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  11th Circ. Lowers Bar For Getting ERISA Claims Into Court

  By Kellie Mejdrich

  The full Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday overturned decades-old precedent that took a strict view of when federal be...(read more)

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  High Court To Consider DOGE FOIA Dispute

  By Katie Buehler

  The U.S. Supreme Court announced Tuesday it will review the D.C. Circuit's decision to greenlight limited discov...(read more)

• Jones Day, Morgan Lewis Guide $2.1B Steris-Xodus Deal

  By Al Barbarino

  Steris PLC has agreed to acquire specialty surgical products business Xodus Medical Inc. and some affiliates for $2.1 billion, with Jones Day advising Steris and Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP representing Xodus.

• Justices Wary Of Weakening Sentencing Commentary

  By Phillip Bantz

  The U.S. Supreme Court appeared skeptical Tuesday of arguments that lower court judges should not give deference to U.S. Sentencing Commission commentary that interprets federal sentencing guidelines, with some of the justices wondering whether such a holding would open the floodgates for thousands of defendants seeking to have their sentences reconsidered.

• 2nd Circ. Revives Lidl Worker's Unpaid Waiting Time Suit

  By Benjamin Morse

  Waiting time is compensable under federal wage law when employees are required to report to work but cannot begin their duties for reasons beyond their control, the Second Circuit ruled Tuesday in reviving a Lidl grocery store worker's unpaid wage claims.

• Sotomayor Warns Gov't On Double Jeopardy In Migrant's Case

  By Britain Eakin

  U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor cautioned the government on Tuesday about charging a deported Mexican national twice for the crime of being found in the U.S. after having been removed, saying constitutional problems plagued the government's treatment of the man.

• Bumble Going Private In $1.3B Sale To Ithaca Holdings

  By Al Barbarino

  Dating app Bumble said Tuesday that it has agreed to be acquired by recently launched technology investment firm Ithaca Holdings in an all-cash deal valuing the company at $1.3 billion, with four law firms advising.

• Justices Agree To Hear Habeas Case About Circuit Splits

  By Brandon Lowrey

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider whether prisoners can appeal denials of their federal habeas corpus petitions if there is a circuit split on the issue underlying their petition, even if their home circuit has precedent against them.

• High Court Sends Back $28M Roundup Verdict After Durnell

  By Emily Field

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday remanded a case involving a $28 million award to a California man who developed non-Hodgkins lymphoma after using Monsanto's Roundup weed killer, following its recent ruling that federal law barred failure-to-warn claims over the pesticide.

• Character.AI Files Ch. 11 With $20M Sale Bid From Disney

  By Rick Archer

  Artificial intelligence entertainment platform Character Technologies has filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware with more than $50 million in debt, saying it was sunk by high operating and legal costs and plans an asset auction with a baseline $20 million bid from Disney.

• Justices Won't Eye 'Weaponized' Sanctions Of Election Attys

  By Jeff Overley

  Despite outrage among Ninth Circuit conservatives, the U.S. Supreme Court declined Tuesday to scrutinize six-figure sanctions of lawyers who challenged Arizona election protocols, leaving intact discipline designed to "send a message."

• High Court Won't Hear NYC Loft-Conversion Petition

  By Isaac Monterose

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to review a decision from New York's highest court determining that New York City fees for converting artist lofts into residential units are legally enforceable.

• Justices Won't Review Ohio's Out-Of-State Wine Sales Law

  By Matthew Perlman

  The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Tuesday to review a Sixth Circuit ruling that found Ohio's law banning the shipment of wine to consumers in the state by out-of-state retailers is unconstitutional.

• Justices To Weigh If Cooking For Terrorists Bars Asylum

  By Britain Eakin

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will review whether a Nigerian man's short stint as a cook for a terrorist group constituted "material support" that would render the already deported man ineligible for asylum.