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  Justice Ginsburg Out Of Hospital Early After Possible Infection

  By Jimmy Hoover

  U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was discharged from the hospital Wednesday and is "doing well" a ...(read more)

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  Bryan Cave Lays Off Attorneys And Staff, Eases Pay Cuts

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  Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner is laying off a "very small proportion" of its workforce, including both attorneys a...(read more)

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• Top EU Court Strikes Down Popular Data Transfer Tool

  By Allison Grande

  The European Union's top court on Thursday invalidated the popular Privacy Shield tool used to transfer data across the Atlantic, but upheld the use of standard contractual clauses to legally move personal information outside the bloc. 

• Twitter Hack Targets Biden, Apple, Slew Of High-Profile Users

  By Hailey Konnath

  A major Twitter hack on Wednesday affected a myriad of high-profile users including Joe Biden, Apple, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Uber and Kanye West, all of whom tweeted about a bitcoin scam before the posts were taken down by the social media giant.

• Deutsche Bank Investors Sue Over Epstein Relationship

  By Mike LaSusa

  A group of Deutsche Bank AG investors filed a suit in New Jersey federal court Wednesday that blames the German financial giant for a stock price slide spurred by recent revelations about the bank's failure to appropriately manage its dealings with alleged bad actors such as millionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

• George Floyd's Family Sues Minneapolis, Officers Over Killing

  By Sarah Jarvis

  The trustee for George Floyd's family filed a suit in Minnesota federal court Wednesday against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin and three others involved in Floyd's May killing, alleging they violated his constitutional rights and that the city of Minneapolis has a history of unconstitutional policing practices.

• Trial Icon Susman Wasn't Done Winning, Laughing, Teaching

  By Brandon Lowrey

  The late Steve Susman was as colorful as he was imposing in the world of trial lawyers. He founded the elite litigation boutique Susman Godfrey LLP and spoke with Law360 at length a few months before his death.

• Ropes & Gray Bars TikTok From Employees' Devices

  By Kevin Penton

  Ropes & Gray LLP has asked all its employees to remove TikTok from any device they use for work, as concern grows over whether operators of the social media app are snooping through users' clipboards, a source close to the firm confirmed Wednesday.

• Trump Administration Hit With 1st Challenge To Work Visa Ban

  By Jennifer Doherty

  A group of 174 Indian nationals — including seven children — are challenging President Donald Trump's suspension of H-1B work visas and H-4 accompanying family member visas, claiming the rule contradicts the Immigration and Nationality Act and denies them equal protection.

• Accused TM Troll Hires Atty To Begin Talks With DC NFL Team

  By Zachary Zagger

  A Virginia man who has been accused of squatting on trademarks for potential new names for the Washington NFL team has hired legal representation to begin negotiations over the marks, though his attorney says he does not plan to stand in the way of the team's rebranding.

• Trump Finalizes Overhaul Of Infrastructure Enviro Reviews

  By Keith Goldberg

  The Trump administration on Wednesday finalized an overhaul of how federal agencies should conduct environmental reviews of major projects that's aimed at speeding up approvals of pipelines, roads and other infrastructure, but the move is certain to face legal challenges.

• 'Defect' Leaves The Public Out Of Molotov Attorneys' Hearing

  By Frank G. Runyeon

  A Brooklyn federal judge excluded the public from a teleconference Wednesday in a case against two attorneys accused of firebombing a vacant New York Police Department vehicle during protests, following boisterous remote arraignments in which more than 300 supporters cried out to the defendants.

• Miami Court Pulls Off Fla.'s First Jury Trial In Pandemic

  By Carolina Bolado

  The biggest question for Miami's Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court's jury trial pilot program was whether a panel could even be seated as the COVID-19 pandemic bore down. The answer turned out to be yes, with a verdict rendered Tuesday in the first jury trial in Florida since March.

• Rap Trio Migos Claims Lawyer Cheated Them Out Of Millions

  By Craig Clough

  Rap group Migos filed a lawsuit Wednesday against their longtime lawyer Damien Granderson, accusing him and his firm of stealing millions of their earnings by taking excessive fees, failing to obtain written agreements and failing to disclose a conflict of interest over his representation of their music label.