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  States Settle Challenge Of Paramount's Warner Bros. Deal

  By Matthew Perlman

  State enforcers suing to block Paramount Skydance's planned $110 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery reac...(read more)

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  2nd Circ. Gives Ex-LVMH Atty A New Shot At Retaliation Case

  By Anne Cullen

  The Second Circuit on Monday reinstated retaliation claims brought by a former LVMH attorney who alleged that th...(read more)

• AI Cos. Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Deal To 'Pace The Frontier'

  By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

  Artifical intelligence users in Florida and California have accused Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceX and Google of illegally restraining competition by publicly agreeing to "pace the frontier" and collectively slow down their AI development.

• 'So What?': Judge Pans DOJ Bid To End TikTok Consent Decree

  By Craig Clough

  A California federal judge said Monday he will not end a 2019 consent decree the government reached with TikTok Inc. predecessor Musical.ly over its collection of data on kids under 13 just because the U.S. Department of Justice is asking him to, saying the DOJ gave him no information about why he should.

• Medical Orgs Target Rule On Medicaid Work 'Frailty' Exclusion

  By Gianna Ferrarin

  Federal regulation implementing a statutory "medical frailty" exclusion from Medicaid work requirements violates the Administrative Procedure Act, burdens healthcare providers and threatens to cause millions of people to lose their coverage, medical groups told a Maryland federal court in a complaint.

• Ex-DOJ Chief Lambastes 'Abuses Of Power' In Goldstein Case

  By Jeff Overley

  The U.S. Department of Justice constantly made false statements in its criminal case against famed appellate advocate Tom Goldstein, and his convictions must be erased because "prosecutorial misconduct pervaded every stage of the proceedings," a former DOJ prosecutor told the Fourth Circuit.

• Ex-Vitol Oil Trader Gets 4 Years For Bribe Schemes

  By Gina Kim

  A former Vitol oil trader was sentenced to four years in prison by a New York federal judge on Friday after being convicted of schemes to bribe Mexican and Ecuadorian officials in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and anti-money laundering laws, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

• Disney, Cameron Beat Actress' 'Avatar' Likeness Suit, For Now

  By Rae Ann Varona

  A California federal judge on Friday dismissed indigenous actress Q'orianka Kilcher's lawsuit accusing Disney and director James Cameron of using her face to craft the main character in the science fiction film "Avatar," but gave the actress a chance to amend her suit.

• Fed 'Risk Aversion' Contributed To SVB's Failure, Report Says

  By Jon Hill

  A "culture of risk aversion" and diffusion of decision-making among Federal Reserve supervisory staff, not deregulation or social media chatter, contributed to the 2023 collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, according to initial findings from a new post-mortem review.

• 1st Circ. Backs Notice Requirement For 3rd-Country Removals

  By Julie Manganis

  The First Circuit on Friday largely rejected the Trump administration's challenge to limits on its so-called third country removal policy, leaving in place a lower court's order requiring deportees to be given advance notice and a meaningful opportunity to challenge a destination where they may face persecution or torture.

• Employers See Moving Targets With H-1B Fee, And New Limits

  By Britain Eakin

  The Trump administration on Friday ordered federal agencies to scrutinize H-1B employers that have laid off U.S. workers, adding another layer of uncertainty for employers seeking to recruit highly skilled foreign workers.

• FTC Chair Defends Overlapping Antitrust Authorities

  By Matthew Perlman

  Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson on Friday defended his agency's continuing role as an antitrust enforcer despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision that weakened the agency's independence and left it as beholden to the White House as its counterpart at the U.S. Department of Justice.

• DC Circ. Affirms Navy Admiral's Convictions, Cites Atty Error

  By Madeline Lyskawa

  A D.C. Circuit panel on Friday affirmed the convictions of a retired U.S. Navy admiral based on evidence he helped a company secure a contract in exchange for a post-retirement job, despite a potentially prejudicial error in the jury instructions. 

• CFTC Sends Crypto Rules To White House After Bill Stalls

  By Aislinn Keely

  The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission sent a crypto rule proposal to the White House for review, pushing forward with plans to craft a regulatory framework for digital assets after a landmark bill failed to advance in the U.S. Senate.