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DC Judge Blocks Subpoenas Targeting Fed's Powell
By Jon Hill
A Washington, D.C., federal judge has blocked a pair of subpoenas tied to the U.S. Department of Justice's criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, finding they were improperly issued with the aim of harassing the central bank chief in a ruling that is reverberating on Capitol Hill.
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Texas Univ. To Keep Women's Sports Amid Title IX Case
By Gina Kim
Stephen F. Austin State University has agreed to continue all existing women's sports teams, including golf and beach volleyball, while a proposed class action accusing it of discriminating against female athletes by eliminating their sports programs plays out, according to an order signed by a Texas federal judge on Friday.
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HPE Judge Has Enough Info Without Testimony, DOJ Says
By Bryan Koenig
The U.S. Department of Justice is pushing a California federal judge against live witness testimony as it defends the controversial settlement permitting Hewlett Packard Enterprise's $14 billion purchase of Juniper Networks, arguing that the three live witnesses eyed by challenging Democratic state attorneys general have nothing to add.
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EXPERT ANALYSIS
Section 122 Tariffs Show Shift In Strategy, Not Trade Policy
By imposing temporary tariffs under Section 122 of the Trade Act as a stopgap measure while it pivots to less transitory statutory authorities, the Trump administration sent a clear message that the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Learning Resources v. Trump, invalidating duties imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, will not precipitate a change in policy direction, say attorneys at Snell & Wilmer.
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How PBMs Can Adapt To Plan Sponsors' Disclosure Demands
As federal reforms, growing state regulation and litigation threats push plan sponsors to expect visibility into revenue streams, pharmacy benefit managers should leverage transparency strategically, including by simplifying how they get paid, offering clients audit-ready data and co-designing contracts that are easy for fiduciaries to explain and defend, says Kristie Blase at Frazer + Blase.
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LEGAL INDUSTRY
NY Republicans Say Chief State Judge Crossed Ethics Line
By Emily Sawicki
Republican legislators on the judiciary committees of the New York state Senate and Assembly have brought a misconduct complaint against New York State Chief Judge Rowan Wilson over statements the judge made at a symposium in support of proposed legislation to reform minimum sentencing guidelines that they believed violated judicial conduct rules on impartiality.
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Q&A
She Has A Point: Finnegan's Cora Holt
By Theresa Schliep
Cora Holt, a partner at Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP in Washington, D.C., has a "do your job" attitude and "getting the stuff done" approach to litigation that earned plaudits from Kassie Helm, co-chair of Dechert LLP, who praised Holt for her work as part of a Law360 series celebrating women litigators.
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UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
By Laura Stewart Liberty
In London, Estée Lauder accused Jo Malone's founder of intellectual property infringement, the wife of an Iranian businessman linked to a £75 million fraud sued several Iranian oil companies, HSBC sued U.S. property tycoon Michael Fuchs, and Charles Russell Speechlys brought a claim against a United Arab Emirates company it once represented in an international arbitration.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
By Kevin Penton
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP and Clement & Murphy PLLC lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Federal Circuit vacated an over $600 million judgment involving the maker of Norton antivirus software for infringing Columbia University patents.
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