SACRAMENTO, California, July 17 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * California's mandatory participation in Section 8 violates Fourth Amendment, new lawsuit argues * Sacramento, California; July 17, 2026: A California property owner filed a Fourth Amendment lawsuit today challenging California's mandate that all property owners participate in the Section 8 Housing Program. Thomas Manning argues that this mandate violates property owners' constitutional rights by forcing them to subm more PR

NEW YORK, July 17 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * Civil Rights Groups Move to Defend Mississippi's Only Majority-Black Judicial Election District in DeSoto County * Intervention seeks to protect Black voters' opportunity to elect candidates of their choice following challenge to sole majority-Black judicial subdistrict. JACKSON, Miss. - The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Mississippi, Legal Defense Fund (LDF), and NAACP moved to intervene on behalf of the DeSot more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 17 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Davidson County Lawyer Censured * On July 17, Davidson County lawyer John David Carver received a public censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility. The board found that Carver practiced law for two months, including participating in nine court hearings in three counties, while his license was administratively suspended for failure to comply with CLE requirements. His actions were determined to violate  more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 17 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Davidson County Says State Prisoner Delays Costing $6M * Davidson County officials are asking a judge to order the Tennessee Department of Correction to take custody of more than 150 convicted inmates they say have been in county jail for months after being sentenced to state prison. The state's delay is costing taxpayers $6 million a year, Davidson County Sheriff Daron Hall tells WKRN. According to Hall, the aver more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, July 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Gibson Dunn Represented Neurogene on $143.7 Million Offering of Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants * Gibson Dunn represented Neurogene Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing life-changing genetic medicines for people and their families impacted by devastating neurological diseases, in a public offering of 4,124,999 shares of common stock, including the full exercise of the underwr more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Goodwin Guides FalconX on Acquisition of bloXroute * The Technology team advised FalconX on the acquisition of bloXroute, a leader in blockchain trading and networking technology, to extend its platform in support of tokenized assets and onchain capital markets. By combining bloXroute's blockchain networking infrastructure with FalconX's institutional trading platform, the company will enhance the speed and efficiency of  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Goodwin Secures Two Appellate Victories in High-Stakes Life Sciences Disputes * Goodwin's Appellate and Supreme Court Litigation team secured appellate victories for two life sciences clients within days of each other, prevailing in significant disputes involving pharmaceutical patent settlements and royalty agreements. The firm obtained a Seventh Circuit victory for Teva Pharmaceuticals ("Teva"), which revived Teva's bre more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Legal 500 Names 34 Taft Attorneys to City Elite List * Taft is pleased to announce that 34 attorneys have been recognized by Legal 500 in the latest release of City Elite Rankings in their respective practice areas for 2026. The Legal 500 U.S. Elite rankings emphasize top lawyers practicing in major United States legal markets. Following are the Taft honorees: Chicago, Illinois * Richard Aderman, Tax * Kathryn Kovitz Arno more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 17 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Malpractice Complaint Filed Against Execution Doctor, Judge Directs State to Disclose Plans for Next Execution * Nearly two months after Tony Carruthers' failed execution, his sister has filed a medical malpractice complaint with the Tennessee Department of Health against Dr. Mark Walton Fowler, the doctor who attempted to set Carruthers' IV line. His sister also alleges that Carruthers suffered a brain stroke and more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 17 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Memphis Man Pleads Guilty to Impersonating a Lawyer * Glenis Campbell, age 62 of Memphis, pleaded guilty to impersonating a lawyer and stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from people who looked to him for help. The ABA Journal reports that he was sentenced to 12 years in prison and ordered to pay restitution. The Shelby County District Attorney's Office says that Campbell accepted a plea deal for 13 separate more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 17 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * New Chattanooga Airport Board Withdraws from Lawsuit * The newly appointed Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority Board held its first meeting this week to implement Tennessee's new airport governance law. The board also voted to withdraw from a lawsuit challenging the new state law that had been filed by the previous board. According to Local News 3, the City of Chattanooga remains a plaintiff in the suit. Ma more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 17 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Shelby County Sending Supplemental Absentee Ballots for Missing Races * A ballot error is impacting 700 absentee voters in Shelby County, but supplemental ballots were sent out this week, WREG reports. According to the Shelby County Election Commission, most of the affected ballots did not include the 30th Judicial District races for circuit, chancery and criminal court positions, while a small portion of ballots  more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 17 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Tennessee Reception to Honor Jonathan Cole * Nashville lawyer Jonathan Cole, a shareholder with Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, will be the honored guest at a Tennessee reception held in conjunction with the American Bar Association Annual Meeting July 29 to Aug. 4 in Chicago. The reception will take place Aug. 1 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. CDT in the Crystal Ballroom C in the West Tower of the Hyatt Regen more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 17 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Volunteer for Essential Documents Clinic in Murfreesboro * The Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands and the TBA Young Lawyers Division (YLD) is partnering for a Power of Attorney/Advanced Directive Clinic on July 29. No wills will be done. The clinic will be held at St. Clair Senior Center located at 325 St. Clair St., Murfreesboro 37130 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. CDT. Interested volunteers should c more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- WilmerHale, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * WilmerHale Shortlisted for 10 LMG Life Sciences Americas Awards * The Life Sciences Americas Awards has shortlisted WilmerHale and six of its lawyers across 10 categories in its 2026 rankings, recognizing the firm's leading transactional, regulatory and litigation work in the life sciences industry. The firm is a finalist for: * M&A Firm of the Year * Venture Capital Firm of the Year * Hatch-Waxman Litigation Firm of the Year  more PR