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  1. Nvidia Hires Law Firm To Examine Its C.E.O. Business, Yesterday

    Wachtell partner Joon H. Kim, a former acting U.S. attorney, is leading the inquiry into the chip maker’s chief executive.

  2. Appeals Court Rebukes Justice Dept. Over Demand for Journalists’ LinkedIn Data Washington, Today

    The court said that the request was too broad and could reveal numerous unrelated confidential sources.

  3. How a Misquote by a Supreme Court Justice Imperils Gun Restrictions Interactive, Today

    Justice Scalia incorrectly quoted an 18th-century legal scholar in a 2008 opinion — a decision with profound implications today.

  4. Release of Meghan Markle’s Father Is Revoked After Ankle Monitor Removal Express, Yesterday

    Thomas Markle Sr., who is facing charges of possession of child sexual abuse images, had his house arrest rescinded by a federal judge in Florida.

  5. Firing of Voice of America Chief Was Illegal, Appeals Court Rules Washington, Yesterday

    The unanimous ruling upheld a lower-court decision and was the latest setback to the Trump administration, which has sought to shutter the independent news group.

  6. Weil Gotshal Partners Vote To Dissolve After 95 Years Business, Yesterday

    The large law firm, known for its powerful bankruptcy practice, started coming apart as prominent partners moved to other firms.

  7. Mamdani Has Been a Fierce Opponent of ICE. A Judge Handed Him a Setback. Metro, Yesterday

    A federal judge ordered Mayor Zohran Mamdani to comply with a federal subpoena for information about some migrants with serious criminal records.

  8. Zoo Elephants Have a Right to Liberty, Group Tells Hawaii’s Top Court Express, Yesterday

    At a private school that counts Barack Obama as an alumnus, the State Supreme Court heard arguments about whether two elephants in the Honolulu Zoo should be released to an animal sanctuary.

  9. In Trump’s Washington, Prosecutors Can’t Count on Grand Juries to Take Their Side Washington, Yesterday

    In the past two weeks, prosecutors in the capital have failed to secure indictments in at least three cases, an acceleration of the problems the Justice Department has had with grand juries.

  10. Why Colorado Is at the Epicenter of So Many Supreme Court Clashes Washington, November 9

    In three recent cases, the conservative-dominated bench has ruled against the state and in favor of the rights of Christian business owners.

  11. $2 Billion Wasn’t Enough to Save Weil Gotshal Business, November 9

    Among the reasons that the 95-year-old law firm fell apart was a failure to adapt to the eat-or-be-eaten ethos of Big Law.

  12. Michael Ward Stout, Lawyer Who Ran Mapplethorpe’s Foundation, Has Died Obits, November 8

    He became immersed in the art world through Salvador Dalí and worked with several artists’ foundations and estates. He was 83.

  13. Prosecutor Is Appointed to Golf Course Case Washington, November 7

    Judge Ana C. Reyes wrote that she intended to pick a former U.S. attorney in Washington to investigate whether officials misled the court about changes to the East Potomac Golf Links.

  14. Law Firms Have Malpractice Insurance. Should Their A.I. Agents? Business, November 7

    Crosby, an A.I. law firm, bought it for them. The move speaks to a nascent gap in coverage as major insurers grapple with risks related to artificial intelligence.

  15. Mysterious Request Scrambles Major Supreme Court Gun Case Washington, November 7

    In an unusual move, the lead plaintiff in one of two cases challenging semiautomatic weapons bans has asked to drop out weeks before the cases are heard.

  16. Trump Appeals Dismissal of $10 Billion Libel Suit Against Wall Street Journal Business, November 6

    A judge has twice tossed the president’s defamation complaint, which centered on an article about a birthday greeting to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

  17. Key Ballot Measure Election Results Interactive, November 4

    See results for ballot measures around the country related to voting rights, social policy, redistricting and more.

  18. Trump Effort to Prove Rampant Noncitizen Voting Leads to Few Charges So Far Washington, November 3

  19. With Redistricting on the Ballot, a Longtime Missouri Democrat Persists Politics, November 3

    Missouri Republicans tried to end the congressional career of Emanuel Cleaver. Even with an old map back in place on Election Day, his political future remained unclear.

  20. Pardoned Jan. 6 Defendant Is Accused of Threatening Federal Judges Express, November 3

  21. In Election-Related Lawsuits, the Trump Administration Has Faced Skepticism Politics, November 3

  22. Justices Appear to Back Catholic Schools Seeking Public Funds in Colorado Washington, November 3

  23. Arizona Election Results Interactive, November 3

  24. Alabama Election Results Interactive, November 3

  25. Washington Supreme Court Position 1 Special Election Results Interactive, November 3

  26. Washington Supreme Court Position 3 Election Results Interactive, November 3

  27. Washington Supreme Court Position 7 Election Results Interactive, November 3

  28. Washington Supreme Court Position 4 Election Results Interactive, November 3

  29. Washington Supreme Court Position 5 Special Election Results Interactive, November 3

  30. Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Election Results Interactive, November 3

  31. Texas Supreme Court Place 2 Election Results Interactive, November 3

  32. Texas Supreme Court Place 8 Election Results Interactive, November 3

  33. Texas Supreme Court Place 7 Election Results Interactive, November 3

  34. Ohio Supreme Court Term Commencing Jan. 2 Election Results Interactive, November 3

  35. North Dakota Supreme Court 8-year Election Results Interactive, November 3

  36. North Dakota Supreme Court 10-year Election Results Interactive, November 3

  37. Ohio Supreme Court Term Commencing Jan. 1 Election Results Interactive, November 3

  38. North Carolina Supreme Court Seat 1 Election Results Interactive, November 3

  39. New York Supreme Court District 1 Election Results Interactive, November 3

  40. Minnesota Supreme Court Seat 4 Election Results Interactive, November 3

  41. New York Supreme Court District 2 Election Results Interactive, November 3

  42. Nevada Supreme Court Seat B Election Results Interactive, November 3

  43. Montana Supreme Court Justice Election Results Interactive, November 3

  44. New York Supreme Court District 11 Election Results Interactive, November 3

  45. New York Supreme Court District 13 Election Results Interactive, November 3

  46. Minnesota Supreme Court District 1 Election Results Interactive, November 3

  47. Nevada Supreme Court Seat D Election Results Interactive, November 3

  48. New York Supreme Court District 12 Election Results Interactive, November 3

  49. Louisiana Supreme Court District 3 Election Results Interactive, November 3

  50. Louisiana Supreme Court District 1 Election Results Interactive, November 3

  51. Louisiana Supreme Court District 4 Election Results Interactive, November 3

  52. Arizona Supreme Court Retain John Lopez Election Results Interactive, November 3

  53. Alabama Supreme Court Place 7 Election Results Interactive, November 3

  54. Alabama Supreme Court Place 8 Election Results Interactive, November 3

  55. Washington Election Results Interactive, November 3

  56. Texas Election Results Interactive, November 3

  57. Ohio Election Results Interactive, November 3

  58. Nevada Election Results Interactive, November 3

  59. Montana Election Results Interactive, November 3

  60. North Dakota Election Results Interactive, November 3

  61. North Carolina Election Results Interactive, November 3

  62. New York Election Results Interactive, November 3

  63. New Mexico Election Results Interactive, November 3

  64. Minnesota Election Results Interactive, November 3

  65. Michigan Election Results Interactive, November 3

  66. Louisiana Election Results Interactive, November 3

  67. Trump Turns to Top Court In Bid to Impound Ballots Washington, November 2

  68. Russia Tries to Amplify Political Turmoil in Poland Foreign, November 2

  69. Grand Jury Rejects Bid by Justice Dept. to Bring Charges Over Voter Fraud Washington, November 2

  70. Trump Skirts Court Commands as Distrust Between Branches Spirals Washington, November 2

  71. Former Head of Chicago F.B.I. Sues Justice Department Over Resignation National, November 2

  72. 7 Ways Trump Deflects the Courts Interactive, November 2

  73. Prominent Law Firms That Buckled to Trump Sit Out Election Efforts Washington, October 31

  74. Newsom Warns California’s Top Courts About Election Interference National, October 31

  75. Court Again Rejects Trump Suit On Article Tying Him to Epstein Business, October 31

  76. Stalemate As Top Judge In Poland Is Suspended Foreign, October 31

  77. Advocacy Groups Sue to Stop Trump Effort to Set Aside Ballots in Washington State Washington, October 31

  78. Lawyers Cite Internal Pressure to Shutter Kennedy Center Culture, October 31

  79. Lawyers Rush Into A.I. as ‘Legal Engineers’ Business, October 31

  80. Judge Orders Investigation of Golf Plans Washington, October 30

  81. Court Rejects Trump Effort To Impound Calif. Ballots Washington, October 30

  82. If Trump Gets Another Supreme Court Pick, MAGA Wants a Loyalist Washington, October 30

  83. Judge Wants Government List of Every State Targeted in Election Fraud Push Washington, October 29

  84. Court Blocks Strict New Rule for Medicaid Work Requirements Washington, October 29

  85. Trump Wants to Kick ‘Rogue Activist Judges’ Off Cases. Can He? Washington, October 29

  86. New Leader For Center Promoting Constitution Culture, October 29

  87. Judge Rejects Trump Officials’ Bid to Set Aside California Ballots National, October 29

  88. Legal Firm, Once at Top, May Dissolve Business, October 28

  89. Trump Will Close Public Golf Course, Testing Judge Washington, October 29

  90. Justice Dept. Declines to Unseal Warrant for Search of Ilhan Omar’s Home Express, October 28

  91. Alvin K. Hellerstein, Judge Who Oversaw Maduro Case, Dies at 92 Metro, October 28

  92. Officials Back Trump’s Claim That Triumphal Arch Is Needed for National Security Washington, October 28

  93. These Are the Big Midterm Elections Flying Under the Radar Op Ed, October 28

  94. Ex-Antitrust Enforcers Open A.I. Company Business, October 28

  95. Judge Questions Trump Administration’s Need to Target Noncitizen Voters National, October 28

  96. Setback for Trump in Suit Over Ballots in California Washington, October 26

  97. Trump’s Efforts to Change a D.C. Park Are Halted, for Now Washington, October 27

  98. Justice Dept. Unlawfully Fired Comey’s Daughter, a Federal Judge Rules Metro, October 26

  99. A Lawyer Successfully Straddles the MAGA Divide Sunday Business, October 25

  100. Court Says Trump Violated Law in Los Angeles National Guard Deployment National, October 24

  101. ‘Fear Needs to Go’: A Generation Tests India’s Idea of Democracy Foreign, October 24

  102. Judge Denies Medical Release for N.Y.C. Man Shot by ICE Metro, October 23

  103. Court Backs Trump on Immigrant Detentions Washington, October 23

  104. Is Any Belief About Voting Free Speech? Business, October 23

  105. Trump’s Pursuit of Ilhan Omar Is an Abuse of Power Video, October 23

    Trump’s latest attempt to denaturalize Representative Ilhan Omar is yet another signal of his abuse of power, argues the columnist Jamelle Bouie. In fact, the entire immoral act, according to Bouie, “encapsulates the president’s outright contempt, hostility to, arguably, opposition to the Constitution itself.”

  106. Spending Sprees by Campaign Donors Not Solely Due to Citizens United Case Washington, October 22

  107. Judge Restricts D.H.S. Field Operations Aimed at Unearthing Voter Fraud Washington, October 22

  108. Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Border Wall Construction Washington, October 21

  109. Justices Put Hold on Denial Of Care for Trans Prisoners Washington, October 21

  110. Democratic Groups Sue Over Federal ‘Pattern of Intimidation’ on Voting Washington, October 21

  111. As Trump Wages Golf Course Fight, Many Nearby Fear What Could Be Lost National, October 20

  112. When the Doctors Left Idaho Magazine, October 20

  113. Measles Surge May Upend Court Case Metro, October 20

  114. Ways to Reform the Supreme Court Letters, October 19

  115. El-Sisi Says He’ll Leave Office in ’30 Foreign, October 17

  116. Trump Fires Press Officer After 5 Days Washington, October 16

  117. Appeals Court Questions Justice Dept. Claim That Trump Owns White House Records Washington, October 16

  118. Bend Shooting Likely to Heighten Gun Debate in Oregon Governor’s Race U.S., October 16

    The contest between the Democratic incumbent and her Republican challenger is on edge.

  119. Trump’s Press Secretary: Not Quite an Attorney at Law Washington, October 15

  120. Judge Dismisses Suit to Block N.Y.C. Sanctuary Laws Metro, October 16

  121. Judge Refuses to Reverse Penalties Against Crypto Firm With Ties to Trump Family Washington, October 16

  122. Age 7, at a Deportation Hearing With No Lawyer National, October 15

  123. An Angry Judge and a Maybe-Lawyer in the Briefing Room Washington, October 15

  124. Why Are Migrant Children in Court Without a Lawyer? Video, October 15

    Many unaccompanied minors are facing deportation hearings without a lawyer because of the Trump administration’s dispute with an organization that helps provide legal representation to thousands of migrant children. Our national reporter Jazmine Ulloa explains.

  125. Trump’s New Press Secretary Faces Scrutiny Over Credentials Video, October 15

    President Trump called Katie Zacharia, his new press secretary, an “attorney” on Tuesday, creating confusion about her credentials.

  126. Trump’s New Press Secretary: Not-Quite Attorney at Law Washington, October 15

  127. California Law Requiring I.D. for Federal Agents Is Blocked National, October 14

  128. Supreme Court Again Sides With Republicans in Political TV Ad Fight Washington, October 14

  129. Court Questions Deployment By Trump of Guard in D.C. Washington, October 14

  130. Court Weighs Privacy Law Of VHS Era Washington, October 14

  131. Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Sanctions on 2 Groups Aiding the I.C.C. Express, October 14

  132. Federal Judge Again Blocks Trump’s Ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico Business, October 14

  133. Justices to Review Dispute Over Records From DOGE Washington, October 13

  134. After 400 Trees Cut at D.C. Golf Course, Judge Extends Halt Washington, October 13

  135. Key Adviser Quits Federal Vaccine Panel Health, March 24

    Dr. Robert Malone, vice chair of the committee, was appointed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after a purge of the previous advisers.

  136. Kennedy’s Next Target: the Federal Vaccine Court Health, August 11

    The system for compensating people injured by vaccines needs significant reform. But the health secretary could alter it in ways that ultimately reduce vaccine access for everyone.

  137. Remember The Lawyer Who Became A Cat? Express, March 12

    “I’m glad it happened, even at my expense,” said Rod Ponton, who is (still) not a cat.

  138. The June 28 Supreme Court Chevron live blog included one standalone post:
  139. Germany Can’t Shift Covid Funds to Climate Projects, Court Says Business, November 15

    The decision could rip a hole in Berlin’s budget and complicate the transition to a greener economy.

  140. Court to Hear N.R.A.’s Case Against a New York Official Washington, November 3

    The case is the second one this term asking the justices to decide when government activity crosses the line to become coercion forbidden by the First Amendment.

  141. Appeals Court Rules the White House Overstepped the First Amendment Business, September 9

    A Fifth Circuit panel partly upheld restrictions on the Biden administration’s communications with online platforms about their content.

  142. Offering Clues About How the Government Might Avoid Default Washington, May 10

    After making little progress with Republican leaders at the White House on Tuesday, the president previewed two possible endgames to resolve a debt-limit standoff.

  143. Video Testimony From Covid Era Faces Constitutional Test at Supreme Court Washington, March 20

    Two criminal defendants have asked the Supreme Court to decide whether remote testimony against them violated the Sixth Amendment’s confrontation clause.

  144. Justices Hint At Passing On a Pair Of Big Cases Washington, March 7

    Recent orders suggest that the justices are thinking of dismissing cases involving the “independent state legislature” theory and Title 42, an immigration measure imposed during the pandemic.

  145. Cancellation Hints Justices May Scrap Migrant Case Washington, February 16

    The justices, who had been set to hear arguments on March 1, acted after the Biden administration filed a brief saying that the measure would soon be moot.

  146. With Justices Back in Court, Veteran Loses Benefits Case Washington, January 23

    The unanimous ruling was the first one summarized by a justice since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and an indication that the court is off to a slow start this term.

  147. Chief Justice Temporarily Halts the Decision on Banning Border Expulsions Washington, December 19

    At issue is Title 42, a public health measure invoked by the Trump administration during the pandemic to block migrants from seeking asylum in the United States.

  148. Supreme Court to Hear Student Debt Forgiveness Case U.S., December 1

    The justices left in place an injunction blocking the Biden administration’s authority to forgive up to $20,000 in debt per borrower.

  149. How the Right Became the Left and the Left Became the Right Op Ed, November 2

    A pair of prominent headlines highlights the reversals.

  150. High Hopes for Summer, Dashed Styles, July 20

    We all know what happened with summer 2020. Then 2021 was dampened by Delta. This year, any anticipated return to revelry has been hampered by … *waves hands at everything.* Is there hope for enjoying the once fun season?