Chinese Hackers Said to Target U.S. Law Firms

Williams & Connolly, one of the nation’s most prominent law firms, told clients that its computer systems had been infiltrated and that hackers may have gained access to some client emails.

News
Kennedy’s Ties to Ally Leading Vaccine Lawsuits Raise Ethical Concerns

Aaron Siri is leading legal efforts on policies that dovetail with parts of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s government agenda.

News
How the Government Shutdown Is Slowing Down Federal Courts

Justice Department lawyers are asking judges to pause their cases until funding resumes.

News
Otto Obermaier, Who Succeeded Giuliani as U.S. Attorney, Dies at 89

His temperate approach was in sharp contrast to his more combative predecessor, but he continued to pursue corrupt unions and financiers.

News
Jerome Cohen, Lawyer Who Saw a Future in China, Dies at 95

After pioneering the study of Chinese law in America, he was among the first foreigners to practice commercial law in China, and spoke out about human rights.

News
Democrats Investigating Law Firms Over Work for Trump’s Commerce Dept.

In letters to the firms, the lawmakers suggested “that the administration’s coercion of your law firm may be ongoing and escalating.”

News
Giuliani Must Pay $1.3 Million to Former Lawyers, Judge Rules

The ruling was just the latest misfortune to befall the former New York City mayor. He has been indicted and disbarred, filed for bankruptcy and suffered a fractured vertebra in a car crash.

News
Fired Prosecutor Challenges Trump’s Claims to Power in Lawsuit

The Justice Department gave no reason for its dismissal of Maurene Comey, a longtime federal prosecutor in Manhattan and the daughter of the former F.B.I. director, James Comey.

News
Trump Says He’ll Give Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom

President Trump’s announcement came days after Rudolph W. Giuliani, previously his lawyer and a New York City mayor, was hurt in a car accident. The medal is the nation’s highest civilian honor.

News
James E. Ferguson II, Rights Lawyer Who Defended Busing, Dies at 82

He helped litigate a landmark school desegregation case before the U.S. Supreme Court and overturn wrongful convictions of Black defendants in North Carolina.

News