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Trump's DOJ Delays Releasing Jan. 6 FBI Agents List Under Consent Order

4 hours 53 min ago

"The Court's order ensures that FBI Agents who are keeping our country and our communities safe can continue to do their jobs without fear of public exposure or retaliation," Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder partner Chris Mattei said on behalf of his client the FBI Agents Association.

       

Securities Report Says That 2024 Settlements Passed a Total of $5.2B

4 hours 56 min ago

A total of six law firms served as lead class counsel in cases that were resolved with "mega-settlements" of $100 million or more. Jurisdictionally, the Southern District of New York and Northern District of California were the most popular venue for filing new securities class actions in 2024.

       

Federal Laws Also Preempt State's Swipe Fee Law on Out-of-State Banks, Judge Rules

5 hours 6 min ago

"The statute's plain language clearly suggests that § 1831a(j)(1) is meant to ensure that out-of-state state banks can compete with nationally chartered banks. This means that because the court granted the preliminary injunction with respect to nationally chartered banks, forcing out-of-state state banks to comply with the IFPA would run afoul of § 1831a(j)(1)," said Chief U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Kendall for the Northern District of Illinois.

       

Judge Grills DOJ on Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order

5 hours 19 min ago

U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin pressed the government about long-standing U.S. Supreme Court precedent that the 14th Amendment ensures citizenship for anyone born in the United States.

       

German Court Orders X to Release Data Amid Election Interference Concerns

6 hours 17 min ago
A Berlin court ruling will force social media giant X to release key data, allowing researchers to combat potential election interference and increase transparency. 
       

Litigation Trends to Watch From Law.com Radar: Suits Strike at DEI Policies, 'Meme Coins' and Infractions in Cannabis Labeling

6 hours 21 min ago

Target's under fire after its LGBTQ+ Pride Campaigns triggered backlash and boycotts.

       

Investor Sues in New York to Block $175M Bitcoin Merger

6 hours 38 min ago

“As the industry matures and more crypto mergers and acquisitions occurs, the boards and leaders of crypto companies will need to prioritize higher standards of rigorous disclosure and good corporate governance," said Mike Katz, a partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. "Such efforts will be essential in avoiding lawsuits and enabling successful exits.

       

Landlord Must Pay Prevailing Tenants' $21K Attorney Fees in Commercial Lease Dispute, Appellate Court Rules

6 hours 58 min ago

"We also see 'a reasonable connection between the fees and the amount involved in the litigation,' given that the tenants faced an abrupt end to their source of livelihood, and that the total amount awarded ($21,525) was much less than the amount of rent that was at stake in the suit (36 additional months x $1,600 = $57,600)," Justice Margaret Stanton-McBride wrote on behalf of an Illinois appellate panel.

       

State AG Hammers Homebuilder That Put $2,000-Per-Day Non-Disparagement Penalty in Buyer Contracts

7 hours 16 min ago

Davis Building Group surrendered after the Indiana attorney general alleged violations of the Indiana Deceptive Sales Act and the federal Consumer Review Fairness Act.

       

Selendy Gay Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump's Workforce Reclassification EO

7 hours 29 min ago

"Without court intervention, Defendants will continue to unlawfully terminate career civil servants for political reasons on a mass scale unprecedented in American history," counsel for two nonprofits alleged in a complaint seeking to strike down President Donald Trump's Executive Order 14171.

       

Trump's DOJ Withdraws Opposition to Law Banning Trans Care for Minors

7 hours 29 min ago

"The Department has now determined that SB1 does not deny equal protection on account of sex or any other characteristic," a top lawyer in the U.S. solicitor general's office told the U.S. Supreme Court Friday.

       

Perkins Coie Backs Challenge to Trump's Ban on Transgender Military Service

7 hours 34 min ago

The suit represents the second time that courts will hash out the question of transgender service members. A similar suit followed Trump's 2017 executive order on transgender Americans serving in the military.

       

Trump Administration Faces Lawsuit Over USAID Stop-Work Orders

9 hours 43 min ago

"Not a single one of defendants' actions to dismantle USAID were taken pursuant to congressional authorization," counsel for two foreign aid member groups alleged in a complaint seeking to prevent President Donald Trump from dissolving the U.S. Agency for International Development.

       

State Appellate Court Settles Fee Battle Between Former Co-Counsel in Patent Litigation

9 hours 48 min ago

"While plaintiff repeatedly asserts that his suspension from the practice of law created a new cause of action with a new statute of limitations, these assertions are not accompanied by any relevant legal authority," Lampkin said.

       

Dissenter Blasts 4th Circuit Majority Decision Upholding Meta's Section 230 Defense

12 hours 48 min ago

"Recommending that a user join a group, connect with another user, or attend an event is Facebook's own speech, for which it can be held liable, even under this Court's precedent," Judge Allison Jones Rushing wrote in a dissenting opinion. She was arguing for the revival of negligence claims against Meta for promoting hate speech that allegedly fueled a massacre of Black churchgoers in South Carolina.

       

Return to Work Mandates Among Current Mental Health Stressors for Legal Professionals

15 hours 48 min ago
In this week's Legal Speak episode, Stacey Dougan, an Atlanta-based lawyer-turned-therapist, expounds on the current state of mental health in the legal profession following a recent string of widely publicized national tragedies and divisive politics.        

Return to Work Mandates Among Current Mental Health Stressors for Legal Professionals

15 hours 48 min ago
In this week's Legal Speak episode, Stacey Dougan, an Atlanta-based lawyer-turned-therapist, expounds on the current state of mental health in the legal profession following a recent string of widely publicized national tragedies and divisive politics.        

Legal Leaders Need To Create A High-Trust Culture

Thu, 2025-02-06 23:57

In any legal office, leaders set the tone, whether they lead a large or small office. Setting the tone means serving as a role model of trustworthiness and trust. Nothing serves to harm an organization more than a failure of trust, which can raise its ugly head in myriad ways on a daily basis.

       

There's a New Chief Judge in Town: Meet the Top Miami Jurist

Thu, 2025-02-06 23:41

Beginning July 1, the Miami-Dade Circuit Court will have a new chief judge.

       

Internal GC Hires Rebounded in '24, but Companies Still Drawn to Outside Candidates

Thu, 2025-02-06 23:04

Fortune 500 firms filled 68 legal chief openings and opted for an outside candidates 51% of the time, the recruiting firm BarkerGilmore reported.

       

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