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Lawsuit Seeks to Block Trump's White House Ballroom Project, Requesting TRO

Fri, 2025-12-12 17:51

The National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States alleges President Donald Trump's White House ballroom construction project violates the Administrative Procedure Act and the National Environmental Policy Act.

       

9th Circuit Affirms Apple Contempt Finding in Epic Games Battle

Fri, 2025-12-12 17:18

A three-judge panel found that the tech giant willfully violated a 2021 antitrust injunction by imposing 27% commission and restrictive link designs for non-App Store purchases

       

Racketeering Suits Against Claims Administrators, Banks, Transferred to Washington D.C.

Fri, 2025-12-12 15:04

The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation picked U.S. Senior District Judge John Bates to oversee class actions alleging racketeering and antitrust claims against claims administrators Epiq Systems, Angeion Group and JND Legal Administration, plus several banks.

       

Deregulation Pushing Markets Toward 'Darkest Depths of Winter,' SEC's Crenshaw Says

Fri, 2025-12-12 14:52

The deregulation trend is comparable to the period prior to the worst market collapse in American history in 1929, Crenshaw warned.

       

From FTX to Terraform, Crypto Cases End With Years Behind Bars

Fri, 2025-12-12 14:38

The 15-year prison sentence places Do Heong Kwon among a growing list of high-profile figures in the cryptocurrency industry who have received significant prison terms since 2024 for fraud and money-laundering schemes.

       

Appellate Court Tosses $3.5M Employment Liability Verdict Against Union Pacific

Fri, 2025-12-12 14:25

The court's decision is a case of first impression and marks the first time an Illinois appellate court has addressed whether a certificate of good conduct can shield a witness from impeachment.

       

After Layoffs, University of Wisconsin Law Partners With State Public Defender

Fri, 2025-12-12 12:40

Following budget cuts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School, the Wisconsin State Public Defenders office is partnering with the school to help run the school's Public Defender Project.

       

Will Big Law Firms Actually Grow Their Equity Ranks in 2026?

Fri, 2025-12-12 12:26

About 82% of surveyed large firm leaders said they planned to increase their equity ranks over the next two years, compared with 73% saying the same in last year's report.

       

Mega-Mergers Pick Up as Trump Team Eases Barriers

Fri, 2025-12-12 10:49

“It's not at all surprising that you remove the headwinds and you're going to get more boats sailing along, said Stephen Calkins, a former Federal Trade Commission general counsel who's now a Wayne State law professor.

       

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Fri, 2025-12-12 10:19

The New Benchmark for Legal AI

       

‘This Merger Stuff is Becoming Crazy': Market Reacts as Taylor Wessing and Winston & Strawn Become Latest Firms to Seek a Tie-Up

Fri, 2025-12-12 09:59

Partners will vote next summer on creating a financially integrated firm, with many onlookers saying the cultures will align well, but others sound a note of caution about market combinations.

       

OpenAI, Microsoft Face Lawsuit in Case Alleging ChatGPT Drove Man to Commit Murder-Suicide

Fri, 2025-12-12 09:55

A new wrongful death lawsuit filed in California state court claims that both OpenAI and Microsoft are liable for a man's decision to kill his 83-year-old mother, and then himself, after interacting with OpenAI's flagship artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT.

       

FTC Weighs Petition to Revive ‘Click to Cancel' Rule

Fri, 2025-12-12 09:37

The ‘Click to Cancel' rule may be down, but it's not out—and the FTC appears to be keeping its options open," Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz partner Holly Melton wrote in a note to clients.

       

Judge Emil Bove Faces Ethics Complaint Over Trump Rally Attendance

Fri, 2025-12-12 06:59

“[T]here will be questions from reasonable and unbiased observers as to whether Judge Bove's attendance imperils his impartiality when assigned cases in which Trump is on either side of the v,' the complaint reads.

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Fri, 2025-12-12 06:38

Wilmer, Covington, Morgan Lewis, Latham, Holland & Knight, Hogan Lovells, and Jenner were among the top employers of government laterals in the D.C. region this year.

       

A Litigator With A Lens: Venable's Derek Smith Captures the Spotlight

Fri, 2025-12-12 05:59

In this week's Legal Speak episode, Texas Lawyer litigation reporter Laura Lorek explores Venable partner Derek Smith's passion for high-energy concert photography.

       

How I Made Practice Group Chair: 'Make Time to Deeply Understand the Law in Your Field,' Says Brantley Webb of Mayer Brown

Thu, 2025-12-11 22:59

"My advice would be to make time to deeply understand the law in your field so that you can do all of the things that a practice group leader needs to do from helping shape the litigation positions in your group's cases, to writing articles and policy papers, to answering client questions on the spot about questions or uncertainties in the law. There is no faking it,"

       

'What's It Going to Take?' LA Jurors Asked to Decide Whether J&J's Baby Powder Caused Ovarian Cancer

Thu, 2025-12-11 19:34

A Los Angeles Superior Court jury is expected to begin deliberations on Friday in a closely watched trial that involves two women alleging their long-term use of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder caused their ovarian cancer.

       

Investors Allege Florida Man Stole $5M in Bitcoin Escrow Scheme Tied to Law Firm

Thu, 2025-12-11 17:40

“This matter demonstrates a significant deficiency within traditional legal practice: A law firm that undertakes custody or oversight of digital assets must possess a competent understanding of crypto-wallet architecture, seed-phrase security and decentralized custody mechanics, or risk becoming an unwitting participant in fraudulent conduct, said Nicolle Lafosse, of counsel at the international law firm of Diaz Reus.

       

'Authority Higher Than God': Court Commissioner Admonished for Improper Comments, Orders

Thu, 2025-12-11 17:33

The Commission on Judicial Performance concluded former San Bernardino County Superior Court Commissioner Robert Driessen committed eight counts of misconduct during his three-year tenure.

       

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