaks outside the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, DC, on Nov. 5, 2020, challenging the validity of Joe Biden's election victory over Donald Trump.

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President Donald Trump said he will propose a new choice to be Washington’s chief prosecutor, after it became apparent his first pick, controversial “Stop the Steal” organizer Ed Martin, didn’t have enough support in the Senate to move forward.

Rhode Island Adopts NextGen Bar Exam Beginning in July 2028

Rhode Island will transition to delivery of the NextGen Uniform Bar Examination beginning in July 2028, the state Supreme Court announced.

Memphis Lawyer Gets $3.3 Million From Jury for Job Reprisals

A Memphis personal injury law firm must pay an attorney who was once its chief people officer nearly $3.3 million after retaliating against her for raising concerns about pay and other bias, a federal jury decided.

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Convicted ex-lawyer Tom Girardi was hospitalized Wednesday for “liver dysfunction,” his attorneys said in an emergency filing stating the 85-year-old will miss a hearing scheduled Thursday over whether he’s medically fit to serve prison time.

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As the hiring market surges for Wall Street law firms, Davis Polk’s small mergers and acquisitions practice with a high concentration of lifers remains a throwback. But even stalwarts must cede to change.

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A coalition of labor unions, nonprofit organizations, and municipal governments will step into federal court Friday to halt widespread agency layoffs in the most expansive legal case to date against the Trump administration’s attempts to cull the federal workforce.

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