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California Supreme Court Denies GOP Petition to Block Democrats' Redistricting Bills
21/08/2025

California Supreme Court Denies GOP Petition to Block Democrats' Redistricting Bills

California's Legislature is poised to approve three bills on Thursday that will ask voters to approve redrawn congressional lines that are likely to add to the number of Democratic seats in the Golden State.

US Judge Dismisses Paul Weiss Lawsuit Demanding Federal Probe Into Antisemitism at the University of Pennsylvania
21/08/2025

US Judge Dismisses Paul Weiss Lawsuit Demanding Federal Probe Into Antisemitism at the University of Pennsylvania

"The Court agrees with Defendants that all three counts in the complaint must be dismissed," U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras wrote in his memorandum opinion dismissing a complaint Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison filed on behalf of plaintiffs who demanded a full U.S. Department of Educ...

US Presses Supreme Court to Uphold Federal Gun Ban for Ma*****na Users
20/08/2025

US Presses Supreme Court to Uphold Federal Gun Ban for Ma*****na Users

U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer is urging the court to review lower court rulings that found most prosecutions under the law are unconstitutional.

FTC Sues LA Fitness, Alleging It Puts Members Who Wish to Quit Through Exhausting Odyssey
20/08/2025

FTC Sues LA Fitness, Alleging It Puts Members Who Wish to Quit Through Exhausting Odyssey

“The FTC’s complaint describes a scenario that too many Americans have experienced—gym membership that seems impossible to cancel,” said Christopher Mufarrige, director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection.

Federal Judge Strikes Down Texas Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Classrooms
20/08/2025

Federal Judge Strikes Down Texas Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Classrooms

The preliminary injunction comes on the heels of a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit's decision to strike down a similar Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments be on display in all public schools in July.

Corporate clients involved in trade secrets litigation are particularly concerned about the latest cyberattacks against ...
19/08/2025

Corporate clients involved in trade secrets litigation are particularly concerned about the latest cyberattacks against the U.S. courts. https://loom.ly/EV2nfd8

There is certainly a heightened level of concern when parties think they can't rely on the government to keep sealed information secret, Boies Schiller Flexner partner Dan Boyle said of the summer 2025 cyberattacks against the U.S. courts' electronic filing system that impacted attorneys and clients...

The latest hires are joining firms’ real estate finance, litigation, health care and intellectual property groups.https:...
19/08/2025

The latest hires are joining firms’ real estate finance, litigation, health care and intellectual property groups.

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McGuireWoods, Proskauer Rose, Weil Gotshal & Manges and King & Spalding all announced partner hires in Washington, D.C., this past week.

The top 50 firms saw demand growth at 1% and revenue growth at 10.9%. For the Second 50 firms, those numbers were up 1% ...
19/08/2025

The top 50 firms saw demand growth at 1% and revenue growth at 10.9%. For the Second 50 firms, those numbers were up 1% and 11.7%, respectively. And among Second Hundred firms, demand was up 1.1% and revenue was up 8.9%. https://loom.ly/6qZjdWM

The lack of a big rebound in deal work, as well as growing costs, remain challenges to navigate, Citi said.

Ongoing concern that outside pressure might impact a firm’s ability to represent a client is prompting some GCs to diver...
19/08/2025

Ongoing concern that outside pressure might impact a firm’s ability to represent a client is prompting some GCs to diversify their options for outside counsel.

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Some in-house counsel say they’re actively recruiting anti-Trump law firms, while others prefer to keep less vocal lawyers on the payroll.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit said the judiciary’s implementation of its employment dispute resolutio...
19/08/2025

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit said the judiciary’s implementation of its employment dispute resolution plan—despite missteps by several officials—did not violate Caryn Strickland’s due process rights. https://loom.ly/oc9mCsM

The appeals court said there was no merit to Caryn Strickland’s claim that Federal Public Defender Anthony Martinez or others were deliberately indifferent to the sexual-harassment complaint or retaliated against her in violation of her equal protection rights.

So far the court's docket is only about half-full, leaving plenty of room for a flurry of new grants of certiorari (revi...
19/08/2025

So far the court's docket is only about half-full, leaving plenty of room for a flurry of new grants of certiorari (review) to hopeful high court litigants. https://loom.ly/w3Yzxoo

The National Law Journal rounds up a dozen notable cases set to be discussed at the court's post-recess long conference on Sept. 29.

For one Swift concert in 2023, the company allegedly created 49 different accounts to buy 273 tickets—far exceeding the ...
19/08/2025

For one Swift concert in 2023, the company allegedly created 49 different accounts to buy 273 tickets—far exceeding the six-ticket purchase limit. The company then sold the tickets at a significant markup, netting nearly $120,000 in revenue, the FTC said. https://loom.ly/CdSN4Qw

Maryland-based Key Investment Group created thousands of fake Ticketmaster accounts to purchase nearly 380,000 event tickets in just over a year, the Federal Trade Commission alleges.

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