A Houston bankruptcy judge’s failure to disclose his longstanding romance with a partner at a local firm has spawned legal disputes over millions of dollars in fees he approved for the firm. Now, his close friend and colleague is set to decide how some of those battles—and the questions of judicial ethics that they raise—will play out in court.
Lawyers are reading between the lines of the US Supreme Court’s decision to revive the National Rifle Association’s free speech fight against a New York regulator to see what the implications may be for a similar dispute involving the Biden administration.
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A recent revelation, that the home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito featured a symbol associated with false claims about the 2020 presidential election, has once again put a spotlight on judicial ethics. In this video, we explore why the Supreme Court doesn’t have an official code of ethics and how that impacts the court’s legitimacy.
Conservative groups have ensured that their challenges to Biden administration policies get in front of like-minded judges by claiming an address in Fort Worth or Amarillo, recruiting plaintiffs who live or work in those districts, and even collaborating with the state of Texas.
After helping to transform Houston’s bankruptcy court from a backwater to a boomtown, Judge David R. Jones resigned in 2023 following the disclosure of his long-running romantic relationship with a local bankruptcy lawyer. As the revelations mount, the inner workings and casual approach to potential ethical conflicts of a highly productive and tight-knit legal community have begun to surface.
After helping to transform Houston’s bankruptcy court from a backwater to a boomtown, Judge David R. Jones resigned in 2023 following the disclosure of his long-running romantic relationship with a local bankruptcy lawyer. As the revelations mount, the inner workings and casual approach to potential ethical conflicts of a highly productive and tight-knit legal community have begun to surface.
Aubyn Krulish and Bill Ojile have joined Snell & Wilmer’s Denver office as partners, the firm said Friday.
A disciplinary board in Washington on Friday recommended that
A Louisiana bill to regulate the litigation finance industry is headed to Gov. Jeff Landry’s desk for signature after clearing the state’s legislature.
Patent cases filed in the Waco Division of the Western District of Texas will be randomly assigned among a dozen judges in the district under a new order to make it more difficult for plaintiffs to land in Judge Alan Albright’s popular courtroom.
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Edward Steward has joined Hogan Lovells as a corporate insurance partner in London, the firm said Thursday.
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