Top Stories

• 

  Trump Announces Judicial Noms For 5th Circ., NC

  By Courtney Bublé

  President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he's nominating Todd Butler, a managing partner at Phelps Dunbar ...(read more)

• 

  Visa, Mastercard Get ATM Fee Antitrust Case Tossed

  By Lauren Berg

  A Washington, D.C., federal judge handed a win to Visa and Mastercard on Wednesday, dismissing a long-running cl...(read more)

• Aya Health Tells 9th Circ. It Needn't Seek Suits Against Itself

  By Dorothy Atkins

  Aya Healthcare urged the Ninth Circuit on Thursday to undo an order pausing its wage-and-hour arbitration bid, arguing that requiring the travel nursing agency to first notify 400,000 workers of the collective action before deciding whether arbitration is appropriate violates the Federal Arbitration Act and essentially forces Aya to solicit lawsuits against itself.

• Calif. Judge Vacates Trump's $100K H-1B Fee Policies

  By Britain Eakin

  A California federal judge has vacated the implementing policies underlying President Donald Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee, saying the federal agencies charged with implementing the fee ran afoul of rulemaking procedures required by the Administrative Procedure Act.

• Bill Withers' Estate Sues Capitol, UMG Over Olivia Dean Song

  By Gina Kim

  Capitol Records, Universal Music Group, Sony and others were sued Thursday in California federal court by the late R&B and soul singer Bill Withers' music publisher, which accused them of infringing the melody of his song "Just the Two of Us" for Olivia Dean's song "I've Seen It."

• Exit Interview: SEC's Hester Peirce On Crypto, Clarity And AI

  By Jessica Corso

  Outgoing U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissioner Hester Peirce doesn't mind being referred to as "Crypto Mom" for her work championing the industry, but she thinks investors should know: "The government is never your mom."

• High Court Will Hear Kentucky Religious Land Use Case

  By Isaac Monterose

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday partially granted a review petition filed by a Roman Catholic nonprofit that's embroiled in a legal dispute with two Kentucky neighbors who don't want the nonprofit to build a Virgin Mary shrine on land that's next to the organization's church.

• Meta Beats Calif. Drivers' DMV Data Collection Suit

  By Mike Curley

  A California federal judge has thrown out a proposed class action alleging Meta Platforms Inc. illegally obtained information from the state's Department of Motor Vehicles through its Pixel software, saying the plaintiffs leading the complaint haven't shown that Meta got any personal or embarrassing information.

• Ambiguous Bond Terms Net FDIC Win In SVB Coverage Fight

  By Danielle Ferguson

  Two insurers must provide coverage to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., as receiver for Silicon Valley Bank, for the bank's claim for losses from a $73 million fraud scheme, a North Carolina federal judge ruled, finding ambiguity in bond contract language tipped the scales in the insured's favor.

• Justices To Review Ex-Spouse Military Pay Suit

  By Madeline Lyskawa

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to review a woman's attempt to enforce a divorce settlement under which she said she was entitled to a share of her ex-husband's military retirement pay, even if he waived it to receive disability benefits.

• Blackburn Holds Up White House's Tenn. Judge Pick

  By Courtney Bublé

  The White House is standing by its nominee for a judgeship on the Eastern District of Tennessee amid a holdup from Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., a White House official confirmed to Law360 on Thursday.

• Judge Reinstates Rogoff As Seattle US Atty After Trump Firing

  By Rachel Riley

  A Washington federal judge issued an order from the bench on Thursday reinstating Roger Rogoff as U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington, finding that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority when he fired him in July.

• Family Of Renée Good Sues Feds Over Fatal ICE Shooting

  By Britain Eakin

  The family of Renée Good, who was killed in January when an immigration officer fired gunshots into her car earlier this year, sued the United States on Thursday, along with the officer and other federal officials involved in the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.

• DOJ Outlines New Corporate Fraud Enforcement Priorities

  By Phillip Bantz

  Federal prosecutors "must place great weight" on a new list of factors when considering potential charges in corporate fraud cases, including whether the matters involve government programs, threats to national security or immigration offenses, according to a memo released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Justice.