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February 10, 2025
Baltimore Man Charged After Flying Drone Over NFL Game
The federal government has criminally charged a Maryland resident after he allegedly flew a drone over M&T Bank Stadium during the Jan. 11 NFL Wild Card game between the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers.
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February 10, 2025
Aerospace Co. Seeks To Toss Ex-Exec's Amended Claims
A Garden State-based aerospace company is asking a federal judge to dismiss with prejudice the second amended counterclaims by its ex-president and his new business in a trade secrets case, according to court filings.
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February 10, 2025
Investor Urges US Steel To Dump Deal After Trump Comments
Activist investor Ancora Holdings Group on Monday urged U.S. Steel to abandon its proposed $14.9 billion merger with Japan's Nippon Steel, stating that the deal has "no chance of being resurrected" in light of statements made by President Donald Trump on Friday.
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February 10, 2025
Trump Admin Violating Order To Unfreeze Funds, Judge Says
A Rhode Island federal judge ruled Monday the Trump administration is not complying with the court's temporary restraining order barring a freeze on funding for federal grants and programs, ordering the administration to immediately restore the frozen funds.
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February 10, 2025
Bannon To Plead Guilty In Border Wall Fraud Case, Avoid Jail
Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon plans to plead guilty as part of a deal with New York state prosecutors to resolve fraud charges connected to fundraising for a U.S. southern border wall, allowing him to avoid any prison time, one of his lawyers said Monday.
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February 07, 2025
Trump Isn't Obeying Order To Unfreeze Funds, States Say
The Trump administration is not complying with a temporary restraining order barring a freeze on funding for federal grant and aid programs, a coalition of states told a Rhode Island federal judge Friday, asking the court to enforce its order and to enter a stiffer injunction blocking the funding freeze.
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February 07, 2025
Attys Seek Guantánamo Access But Face Logistic Hurdles
A coalition of immigrant and civil rights groups led by the American Civil Liberties Union requested immediate access Friday to noncitizens the Trump administration transferred to Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, but getting there will be another matter.
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February 07, 2025
Nippon-US Steel Merger Targeted By Consumers In Calif.
A group of consumers has asked a California federal court to prohibit Japan's Nippon Steel Corp. from acquiring U.S. Steel Corp. in their proposed $14.9 billion mega-merger, filing suit just days before President Donald Trump suggested that the deal was being called off.
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February 07, 2025
Fed. Circ. Pushes Back At Doctors Who Vouched For Newman
The Federal Circuit judges considering Judge Pauline Newman's request to end her suspension said Friday that they had retained doctors who have expressed "significant concerns" that there are errors and oversights in reports from physicians who deemed the 97-year-old judge fit to serve.
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February 07, 2025
GAO Says Army Reasonably Sole-Sourced Power Unit Deal
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has denied a protest over a U.S. Army sole-source contract for power units that followed on from a prototyping deal, saying the Army showed that no alternative unit could meet its needs.
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February 07, 2025
Texas Wants 3M, Dupont 'Forever Chemical' Suit In State Court
Texas has asked a federal judge to send its litigation against 3M, DuPont and others over so-called forever chemicals back to state court, writing that the companies are misguided in their "desperate" attempt to send the case to federal court.
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February 07, 2025
Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Latham, Skadden
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Triumph Group goes private via Berkshire Partners and Warburg Pincus affiliates, alternative asset manager TPG buys Altus Power, Globus Medical buys Nevro Corp., and Honeywell separates its automation and aerospace technology businesses, resulting in the formation of three distinct companies.
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February 07, 2025
Dozens Of Nations Join ICC In Condemning Trump Sanctions
The International Criminal Court and a group of 79 countries on Friday condemned President Donald Trump's decision to impose sanctions on the intergovernmental organization, with the ICC saying the move will "harm its independent and impartial judicial work."
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February 07, 2025
Okla. School District Settles Ex-Teacher's Military Leave Suit
An Oklahoma school district has agreed to pay a former music teacher $60,000 to resolve his suit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice claiming the district scuttled his employment contract for taking leave to serve in the U.S. Air Force Reserve.
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February 06, 2025
House Bill Aims To Ban DeepSeek On Gov't Devices
A pair of U.S. House lawmakers on Thursday rolled out bipartisan legislation that would prohibit the installation of Chinese company DeepSeek's chatbot app on government-issued devices, citing "alarming" national security threats similar to those that have propelled efforts to ban video app TikTok nationwide.
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February 06, 2025
Lockheed Martin To Pay $30M In FCA Deal Over F-35 Pricing
Lockheed Martin Corp, one of the world's largest defense contractors, has agreed to pay $29.74 million to resolve a whistleblower's False Claims Act allegations of inflated pricing on contracts for F-35 military aircraft, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday.
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February 06, 2025
Air Traffic Control System Upgrade In Spotlight After DC Crash
In the week since a midair collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a U.S. Army helicopter over the Potomac River left 67 people dead, the Trump administration signaled Thursday that it's looking to expedite overhauling the nation's air traffic control system.
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February 06, 2025
Trump's Trans Military Ban Violates Constitution, Suit Says
A group of transgender service members and a human rights organization sued the Trump administration Thursday in Washington federal court, asserting his executive order banning transgender people from serving in the military is discriminatory and unconstitutional.
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February 06, 2025
GAO Rejects Air Force Bid To Revise $180M Protest Remedy
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has refused to reconsider its recommendation that the U.S. Air Force reevaluate proposals after the watchdog sustained a protest over a $180.2 million satellite terminal deal, saying the Air Force's request was untimely.
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February 06, 2025
No Bail For Ex-Federal Reserve Adviser In Espionage Case
A former senior adviser to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors was ordered to be detained by a D.C. federal judge Wednesday at the request of prosecutors who warned that his significant ties to China put him at high risk of fleeing his charges of stealing classified information for that nation.
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February 06, 2025
Bondi Says FCPA Probes Will Focus On Cartels
The scope of foreign bribery enforcement will be narrowed significantly under the direction of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, who has said since taking office Wednesday that the Justice Department will concentrate on the "total elimination of cartels and transnational organizations."
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February 06, 2025
Nippon Says US Steel Deal Aligns With Trump Goals
Nippon Steel said Thursday that its proposed $14.9 billion acquisition of Pennsylvania-based U.S. Steel is in line with President Donald Trump's goals, as the Japanese steelmaker dropped hints of its strategy to get the new administration to approve the deal.
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February 06, 2025
Carr Names Project 2025 Co-Author As FCC General Counsel
A Michigan State University law professor and onetime Jones Day litigator known for his involvement in Project 2025 and criticism of Big Tech will serve as the Federal Communications Commission's top lawyer.
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February 06, 2025
Bid Exclusion For $563M Navy Base Deal Justified, GAO Says
The U.S. Navy reasonably excluded a California company's proposal for a half-a-billion-dollar waterfront repair project at a naval base in Guam because the company did not include the use of marine concrete as called for, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said.
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February 06, 2025
Trump's Federal Worker Buyout Plan Put On Hold
A Massachusetts federal judge on Thursday put on hold the Trump administration's "deferred resignation" program for federal employees, delaying the deadline for workers to accept the offer until Monday while the court weighs the legality of the move.
Expert Analysis
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Takeaways From Final Regulations For China Investment Ban
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s final rule banning U.S. investment in emerging Chinese technology clarifies some key requirements, includes additional exceptions for covered transactions and attempts to address concerns that the rule will put U.S. businesses at a competitive disadvantage, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.
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Compliance Considerations Of DOJ Data Security Rule
Under the U.S. Department of Justice's proposed rule aiming to prevent certain countries' access to bulk U.S. sensitive personal data, companies must ensure their vendor, employment and investment agreements meet strict new data security requirements — or determine whether such contracts are worth the cost of compliance, say attorneys at Eversheds Sutherland.
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Circus Arts Make Me A Better Lawyer
Performing circus arts has strengthened my ability to be more thoughtful, confident and grounded, all of which has enhanced my legal practice and allowed me to serve clients in a more meaningful way, says Bailey McGowan at Stinson.
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3 Ways To Train Junior Lawyers In 30 Minutes Or Less
Today’s junior lawyers are experiencing a skills gap due to pandemic-era disruptions, but firms can help bring them up to speed by offering high-impact skill building content in bite-sized, interactive training sessions, say Stacey Schwartz at Katten, Diane Costigan at Winston & Strawn and Lauren Tierney at Freshfields.
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Bid Protest Spotlight: Unclear Criteria, Data Rights, Conflicts
Liam Bowers at MoFo examines three recent decisions from the U.S. Government Accountability Office and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims examining the use of unstated evaluation criteria, an agency's investigation of its own data rights and unequal access to information about an organizational conflict of interest.
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The Bar Needs More Clarity On The Discovery Objection Rule
Almost 10 years after Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34 was amended, attorneys still seem confused about what they should include in objections to discovery requests, and until the rules committee provides additional clarity, practitioners must beware the steep costs of noncompliance, says Tristan Ellis at Shanies Law Office.
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In Terror Case, DC Circ. Must Weigh Justices' Twitter Ruling
When the D.C. Circuit hears oral argument in AstraZeneca UK v. Atchley, how the court interprets the U.S. Supreme Court's 2023 ruling in Twitter v. Taamneh will have a significant impact on future claims brought under the Anti-Terrorism Act and Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, say attorneys at Lewis Baach.
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Being A Navy Reservist Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Serving this country in uniform has not only been one of the greatest honors of my life, but it has also provided me with opportunities to broaden my legal acumen and interpersonal skills in ways that have indelibly contributed to my civilian practice, says Phillip Smith at Weinberg Wheeler.
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So You Want To Move Your Law Practice To Canada, Eh?
Google searches for how to move to Canada have surged in the wake of the U.S. presidential election, and if you’re an attorney considering a move to the Great White North, you’ll need to understand how the practice of law differs across the border, says David Postel at Henein Hutchison.
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DOD Cybersecurity Rule Will Burden And Benefit Contractors
The U.S. Department of Defense’s cybersecurity certification program, finalized in October, will pose tricky and expensive challenges for contractors, given its many requirements and the scarcity of third-party assessors who can provide certification, but companies may ultimately benefit from a narrower pool of competitors, say attorneys at Miles & Stockbridge.
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5 Areas Congress May Investigate After GOP Election Wins
With Republicans poised to take control of Congress in addition to the executive branch next year, private companies can expect an unprecedented uptick in congressional investigations focused on five key areas, including cryptocurrency and healthcare, say attorneys at Cahill Gordon.
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US Intellectual Property-Based Sanctions Could Be Imminent
A recent presidential delegation suggests that regulators may be ready to wield the sanctions authority found in the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act, which has been unutilized for the first 22 months of its life, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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Loper Bright Offers New Materiality Defense To FCA Liability
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Loper Bight Enterprises v. Raimondo, ending Chevron deference, may have created a new defense to False Claims Act liability by providing the opportunity to argue that a given regulation is not material to the government's payment decision, says Tanner Cook at Husch Blackwell.
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2nd Circ. Halkbank Ruling Shifts Foreign Immunity Landscape
Following the Second Circuit’s recent common law immunity ruling in U.S. v. Halkbank, foreign state-owned banks, wealth funds and other entities now must seriously consider the risk of criminal liability for commercial activity that violates U.S. laws, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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9 Considerations Around Proposed Connected Vehicle Ban
Stakeholders should consider several aspects of the U.S. Department of Commerce's recent proposal to ban U.S. imports and sales of vehicles incorporating certain connectivity components made in China or Russia, including exempted transactions and vehicle hardware imports, say attorneys at Blank Rome.