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November 01, 2024
10 More NJ Counties Settle Over Use Of 'County Line' Ballot
Ten more New Jersey counties have agreed or tentatively agreed to stop using the Garden State's long-standing "county line" ballot design in primary elections, according to a flurry of recent filings, signaling the end of Rep. Andy Kim's challenge to the controversial ballot design.
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November 01, 2024
Danish Tax Agency To Settle With Atty In $2.1B Tax Fraud Suit
Denmark's tax authority has agreed to settle with an attorney whom it has accused of helping clients claim fraudulent tax refunds in a sprawling $2.1 billion case, according to a letter by its attorney in New York federal court.
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November 01, 2024
Off The Bench: Horse Racing Ruling Halted, Fla. Betting Deal
In this week's Off The Bench, supporters of the organization overseeing federal horse-racing laws got a helping hand from the U.S. Supreme Court, the feud between a Florida tribe and state casino interests ends in a truce, and the NBA wants the details of its disputed media rights deal kept out of the public eye.
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November 01, 2024
GOP Gains Could Prompt Push For Endowment Tax Hike
If Republicans make significant gains in the upcoming elections, it could clear the way for GOP lawmakers to push to boost taxes on the endowments of some private colleges and universities.
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November 01, 2024
Ga. Justices Uphold Toss Of Lawmakers' Capitol Protest Suit
The Georgia Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a former state lawmaker, a current state lawmaker and several others who argued that a law used to justify their arrests while protesting at the state Capitol was unconstitutionally overbroad.
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November 01, 2024
Michigan's Supreme Court Tosses Pandemic Powers Ruling
The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday cast aside a ruling that invalidated a public health law used during the COVID-19 pandemic to curb gatherings and close restaurants, saying the issue is moot because orders issued under the law expired years ago.
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November 01, 2024
4 States To Vote On Expanding Cannabis Or Psychedelics
On Tuesday, voters in Florida, North Dakota and South Dakota will decide whether to legalize cannabis for adult recreational use, while Massachusetts — where marijuana is already fully legal — will decide whether to decriminalize and regulate certain psychedelics.
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October 31, 2024
Trump Sues CBS For $10B Over 'Doctored' Harris Interview
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday lodged a $10 billion "election and voter interference" suit against CBS News in Texas federal court, accusing the network of deceptively doctoring Vice President Kamala Harris' answer to a question concerning Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from a "60 Minutes" interview earlier this month.
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October 31, 2024
Ex-Trump Atty Chesebro's Law License Suspended In NY
Kenneth Chesebro's law license was suspended in New York State on Thursday over his role supporting former President Donald Trump's alleged efforts to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results, with the suspension a result of his guilty plea last year for conspiracy to commit filing false documents.
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October 31, 2024
GOP Groups Urge 11th Circ. To Restore Ga. Election Law
National and Georgia state Republican political committees have pressed the Eleventh Circuit to overturn a lower court's order that paused controversial portions of a Peach State election bill, arguing the law is legal and needed to ensure secure elections.
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October 31, 2024
2nd Circ. Says Naturalized Citizens Owed Adequate Counsel
The full Second Circuit determined Thursday that a naturalized U.S. citizen considering whether to enter a guilty plea has a constitutional right to be advised by counsel that they may lose their citizenship as a result.
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October 31, 2024
Cable Cos. Seek Looser TV Blackout Reporting Rules At FCC
A major cable industry trade group is asking the Federal Communications Commission to scale back proposed blackout reporting requirements, arguing that heightened reporting mandates should only apply to blackouts of major network feeds.
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October 31, 2024
1st Circ. Urged To Rethink Ruling On Maine Cannabis Grow
The First Circuit should reconsider its decision to allow the prosecution of a Maine marijuana entrepreneur whom the Feds say was operating an illicit grow site, arguing that it's unclear how far a licensed operator can stray from state cannabis law before federal law enforcement can get involved.
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October 31, 2024
Crypto Lobby Says Members Spent $426M Fighting SEC
The Blockchain Association, a cryptocurrency lobby, said in a report released Thursday that its members reported incurring $426 million in legal costs so far defending actions from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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October 31, 2024
EPA Can't Declare La. Deadline Extension Invalid, 5th Circ. Told
A Louisiana neoprene maker on Wednesday told the Fifth Circuit that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has no authority to invalidate a two-year compliance deadline extension that the state granted to the company, which is being sued by the EPA.
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October 31, 2024
X Corp. Plays Discovery 'Games' To Shield Musk, Judge Told
Left-leaning watchdog Media Matters for America fired another broadside at X Corp. Wednesday in an ongoing discovery battle between the parties, telling a Texas federal judge that the social media company continues to "play games about discovery" to shield Elon Musk and keep unfavorable evidence from the defendants.
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October 31, 2024
Warren Says DOJ's 'Legal Gymnastics' Let TD Bank Off Easy
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., pressed Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday over what she characterized as a lax settlement agreement for TD Bank earlier this month and the Justice Department's "legal gymnastics" that left top bank executives off the hook.
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October 31, 2024
Ga. Justices Kill Free Speech Challenge To Strip Club Tax
A Georgia tax on strip clubs that's used to fund child trafficking prevention efforts has been upheld by the state's highest court, which said in a split decision that a First Amendment challenge to the tax by club owners failed to show the levy limited their speech.
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October 31, 2024
6th Circ. Wrestles With Reach Of FCC's Net Neutrality Powers
Sixth Circuit judges on Thursday sought to clear up what one described as a "close call" over how much authority Congress gave the Federal Communications Commission to regulate internet traffic when lawmakers overhauled telecommunications law in 1996.
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October 31, 2024
Masimo Sues Ex-CEO Over 'Unprecedented' $450M Demand
Masimo Corp. has sued its founder in Delaware Chancery Court, seeking a declaration that a $450 million payout triggered in part by the founder's loss of control or his ouster as CEO and chairman is unenforceable, saying the amount is "unprecedented" and shouldn't be paid by shareholders who were simply exercising their voting rights.
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October 31, 2024
Ex-Conn. Utility Execs Must Report To Prison, Judge Orders
The former CEO of the Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative and two ex-board members must report to prison by Dec. 4, a federal judge has ordered, after the Second Circuit upheld their convictions over their roles in the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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October 31, 2024
Madigan Ally Set Up Work For Speaker's Fired Aide, Jury Told
An ex-lobbyist on trial alongside former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan made arrangements for a political operative that Madigan fired to receive monthly payments while he was unemployed, suggesting he enter into contracts with loyal lobbyists and write up reports on legislators "in case the IRS checks this out," a federal jury heard Thursday.
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October 31, 2024
Beverly Hills Agrees To Abortion-Rights Training In Settlement
The city of Beverly Hills will develop training materials and take other steps to comply with California's reproductive health laws, as part of a stipulated judgment resolving the state's allegations that it illegally pressured an abortion clinic to stay out of the city, the parties announced Thursday.
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October 31, 2024
Judge Says White Worker's Seattle DEI Suit Lacks 'Specifics'
A Washington federal judge hinted Thursday a former municipal employee's suit claiming Seattle's workplace diversity training discriminated against him as a white man might not have enough detail to survive, as the city's attorneys accused the plaintiff of trying to dismantle its racial justice initiative.
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October 31, 2024
Erie County Grappling With Missing, Mismatched Mail Ballots
Election officials in Erie County, Pennsylvania, may open satellite offices and offer extended hours in the final days before the election to deal with an anticipated influx of voters who never got the mail-in ballots they requested or got someone else's ballot, a problem the county blamed on an Ohio-based vendor and the vendor pinned on the post office.
Expert Analysis
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What To Expect From Calif. Bill Regulating PE In Healthcare
A California bill currently awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom's approval, intended to increase oversight over private equity and hedge fund investments in healthcare, is emblematic of recent increased scrutiny of investments in the space, and may affect transactions and operations in California in a number of ways, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.
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7 Takeaways For Companies After Justices' Bribery Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Snyder v. U.S. decision this summer, holding that a federal law does not criminalize after-the-fact gratuities made to public officials, raises some key considerations for companies that engage with state, local and tribal governments, say attorneys at BakerHostetler.
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Why Now Is The Time For Law Firms To Hire Lateral Partners
Partner and associate mobility data from the second quarter of this year suggest that there's never been a better time in recent years for law firms to hire lateral candidates, particularly experienced partners — though this necessitates an understanding of potential red flags, say Julie Henson and Greg Hamman at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.
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After Chevron: Courts Will Still Defer To Feds On Nat'l Security
Agencies with trade responsibilities may be less affected by Chevron’s demise because of the special deference courts have shown when hearing international trade cases involving national security, foreign policy or the president’s constitutional authority to direct such matters, say attorneys at Venable.
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Reassessing Lease Provisions To Account For ESG Initiatives
As companies seek to build ESG considerations into their businesses, it's crucial to understand how such initiatives can quickly become significant enough to compel reassessment of lease agreement provisions, and how best to modify leases accordingly, say Julian Freeman and Gabe Pitassi at Cox Castle.
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Considering Possible PR Risks Of Certain Legal Tactics
Disney and American Airlines recently abandoned certain litigation tactics in two lawsuits after fierce public backlash, illustrating why corporate counsel should consider the reputational implications of any legal strategy and partner with their communications teams to preempt public relations concerns, says Chris Gidez at G7 Reputation Advisory.
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Defamation Law Changes May Be Brewing At Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court's significant rightward shift has produced dramatic changes in many areas of the law, and the long-standing "actual malice" standard protecting speech about public figures could be the next precedent to fall, say attorneys at Paul Hastings.
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Integrating ESG Into Risk Management Programs
Amid increasing regulations and reporting requirements for corporate sustainability in the European Union and the U.S., companies might consider how to incorporate environmental, social and governance factors into more formalized risk management, say directors at Alvarez & Marsal.
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Exploring Practical Employer Alternatives To Noncompetes
With the Federal Trade Commission likely to appeal a federal court’s recent rejection of its noncompete ban, and more states limiting the enforceability of these agreements, employers should consider back-to-basics methods for protecting their business interests and safeguarding sensitive information, says Brendan Horgan at FordHarrison.
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How Increased Sanctions Scrutiny Is Affecting Debt Markets
U.S. sanctions and export control regulators have recently taken several steps that broaden financial sector oversight, and banks, lenders and borrowers must adapt their syndication and risk assessment processes in different ways or risk incurring substantial penalties, say Cristina Brayton-Lewis and Kerrick Seay at White & Case.
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What The SEC Liquidity Risk Management Amendments Entail
Fund managers should be cognizant of the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission's recent changes to certain reporting requirements and guidance related to open-end fund liquidity risk management programs, and update their filing systems if need be, says Rachael Schwartz at Sullivan & Worcester.
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It's No Longer Enough For Firms To Be Trusted Advisers
Amid fierce competition for business, the transactional “trusted adviser” paradigm from which most firms operate is no longer sufficient — they should instead aim to become trusted partners with their most valuable clients, says Stuart Maister at Strategic Narrative.
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Vertex Suit Highlights Issues For Pharma Fertility Support
Vertex Pharmaceuticals' recent lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' interpretation of the Anti-Kickback Statute is influenced by a number of reproductive rights and health equity issues that the Office of Inspector General should address more concretely, including in vitro fertilization and fertility preservation programs, says Mary Kohler at Kohler Health Law.
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Expect More Restaurant Ch. 11s As COVID Debt Comes Due
The wave of restaurant bankruptcies is likely to continue in the coming months as companies face the looming repayment of COVID-19 pandemic-era government loans, an uncertain economy and increased interest rates, says Isaac Marcushamer at DGIM Law.
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Calif. Bill, NTIA Report Illustrate Open-Model AI Safety Debate
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s balanced recommendations for preventing misuse of open artificial intelligence models, contrasted with a more aggressive California bill, demonstrate an evolving regulatory debate about balancing democratic access to this powerful new technology against potential risks to the public, say Stuart Meyer and Fredrick Tsang at Fenwick.