The companies received the green light for their $13.5 billion deal after promising not to direct advertising dollars toward or away from publishers based on political content.

       

Jon Youngwood, global co-chair of Simpson Thacher's litigation department, said the Fifth Circuit's ruling that struck down a state law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public classrooms "rests upon the wisdom of the First Amendment and the protections it affords regarding the separation of church and state."

       

"The company's knowledge of Vincer's protected activity, coupled with a change in its response to Vincer's problematic behavior mere days after the protected activity, and the absence of any investigation, analysis, or documentation in his personnel file to otherwise explain the termination, constitutes substantial circumstantial evidence that the protected activity was at least a motivating factor in Vincer's termination," said Judge Theodore A. McKee, who authored the opinion.

       

Over the dissents of the liberal justices, the Supreme Court's conservative majority temporarily paused a lower court order blocking deportations to "third countries" such as South Sudan.

       

"The defendants' continuous withholding of congressionally appropriated funds, month after month, with no explanation, is a violation of the Administrative Procedure Act," U.S. District Senior Judge Royce C. Lamberth of the District of Columbia wrote in his preliminary injunction order requiring the Trump administration to disburse federal grants to Open Technology Fund.

       

“Permitting broad inquiry into a person's immigration status risks creating a significant chilling effect," said Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Aaron Maslow. "If courtrooms are perceived as opportunities for [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] enforcement, undocumented immigrants might cease to exercise the civil right of pursuing compensation for personal injuries resulting from a tortfeasor's negligence.

       

A firmwide review over the past year preceded the cuts, a firm spokesperson said.

       

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Jim Treglio of Potter Handy, counsel for the plaintiffs, claimed in some instances, patients communicated with their doctors through Cigna's website and shortly after received targeted advertisements on social media for their medical condition.

       

The justices will hear the case of a Rastafarian who alleges his religiously worn dreadlocks were forcibly shaven by Louisiana correction officers.

       

Only employees (not independent contractors) are covered under the FLSA's regulations on minimum wages, overtime and record-keeping. So, in order to comply with federal labor laws, employers need to understand the difference between employees and independent contractors in order to correctly classify workers.

       

"Be proactive: Don't wait to be asked to do something if you think it needs to be done. Speak up: The common theme in all of these points is that your voice matters. You were hired by the firm for your intelligence, skills, and judgment, so use them!"

       

Under its pact with the Federal Trade Commission, the retailer agreed to submit to three years of compliance-monitoring. It did not admit or deny the allegations.

       

Journalists and media organizations sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, claiming that DHS officers unlawfully used "militarized weapons" on protesters and reporters who were documenting demonstrations against immigration enforcement raids conducted in Southern California.

       

Casey Ryan first moved into the role in 2023, when prior firm leader Sandy Thomas stepped down to take up a chief legal officer position at a nonprofit.

       

"The longer that they continue to capitulate to Trump, the more difficult it's going to be to separate the Foundation from endorsing the actions of the Trump administration,” a former fellow said.

       

The Supreme Court handed down six rulings Friday morning. In this edition of Supreme Court Brief, we'll break them all down.

       

Startup legal tech companies like Darrow and Rain Intelligence are using artificial intelligence tools to scour the Internet to come up with new class actions.

       

A firm has sued an ex-client in Manhattan federal court, claiming it is owed $1 million after recovering $5 million in stolen digital assets, in a dispute highlighting the opaque and increasingly litigated world of cryptocurrency recovery.

       

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