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Home Daily News Judge tells court callers their concerns… Civil Procedure Judge tells court callers their concerns can be addressed by ‘cracking open Moore’s Federal Practice’ By Debra Cassens Weiss July 7, 2025, 2:24 pm CDT Lawyers who are contacting court staff because of concerns about disclosure of their nonparty clients’ sensitive documents have a better option: “cracking open ‘Moore’s Federal Practice’” and filing a motion to intervene, according to an order by a federal judge. (Image from Shutterstock) Lawyers who are contacting court staff because of concerns about disclosure of their nonparty clients’ sensitive documents have a better option:…

A little glam, a little ginThere’s a reason the martini has lasted more than a century without falling out of favour. It walks the line between science and style – a form of art built on a precise yet bold mix of ingredients, where every ratio matters. There’s an art to getting it right before it’s shaken and stirred. It comes in many forms — each poured into a boujee glass, complete with its own personality.Whether you’re into gin or vodka, olive or twist, dirty or bone-dry – there’s no wrong order, just a different energy.If a perfectly made martini…

In late September 2000, longtime Kerr County, Texas, resident W. Thornton Secor Jr. sat down with an oral historian to tell his story. Like many of the residents recorded as part of a decadeslong effort by the Kerr County Historical Commission to document the community’s history, Secor had a lot to say about the area’s floods. “It always seems to happen at night too,” Secor said of local floods he and his family had experienced. “Can’t see most of it.” Secor, who died in 2022, was a third-generation manager of a lodge that still operates along the Guadalupe River. His…

Three men in their 20s have been given long jail terms for their part in the fatal shooting of award-winning hip-hop artist C Gambino in Gothenburg last year.C Gambino, whose real name was Karar Ramadan, had been named hip-hop artist of 2023 in Sweden’s Grammis music awards a month before he was murdered, in what prosecutors described as a ruthless and premeditated shooting.All three men were convicted of aiding and abetting murder, and two of them were cleared of murder, as the Gothenburg court ruled it could not be established beyond reasonable doubt who had fired the fatal shots.The gun…

At least 20 Palestinians were killed on Wednesday at an aid distribution site run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), in what the U.S.-backed group said was a crowd surge instigated by armed agitators.The GHF, which is supported by Israel, said 19 people were trampled and another fatally stabbed during the crush at one of its centres in Khan Younis in southern Gaza.”We have credible reason to believe that elements within the crowd — armed and affiliated with Hamas — deliberately fomented the unrest,” GHF said in a statement.There was no immediate comment from Hamas.People carrying aid parcels from the privately run…

Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. I teach my students that a central issue in constitutional law is when courts should defer to the actions of the government. I thought of this question as I read two cases from the end of the term that raised “culture war” issues: United States v. Skrmetti and Mahmoud v. Taylor. …

Home Daily News Fired California bar executive director should… Ethics Fired California bar executive director should get 30-day suspension, panel says, citing ‘duty to be truthful’ By Debra Cassens Weiss July 8, 2025, 9:22 am CDT Then-State Sen. Joseph Dunn of California at a hearing at the California State Capitol in Sacramento on March 30, 2005. Dunn was the State Bar of California’s executive director between 2010 and 2014. (Photo by Rich Pedroncelli/The Associated Press) The former executive director of the State Bar of California should receive a short suspension for misrepresentations that he made to the state bar’s board…

If you frequently drive around Dubai, you might want to plan your routes carefully as road diversions are now in place as construction for the Dubai Metro Blue Line gets underway.Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has officially announced temporary traffic changes. A post on X from the RTA read: “RTA announces traffic diversions in Mirdif, coinciding with the beginning of construction works on the Dubai Metro Blue Line.The Blue Line will connect nine key areas across Dubai, including International City, Dubai Silicon Oasis, Academic City, Mirdif, and Dubai Creek Harbour, creating an essential link between Dubai International Airport (DXB)…

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. For nearly a decade, Microsoft has used engineers in China to help maintain highly sensitive Defense Department computer systems. ProPublica’s investigation reveals how a model that relies on “digital escorts” to oversee foreign tech support could leave some of the nation’s most sensitive data vulnerable to hacking from its leading cyber adversary. Here are the key takeaways from that report: Only U.S. citizens with security clearances are permitted to access the Defense Department’s most sensitive data. Since 2011,…

US President Donald Trump said he has settled on another tariff deal – this time with Indonesia.Trump said he had agreed to lower tariffs he had threatened on goods entering the US from Indonesia to 19%, in exchange for what he called “full access” for American firms. Terms of the deal were not immediately confirmed by the southeast Asian country, which boasts a small but growing trade relationship with the US. A senior Indonesian government official said on Wednesday that a statement would be published soon, Reuters reported.The pact is the latest to emerge after the White House unveiled a…