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President Donald Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency escaped a lawsuit accusing them of using “unchecked secrecy” and influence to help enable massive cuts to the federal government.
Government Gets Suit Over Public Access to DOGE Records Tossed
President Donald Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency escaped a lawsuit accusing them of using “unchecked secrecy” and influence to help enable massive cuts to the federal government.
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January 24, 2026 at 1:00 PM
President Donald Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency escaped a lawsuit accusing them of using “unchecked secrecy” and influence to help enable massive cuts to the federal government.
A veterans’ assistance organization that helps disabled veterans secure federal benefits will forgo collecting $6.8 million in debt to resolve a fraud lawsuit from the state of Texas, Attorney General Ken Paxton announced.
VA Claims Helper to Forgo $6.8 Million to End Texas Suit (1)
A veterans’ assistance organization that helps disabled veterans secure federal benefits will forgo collecting $6.8 million in debt to resolve a fraud lawsuit from the state of Texas, Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Friday.
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January 24, 2026 at 11:00 AM
A veterans’ assistance organization that helps disabled veterans secure federal benefits will forgo collecting $6.8 million in debt to resolve a fraud lawsuit from the state of Texas, Attorney General Ken Paxton announced.
Northrop Grumman Corp. secured initial approval for a $21.5 million class settlement with retirees who said their pensions were improperly shortchanged after the aerospace and defense contractor acquired their company.
Northrop Retirees Get First OK for $21.5 Million Pension Pact
Northrop Grumman Corp. secured initial approval for a $21.5 million class settlement with retirees who said their pensions were improperly shortchanged after the aerospace and defense contractor acquired their company.
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January 24, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Northrop Grumman Corp. secured initial approval for a $21.5 million class settlement with retirees who said their pensions were improperly shortchanged after the aerospace and defense contractor acquired their company.
Canopy Growth Corp. investors voluntarily dismissed their lawsuit alleging the cannabis company concealed production costs tied to launching a line of prerolled joints in Canada that resulted in disappointing quarterly financial results.
Canopy Growth Investors Drop Suit Over Canada Joint Launch Cost
Canopy Growth Corp. investors voluntarily dismissed their lawsuit alleging the cannabis company concealed production costs tied to launching a line of prerolled joints in Canada that resulted in disappointing quarterly financial results.
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January 24, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Canopy Growth Corp. investors voluntarily dismissed their lawsuit alleging the cannabis company concealed production costs tied to launching a line of prerolled joints in Canada that resulted in disappointing quarterly financial results.
Biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong maneuvered to “illegally seize” a Bahamas-based mineral mining operation by threatening to starve the venture of funds unless its founder agreed to be sidelined, according to a lawsuit.
Billionaire Soon-Shiong Sued Over Offshore Mineral Mining Deals
Biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong maneuvered to “illegally seize” a Bahamas-based mineral mining operation by threatening to starve the venture of funds unless its founder agreed to be sidelined, according to a lawsuit.
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January 24, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong maneuvered to “illegally seize” a Bahamas-based mineral mining operation by threatening to starve the venture of funds unless its founder agreed to be sidelined, according to a lawsuit.
Customers of Oregon-based Pacific Residential Mortgage LLC dropped their proposed class action alleging the home lender negligently failed to protect their personal information that was exposed in a February 2025 data breach.
Pacific Residential Mortgage Customers Drop Data Breach Suit
Customers of Oregon-based Pacific Residential Mortgage LLC dropped their proposed class action alleging the home lender negligently failed to protect their personal information that was exposed in a February 2025 data breach.
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January 24, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Customers of Oregon-based Pacific Residential Mortgage LLC dropped their proposed class action alleging the home lender negligently failed to protect their personal information that was exposed in a February 2025 data breach.
An insurance provision barring coverage for pollution claims could apply even to emissions that were explicitly permitted by a regulator, Illinois’ top court ruled, handing a win to an American International Group Inc. unit.
AIG Beats Medical Sterilization Firms in Illinois Top Court (1)
An insurance provision barring coverage for pollution claims could apply even to emissions that were explicitly permitted by a regulator, Illinois’ top court ruled, handing a win to an American International Group Inc. unit.
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January 24, 2026 at 4:00 AM
An insurance provision barring coverage for pollution claims could apply even to emissions that were explicitly permitted by a regulator, Illinois’ top court ruled, handing a win to an American International Group Inc. unit.
Oil majors have colluded for decades to undermine the renewable energy movement to sell more fossil fuels, raising energy costs for consumers, according to a climate tort suit brought by Michigan.
Michigan Targets Oil Companies With Antitrust Laws Over Prices
Oil majors have colluded for decades to undermine the renewable energy movement to sell more fossil fuels, raising energy costs for consumers, according to a climate tort suit brought by Michigan.
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January 24, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Oil majors have colluded for decades to undermine the renewable energy movement to sell more fossil fuels, raising energy costs for consumers, according to a climate tort suit brought by Michigan.
TikTok and its Chinese parent ByteDance closed a deal to transfer parts of the video app’s US business to American investors.
TikTok Completes Spinoff to Operate in US: California Brief
TikTok and its Chinese parent ByteDance closed a deal to transfer parts of the video app’s US business to American investors.
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January 24, 2026 at 3:00 AM
TikTok and its Chinese parent ByteDance closed a deal to transfer parts of the video app’s US business to American investors.
Rivian Automotive Inc. couldn’t shake an investor suit alleging it overstated demand, as a federal judge rejected the automaker’s argument that an appellate court’s decision concerning a pharmaceutical company’s “Tongue and Done” painkiller marketing doomed this case.
Rivian Again Fails to Shed Investor Suit on Overhyped Demand (1)
Rivian Automotive Inc. couldn’t shake an investor suit alleging it overstated demand, as a federal judge rejected the automaker’s argument that an appellate court’s decision concerning a pharmaceutical company’s “Tongue and Done” painkiller marketing doomed this case.
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January 24, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Rivian Automotive Inc. couldn’t shake an investor suit alleging it overstated demand, as a federal judge rejected the automaker’s argument that an appellate court’s decision concerning a pharmaceutical company’s “Tongue and Done” painkiller marketing doomed this case.
Talkiatry Management Services LLC will face an anonymous patient’s California privacy claims, after a federal court rejected the mental-health treatment provider’s bid to dismiss them from a proposed class action.
Talkiatry Patient Can Push California Privacy Claims, Court Says
Talkiatry Management Services LLC will face an anonymous patient’s California privacy claims, after a federal court rejected the mental-health treatment provider’s bid to dismiss them from a proposed class action.
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January 24, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Talkiatry Management Services LLC will face an anonymous patient’s California privacy claims, after a federal court rejected the mental-health treatment provider’s bid to dismiss them from a proposed class action.
Employers are struggling to navigate an evolving patchwork of unpredictable Trump administration policies disrupting entry to the US from nearly 100 countries.
Trump’s ‘Maximum Chaos’ in Immigration Leaves Employers Hanging
Employers are struggling to navigate an evolving patchwork of unpredictable Trump administration policies disrupting entry to the US from nearly 100 countries.
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January 24, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Employers are struggling to navigate an evolving patchwork of unpredictable Trump administration policies disrupting entry to the US from nearly 100 countries.
California bar leaders declined to lock in a direction for the future of its bar exam, following the disastrous rollout of an attempt to recreate its test in February 2025.
California Bar Votes on More Exam Research as Clock Ticks Down
California bar leaders declined to lock in a direction for the future of its bar exam, following the disastrous rollout of an attempt to recreate its test in February 2025.
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January 24, 2026 at 1:12 AM
California bar leaders declined to lock in a direction for the future of its bar exam, following the disastrous rollout of an attempt to recreate its test in February 2025.
A Bloomberg Law exclusive investigation has revealed that 41 people across the country have died after police or jails used a full-body restraint called The Wrap to subdue people.
‘I Can’t Breathe.’ Police Use Restraint With Fatal Results
A Bloomberg Law exclusive investigation has revealed that 41 people across the country have died after police or jails used a full-body restraint called The Wrap to subdue people.
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January 24, 2026 at 1:00 AM
A Bloomberg Law exclusive investigation has revealed that 41 people across the country have died after police or jails used a full-body restraint called The Wrap to subdue people.
Charges against protesters who interrupted a Minnesota church service are the latest example of the Justice Department’s selective enforcement of a law Trump administration officials have accused predecessors of weaponizing, former federal prosecutors said.
DOJ’s Novel Use of Religious Statute in Minnesota Draws Scrutiny
Charges against protesters who interrupted a Minnesota church service are the latest example of the Justice Department’s selective enforcement of a law Trump administration officials have accused predecessors of weaponizing, former federal prosecutors said.
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January 24, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Charges against protesters who interrupted a Minnesota church service are the latest example of the Justice Department’s selective enforcement of a law Trump administration officials have accused predecessors of weaponizing, former federal prosecutors said.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s staff lined up appointment interviews with seven of the state’s top judges as he searched last fall for the next justice he’d add to the state’s Supreme Court.
Abbott Lures Supreme Court Clerks to Build a Roster of Justices
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s staff lined up appointment interviews with seven of the state’s top judges as he searched last fall for the next justice he’d add to the state’s Supreme Court.
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January 24, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s staff lined up appointment interviews with seven of the state’s top judges as he searched last fall for the next justice he’d add to the state’s Supreme Court.
FBI Director Kash Patel resumed terminating and sidelining senior officials and agents from offices across the US this week who were involved in investigations against President Donald Trump or the Jan. 6 insurrection, said multiple people familiar with the situation.
Patel Pushes Out More FBI Leaders and Agents in Renewed Purge
FBI Director Kash Patel resumed terminating and sidelining senior officials and agents from offices across the US this week who were involved in investigations against President Donald Trump or the Jan. 6 insurrection, said multiple people familiar with the situation.
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January 23, 2026 at 11:30 PM
FBI Director Kash Patel resumed terminating and sidelining senior officials and agents from offices across the US this week who were involved in investigations against President Donald Trump or the Jan. 6 insurrection, said multiple people familiar with the situation.
A security officer assigned to protect Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer was placed on leave as officials investigate an alleged romantic relationship between them, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg Law.
Labor Secretary’s Bodyguard Said to Be Put on Leave Amid Probe
A security officer assigned to protect Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer was placed on leave as officials investigate an alleged romantic relationship between them, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg Law.
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January 23, 2026 at 11:00 PM
A security officer assigned to protect Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer was placed on leave as officials investigate an alleged romantic relationship between them, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg Law.
Opinion: As the federal government asserts primacy over AI governance, developers must demonstrate that their training corpora were acquired lawfully, licensed appropriately (unless in the public domain), and documented thoroughly.
Copyright Law Set to Govern AI Under Trump’s Executive Order
Opinion: As the federal government asserts primacy over AI governance, developers must demonstrate that their training corpora were acquired lawfully, licensed appropriately (unless in the public domain), and documented thoroughly.
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January 23, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Opinion: As the federal government asserts primacy over AI governance, developers must demonstrate that their training corpora were acquired lawfully, licensed appropriately (unless in the public domain), and documented thoroughly.
The National Labor Relations Board is using a new system to manage incoming unfair labor practice cases that requires unions and workers to clear procedural hurdles before their charges are assigned for investigation.
New NLRB Intake Protocol Delays When Investigations Get Assigned
The National Labor Relations Board is using a new system to manage incoming unfair labor practice cases that requires unions and workers to clear procedural hurdles before their charges are assigned for investigation.
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January 23, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The National Labor Relations Board is using a new system to manage incoming unfair labor practice cases that requires unions and workers to clear procedural hurdles before their charges are assigned for investigation.
The full US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit was doubtful of a church and coffee shop’s ability to sue over a law on the display of signs saying concealed firearms are prohibited at their properties.
Fifth Circuit Skeptical of Challenge to Texas’ No Guns Sign Law
The full US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit was doubtful of a church and coffee shop’s ability to sue over a law on the display of signs saying concealed firearms are prohibited at their properties.
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January 23, 2026 at 9:40 PM
The full US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit was doubtful of a church and coffee shop’s ability to sue over a law on the display of signs saying concealed firearms are prohibited at their properties.
A videographer’s re-worked suit against the state of North Carolina over his copyrighted footage of Blackbeard’s pirate ship impermissibly relies on new arguments raised far too late, the Fourth Circuit said.
Appeals Court Torpedoes Revised Blackbeard Ship Copyright Suit
A videographer’s re-worked suit against the state of North Carolina over his copyrighted footage of Blackbeard’s pirate ship impermissibly relies on new arguments raised far too late, the Fourth Circuit said.
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January 23, 2026 at 9:20 PM
A videographer’s re-worked suit against the state of North Carolina over his copyrighted footage of Blackbeard’s pirate ship impermissibly relies on new arguments raised far too late, the Fourth Circuit said.
The US Justice Department told a federal judge that Live Nation Entertainment Inc. should be broken up because the company maintains a stranglehold over the live events industry, in part by freezing out venues that don’t use its Ticketmaster unit.
Live Nation Freezes Out Venues That Ditch Ticketmaster, US Says
The US Justice Department told a federal judge that Live Nation Entertainment Inc. should be broken up because the company maintains a stranglehold over the live events industry, in part by freezing out venues that don’t use its Ticketmaster unit.
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January 23, 2026 at 9:00 PM
The US Justice Department told a federal judge that Live Nation Entertainment Inc. should be broken up because the company maintains a stranglehold over the live events industry, in part by freezing out venues that don’t use its Ticketmaster unit.
A US judge said the federal murder trial of Luigi Mangione over the killing of UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive Brian Thompson will start Sept. 8 with jury selection.
Luigi Mangione’s US Murder Trial to Start Sept. 8, Judge Says
A US judge said the federal murder trial of Luigi Mangione over the killing of UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive Brian Thompson will start Sept. 8 with jury selection.
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January 23, 2026 at 8:40 PM
A US judge said the federal murder trial of Luigi Mangione over the killing of UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive Brian Thompson will start Sept. 8 with jury selection.
Hogan Lovells was among the firms involved in guiding managing investors in TikTok’s newly established US entity.
Hogan Lovells Steers Oracle in TikTok Deal to Operate in the US
Hogan Lovells was among the firms involved in guiding managing investors in TikTok’s newly established US entity.
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January 23, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Hogan Lovells was among the firms involved in guiding managing investors in TikTok’s newly established US entity.