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Although U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres is maintaining the schedule established by the late Judge Alvin Hellerstein, with a June 2027 trial date on the calendar, keeping that… www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/30/what-happens-next-in-maduros-narcoterrorism-case/
"This is against an entire court," Judge Stephanie Thacker said during oral arguments. "This is the executive branch versus the judicial branch." www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/30/4th-circuit-presses-doj-on-unprecedented-suit-against-maryland-judges/
Corporate legal leaders are asking: As AI takes over more routine work, what happens to the people who have traditionally managed it? www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/30/does-ai-make-legal-operations-more-essential-or-less-necessary-/
SEC enforcement director David Woodcock has said the SEC enforcement program should not be judged by the number of cases or the size of penalties. www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/30/sec-enforcement-hits-new-low-for-second-straight-year-report-finds/
Mayer Brown, DLA Piper and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman also announced new partner and special counsel additions in their D.C. offices this… www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/30/sullivan--cromwell-ashurst-perkins-coie-adds-antitrust-complex-litigation-partners-in-dc/
One candidate reported 25 solicitations from firms on Thursday alone, according to a recruiter. But the outlook for early career associates, lawyers in the U.S. on H-1B visas,… www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/30/weils-sudden-dissolution-prompts-talent-feeding-frenzy/
A Missouri jury returned a defense verdict for Monsanto within hours after closing arguments on Thursday. www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/29/monsanto-wins-first-roundup-trial-since-scotus-invalidated-key-claim/
Butswinkas just last month represented Meta in New Mexico state court in a trial tied to the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The firm did not reveal the… www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/29/longtime-williams--connolly-partner-and-trial-lawyer-dane-butswinkas-dies-at-65/
The policies at issue bar the transfer of criminal noncitizens from state to federal custody without a judicial warrant. They also prohibit state… www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/29/whats-your-beef-7th-circuit-weighs-doj-bid-to-revive-suit-over-sanctuary-city-policies/
One of the country's top insurance litigators, Warin led the firm from 2003 to 2013. www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/29/led-by-example-former-steptoe-chair-roger-warin-dies-at-81/
The dissolution of Weil Gotshal & Manges impacts a wide range of law school students from the classes of 2026 through 2028. www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/29/law-schools-scramble-to-assist-students-displaced-by-weil-dissolution-/
In an interview with Law.com, law professor Eric Schnapper reflects on a 54-year Supreme Court advocacy career as he prepares for his 25th high court… www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/29/a-law-professor-reflects-on-54-years-of-arguing-before-the-supreme-court/
Lead counsel for a class of Zillow investors said the deal—reached in a case over its failed home-flipping business—could be the largest single securities settlement ever… www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/29/zillow-agrees-to-pay-2125m-to-end-investor-class-action/
Congress clearly foresaw controversial event contracts and gave a federal regulator the power to address them. Lawmakers now have to decide whether to abandon that… www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/29/prediction-markets-belong-under-federal-law-not-state-gambling-rules-/
"This is a sad day for our legal profession, as Weil is one of the most venerated law firms of the last 50 years," the leader of one fellow Am Law 100 firm said. www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/28/a-sad-day-legal-industry-reacts-to-weils-rapid-turn/
U.S. District Judge David Carter called the DOJ's TRO request evidence of "a broad, ongoing pattern of attempted election interference." www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/29/judge-rejects-federal-governments-demand-to-sequester-20000-calif-ballots/
"Following a careful review of strategic alternatives, the Firm's Management Committee has recommended to the partnership that the Firm pursue an orderly wind-down," the firm… www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/28/weil-management-committee-meets-to-decide-fate-of-firm/
The case pitted Virginia's interest in protecting kids from addictive, anxiety-inducing platforms against concern that the law prevents children from accessing… www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/28/4th-circuit-mulls-free-speech-challenge-to-social-media-limits-for-kids/
"You need to consider your shipping promises and make sure they match reality," said Zach Lerner, of tech law firm ZwillGen. www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/28/ftc-probe-of-shein-spotlights-legal-risks-for-online-retailers/
