New: Retired liberal U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer says he plans to get back to hearing cases by sitting as a visiting judge on the federal appeals court in Boston, the 1st Circuit. Retired Justice David Souter has long also heard cases there. reuters.com/legal/governme…

Eleventh Circuit Judge Elizabeth Branch told Harvard Law School students just now that protests she views as antisemitic on law school campuses are a spreading “cancer” that cross the line beyond protected speech.
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Here's Allie Reed's full + excellent piece on this topic from December of last year. news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/col…

Gabrielle Wolohojian was confirmed to sit on Massachusetts' highest court in spite of concerns about her former romantic partnership with the governor. 'You couldn't have a more insider nominee,' one councilor said before making the only vote against her.
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EXCLUSIVE: the Florida Supreme Court is ordering changes to the state's legal system and asking for comments from the state bar after altering the rules. They're doing this at 2x the rate of the court before DeSantis appointees controlled the bench.
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A US Supreme Court ruling that further weakens or even overturns the power of federal agencies to interpret ambiguous laws would force lower courts to take on much of that burden. blawgo.com/grxIjy5

Pro explainer and analysis from Jennifer Kay and Mike Leonard

Brown University is again denying media access to campus to report on student activism, this time telling reporters they cannot enter campus to report on a hunger strike.

NEW: A high stakes industry-backed initiative governing the classification status of Uber and Lyft drivers is in the hands of Massachusetts’ highest court after a voter coalition sued Thursday to block some questions from appearing on the 2024 ballot. news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/ube…

Texas AG Ken Paxton is scheduled for trial in April on felony state securities charges.

The case is nine years old.

I profiled Judge Andrea Beall, the 36-year-old Houston judge in the case.

She ran in 2022 promising to resolve cases quicker. #txlege

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Justices on Massachusetts' highest court are averaging the shortest terms they've served in decades. blawgo.com/1aTSPS1

Kat Von D's trial could upend the tattoo industry.

She's likely testifying today--I'll be in the courtroom. First day was yesterday, read about it here (for free) Bloomberg Law
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Mexico’s Gun Manufacturer Lawsuit Revived by First Circuit
-Gun makers lack immunity from federal law
-Mexico seeks accountability for gun trafficking, over criminal misuse of guns on foreign soil
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Express Scripts Inc. and OptumRX Inc. sought profits over human lives by deceptively marketing opioids and failing to report illegitimate prescriptions, according to a lawsuit brought Friday by the city of Boston.

Story from Allie Reed here: news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/exp…

Major news out of the Massachusetts Supreme Court this morning: Young adults convicted of first degree murder for crimes they committed before they were 21 years old cannot be sentenced to life in prison without parole under the state constitution.
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NEW: Massachusetts State Solicitor Elizabeth “Bessie” Dewar was confirmed to serve on the Supreme Judicial Court Wednesday, a seat she will be able to hold for the next 27 years. news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/mas…

Security pros are strategizing after a week in which a gunman shot at the Colorado high court, a Nevada judge was attacked, and a string of threats shuttered courts nationwide. Come read insights gathered by our national team of legal reporters Bloomberg Law
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NEW: Massachusetts’ assault weapon ban is acceptable under new Supreme Court Second Amendment precedent, a federal judge finds.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott must recruit 16 judges for the state's new business court, opening in 2024.

But Texas' low pay for judges - and the #txlege failure to pass a raise - may be hindering search.

Texas judges start at $140k - less than judges in Guam.
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The past several months, I’ve been investigating how the FDA oversees drug ads on social media.

I found the agency is doing little to cut down on misleading claims there despite having the power to oversee prescription drug marketing.

For Bloomberg Law:

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