Inside Judge Aitken’s Fight to Block Her Own Misconduct Panel John Bowie Let’s try and untangle the mess that started with a heated political spat at Auckland’s posh Northern Club—and has now landed in the High Court as Judge Ama Aitken challenges the Judicial Conduct Commissioner’s decision to have a panel investigate her actions at […]
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TV Investment Guru Pleads Guilty For Conning Investors Financial TV News Analyst-Turned-Fugitive Agrees to Plead Guilty to Federal Charge for Conning Investors Out of Millions of Dollars LOS ANGELES – A former San Gabriel Valley resident – who was a frequent guest on financial television news programs then became a fugitive from justice after being accused
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#DOGELawsuit – Federal Judge Rebukes Musk-Led DOGE Constitutional Crisis Claims A federal judge’s injunction barring Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from U.S. Treasury systems has ignited a firestorm across both legal and political circles. The February 8 ruling, which found DOGE violated the Privacy Act of 1974, marks a pivotal clash between Silicon
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Kiwi Lawyer’s Groping And Gavel Trouble A New Zealand law firm partner is facing disciplinary action after allegedly groping a junior colleague’s genitals mid-dance at a staff holiday party. The incident occurred in a dance circle where the partner – known for “outlandish” antics – reportedly engaged in sexualized moves before the grab. The victim called it
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The Lawyer Who Got Stuck Between Beauty Queens and Border Control Leiataualesa Jerry Brunt, a Samoan lawyer with a résumé as colorful as a pageant sash, just starred in a real-life legal drama involving alleged score-fixing, airport detention-lite, and a regional diplomatic spat. The Lawyer Who Moonlights as a Beauty Queen Maker Brunt isn’t your
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Lawyer’s Outrageous DUI Defense Falls Fla A barrister’s creative defense strategy to defend a DUI case has backfired spectacularly. Rachel Tansey, 44, found herself on the wrong side of the bench at Sefton Magistrates’ Court, where her attempts to explain away a failed breathalyzer test offering a novel and unprecedented defense that recent cosmetic lip
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LOS ANGELES – Milton C. Grimes, a long-time Los Angeles lawyer, was sentenced today to 18 months in federal prison for evading the payment of more than $7.2 million in federal and state taxes over a period of more than two decades. Grimes was sentenced by United States District Judge Stanley Blumenfeld Jr., who also
US-based law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher has increased salaries for newly qualified (NQ) lawyers in its London office, a 6 percent increase. As of February 2025, NQ pay rose to £175,000, up from £165,000 in 2024. The adjustment positions Willkie closer to top-paying US firms like Quinn Emanuel and Gibson Dunn (£180k) but above
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AI Citation Failures Reach Big Law: Injury Firm Attorneys Face Sanctions Over Fake Cases The legal profession’s ChatGPT reckoning has escalated beyond small-firm missteps. In a striking example of how AI can lead lawyers into a whole lot of mess, attorneys at Morgan & Morgan—the nation’s largest injury law firm with over 1,000 lawyers—now face
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Mickey Haller Returns with Star-Studded Season 4 Sonia Hickey Good news for fans of Mickey Haller’s backseat jurisprudence: Netflix has greenlit Season 4 of The Lincoln Lawyer. The cameras start rolling this month, with the show tackling Michael Connelly’s “The Law of Innocence.” (No word yet on whether Mickey will upgrade to an EV Lincoln,
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