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  Doctors Org. Sues Over Health Agency Website Purges

  By Ali Sullivan

  An advocacy organization representing physicians sued the U.S. Office of Personnel Management in D.C. federal co...(read more)

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  China Hits US Energy Goods With Retaliatory Tariffs

  By Keith Goldberg

  China on Tuesday slapped tariffs on U.S. coal, crude oil and liquefied natural gas as part of its retaliation ag...(read more)

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• Calif. Partly Beats Challenge To Climate Disclosure Laws

  By Sarah Jarvis

  A California federal judge has trimmed a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business groups over the state's corporate climate disclosure rules, finding the groups failed to state a claim with respect to two causes of action.

• OpenAI Judge Rips Musk's 'Broad' Bid To Block For-Profit

  By Dorothy Atkins

  A California federal judge indicated Tuesday she'll likely deny Elon Musk's bid to preliminarily block OpenAI Inc. from transitioning into a for-profit enterprise, criticizing Musk's filings for being vague and broad and saying she'll toss some claims, while adding "something is going to trial in this case."

• Fed. Circ. Grapples With Extensions On Reissued Patents

  By Nadia Dreid

  The Federal Circuit is set to decide when a reissued patent actually expires after fielding arguments Tuesday morning from Merck and the generic-drug makers who are trying to break the pharmaceutical giant's hold on a blockbuster drug that counteracts the effects of anesthesia.

• EPA, Interior Leaders Unveil Focus On US Energy Production

  By Madeline Lyskawa

  The heads of the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency unveiled plans for their agencies that largely focus on bolstering President Donald Trump's U.S. energy dominance policy. 

• Liberated Brands Gets OK To Tap $25M In Ch. 11 Financing

  By Emily Lever

  A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Tuesday agreed to give interim approval for outdoors and athletic clothing retailer Liberated Brands LLC to access $25 million of its $35 million debtor-in-possession financing.

• 4th Circ. Keeps NC Judge's Ballot Battle In State Court

  By Hayley Fowler

  The Fourth Circuit will let a North Carolina state court decide the fate of a contested associate justice race that remains unresolved months after the election, but the panel left the door open for a district court to decide any leftover federal constitutional issues.

• Trump To Sign 'Keeping Men Out Of Women's Sports' Order

  By Elaine Briseño

  President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Wednesday that will ban transgender female athletes from competing in women's sports, according to an announcement from Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C.

• Coinbase Taps BigLaw Firms In Bid To End Crypto 'Debanking'

  By Aislinn Keely

  Crypto exchange Coinbase urged regulators Tuesday to clarify that banks can offer crypto custody and execution services, submitting a letter featuring a report from three BigLaw firms asserting that federal laws and regulations already allow banks to wade further into digital asset activities.

• Ex-Celsius VP Cops To Insider Trading In Florida Case

  By David Minsky

  A former vice president and head accountant of Celsius Holdings Inc. pled guilty to insider trading Tuesday in Florida federal court, admitting that he used confidential information about sales expectations to buy securities in the energy drink company and sold them a month later at a profit.

• MGA Must Pay $71M For Copying OMG Girlz Dolls, Judge Rules

  By Ivan Moreno

  A California federal judge has affirmed a $71.4 million verdict against MGA Entertainment after jurors last year found a line of dolls from the toymaker infringed the trade dress and publicity rights of the OMG Girlz pop group owned by hip-hop moguls Clifford "T.I." and Tameka "Tiny" Harris.

• FBI Agents, Workers Sue To Stop Trump's Threatened Purge

  By Jack Karp

  FBI staff members filed two suits against the Trump administration on Tuesday in D.C. federal court, seeking to stop the president from compiling a list of agents and employees who worked on investigations into the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and his retention and storage of classified documents.

• NYC Mayor's Ex-Aide Seeks Wiretap Data As DA Investigates

  By Frank G. Runyeon

  Defense counsel for the former chief adviser to New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday pushed state prosecutors to expand access to evidence of alleged bribery tied to ongoing probes.