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  5th Circ. Panel Weighs BP Retirees' Pension Suit Win

  By Spencer Brewer

  A Fifth Circuit panel wanted to know what specific misrepresentations BP Corp. North America Inc. made to about ...(read more)

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  High Court Appears Skeptical Of Trump's Birthright Order

  By Katie Buehler

  The U.S. Supreme Court seemed dubious Wednesday of President Donald Trump's attempt to limit birthright citizens...(read more)

• 7th Circ. Says Ill. BIPA Amendment Applies Retroactively

  By Hailey Konnath

  The Seventh Circuit held Wednesday that a liability-limiting amendment to Illinois' biometric privacy law applies to every lawsuit pending at the time the amendment took effect, ruling that the amendment is only a procedural change to the law and, therefore, must be applied retroactively.

• Google Users Seek $147M In Atty Fees After $425M Trial Win

  By Bonnie Eslinger

  Counsel for Google users who won a $425 million class action trial over claims the company unlawfully collected their information have urged a California federal judge to give them nearly $147 million in legal fees, even as both sides filed motions seeking to unwind aspects of the verdict.

• Harvard Researcher Can Get Docs On Prosecution Motives

  By Julie Manganis

  A Massachusetts federal judge ruled Wednesday that a Harvard Medical School researcher and Russian national charged with smuggling frog embryo specimens can see emails and other documents regarding the government's decision to prosecute her, citing evidence the case was "vindictive."

• Judiciary Seeks More Security Funding Amid Threat Surge

  By Courtney Bublé

  Court security is a top concern for the federal judiciary in its recently released budget request for fiscal 2027.

• Trump Seeks June 1 Bill To Fund ICE, Border Patrol

  By Courtney Bublé

  Republican leadership in the House and Senate are on board with President Donald Trump's request Wednesday to send him a bill by June 1 to fund the entire U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol.

• Paul Weiss-Led OceanSound Nets $3.4B For 3rd Fund

  By Jade Martinez-Pogue

  Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP-advised OceanSound Partners on Wednesday revealed that it clinched its third fund and related co-investment vehicles, with $3.4 billion in tow to invest across the aerospace, defense, government and highly regulated enterprise end markets.

• Justices' Cox Decision Fuels Debate Over DMCA's Relevance

  By Ivan Moreno

  The U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous decision last week shielding Cox Communications from contributory copyright liability and wiping out a massive piracy verdict against the internet service provider has sparked a debate over how much the Digital Millennium Copyright Act's safe harbor provision still matters.

• Intel Paying $14.2B To Buy Apollo's Stake In Irish Chip Plant

  By Al Barbarino

  Intel Corp. said Wednesday that it has agreed to pay $14.2 billion to repurchase from Apollo a 49% equity interest in the companies' joint venture at the Fab 34 chip manufacturing plant in Ireland, in a deal steered by three law firms. 

• ABA Suit Over Trump's Crackdown On Firms Moves Forward

  By Emily Sawicki

  A D.C. federal judge has ruled the American Bar Association may pursue a challenge to the Trump administration's series of executive orders targeting law firms, finding the organization plausibly alleged the orders posed a "realistic threat" to its members.

• State Privacy Enforcers Broadening Work As Resources Grow

  By Allison Grande

  Privacy regulators from California, Connecticut and two other states said Tuesday that their behind-the-scenes enforcement work will soon yield public actions that focus not only on established topics such as consumer opt-outs and transparency, but also fresh issues like harms stemming from artificial intelligence and ensuring fines are more than just "a cost of doing business."

• 'Best Judicial System In The World': Alsup Reflects On Career

  By Bonnie Eslinger

  Before taking inactive status late last year, U.S. District Judge William H. Alsup presided over historic litigation in California's Northern District for 26 years, arriving at his San Francisco chambers every weekday before dawn to prepare for the day's work.

• P&G Can't Escape Metamucil Lead Claims

  By Emily Field

  A New York federal judge on Tuesday said that The Procter & Gamble Co. must face a trimmed class action alleging that it falsely claims its Metamucil fiber supplement is healthy despite the presence of lead, finding that the claims aren't barred by federal law.