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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 1h

A California bill that was signed into law is a blow to investors that own stakes in litigation firms.

California Bans Contingent Fee Sharing With ‘Alternative’ Firms

A California bill that was signed into law is a blow to investors that own stakes in litigation firms.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 3h

Federal banking regulators want examiners to focus more closely on core financial risks at the institutions they oversee, but doing so may limit their ability to flag money laundering and other potential problems, critics say.

Trump Bank Exam Changes Leave Some Risks Unwatched, Critics Say

Federal banking regulators want examiners to focus more closely on core financial risks at the institutions they oversee, but doing so may limit their ability to flag money laundering and other potential problems, critics say.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 5h

New Jersey gun owners have filed a pair of Third Circuit rehearing petitions, hoping to get their case before recent Trump appointee Emil Bove.

With Bove on Bench, NJ Gun Owners Seek ‘Sensitive Places’ Rehearing

New Jersey gun owners have filed a pair of Third Circuit rehearing petitions, hoping to get their case before recent Trump appointee Emil Bove.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 7h

Hundreds of Eaton Fire survivors have organized to demand Edison International strengthen its compensation program for those impacted by the deadly wildfire that started near one of its Los Angeles area transmission lines.

Edison’s Eaton Fire Payment Offer Challenged by Survivors (1)

Hundreds of Eaton Fire survivors have organized to demand Edison International strengthen its compensation program for those impacted by the deadly wildfire that started near one of its Los Angeles area transmission lines.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 9h

The Trump administration’s nominees to fill one of four empty National Labor Relations Board seats and for the agency’s top lawyer won approval from a Senate panel.

Two NLRB Nominees Clear Senate Panel, Third Pick Sidelined (1)

The Trump administration’s nominees to fill one of four empty National Labor Relations Board seats and for the agency’s top lawyer won approval from a Senate panel.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 11h

A Washington, DC hemp retailer lost its challenge to the city’s closure of its cannabis dispensary operations because local regulations don’t conflict with federal law.

DC Hemp Retailer Loses Challenge to City’s Cannabis Rules

A Washington, DC hemp retailer lost its challenge to the city’s closure of its cannabis dispensary operations because local regulations don’t conflict with federal law.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 13h

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) can try to revoke the authority of an immigrant rights charity to conduct business in the state for taking public stances opposing Republican candidates and conservative legislation, a state appeals court ruled.

Paxton Can Pursue Migrant Charity’s Revocation Over Trump Posts

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) can try to revoke the authority of an immigrant rights charity to conduct business in the state for taking public stances opposing Republican candidates and conservative legislation, a state appeals court ruled.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 15h

The European Union issued its first guidance on the interplay between two of its most significant digital laws, its latest effort to improve regulatory consistency.

EU Issues Guidance on Privacy and Digital Laws, Opens Comments

The European Union on Thursday issued its first guidance on the interplay between two of its most significant digital laws, its latest effort to improve regulatory consistency.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 16h

Florida’s penalties for unauthorized migrants received a harsh welcome in the Eleventh Circuit, with the three-judge panel pushing back against every argument levied by state Attorney General James Uthmeier (R).

Florida Immigration Penalty Law Hits Skeptical Eleventh Circuit

Florida’s penalties for unauthorized migrants received a harsh welcome in the Eleventh Circuit Thursday, with the three-judge panel pushing back against every argument levied by state Attorney General James Uthmeier (R).

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 17h

Academy Mortgage Corp. must face a proposed class action alleging it negligently failed to protect the personal information of more than 284,000 customers and employees that was exposed in a 2023 data breach.

Academy Mortgage Customers Advance Suit Over 2023 Data Breach

Academy Mortgage Corp. must face a proposed class action alleging it negligently failed to protect the personal information of more than 284,000 customers and employees that was exposed in a 2023 data breach.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 19h

An Arizona resident can’t pursue a constitutional challenge to a law that allows the state’s Department of Revenue to hold onto unclaimed checks and other property.

Arizona Abandoned Property Law Escapes Constitutional Challenge

An Arizona resident can’t pursue a constitutional challenge to a law that allows the state’s Department of Revenue to hold onto unclaimed checks and other property.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 21h

Microchip Technology Inc. faces one fewer claim from an employee who alleges he was wrongly fired because of his social media posts about the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Microchip Trims Suit on Firing Over Israel-Palestine Statements

Microchip Technology Inc. faces one fewer claim from an employee who alleges he was wrongly fired because of his social media posts about the Israel-Palestine conflict.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 23h

Defendants with post-traumatic stress disorder can use that diagnosis to win over juries in self-defense cases, the Florida Supreme Court ruled.

PTSD Self-Defense Shooting Theory Adopted by Florida Justices

Defendants with post-traumatic stress disorder can use that diagnosis to win over juries in self-defense cases, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 1d

The city of San Antonio will no longer seek a court’s approval to distribute $100,000 to fund travel costs for out-of-state abortions, instead conceding the fight to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R).

San Antonio Concedes Defeat to Texas on Abortion Travel Costs

The city of San Antonio will no longer seek a court’s approval to distribute $100,000 to fund travel costs for out-of-state abortions, instead conceding the fight to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R).

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 1d

A North Dakota law prohibiting the use of puberty blocking drugs and cross-sex hormones to treat gender dysphoria in minors doesn’t violate the state’s constitution, a trial judge said.

North Dakota Judge Upholds Gender-Affirming Care Ban for Minors

A North Dakota law prohibiting the use of puberty blocking drugs and cross-sex hormones to treat gender dysphoria in minors doesn’t violate the state’s constitution, a trial judge said.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 1d

Qualcomm Inc. convinced a Texas federal judge to release the parent company from Polaris Innovations Ltd.’s patent infringement suit over Snapdragon and X Series processors.

Qualcomm Partially Released from Patent Suit Over Snapdragon

Qualcomm Inc. convinced a Texas federal judge to release the parent company from Polaris Innovations Ltd.’s patent infringement suit over Snapdragon and X Series processors.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 1d

An attorney who was briefly the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey before being fired by President Donald Trump has joined McCarter & English as a litigation partner.

Ex-NJ US Attorney Grace Fired by Trump Joins McCarter & English

An attorney who was briefly the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey before being fired by President Donald Trump has joined McCarter & English as a litigation partner.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 1d

The Senate confirmed Jennifer Mascott, a Trump White House lawyer and administrative law scholar, to an appeals court judgeship in Delaware despite criticism of her limited ties to the state.

Trump White House Lawyer, Professor Confirmed to Third Circuit

The Senate confirmed Jennifer Mascott, a Trump White House lawyer and administrative law scholar, to an appeals court judgeship in Delaware despite criticism of her limited ties to the state.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 1d

A progressive advocacy group expanded a media blitz against selected Senate Democrats for supporting President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees.

New Media Blitz Targets Democrats Who Back Trump Judge Picks (1)

A progressive advocacy group expanded a media blitz against selected Senate Democrats for supporting President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 1d

A disciplinary body for New York lawyers is putting off an ethics probe into major law firms’ deals with President Donald Trump.

Law Firms’ Trump Deals Escape NY Lawyer Ethics Investigation

A disciplinary body for New York lawyers is putting off an ethics probe into major law firms’ deals with President Donald Trump.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 1d

Furloughs related to the federal government shutdown started hitting EPA employees nine days after the lapse in appropriations began, according to an agency letter reviewed by Bloomberg Law.

EPA Begins Staff Furloughs as Government Shutdown Continues

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 1d

A lawsuit by state attorneys general over the Trump administration’s Medicaid cuts to Planned Parenthood and other centers providing abortion care will continue during the government shutdown, a federal judge ordered Wednesday.

Judge Denies HHS Shutdown Pause in Abortion Center Cuts Lawsuit

A lawsuit by state attorneys general over the Trump administration’s Medicaid cuts to Planned Parenthood and other centers providing abortion care will continue during the government shutdown, a federal judge ordered Wednesday.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 1d

A case waiting for a ruling from the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit asks a controversial question: Should judges award smaller fees to lawyers working at small law firms than lawyers working at large law firms?

Judge Who Took Axe to Lawyers’ Rates Says Size (of Firm) Matters

A case waiting for a ruling from the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit asks a controversial question: Should judges award smaller fees to lawyers working at small law firms than lawyers working at large law firms?

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 1d

Attorneys general from Texas, Nebraska and other states are tapping outside law firms to bring data protection cases against the biggest tech companies—snagging a cut of multimillion-to-billion dollar settlements along the way—in a new approach to privacy enforcement.

States Turn to Outside Firms to Generate Big Privacy Settlements

Attorneys general from Texas, Nebraska and other states are tapping outside law firms to bring data protection cases against the biggest tech companies—snagging a cut of multimillion-to-billion dollar settlements along the way—in a new approach to privacy enforcement.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 1d

The US Supreme Court considered whether an Illinois Republican congressman has a basis to challenge a state law that extends the counting of mail-in ballots two weeks after an election.

Justices Weigh Republican’s Challenge to Ballot-Counting Law (1)

The US Supreme Court considered whether an Illinois Republican congressman has a basis to challenge a state law that extends the counting of mail-in ballots two weeks after an election.

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