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  Litigation Firms Back Perkins Coie In Suit Over Trump Order

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• NCAA's $2.8B NIL Deal Sent Back For 'Fixes' Amid Objections

  By Dorothy Atkins

  A California federal judge declined Monday to immediately approve the National Collegiate Athletic Association's $2.78 billion name, image and likeness deal, giving counsel a week to propose "fixes" that address objections raised by some athletes, including ex-Seattle Seahawks linebacker Benjamin Burr-Kirven and gymnast and social media influencer Olivia Dunne.

• Ruling Adds To Risk Of Patent Format Tied To Improvements

  By Ryan Davis

  A Federal Circuit decision from last month has created pitfalls for entities using a type of patent claim that describes an improvement on previous technology, making the so-called Jepson format, which is already uncommon, even less appealing for applicants, attorneys said.

• CMS' Nursing Home Staffing Requirements Struck Down

  By Dan McKay

  A Texas federal judge on Monday struck down new staffing standards for nursing homes participating in Medicare or Medicaid, ruling that federal health officials overstepped their authority by establishing a one-size-fits-all requirement.

• Chancellor Asks About High Court Case In $2.1B SPAC Row

  By Jeff Montgomery

  A Delaware vice chancellor wondered Monday why neither side of a derivative suit over the $3 billion take-public merger of battery maker Microvast Holdings Inc. spoke about a recent state supreme court case relevant to the dispute.

• Homeland Secretary Waives Fed Laws For Calif. Border Wall

  By Joyce Hanson

  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has issued a federal notice that she is waiving a slew of environmental and historical preservation laws to facilitate the construction of a barrier wall and roads in the San Diego area, citing illegal border crossings and drug trafficking.

• Justices Remove Bar On Venezuelan Removals

  By Katie Buehler

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled the Trump administration can move forward with its removal of alleged Venezuelan gang members from the United States under the Alien Enemies Act, vacating a D.C. federal judge's order that had temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's invocation of the 1798 wartime law.

• Trump Reopens Security Review Of US Steel-Nippon Deal

  By Al Barbarino

  President Donald Trump on Monday ordered a fresh national security review of Nippon Steel's proposed $14.9 billion takeover of U.S. Steel, reviving a deal blocked by his predecessor and giving the companies some of the relief they sought in court.

• Girardi Hearing On Prison Option Pushed To May

  By Elliot Weld

  A hearing to discuss whether disbarred attorney Tom Girardi should serve any sentence in prison or be committed to a care facility due to his dementia diagnosis was pushed back to May to accommodate scheduling for witnesses.

• Top Court To Weigh Limits On Atty-Client Talks During Recess

  By Cara Salvatore

  The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it will take up the Sixth Amendment case of a man convicted of murder who was not allowed to consult with his lawyer about his testimony during a 24-hour break that came in the middle of his time on the stand.

• Meta May Not Scroll Past 'Clever' Instagram Addiction Suit

  By Chris Villani

  Meta Platforms Inc. may struggle to convince Massachusetts' top court to dismiss a suit claiming it illegally hooks kids on Instagram, according to experts, who credit the state's attorney general for a creative legal strategy to thwart web platforms' usual defenses.

• Justices Enter Fray Over Criminal Restitution As Punishment

  By Phillip Bantz

  The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to wade into what counsel for a convicted Georgia bank robber called a "deeply entrenched" circuit split over the constitutionality of a federal law that requires criminals to continue paying restitution with compounding interest for decades after conviction.

• Gibson Dunn-Led Andros Clinches 3rd Energy Fund At $1B

  By Jade Martinez-Pogue

  Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP-led Andros Capital Partners LLC said Monday that it closed its third fund at its hard cap after securing $1 billion of investor commitments.