News from January 2025
Federal court arraignments held in Montana over drug-related charges
The U.S. Attorney's Office has announced recent federal court arraignments for individuals facing serious drug-related charges.
Federal judge blocks Trump's freeze on federal grants following legal challenge
Attorney General Keith Ellison has announced a significant development in the lawsuit against President Donald Trump's administration regarding a freeze on federal funding.
Law Firm Partner on nuclear verdicts: 'billion-dollar awards becoming the norm in Judicial Hellholes'
Paul Benson, a partner at Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, has noted the increasing prevalence of nuclear verdicts in so-called Judicial Hellholes, where multi-million and even billion-dollar awards have become common.
Kimberly Bullock Gatling Receives 2024 Centennial Award from the Greensboro Bar Association
Fox Rothschild congratulates Kimberly Bullock Gatling, who received the Greensboro Bar Association’s 2024 Centennial Award.
New era of CFPB should follow rules when making rules, industry group says
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Federal offices are looking very different under President Donald Trump, and one industry group has suggestions on how to reform an often-controversial consumer protection agency.
Sheppard Mullin and Bird & Bird Represent Buyers in the Majority Sale of Championship Football Club, Swansea City AFC
Sheppard Mullin and Bird & Bird jointly represented the majority owners of Swansea City AFC in connection with their acquisition of a controlling interest in the Club and their infusion of new capital.
Marc Bowlen Charged with Removal of Political Signs Prior to the November 5, 2024 General Election
Attorney General John Formella announces that Marc Bowlen (age 49) of Dover, New Hampshire, has been charged in the Nashua District Court with two Class B misdemeanor counts of Removal of Political Advertising, contrary to RSA 664:17.
Attorney General Ford Announces Launch of Statewide Hate Crime Reporting Hotline
Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced that his office has launched a statewide hotline for reporting hate crimes
Fairfield man sentenced for bank fraud and identity theft
Steven Daniel Miller, a 48-year-old resident of Fairfield, has been sentenced to four years in prison for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.
Willimantic man pleads guilty after stealing guns from Newington store
A Willimantic man has pleaded guilty to charges related to the theft of firearms and drug offenses, according to Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
Illegal alien sentenced for firearm possession in New Orleans
United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced the sentencing of Milton Rayo Castillo, a 26-year-old native of Costa Rica, on January 28, 2025.
Lexington County men face charges for child sexual abuse material distribution
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of two men from Lexington County on charges related to the sexual exploitation of minors.
Burlington man sentenced for illegal firearm possession linked to drug use
A Burlington resident has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for possessing firearms as a drug user.
Oklahoma AG challenges California’s Proposition 12 on pork production
Attorney General Gentner Drummond of Oklahoma is challenging California's Proposition 12, which imposes strict hog-housing regulations affecting out-of-state pork producers.
Louisiana woman sentenced for wire fraud related to CARES Act programs
Shaquaila Lewis, also known as Shaquaila Lewis-Chatman, has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for wire fraud.
New York man receives five-year sentence for firearm possession linked to drug trafficking
Gabriel Figueroa, a 29-year-old resident of New York, has been sentenced to 60 months in prison for possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Vermont Supreme Court committee discusses public access rules for court records
The Vermont Supreme Court's Advisory Committee on Rules for Public Access to Court Records is set to convene on January 31, 2025.
Ohio AG launches multiple ways for public to report human trafficking
The Ohio Attorney General's office has launched a new statewide Human Trafficking Hotline, accessible in four different ways.
Seattle woman receives probation for assaulting flight attendant
Aliyah Robyn Stalder, a 24-year-old resident of Seattle, Washington, has been sentenced to three years of probation for assaulting a flight attendant.
Oregon Attorney General critiques federal stance on gender-affirming care
Attorney General Rayfield has voiced concerns over the federal administration's recent order, which he believes limits access to gender-affirming care.