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Lawyer's First Big Win Was Karen Silkwood Case
Lawyer's First Big Win
Was Karen Silkwood Case
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Aug 14, 2025 5:40 PM CDT

Lawyer's First Big Win Was Karen Silkwood Case

Gerry Spence's clients also included Imelda Marcos and Randy Weaver

(Newser) - Gerry Spence, the fringe jacket-wearing trial lawyer from Wyoming known for a string of major court wins starting with a multimillion-dollar judgment against a plutonium processor in the landmark Karen Silkwood case, has died. Spence, 96, died Wednesday surrounded by friends and family at his home in Montecito, California, according...

Ex-Trump Lawyer Loses Law License in NY

Ruling comes after Kenneth Chesebro pleaded guilty in Georgia election interference case

(Newser) - Kenneth Chesebro, a key architect behind President Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, has been disbarred in New York over those efforts. On Thursday, a state appeals court ruled the 64-year-old should lose his law license, citing a criminal racketeering case in Georgia involving bogus electors,...

Divorce Lawyer Accused of Killing His Client to Stall Trial

Indictment alleges Gregory Moore stabbed Aliza Sherman to death in 2013 to delay her divorce case

(Newser) - A former Ohio divorce attorney accused of fatally stabbing one of his clients more than a decade ago has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder, kidnapping, and conspiracy charges. Gregory J. Moore entered his plea virtually on Wednesday in a Cuyahoga County court involving the March 2013 killing of 53-year-old...

'One of the Most Electric Moments I've Ever Seen in a Courtroom'
Lawyer Earns Rare Standing
Ovation From SCOTUS
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May 3, 2025 12:00 PM CDT

Lawyer Earns Rare Standing Ovation From SCOTUS

High court has 'moment of unanimity' for veteran attorney Edwin S. Kneedler at his final argument

(Newser) - If you've never heard of Edwin S. Kneedler, that's probably because you don't hang out around the Supreme Court chambers. The seasoned attorney presented his 160th case on Wednesday in front of the high court, set to be the 79-year-old's last argument—an accomplishment recognized by...

DHS Email to Boston Lawyer: 'Time for You to Leave' the US

Immigration attorney says it's a 'little concerning' such notes to 'self-deport' are going to US citizens

(Newser) - The subject line of the email that Nicole Micheroni received Friday from the Department of Homeland Security read "Notification of Termination of Parole," with one other line standing out most to her: "It is time for you to leave the United States." It was a surprising...

Another Place Just Yanked Giuliani's Law License

Ex-NYC mayor is now disbarred in Washington, DC, as well as in New York

(Newser) - Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was disbarred in Washington, DC, on Thursday, months after he lost his law license in New York for pursuing false claims that then-President Donald Trump made about his 2020 presidential election loss. The brief ruling from Washington DC's appeals court said Giuliani...

Giuliani Disbarred in New York
Giuliani Disbarred
in New York
Jul 2, 2024 10:55 AM CDT

Giuliani Disbarred in New York

Court finds former Trump lawyer repeatedly made false statements about 2020 election loss

(Newser) - Rudolph Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, federal prosecutor, and legal adviser to Donald Trump, was disbarred in his home state on Tuesday after a court found he repeatedly made false statements about Trump's 2020 election loss. The decision was handed down by a New York appeals court...

Georgia Plea Has Ramifications for Ex-Trump Lawyer Jenna Ellis

Her home state of Colorado bans her from practicing law for 3 years

(Newser) - Colorado legal officials on Tuesday approved an agreement with Jenna Ellis, a onetime attorney for former President Trump, barring her from practicing law in the state for three years after she pleaded guilty to helping Trump try to overturn the 2020 election. Ellis tearfully pleaded guilty to felony charges of...

Delta Jet's Emergency Slide Turns Up in Fitting Spot

It washes up by the beachfront home of a lawyer whose firm is suing Boeing

(Newser) - In the strange coincidence department: The emergency slide that fell off one of Delta's Boeing jets on Friday washed up in front of the oceanfront home of an attorney suing the manufacturer for a similar incident, reports the New York Post . The slide fell off the Boeing 767 as...

'Come Early': Navalny's Funeral Set for Friday
'Come Early': Navalny's
Funeral Set for Friday
THE RUNDOWN
Feb 28, 2024 8:30 AM CST

'Come Early': Navalny's Funeral Set for Friday

Meanwhile, attorney who aided opposition leader's mother says he was briefly detained in Moscow

(Newser) - Alexei Navalny's funeral is set for Friday on the outskirts of Moscow, and his spokesperson has two words of advice for anyone hoping to attend, per the New York Times . "Come early," Kira Yarmysh wrote on X , noting that Navalny would be buried in Borisovskoye Cemetery after...

Spotlight Shines Hot on Trump Prosecutor in Georgia

Focus turns to Nathan Wade, who a court filing complains was improperly hired by DA Fani Willis

(Newser) - A co-defendant in the Georgia election interference case against former President Trump filed a motion this week making a "bombshell" allegation: that Fulton County DA Fani Willis hired her romantic partner as the special prosecutor in the case against Trump, and that she and Nathan Wade both benefited financially...

Lawyer Suspended for Chucking Poop-Filled Can

He 'failed to control his own bizarre impulses,' Ohio Supreme Court says

(Newser) - "Very few, if any, prior cases offer guidance regarding the appropriate sanction for the misconduct at issue here," Ohio's Supreme Court said in a ruling on an attorney who admitted throwing a Pringles can filled with his own feces into the parking lot of a crime victim-advocacy...

Lawyer Accused of Bringing More Than Papers to Jail

Ronald Lewis, 77, is accused of smuggling drug-laced documents to inmates in Texas facility

(Newser) - A good attorney will have your back as you navigate all the legalities of your case. An even better attorney knows that "having your back" doesn't translate to sneaking narcotics into the facility where you're incarcerated. That's exactly what lawyer Ronald Henry Lewis is accused of...

You Can Soon Practice Law Here Without Taking Bar Exam

In 2024, Oregon will offer an apprenticeship alternative to law school students

(Newser) - If you're a law school student who breaks out in a cold sweat at the thought of taking the bar exam, good news if you live in the Beaver State: A "more inclusive" way to becoming an attorney is here, according to the head of the Oregon Board...

Bad News for Former Trump Lawyer John Eastman

Calif. judge finds the alleged author of the Jan. 6 memo preliminarily culpable of misconduct

(Newser) - Multiple defendants have already made guilty pleas regarding the Georgia case that alleges former President Trump tried to overturn the 2020 election. There are quite a few stragglers who haven't yet been offered plea deals, including ex-Trump attorney John Eastman, who now finds himself getting some not-great news in...

Another Trump Attorney Pleads Guilty in Georgia

Jenna Ellis reaches a deal with prosecutors over 2020 election

(Newser) - Jenna Ellis, an attorney and prominent conservative media figure, reached a deal with prosecutors Tuesday and pleaded guilty to reduced charges over efforts to overturn Donald Trump's 2020 election loss in Georgia, per the AP . Ellis, the fourth defendant in the case to enter into a plea deal, was...

Powell Took the Plea Deal. Looks Like He Didn't

Sources: Kenneth Chesebro, co-defendant in Georgia election interference case, rebuffed offer

(Newser) - Attorney Sidney Powell accepted a plea deal from Georgia prosecutors on Thursday over efforts to overturn the 2020 election in favor of former President Trump. Powell was supposed to stand trial with another co-defendant, attorney Kenneth Chesebro, but he'll apparently be going it solo now: A source tells NBC...

Sidney Powell Takes a Plea, Must Apologize to Georgians

She gets 6 years of probation, must testify in the election interference case

(Newser) - Lawyer Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to reduced charges Thursday over efforts to overturn former President Donald Trump's loss in the 2020 election in Georgia, becoming the second defendant in the sprawling case to reach a deal with prosecutors. Powell, who was charged alongside Trump and 17 others with violating...

Fugees Rapper Blames Conviction on Lawyer's Use of AI

Prakazrel 'Pras' Michel says David Kenner hid personal stake in 'experimental' AI program

(Newser) - Prakazrel "Pras" Michel wants his April corruption conviction thrown out, partly because his high-profile defense attorney allegedly relied on artificial intelligence to deliver his final arguments. Accused of conspiring with Malaysian businessman Jho Low to funnel money to political campaigns through straw donors and attempting to influence the Trump...

'I Did Not Comprehend That ChatGPT Could Fabricate Cases'

Lawyer tells judge he was 'duped' by AI

(Newser) - A lawyer who used ChatGPT to create a legal brief is likely to face sanctions—though some might feel the embarrassment he suffered during a hearing Thursday is punishment enough. The New York Times reports that Steven Schwartz was grilled for almost two hours by US District Judge Kevin Castel,...

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