/pulse/dc-pulse?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: DC Pulse Copyright 2025 ¼«ËÙÈü³µ. en-US Fri, 18 Apr 2025 22:16:02 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2327687?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2327687 A group of Venezuelans detained in northern Texas launched a multipronged effort Friday to prevent the Trump administration from removing them to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act before they can have their day in court, asking the U.S. Supreme Court, the Fifth Circuit and two district courts for emergency relief. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 16:57:04 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2327335?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2327335 WilmerHale and the U.S. Department of Justice traded salvos in the BigLaw firm's challenge to President Donald Trump's executive order targeting it, with the firm and the government offering "starkly different" versions of what's at stake in the dispute. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 16:39:29 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2327426?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2327426 Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP's work monitoring compliance in the T-Mobile and Sprint merger and Choate Hall & Stewart LLP's role in the $6.1 billion acquisition of the Boston Celtics lead this edition of ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Pulse's Spotlight on Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from April 4 to 18. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 15:55:11 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2327412?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2327412 The federal judiciary is warning congressional appropriators that funding shortfalls could threaten courthouse security. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 15:09:44 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2327415?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2327415 Schlichter Bogard LLC and the University of Virginia School of Law Supreme Court Litigation Clinic lead this week's edition of ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court revived a class action from Cornell University workers who said their retirement plans were saddled with excessive fees. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 13:58:21 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2327177?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2327177 Law firms' office real estate footprints are stabilizing as firms bolster their in-office attendance — through return-to-office programs and a focus on culture — and move away from space-sharing for attorneys, according to a report from CBRE. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 13:52:30 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2326153?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2326153 Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP hired a top lawyer from the U.S. Department of Transportation, and Netflix Inc. turned to an Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP partner to serve as its new global public policy chief, in some of the latest legal industry moves in the nation's capital. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 12:47:46 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2326961?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2326961 This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as BigLaw firms hired new talent and the D.C. Bar kicked off its annual election. Test your legal news savvy here with ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Pulse's weekly quiz. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 12:27:23 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2326572?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2326572 An attorney who has worked for insurers for more than 20 years has been promoted to a senior role at the Armed Forces Benefit Association and its affiliate, 5Star Life Insurance Co., according to a recent announcement. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 22:31:17 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2323442?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2323442 Mere days after the U.S. Solicitor General's Office got a new leader, it also got a new leadership structure featuring two BigLaw alums in the traditional second-in-command post, according to a hearing list the U.S. Supreme Court released Thursday. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 17:00:26 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2327196?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2327196 Jenner & Block LLP on Thursday urged a D.C. federal court to reject the government's bid to dismiss its lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's executive order targeting the firm, saying the "legal profession as a whole is watching." Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:28:24 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2326512?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2326512 Carlton Fields has hired a longtime Eversheds Sutherland financial services partner, according to an announcement Wednesday, who is bringing a practice focused on ensuring clients comply with retirement plan laws and their fiduciary duties. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 14:53:31 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2326480?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2326480 Cooley LLP has hired a former Latham & Watkins LLP partner to join its global life sciences and healthcare regulatory practice as a partner in Washington, D.C. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 14:44:27 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2323234?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2323234 The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ordered special oral arguments over President Donald Trump's bid to pause or limit three nationwide court orders prohibiting implementation of his executive order aimed at limiting birthright citizenship, keeping the president's mandate on hold until at least mid-May. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 14:00:02 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2326376?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2326376 Littler Mendelson PC has hired another member of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP's Washington, D.C., labor team, the fifth attorney from that group to move in the past four months, who helped represent the Pac-12 college football conference alongside several former colleagues he's now rejoining. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 13:03:56 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2326818?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2326818 A system for sourcing job candidates used by the vast majority of large U.S. law firms called the Mansfield Rule was highlighted by the U.S. Department of Justice in a court filing accusing Perkins Coie LLP of discriminatory hiring practices. However, employment law experts say the program appears to comply with federal antidiscrimination laws. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 10:10:56 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2299493?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2299493 The U.S. Supreme Court revived a class action Thursday from Cornell University workers who said their retirement plans were saddled with excessive fees, finding the Second Circuit shouldn't have nixed their claim that the plans' arrangements with recordkeepers violated federal benefits law. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 22:41:27 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2326578?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2326578 Ed Martin, President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, has disclosed dozens of additional media interviews with right-wing and Russian-state outlets, according to a letter obtained on Wednesday by ¼«ËÙÈü³µ. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 16:59:44 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2326268?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2326268 The American Tort Reform Association and two other groups called on Congress on Wednesday to investigate District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb for the office's use of outside counsel for litigation, which they say has issued millions in legal contracts with little transparency or accountability. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 16:51:33 +0000 /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2326303?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/dc-pulse/articles/2326303 Tuesday marked the deadline for large law firms to answer the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's acting chair's request for detailed information about their diversity, equity and inclusion programs, and neither the firms nor the EEOC would confirm if or how the legal heavyweights had responded.