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After a banner year, much of the U.S. legal industry is staring at an uncomfortable question: how long can the momentum last? Large and mid-sized law firms closed 2025 with enviable numbers. Client demand was strong, billing rates climbed sharply, and profits swelled at double-digit rates. Transactional teams were busy. Litigators stayed occupied. For once, …

When the Meter Runs Too Fast: Why Law Firms May Be Near a Financial Inflection Point Read More »

After spending much of last year frozen in place, the U.S. agency that polices workplace rights is stirring back to life—and it is doing so with a very different balance of power. The National Labor Relations Board enters 2026 with a newly installed Republican majority, setting the stage for sharp turns away from the union-friendly …

Power Shift at the Labor Board Signals a Tougher Road for Unions in 2026 Read More »

Alan Dershowitz has turned to the U.S. Supreme Court in a renewed bid to resurrect his defamation lawsuit against CNN, framing the dispute as something larger than a personal grievance — a challenge to the legal shield that has protected American media for six decades. In a petition filed last week, the retired Harvard law …

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Justice Karen Valihura will leave the Delaware Supreme Court this July, choosing not to seek another term when her current one expires. Her decision marks the end of an influential run on a bench that quietly shapes how corporate America governs itself. Appointed in 2014, Valihura became a prominent and often decisive voice in shareholder …

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The Washington-based advocate who steered Julian Assange out of a long-running international standoff is now stepping into another high-voltage fight — this time on behalf of Venezuela’s embattled strongman, Nicolás Maduro. Fresh from negotiating the deal that ended Assange’s years of confinement, Barry Pollack appeared in a Manhattan courtroom as Maduro entered a not-guilty plea …

From Assange to Caracas: The Advocate Taking on Washington’s Maduro Case Read More »

A federal appeals court has shut the door on an attempt by the Trump administration to sharply trim research funding distributed by the National Institutes of Health, ruling that the move crossed legal and regulatory lines. The decision keeps in place an earlier order that blocked a policy aimed at capping the portion of NIH …

Court Halts Trump-Era Bid to Put a Lid on U.S. Medical Research Grants Read More »

The legal sparring between Elon Musk’s social media platform X and artificial intelligence developer Eliza Labs has come to an abrupt end, with both sides agreeing to permanently shut down the case. A federal court in Texas dismissed the lawsuit after the two companies jointly requested that it be closed “with prejudice,” a move that …

X and AI Startup Quietly Close the Book on ‘Copycat’ Dispute Read More »

Disney has agreed to pay $10 million to settle claims that some of its content on YouTube sidestepped rules designed to protect children’s online privacy, according to a statement released by the U.S. government. The issue centers on videos uploaded by Disney-linked entities that were not clearly marked as “Made for Kids.” That labeling matters: …

Disney Closes the Book on YouTube Kids Data Dispute with $10 Million Settlement Read More »

The U.S. government has begun a review of immigration files tied to American citizens of Somali origin, signaling a renewed push to examine whether any cases involved fraud serious enough to warrant stripping citizenship. Federal officials say the audit is grounded in existing law, which allows citizenship to be revoked if it was obtained through …

Citizenship Under Review: Somali Americans Face Fresh Federal Scrutiny Read More »

A federal court has ruled that the Trump administration cannot starve the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of funding, delivering a sharp rebuke to efforts that would effectively shutter the agency by cutting off its cash flow. The decision comes as the consumer watchdog edges toward a financial cliff. Officials warn the bureau’s existing reserves …

Court Draws a Line: White House Ordered to Keep Consumer Watchdog Afloat Read More »