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National Law Journal

On Advice of DOJ Office, Special Counsel Moves to End Trump Prosecution

“The Department’s position is that the Constitution requires that this case be dismissed before the defendant is inaugurated,” Special Counsel Jack Smith wrote.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia Appeals Court Cancels Hearing in Election Interference Case Against Trump

Arguments had been set for Dec. 5, but in a one-line order with no further explanation, the appeals court said that hearing “is hereby canceled until further order of this Court.”
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

What Will Happen to the Nominees in Florida's Southern and Middle Districts?

The U.S. Senate confirmed a federal magistrate judge to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Monday to fill an emergency seat. However, what happens to the four more emergency seats in Florida?
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ex-Deputy AG Trusts U.S. Legal System To Pull Country Through Times of Duress

Larry Thompson, who also launched King & Spalding's government investigations practice, recommends ways to legally confront terrorism and addresses the current political moment in his upcoming book “Quiet Counsel: Looking Back on a Life of Service to the Law.”
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

The Political Rally as Media Genre

"The modern rally differs in many respects from 20th-century precursors," writes columnist Randy Gordon.
5 minute read

Law.com

The Coming of Trump's Judicial Picks Spurs Liberals to Press for Biden's

Federal-court watchers say they would not be surprised to see the GOP-appointed judges opting to step down shortly after Trump is sworn in on Jan. 20.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Supreme Court Rejects Push to Move Georgia Case Against Ex-Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows

Meadows had gone to the Supreme Court in an effort to move the charges out of Georgia courts. He argues the case belongs in federal court because it relates to his duties as a federal official and pointed to the court's ruling giving broad presidential immunity from criminal prosecution to support his argument.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Environmental Law in Trump’s Second Term

This article discusses the likely reversal of various environmental laws/protections that were implemented during Joe Biden's presidency that will take place now that Donald Trump has been re-elected.
15 minute read

Daily Report Online

Combative Giuliani Appears in NYC Court After Missing Deadline to Surrender Assets in Ga. Election Worker Defamation Case

The former New York mayor and onetime Trump lawyer was found liable for defamation for falsely accusing two Georgia election workers of ballot fraud as he pushed Trump's unsubstantiated election fraud allegations during the 2020 campaign.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia RICO Case Against Trump Likely to Avoid Trial Amid Election Win, Nationally-Known Law Professor Says

"It is very unlikely that courts—including, if necessary, the U.S. Supreme Court—would permit a local state criminal trial to proceed against a sitting president or even against a president elect," Public Interest Law Prof. John Banzhaf wrote.
4 minute read

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