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  Cornyn, Tillis Still Waver On Blanche AG Bid After Hearing

  By Courtney Bublé

  Todd Blanche had his nomination hearing to be attorney general on Wednesday and two key Republican senators stil...(read more)

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  UK Clears EBay's $1.2B Depop Buy After Merger Review

  By Dawood Fakhir

  Britain's competition watchdog said Wednesday that it has approved the planned $1.2 billion acquisition by eBay ...(read more)

• Ex-Fed Adviser Gets 38 Months For Lying To Investigators

  By Rae Ann Varona

  A former senior adviser to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors was sentenced Wednesday to more than three years in federal prison for lying to investigators about sharing confidential information outside the agency, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.

• Circuit-By-Circuit Guide To The US Supreme Court's Term

  By Jeff Overley

  Federal appeals courts had wide-ranging successes and struggles during the U.S. Supreme Court's recently completed term: One had its best showing in years following its worst showing in years; one felt déjà vu after recently starting to find favor with the justices; and one saw its reputation for independence occupy a rare role in the Supreme Court spotlight.

• Apple's 'Hide My Email' Doesn't Work As Promised, User Says

  By Lauren Berg

  While Apple Inc. assures consumers it prioritizes their privacy with its "Hide My Email" feature, which purports to shield users' email addresses from third parties, the feature doesn't actually work as promised, according to a proposed class action filed Wednesday in California federal court.

• 'I Won't Be A Silent Jury,' Judge Says As SVB Trial Wraps

  By Bonnie Eslinger

  The California federal judge overseeing the bench trial on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's claim that Silicon Valley Bank's officers mismanaged its assets before the bank's 2023 collapse told the two sides on Wednesday to be prepared for interruptions to their closing arguments, saying "I won't be a silent jury."

• Dems Probe Clayton's Independence, 2020 Election Views

  By Tom Lotshaw

  During a Wednesday confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump's pick for national intelligence director, Democratic lawmakers pressed Jay Clayton to explain whether predecessor Tulsi Gabbard should have traveled to Georgia to oversee a search warrant executed at a Fulton County election facility, which she testified the president asked for.

• Oil Giants Can't Move Chicago's Climate Suit, 7th Circ. Says

  By Rae Ann Varona

  The Seventh Circuit on Wednesday kept the city of Chicago's climate deception suit against BP, Shell and other oil giants in Illinois state court, saying the oil companies could not lean on their fuel production for the federal government to remove the case to federal court.

• Acorda Can't Add $66M To Award In Ampyra Royalty Fight

  By Caroline Simson

  The Second Circuit on Wednesday refused to alter an arbitral award issued to Acorda Therapeutics to include nearly $66 million beyond the $16.6 million it won in a multiple sclerosis drug dispute, saying the company "slept on its rights" and couldn't change the result now.

• 2nd Circ. Revives NY Provider's BCBS Underpayment Suit

  By Hope Patti

  The Second Circuit on Wednesday revived a New York healthcare provider's suit accusing out-of-state Blue Cross Blue Shield licensees of underpaying insurance claims, saying the carriers' long-standing business relationship with a New York licensee to obtain preferential prices in the state supports jurisdiction there.

• Fed. Circ. Won't Move Zoho Patent Suit From EDTX To WDTX

  By Elliot Weld

  The Federal Circuit on Wednesday denied a request from Indian technology company Zoho to send a patent infringement case related to private information exchange from the Eastern District of Texas to the Western District of Texas, rejecting its arguments that its U.S. subsidiary was based out west.

• FCC To Vote On Scrapping 39% Nat'l Broadcast Audience Cap

  By Christopher Cole

  The Federal Communications Commission will vote next month on whether to ease the 39% cap on national audience share controlled by a single broadcast chain, teeing up a legal fight with opponents who say only Congress can raise the decades-old limit.

• Personal Injury & Med Mal Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2026

  By Y. Peter Kang

  A trial in a suit brought by 29 states accusing Meta's Facebook and Instagram of causing young people to become addicted and a third bellwether trial in the Uber sexual assault multidistrict litigation are among the cases injury and malpractice attorneys will be following closely in the second half of 2026.

• The Biggest Copyright Rulings Of 2026: A Midyear Report

  By Theresa Schliep

  The U.S. Supreme Court issued a major opinion that limited contributory copyright liability for internet service providers, while a major verdict in a Digital Millennium Copyright Act case could hint at what's to come in artificial intelligence litigation. Here are Law360's picks for the top copyright rulings for the first half of 2026.