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The legal architects of a $700 million settlement against Google are now asking the court for their reward: an $85 million fee for the work that brought the tech giant to the negotiating table. The two firms—Bartlit Beck and Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer—filed their request with U.S. District Judge James Donato in San Francisco. The …

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The chessboard of Washington’s legal world shifted again as Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP secured a major win for its antitrust bench. The firm announced the arrival of three high-profile partners from A&O Shearman, led by David Higbee, the architect of that firm’s global antitrust practice and a member of its executive committee. …

Paul Weiss Snaps Up Antitrust Heavyweights from A&O Shearman Read More »

For the first time since the Federal Reserve was created in 1913, a sitting president tried to remove a Fed governor. And for the first time, a court had to decide whether that could actually happen. Donald Trump’s bid to oust Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook hit a wall on Monday when the U.S. Court …

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Live Nation’s fight to shove a ticket-price lawsuit into private arbitration just hit a speed bump. A federal judge in New York has told consumers they can dig into the company’s connections with powerhouse law firm Latham & Watkins and arbitration outfit New Era, a move that could unravel the entertainment giant’s carefully laid defense. …

Court Orders Deep Dive Into Live Nation’s Arbitration Ties as Ticket Price Battle Heats Up Read More »

A fresh legal battle has erupted in Washington, where five former federal employees are challenging the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) for shutting the door on thousands of complaints tied to President Donald Trump’s sweeping purge of government staff earlier this year. Backed by the advocacy group Democracy Forward, the plaintiffs argue that OSC …

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The clash between the White House and the Federal Reserve intensified Thursday as the Trump administration asked an appeals court to let President Trump remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook—despite a judge’s ruling that temporarily shielded her from dismissal. Cook’s future on the central bank’s board has become a lightning rod, with her attorneys warning …

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The U.S. Senate has rewritten one of its own guardrails, clearing a faster path for President Donald Trump’s nominees to secure high-level posts across federal agencies. In a 53-45 vote, Republicans pushed through a rule change that allows entire slates of executive-branch appointees to be confirmed in bulk, ending the one-by-one slog that Democrats had …

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A federal appeals court has given the Trump administration the green light to move forward with a controversial provision that would choke off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood. The First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston hit pause on a lower court order that had temporarily shielded the organization, siding instead with the government’s push …

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A federal judge in Seattle has stopped the Trump administration’s attempt to bar undocumented children from Head Start, freezing the policy across the entire country. The ruling, handed down by U.S. District Judge Ricardo Martinez, blocks the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from enforcing immigration-based restrictions on the preschool program. Martinez’s order came …

Judge Slams Brakes on Trump’s Head Start Ban, Extends Ruling Nationwide Read More »

In a sharp rebuke to Washington’s latest push against transgender healthcare, a federal judge in Boston has blocked the Justice Department’s attempt to dig into Boston Children’s Hospital’s records. The subpoena, part of a sweeping Trump administration effort to scrutinize providers of gender-affirming care for young people, was struck down as overly broad and politically …

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