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  Quinn Emanuel DQ'd In Defamation Case Over Stock Reports

  By Lynn LaRowe

  A Texas federal court on Friday booted Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP from representing a Hong Kong manuf...(read more)

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  Legal Sector Hiring Grows For 5th Month, But At Slower Pace

  By Rachel Rippetoe

  The legal sector saw 600 more jobs in August, growing for the fifth consecutive month, according to seasonally a...(read more)

• Verisign, ICANN Accused Of Locking In .Com Monopoly

  By Lauren Berg

  Verisign, which controls the database that makes every .com website functional, has monopolized .com registry services and keeps its power through a financial arrangement with the nonprofit charged with promoting competition in the domain name marketplace, according to a consumer antitrust lawsuit filed Friday in California federal court.

• DOJ Ordered To Turn Over 'Weaponization' Fund Discovery

  By Jared Foretek

  A Virginia federal magistrate judge ordered the Trump administration Friday to move quickly in turning over documents connected to its proposed "Anti-Weaponization Fund," including the names of those who structured it before the idea was shot down in several federal courts and withdrawn by the U.S. Department of Justice.

• Judge Again Blocks USPS Mail Ballot Rule

  By Julie Manganis

  A Massachusetts federal judge late Friday again blocked the U.S. Postal Service from implementing a new rule that would allow it to refuse delivery of mailed ballots in this November's midterm elections.

• NextEra's $67B Deal Clears Vote Ahead Of Regulatory Hurdles

  By Al Barbarino

  The shareholders of Kirkland & Ellis LLP-advised NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy, advised by McGuireWoods LLP, have approved the companies' planned $67 billion merger, as regulatory scrutiny mounts at the state and federal levels.

• Justices Let FCC's New Campaign Ad Rates Take Effect

  By Katie Buehler

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for the Federal Communications Commission to extend discounted television and radio advertising rates previously reserved for political candidates to political parties and joint fundraising committees that buy spots in coordination with candidates.

• 'Bad Faith' Subpoenas On Apple Execs Spur Fee Sanctions

  By Bryan Koenig

  A California federal magistrate judge imposed sanctions Thursday on Joseph M. Alioto of Alioto Law Firm for repeatedly trying to depose senior Apple executives, including then-CEO Tim Cook, in an attempt to drag the iPhone-maker back into consumer antitrust litigation accusing Google of shutting out rival search engines.

• Musk's XAI Can't Block Minn. Ban On Image 'Nudification'

  By Gina Kim

  Elon Musk's xAI can't stop Minnesota's ban on image "nudification" technology, after a federal judge said Friday he found "without hesitation that the balance of equities weighs heavily in favor of the state," which has an interest in shielding the public from harm caused by the dissemination of sexualized images.

• Ex-Labor Secretary Acted Inappropriately, Watchdog Says

  By Max Kutner

  Former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer failed to prohibit harassment in the workplace, had an inappropriate and unprofessional relationship with a member of her protective detail and combined personal and official travel, the U.S. Labor Department's internal watchdog said in a report following the secretary's resignation.

• Justices Again Refuse NY Health Workers' Fight Over Vax Rule

  By Anne Cullen

  The U.S. Supreme Court declined Friday to reconsider its decision to pass on a legal challenge by religious healthcare workers to a pandemic-era New York state vaccination policy, despite three conservative justices' previously stated interest in the case.

• FCC Denies Retaliatory Pretext In ABC License Renewal Probe

  By Christopher Cole

  The Federal Communications Commission urged a D.C. federal court Thursday to toss ABC's suit over the agency's early review of eight station licenses, denying that a discrimination probe of network parent Disney was a pretext for retaliating against ABC.

• Leon Black Says 'Intrusive' Epstein Subpoenas Are Invalid

  By Lauren Berg

  Rather than appear for a deposition about his connection to child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Apollo Global Management co-founder Leon Black sued the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and its chairman in Washington, D.C., federal court Thursday, saying subpoenas seeking private nondisclosure agreements exceed the committee's authority.

• Kavanaugh Stays Out Of Mich. Voter ID Referendum Row

  By Katie Buehler

  U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh declined Thursday to wade into a dispute over Michigan election officials' refusal to put on ballots this November a proposed amendment to the state's constitution that would require voters to show proof of U.S. citizenship to participate in state and local elections.