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  'Withdraw Your Accusation': Attys, Justices Clash In ADA Case

  By Katie Buehler

  U.S. Supreme Court arguments over the standard of proof students must meet to pursue Americans with Disabilities...(read more)

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  'Give Me A Break': Judge Questions DOJ On Jenner Order

  By Aebra Coe

  The Department of Justice on Monday argued for the dismissal of Jenner & Block LLP's lawsuit against the federal...(read more)

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• 'The Court Is Not A Cartoon': Judge Rips Dragon Watermark

  By Hailey Konnath

  A Michigan federal magistrate judge Monday ordered an East Lansing, Michigan, firm called Dragon Lawyers PC to stop plastering its pleadings with a large, suit-clad purple cartoon dragon watermark on each page, saying it's not only "distracting, it's juvenile and impertinent."

• Judge Mulls If Google Could Still Vie To Be Default Search

  By Bryan Koenig

  A D.C. federal judge probed potential middle grounds Tuesday for how to give Google's search engine rivals a leg up against the company's monopoly, asking how to avoid a "duopoly" with Microsoft and if Google might be permitted to continue paying browsers and phonemakers for default placement.

• Chancery Ruling In Fox News Case Raises Experts' Eyebrows

  By Jeff Montgomery

  Experts are questioning a Delaware Chancery Court order for review of a Fox Corp. director's independence in a suit seeking recoveries for 2020 election-tied defamation damages, raising the potential for the suit's dismissal four months after a different jurist on the same court moved the case toward trial.

• Univ. Groups Can Pursue Free-Speech Case Over Removals

  By Julie Manganis

  A Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday ruled that he will allow academic organizations to pursue their "novel" First Amendment claims against the Trump administration over the deportation of noncitizen faculty and students who expressed pro-Palestinian views.

• Justices Scoff At Feds' Defenses In Mistaken FBI Raid Case

  By Chart Riggall

  Supreme Court justices Tuesday appeared flummoxed by the government's "ridiculous" arguments it should be immune to a Georgia resident's lawsuit over a mistaken FBI raid on her house, but seemed unlikely to issue a blanket ruling on when an officer's discretion trumps their liability for injuries caused by their actions.

• PacifiCorp Hit With $11M Verdict In Latest Wildfire Case

  By Cara Salvatore

  A Portland jury awarded around $10.8 million in noneconomic damages on Tuesday to nine plaintiffs who suffered property damage in a group of 2020 wildfires attributed to PacifiCorp's negligence, with the awards likely to be increased to account for punitive damages.

• Automakers Get 15% Tariff Offset Under New Trump Order

  By Dylan Moroses

  President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Tuesday afternoon to provide automakers that produce and sell finished vehicles in the U.S. a 15% offset on future imported parts that face a 25% tariff for the next year.

• Judge Wants Discovery On Investigator In Buzbee-Jay-Z Feud

  By Catherine Marfin

  A Texas federal judge is considering allowing limited discovery in an ongoing legal feud between Tony Buzbee and Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter to determine whether an investigator named by the personal injury lawyer across three lawsuits exists.

• Meta Gets Jury In Damages Trial Over NSO's WhatsApp Hack

  By Dorothy Atkins

  A California federal judge empaneled eight jurors Monday to decide how much Israeli spyware-maker NSO Group owes Meta Platforms for hacking into 1,400 WhatsApp users' devices, selecting from a pool of dozens of San Francisco Bay Area residents, many of whom criticized Meta, its CEO Mark Zuckerberg and the Israeli government.

• Exec 'Can't Believe' X Offers Itself As Place For Friends

  By Bryan Koenig

  The Federal Trade Commission pressed executives and former leaders from X Corp., Strava, Pinterest and Reddit on Monday for all the things that distinguish their services from Meta Platforms Inc., painting Facebook and Instagram in D.C. federal court as effectively the only place to really connect with friends and family to show the social media giant's alleged monopoly.

• DOJ's Slater Outlines 'America First Antitrust' Priorities

  By Matthew Perlman

  The head of the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division said Monday that robust antitrust enforcement meshes with conservative principles, and the agency's priorities will be on pocketbook issues and protecting individual liberty online.

• Ziploc 'Microwave Safe' Bags Shed Microplastics, Buyer Says

  By Lauren Berg

  S.C. Johnson & Son Inc. falsely markets Ziploc bags and containers as "microwave safe" and suitable for use in freezers despite knowing they are made from materials that shed microplastics into food when the products are used as directed, according to a proposed class action filed in California federal court.