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'A Poor Fit': US Judge Rejects DOJ's Google Chrome Divestiture Remedy

Tue, 2025-09-02 19:33

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta of the District of Columbia rejected the U.S. Department of Justice's proposed divestiture remedies in Google's search engine monopoly case, ruling the government overreached in seeking a forced sale of Google's Chrome web browser and Android mobile operating system.

       

Don't Ask for Feedback If You're Not Going to Act On It

Tue, 2025-09-02 17:32

Partners ask for input—on communication, delegation, workload—but then say little or nothing in response. When upward feedback isn't followed by engagement or visible change, associates learn not to bother.

       

Latham Adds Transactions Partner From Fried Frank, as Top Firms Focus on 'Plug-and-Play' Talent

Tue, 2025-09-02 16:46

Latham said the lateral partner was “among a select group of top-tier lawyers in the asset management M&A and GP stakes arena.

       

With NLRB Paralyzed, States See Chance to Shape Labor Landscape

Tue, 2025-09-02 16:33

"Multiple states are considering laws to transfer authority from the NLRB to their own local agencies. And in the process, they may de-federalize American labor relations." according to Littler Mendelson's 2025 Labor Day Report.

       

California Federal Judge Rules Trump's Deployment of National Guard to Los Angeles Violates Constitution

Tue, 2025-09-02 16:22

"With today's decision, Trump is barred from using the National Guard and Marines in California for law enforcement purposes," said California Attorney General Rob Bonta in a press conference Tuesday morning.

       

Fired Covington Associate Arrested in DC

Tue, 2025-09-02 16:19

Paul Bryant, a fired Covington associate, was arrested after a confrontation with National Guardsmen patrolling the city.

       

Google Opposes DOJ Expert Divestiture Witness for Ad Tech Remedies Trial

Tue, 2025-09-02 16:08

Google moved to exclude expert testimony as inadmissible, arguing the U.S. Department of Justice's key witness "lacks the relevant experience to provide such opinions" on the feasibility of a forced divestiture in Google's ad tech remedies trial in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

       

DC Circuit Says EPA Grant Terminations Lawsuit Was Brought in Wrong Court

Tue, 2025-09-02 15:59

In a 2-1 decision, the appeals court said the grantees' claims are essentially contractual and should have been brought in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims under the Tucker Act. The law enables the Court of Federal Claims to authorize money damages in federal contractual disputes.

       

Texas Business Courts' First Year Marked by Judges' Focus, Speed, Lawyers Say

Tue, 2025-09-02 15:55

In total, the 10 business court judges saw 185 cases filed in their first year, with the Houston division recording the most filings, and they've issued 42 opinions, many of which addressed jurisdictional questions.

       

How Law Schools Are Preparing Students to Use GenAI

Tue, 2025-09-02 15:45

“Any student not intensively using AI, where permitted, is putting themselves at a significant disadvantage."

       

New Jersey Judge Grants Rare TRO in $430K Crypto Theft Case

Tue, 2025-09-02 14:45

“We've provided a road map for individuals who have had this happen to them, said John Papianou, a partner at Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads.

       

Research Firm Claims Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Others Improperly Modified its Diagnostic Tests

Tue, 2025-09-02 14:34

“These tests need to benefit the patients, not Harvard, Dana-Farber, Karolinska Institute and Mayo Clinic, they should benefit the patient, MMAS Research Solutions Architect Steve Trubow said.

       

‘Run on the Courthouse': 5th Circuit Ruling May Lead to More Filings to Pause NLRB Proceedings

Tue, 2025-09-02 13:32

The immediate impact: Employers in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi facing unfair labor practice charges can clinch preliminary injunctions pausing NLRB proceedings by citing the new Fifth Circuit precedent, said Cary Burke, a labor and employment attorney at Lee Meier.

       

The Ethical & Practical Use of AI in Patent Prosecution

Tue, 2025-09-02 13:16
This webcast offers a concise, high-level guide to ethical AI use in patent practice, drawing directly from the USPTO's Guidance on Use of Artificial Intelligence-Based Tools in Practice        

Getting Ahead of the Debanking Curve

Tue, 2025-09-02 13:07

On Aug. 7, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order targeting “debanking. The order defines debanking as “an act by a bank, savings association, credit union, or other financial services provider to directly or indirectly adversely restrict access to, or adversely modify the conditions of, accounts, loans or other banking products or financial services of any customer or potential customer on the basis of the customer's or potential customer's political or religious beliefs, or on the basis of the customer's or potential customer's lawful business activities that the financial service provider disagrees with or disfavors for political reasons.

       

Target Reveals Severance Terms for Ousted Legal Chief

Tue, 2025-09-02 13:01

Amy Tu agreed to not work for a Target competitor for 24 months as part of the agreement, which the retail giant filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission last week.

       

The Downturn of Hong Kong's Legal Market Has Taken A Toll On Lawyers' Mental Health

Tue, 2025-09-02 10:25

In Hong Kong as well as other locales in Asia, many lawyers are under even more stress and experience more pressure than the norm, experts say.

       

Is Sullivan & Cromwell Following the Paul Weiss London Playbook?

Tue, 2025-09-02 07:07

The firm made a splash with a high-profile double hire, and it won't stop there, according to people close the matter.

       

Uganda Lawyers Question ‘Arbitrary' Trump Deal That May Allow Deportation of US Citizens

Tue, 2025-09-02 06:34

A controversial U.S.-Uganda deportation deal, part of a Trump-era policy shift, is facing legal and political backlash in the African country amid concerns it was made without transparency and could violate human rights.

       

These Law Firms Are Finding A 'Sweet Spot' in 2025

Tue, 2025-09-02 06:14

Second Hundred law firms have notched higher demand and comparable profit growth as the Am Law 50, without the same level of growth in billing rates as their larger counterparts.

       

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