If the rooms are breathtaking, don’t come knocking: A federal district court judge was caught having sex in her chambers with a high-ranking police official, then lying about it. legal complaint. His fellow judges issued a private reprimand, stripping the report of anything obviously identifiable. But the judges didn’t realize that AI could decipher that it was Judge Eleanor Ross of the Northern District of Georgia in a matter of minutes, based on reporting and public internet access alone.
Department of Justice served with Bar tab: A New York bar complaint targets Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche after Chief Judge Waverly Crenshaw found he orchestrated an allegedly vindictive prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. At the same time, more than 120 scholars and former judges reminded the Florida Bar that it previously said that as long as Pam Bondi remains a sitting attorney general, it could not investigate ethics charges against her. Well, she’s not anymore.
A real business dog: Houston attorney Steven Swain is facing a bestiality charge after his wife’s newly installed home surveillance cameras allegedly caught him with the family dog.
Two Fox Rothschild lawyers shot dead outside North Carolina courthouse: Both attorneys are expected to survive after a pro se plaintiff allegedly opened fire following a contentious hearing.
The DOJ continues to confuse “criminal law enforcement” with “militarization”: The DOJ fired four career prosecutors who enforced the FACE Act, then released a weapons task force report calling their work biased against criminals, which Republicans agree with.
When it rains, it pours down sanctions: A Cayman Islands judge concluded that the affidavit of a Quinn Emanuel partner was a deliberate attempt to mislead the court, adding to a difficult year that had already been marked by a $3 million sanctions order from Justice Edward Chen.
A hot spring as a bonus: Selendy Gay surprised associates with spring bonuses of up to $25,000, the latest sign that boutiques are once again setting the pace on compensation.
Looking for more experience: For the first time in years, the majority of Biglaw associate hires occurred on the lateral end of the market in 2025, with law student hires dropping to 37.5%.
Apparently, threats against judges only count above a certain salary level: An attempted bombing of Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s home made headlines, but the documented wave of threats against lower court judges — 241 to 202 judges in 2026 alone — continues to be buried at the bottom of the story.
Working for Trump is a form of punishment in itself: Caryn Schechtman of DLA Piper has signed a brief for Trump in the Central Park Five defamation appeal, joining a long line of lawyers serving a client who already owes $1.6 million to a dozen companies.
