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  Trump Defiant As He Appears In Court For $250M Fraud Trial

  By Stewart Bishop

  Donald Trump accused the government of targeting him for political reasons as he arrived at New York Supreme Cou...(read more)

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  Justice Thomas Recuses As High Court Rejects Eastman Bid

  By Elliot Weld

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to take up an appeal from John Eastman, a former attorney for Donald Tr...(read more)

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• Firefighting Foam Co. Missing Mark On Venue, 5th Circ. Told

  By Catherine Marfin

  An Illinois insurance company told the Fifth Circuit Tuesday it shouldn't have to foot a $1.2 million bill to cover expenses a distributor of firefighting foam incurred responding to a multidistrict litigation subpoena, arguing that while the company was based in Texas, the events at issue occurred across the U.S.

• Bankman-Fried Sues Excess Insurer For Legal Costs

  By Elliot Weld

  A day before his fraud trial began Tuesday in New York federal court, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried filed suit against his excess insurer Continental Casualty Co., claiming that the firm has improperly refused to cover his defense costs.

• Ga. Atty Wants Murder Conviction, Life Sentence Overturned

  By Rosie Manins

  An Atlanta corporate attorney convicted of murdering a real estate developer in an alleged road rage incident should get a new trial in which the jurors can consider his defense that the death resulted from an accident as well as lesser criminal charges, his counsel told the Peach State's highest court.

• BREAKING: Trump Hit With Gag Order In NY Trial After Social Media Post

  By Frank G. Runyeon

  A New York judge issued a gag order against Donald Trump Tuesday afternoon in the attorney general's civil fraud case, banning statements about the judge's staff due to the former president's "disparaging, untrue and personally identifying" social media post about his law clerk hours earlier.

• X Corp. Fights Wachtell's Bid For Arbitration Of $90M Fee Row

  By Rose Krebs

  X Corp., formerly known as Twitter, has pushed back on Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz's attempt to arbitrate the social media giant's claims the firm collected a "gargantuan" $90 million fee for helping the company defeat Elon Musk's effort to back out of his $44 billion acquisition.

• Justices Appear Wary Of Nixing CFPB's Funding Mechanism

  By Jon Hill

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday signaled its hesitancy to rule that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is unconstitutionally funded, amid tough questioning of payday loan industry challengers to the agency's budgetary independence.

• Colo. Justices To Review Baker's Transgender Cake Refusal

  By Thy Vo

  The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine if a Christian baker, who successfully invoked religious freedom at the U.S. Supreme Court to deny a wedding cake to a same-sex couple, discriminated against a customer ordering a gender transition celebration cake.

• Biotech Co. Zymergen Hits Ch. 11 In Del. Eying Asset Sale

  By Alex Wittenberg

  Biotechnology company Zymergen Inc. on Tuesday filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware with both assets and debts of $100 million to $500 million, saying it's seeking an asset sale and aiming to collate securities claims tied to a sharp drop in its share price following a 2021 initial public offering.

• Sullivan & Cromwell, Fenwick Draw Scrutiny In FTX Debacle

  By Kevin Penton

  Before his Bahama-based crypto exchange went down in flames, FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried contends that when he visited New York, he would sometimes work out of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's offices.

• Former Secretary Of State Pompeo Joins Texas-Based Firm

  By Alison Knezevich

  Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has joined a Texas-based business defense and federal litigation firm as of counsel, the firm announced Tuesday.

• LIVE COVERAGE: Day 2 Of Trump's NY Civil Fraud Trial

  By Stewart Bishop

  Law360 will be providing live coverage from the courthouse as former president Donald Trump goes on trial in the New York Attorney General's civil fraud case. Check back here for updates on day two of the trial.

• LIVE COVERAGE: Sam Bankman-Fried Trial Gets Underway

  By Rachel Scharf

  Law360 reporters are covering the fraud case of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried as trial begins in Manhattan on Tuesday. Follow along here for live updates from the courtroom.