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  Sotomayor Apologizes For 'Hurtful' Comments About Kavanaugh

  By Katie Buehler

  U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor publicly apologized Wednesday for comments she made at a University o...(read more)

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  Jury Finds Live Nation Monopolized Concert Ticketing

  By Stewart Bishop

  Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary harmed competition in the live entertainment sector by willfully mon...(read more)

• DraftKings Hacker Gets 30 Mos. After New Online Misconduct

  By Pete Brush

  A Manhattan federal judge handed down a 30-month prison sentence Thursday to a Tennessee e-commerce entrepreneur who admitted to scheming to hack accounts on the DraftKings sports betting site, citing his alleged criminal misconduct after pleading guilty.

• Feds Can't Block Hawaii's Suit Against Oil, Gas Companies

  By Mike Curley

  A Hawaii federal judge has dismissed with prejudice a suit from the U.S. government aiming to block the state from suing oil and gas companies on climate change-related claims, finding the government's complaint fails to establish any of the elements of standing.

• Food Apps' NYC Data Win Seems 'Weird' To 2nd Circ. Judges

  By Jeff Overley

  Does the First Amendment allow Uber Eats to keep your Chick-fil-A order a secret? At the Second Circuit on Wednesday, the fate of a New York City law aimed at reducing restaurant reliance on food delivery apps appeared to hinge heavily on that curious question.

• 'A Bunch Of Games': MDL Judge Irked By Meta, AGs Sparring

  By Dorothy Atkins

  A California federal judge appeared skeptical Wednesday of Meta Platforms Inc.'s request for a summary judgment win over claims by state attorneys general in multidistrict social media addiction litigation, saying repeatedly that many disputes should be resolved at trial and panning some arguments by both sides as "a bunch of games."

• NY Appeals Panel Doubts NYC's Climate Suit Can Be Revived

  By Frank G. Runyeon

  New York state appeals judges voiced skepticism Wednesday of New York City's bid to revive its lawsuit against major energy companies for "greenwashing" their gasoline products, highlighting the lack of alleged false claims and questioning whether they were even misleading.

• NC Passenger Tells Jury Of 'Disgusting' Uber Driver Assault

  By Hayley Fowler

  A North Carolina woman recounted for a federal jury on Wednesday how an Uber driver sexually assaulted her in 2019, rebuffing the ride-hailing giant's suggestion that the incident never occurred and describing how she felt "grossed out," "horrified" and "terrified."

• 'Law, Not Liturgy'?: 9th Circ. Split Over Faith Bias COVID Suit

  By Lauren Berg

  Eight judges dissented Wednesday from the denial of an en banc Ninth Circuit rehearing of a panel's decision not to revive a Christian hospital worker's religious bias lawsuit alleging she was fired for refusing COVID-19 nasal testing, with one dissenting judge saying "courts are unwelcome guests" when deciding the veracity of an individual's belief.

• Mexican Businessman Cleared In Texas Pemex Bribes Case

  By Bonnie Eslinger

  A Texas federal judge has acquitted a Mexican businessman living in the U.S. whom a jury convicted of bribing foreign officials to secure business from Mexico's state-owned oil company, saying prosecutors didn't provide the translators who interpreted evidence at trial for cross-examination.

• Cvent Investors Reach $12M Deal To End Take-Private Suit

  By Katryna Perera

  Stockholders of cloud-based event management technology provider Cvent Holding Corp. have reached a $12 million settlement with the company, its top brass and its controlling shareholder over claims that they breached their fiduciary duties in connection with the company's $4.6 billion take-private sale to affiliates of Blackstone Inc.

• Shell, Enviro Group Ordered To 'Actually Speak For 4 Hours'

  By Dorothy Atkins

  An apparently frustrated Connecticut federal judge on Wednesday ordered Shell and an environmental advocacy group to try to resolve remaining disputes in Clean Water Act litigation before they appear before him again, ruling that counsel "must actually speak for four hours," and "time spent composing e-mails, even lengthy ones" doesn't count.

• Chair Says FTC Shouldn't Be 'All-Purpose AI Regulator'

  By Bryan Koenig

  Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson told lawmakers Wednesday that the agency is committed to using its existing authorities to protect Americans from deceptive artificial intelligence claims and AI-facilitated fraud, while arguing the FTC shouldn't serve as an overarching regulator for the technology.

• DOJ Atty Slapped With $250 Sanction For Missed Deadlines

  By Tom Lotshaw

  A California federal judge hit a U.S. Department of Justice attorney with a $250 sanction for repeatedly missing deadlines in a noncitizen's habeas corpus case, rejecting his assertions that his need to juggle tasks under a 300-plus caseload should excuse him.