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  Generics Cos. Get More Freedom In High Court Patent Ruling

  By Ryan Davis

  The U.S. Supreme Court's decision Thursday shutting down a patent case involving a generic heart drug that uses ...(read more)

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  Latham, Davis Polk Lead Quantinuum's Upsized $1.7B IPO

  By Jade Martinez-Pogue

  Quantum computer developer Quantinuum hit the public markets on Thursday after raising $1.7 billion in its initi...(read more)

• Will WDTX Remain A Patent Fixture Without Albright?

  By Dani Kass

  Whether the Western District of Texas will continue drawing in hordes of patent cases after U.S. District Judge Alan Albright leaves this summer has attorneys torn, given that he's no longer the top patent judge in his district, let alone the country.

• First Democrat Returns A Blue Slip For Judicial Nominee

  By Courtney Bublé

  Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., is the first Democratic senator in the second Trump administration to return a blue slip for a judicial nominee.

• Chancery Judge Zurn Nominated For Del. Supreme Court Seat

  By Jake Maher

  Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer on Friday nominated a vice chancellor on the Delaware Court of Chancery for a spot on the state Supreme Court held by a retiring justice.

• Legal Job Market Surges With Special Litigation, Gov't Work

  By Tracey Read

  The legal sector saw 1,200 more jobs in May after gaining 1,900 positions the month before, according to seasonally adjusted data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

• Trust Tells Circuit Security Isn't Viable Reason For Ballroom

  By Courtney Bublé

  The National Trust for Historic Preservation argued to the D.C. Circuit on Friday that the administration can't use national security as a reason to build the ballroom at the White House.

• Katten Is Latest Firm To Match Milbank Associate Pay Raise

  By Kevin Penton

  Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP has joined the growing list of firms that are largely matching a new pay scale for associates set earlier this week by Milbank LLP, with attorneys set to see annual pay increases of $10,000 to $20,000.

• Judge Slams Gov't For 'Pretextual' Immigration Filing Pause

  By Britain Eakin

  A Rhode Island federal judge ruled on Friday that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' indefinite hold on processing immigration applications for individuals from the 39 countries on President Donald Trump's travel ban list is unlawful.

• Howard Hughes Completes $2.1B Deal For Insurer Vantage

  By Irene Madongo

  Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. has said its subsidiary's $2.1 billion acquisition of insurer and reinsurer Vantage Group has completed successfully.

• 4 Argument Sessions For Benefits Attys To Watch In June

  By Kellie Mejdrich

  The Ninth Circuit will hear from a benefits administrator that claims federal law preempts state-law data breach claims, and Amazon will defend its win in a military leave bias suit at the Second Circuit. Here, Law360 looks at cases being argued in June that benefits attorneys should have on their radar.

• Summer Camp Operator Files Ch. 11 With $500M-Plus Debt

  By Rick Archer

  Summer camp operator SIMAD Holdings has filed for Chapter 11 protection in New Jersey bankruptcy court with more than $500 million in debt.

• Senate Signs Off On Nearly $70B More For ICE, Border Patrol

  By Britain Eakin

  The U.S. Senate voted early Friday to pass a budget reconciliation bill that will see another roughly $70 billion allocated to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol to field President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement agenda.

• Deepfake Mocks Judge Spearheading Judiciary Deepfake Rule

  By Jeff Overley

  The New York federal judge developing policies for phony audiovisual materials revealed Thursday firsthand experience with the subject: an artificial intelligence video on social media that depicts him as a maniacal Nazi who recently sentenced a private equity executive to prison "for being a Republican."