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US Judge Rules Trump's DC National Guard Deployment Likely Unlawful
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U.S. District Judge Jia M. Cobb granted a preliminary injunction blocking President Donald Trump's Defense Department from deploying National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., but temporarily paused...
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The dismissal of antitrust claims against Meta Platforms in an FTC action will make it more difficult for plaintiffs to show injuries in the personal social networking market, according to business litigation experts.
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Meta Platforms Inc. appears less vulnerable to future monopolization claims after defeating the Federal Trade Commission in an antitrust bench trial ruling, according to antitrust litigators who say...
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Washington, D.C.-based litigation boutique Wilkinson Stekloff announced it will give 150% above-market year-end bonuses for each associate class year, starting at $22,500 for the class of 2025 and topping out at $175,500 for the class of 2017.
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The litigation boutique will hand out above-market year-end bonuses, starting at $22,500 for the class of 2025 and topping out at $175,500 for the class of 2017. That's in addition to the spring...
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Supreme Court Reviewing Gun Restrictions for Private Property, Drug Use
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On this podcast edition of Supreme Court Brief, host Jimmy Hoover interviews Second Amendment scholar Haley Proctor of Notre Dame Law School on the major gun cases to be decided during the 2025-2026...
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Local Affiliates Should Feel 'Empowered' to Preempt Network Programming, FCC Chief Says
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The Federal Communications Commission has launched a probe into the relationship between national networks and their broadcast affiliates and whether FCC rules adequately ensure the independence of...
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U.S. House Judiciary Committee Advances Litigation Funding Reform Bill
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The latest measure designed to tackle litigation finance is one of several different bills making their way through Congress aimed at addressing issues such as foreign influence in the third-party...
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In Scathing Dissent, Judge Says Colleagues Cut Him From Deliberative Process
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“There’s the old joke: What’s the difference between God and a federal district judge?" Judge Jerry Smith wrote. "Answer: God doesn’t think he’s a federal judge.”
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Wilkinson Stekloff Tops Big Law Again, Doles Out 150% Above-Market Bonuses
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The litigation boutique will hand out above-market year-end bonuses, starting at $22,500 for the class of 2025 and topping out at $175,500 for the class of 2017. That's in addition to the spring...
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Ira Coleman sits down with Legal Speak's Patrick Smith to offer some clarification and discuss what is really happening, where the firm is on its path, and the philosophical and strategic reasons for exploring outside investment. https://t.co/BxtIm2miis
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"This is a really complicated issue," Michael Selig told the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee. "It's an interpretive question that's working its way through the courts. So, I will respect the decisions of those courts."
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Michael Selig, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is chief counsel of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Crypto Task Force.
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Social Media Monopoly Claims Against Meta May Wilt in Wake of Its Win in FTC Case, Experts Say
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Meta Platforms Inc. appears less vulnerable to future monopolization claims after defeating the Federal Trade Commission in an antitrust bench trial ruling, according to antitrust litigators who say...
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"Somebody built an algorithm that had no basis, in fact, in risk assessment, in science," said attorney Mikal Watts.
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A family member of a California wildfire victim has sued Genasys Inc., a developer of communications software that provides emergency warnings and mass notifications, in California state court,...
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After Cravath said Tuesday that it will give out year-end bonuses and special bonuses that match Milbank’s scale, other firms said they would as well. Both Paul Hastings and Cadwalader announced they would match Cravath’s bonus structure.
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McDermott will pay out the “special” bonus regardless of hours, while the firm’s year-end bonus structure is hour-dependent.
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Pillsbury partner Anne Voight argued the more than $3.6 million became the firm’s property when the client, Adam Rogas, retained Pillsbury and transferred the funds just days before he was charged with securities fraud.
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Counsel for Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman told the Second Circuit Court it should not have to return millions of dollars in a retainer paid prior to a client's asset freeze. The SEC says the funds...
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“The video, as I understand, was specifically talking about the worst of the worst initiative. And so, having murderers and those that sexually prey on children off the street is a good thing,” responded Nicholas Ganjei to a question from Sen. Hirono.
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Nicholas Ganjei, nominated for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, said the video was related to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's “worst-of-the-worst" initiative...
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"It has fallen to former judges more than ever to speak on behalf of the judiciary," said former U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin.
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"I've signed many of them over the years," retired U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin said of amicus briefs from former jurists. "But nothing like now. Now, it's like every other week somebody is...
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Fried Frank and McDermott Follow Cravath, Milbank Bonus Scales
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McDermott will pay out the “special” bonus regardless of hours, while the firm’s year-end bonus structure is hour-dependent.
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Pillsbury Fights to Keep Nearly $4 Million in Client Money Sought by SEC
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Counsel for Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman told the Second Circuit Court it should not have to return millions of dollars in a retainer paid prior to a client's asset freeze. The SEC says the funds...
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'18 People Needlessly Died': New Lawsuit Targets Alert System Maker Genasys for Alleged Role in Eaton Fire Deaths
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A family member of a California wildfire victim has sued Genasys Inc., a developer of communications software that provides emergency warnings and mass notifications, in California state court,...
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Why Perkins Coie Closed Ashurst Merger After a Challenging Year
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The prospect of a 3,000-lawyer firm caps a difficult year and a decades-long effort to transcend the Emerald City and compete for the industry’s most elite clients.
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