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  SEC Strikes Deal With SolarWinds In Data Breach Case

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  SolarWinds Corp. is on the cusp of resolving the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's novel case alleging t...(read more)

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  Google Hit With $314M Verdict In Android Data Use Suit

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• BREAKING: Trump Announces 1st And 9th Circuit Nominees

  By Courtney Bublé

  President Donald Trump announced nominations for judges on the First and Ninth Circuit courts on Wednesday evening.

• Atkins Says SEC Is Taking A Fresh Look At SPAC Regulations

  By Tom Zanki

  U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins said Wednesday that regulators are reviewing recently beefed-up rules governing special-purpose acquisition companies as part of a broader policy of increasing public listings.

• FCC To Vote On More 'Delete' Docket Regs This Month

  By Christopher Cole

  The Federal Communications Commission plans to vote this month on a proposal to remove outmoded regulations from its books that would advance FCC Chair Brendan Carr's "Delete, Delete, Delete" proceeding to cut down on what he considers burdensome agency rules.

• Jay-Z Loses Defamation And Extortion Suit Against Buzbee

  By Lynn LaRowe

  A state court judge in California has granted Texas attorney Tony Buzbee's request to toss claims of defamation and extortion brought by Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter over sexual abuse allegations connected to Sean "Diddy" Combs, finding that the state's free speech statute requires dismissal.

• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term

  By Jeff Overley

  After justices and oral advocates spent much of an argument pummeling a lower court's writing talents, one attorney suggested it might be time to move on — only to be told the drubbing had barely begun. Here, Law360 showcases the standout jests and wisecracks from the 2024-25 U.S. Supreme Court term.

• Fresno Catholic Diocese Files Ch. 11 To Deal With Abuse Suits

  By Emily Lever

  The Catholic Diocese of Fresno, California, has filed for Chapter 11 protection with $79 million of liabilities, facing more than 150 lawsuits over clergy sexual abuse.

• Canned Food Group Del Monte Hits Ch. 11 With $1.2B Debt

  By Clara Geoghegan

  Packaged foods giant Del Monte is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New Jersey with plans for a sale after a liability management transaction last year failed to sufficiently reduce borrowing costs from its $1.23 billion of secured debt.

• Wisconsin High Court Narrowly Blocks 1849 Abortion Ban

  By Dan McKay

  The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday narrowly struck down an 1849 statute criminalizing abortion, finding that the law has been effectively replaced by more modern legislation regulating the procedure.

• Combs Cleared Of Most Serious Charges

  By Pete Brush

  A Manhattan federal jury on Wednesday convicted Sean "Diddy" Combs of transporting two former girlfriends for prostitution, but cleared the hip-hop mogul on prosecutors' top racketeering and sex-trafficking charges that could have sent him to prison for decades.

• Yale Law's 1st Woman Dean To Leave Post 2 Years Early

  By Hailey Konnath

  Yale Law School Dean Heather Gerken, the first woman named to the position, is leaving Yale to lead the Ford Foundation two years before her term was set to expire, according to a recent announcement.

• DC Circ. OKs Trump Firing Of Privacy Board Dems, For Now

  By Rae Ann Varona

  The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday halted a lower court's order that blocked the Trump administration from firing two Democratic members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, suggesting in a per curiam order that members of the oversight board lacked adjudicatory functions that could shield them from termination.

• 5 Federal Circuit Clashes To Watch In July

  By Ryan Davis

  The Federal Circuit's argument calendar this month includes Apple's bid to undo a ruling that caused a blood oxygen monitor feature to be pulled from the Apple Watch, and a challenge by Sonos to a decision that torpedoed its $32.5 million speaker patent verdict against Google.