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A new legal battleground is taking shape in Washington, and Abbe Lowell—the veteran attorney with a résumé stacked with high-profile political fights—has stepped to the front lines. Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook and CDC Director Susan Monarez, both facing removal attempts under Donald Trump’s administration, have turned to Lowell’s newly launched law firm for protection. …

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The NAACP has launched a federal lawsuit against Texas, accusing the state of engineering a congressional map that weakens the influence of Black and minority voters. The legal challenge, filed in El Paso, targets Governor Greg Abbott and Secretary of State Jane Nelson, both Republicans, arguing the mid-decade redistricting is unconstitutional. At the heart of …

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Peloton, once the darling of lockdown living rooms, is being hauled back into court. A federal appeals panel in Manhattan has revived a shareholder lawsuit accusing the fitness company of disguising a mountain of unsold bikes and treadmills while gyms reopened and demand dried up. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals split 2-1 in …

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A high-stakes case over counterfeit HIV medications has taken an unexpected turn: the federal judge overseeing it has removed herself after learning her own brokerage account briefly held shares of Gilead Sciences, the pharmaceutical company at the center of the case. Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil, based in Manhattan, disclosed that her financial advisor—without her knowledge—purchased …

Judge Steps Aside from Black-Market HIV Drug Case After Surprise Stock Buy Sparks Conflict Concerns Read More »

In a city already tense under an aggressive law-and-order drive, a grand jury in Washington has refused to indict Sean Dunn, a former Justice Department employee accused of an oddly symbolic act: throwing a sub sandwich at a federal agent. Prosecutors had pressed for a felony assault charge, claiming Dunn hurled the sandwich at a …

Grand Jury Tosses Out Case Against Man Accused of Sandwich Attack on Federal Agent Read More »

Washington’s streets have become the stage for one of President Donald Trump’s boldest crackdowns yet—complete with National Guard troops, federalized city police, and swarms of federal agents fanning out across the capital. The target? Not just traffickers or gunrunners, but also men with plastic baggies, folks sipping beer in public, and people lingering too long …

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The fate of Kilmar Abrego—whose forced removal to El Salvador turned him into a flashpoint in America’s immigration wars—remains suspended in limbo. A federal judge in Maryland has ordered that Abrego stay on U.S. soil at least until October, keeping the Trump administration from carrying out its latest plan to deport him, this time to …

Judge Halts Trump Team’s Push to Deport Migrant at Center of High-Stakes Battle Read More »

The battle over Wall Street’s most contentious trading tactic has taken another twist. A U.S. appeals court has ordered the Securities and Exchange Commission to go back and reassess the economic fallout of its Biden-era rules on short-selling transparency—a win, at least in part, for hedge funds that challenged the policy. The case was launched …

Court Tells SEC to Re-Do Its Homework on Short-Selling Rules Read More »

The fight over who controls Texas’ political map has tilted sharply after the state Senate, in the early hours of Saturday, approved a sweeping redistricting plan designed to hand Republicans an advantage in Washington. The bill now heads to Governor Greg Abbott, who has already promised to ink it into law without hesitation. The plan, …

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Intel’s high-stakes dance with Washington just gained a new partner in the spotlight—law firm Skadden, which quietly steered the chip giant through its deal granting the U.S. government nearly 10% ownership in the company. Fresh filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission reveal that Skadden handled the legal groundwork for the $8.9 billion arrangement, giving …

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