The saga of George Santos, once a rising political figure turned convicted fraudster, added another chapter this week—this time starring late-night host Jimmy Kimmel. A federal appeals court in Manhattan tossed out Santos’ claims that Kimmel duped him into recording personalized Cameo videos and then used them for comedic takedowns on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. In …

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A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration crossed legal lines when it pushed through mass terminations of U.S. government employees, striking at the careers of thousands. Yet despite finding the firings unlawful, the court stopped short of returning workers to their posts. The case centered on a sweeping directive issued by the Office …

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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. …

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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. …

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