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  Warsh Rejects Claim He'd Be Trump's 'Sock Puppet' At Fed

  By Jon Hill

  Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh sought at his Tuesday confirmation hearing to rebut Democratic accusat...(read more)

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  Trump's Labor Secretary Steps Down

  By Max Kutner

  President Donald Trump's labor secretary stepped down on Monday amid fallout from an internal investigation by t...(read more)

• BREAKING: WDTX Judge Albright Stepping Down At End Of Summer

  By Dani Kass

  U.S. District Judge Alan Albright is resigning after nearly eight years presiding over cases in the Western District of Texas, Law360 confirmed Tuesday.

• 2nd Circ. Chilly To Additional Discovery In Cigna Pension Suit

  By Kellie Mejdrich

  The Second Circuit on Tuesday seemed reluctant to restart proceedings in a long-running suit against Cigna from retirees who challenged changes to their pensions, appearing unwilling to upend a decision to turn down post-judgment discovery in the class action.

• 3 Firms Guide $1.2B Semiconductor Equipment SPAC Deal

  By Al Barbarino

  U.S.-based semiconductor materials company Forge Nano said Tuesday it has agreed to combine with blank check company Archimedes Tech SPAC Partners II Co. in a deal that values Forge Nano at $1.2 billion.

• Mass. Judge Freezes Trump Admin's Anti-Wind, Solar Orders

  By Carolyn Muyskens

  A Massachusetts federal judge paused a suite of federal agency actions that renewable energy trade groups say have restricted wind and solar permitting, determining on Tuesday that the government did not adequately explain its actions and acted contrary to federal law.

• Weinstein Recasts 'Rape' As 'Regret' In 3rd NY Trial Openings

  By Frank G. Runyeon

  Harvey Weinstein's attorney told a Manhattan jury Tuesday that the film producer had a genuine on-and-off relationship with a woman who chose to "change the narrative" from consensual sex to rape after he faced a flurry of assault accusations in 2017.

• NY AG Sues Coinbase, Gemini Over Event Contract 'Gambling'

  By Aislinn Keely

  New York Attorney General Letitia James accused Coinbase and Gemini on Tuesday of "illegally running gambling operations" in the state through their prediction market offerings in twin suits that join a mounting pile of litigation between state gambling regulators and prediction market platforms.

• 9th Circ. Backs NLRB In Cemex Without Ruling On New Test

  By Tim Ryan

  The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday upheld a National Labor Relations Board order requiring a Cemex unit to bargain with the Teamsters but declined to weigh in on the viability of the new bargaining order standard the board used the case to announce.

• Calif. AG Says Amazon Pressured Major Brands To Fix Prices

  By Lauren Berg

  Amazon bullied major brands like Levi Strauss & Co. and Hanesbrands Inc. to pressure Walmart, Target Corp. and other competing retailers to increase their prices on certain products to match Amazon's prices and ensure it can maintain its profit margins, according to new details unsealed Monday in California's price-fixing suit against the e-commerce giant.

• Pa. Court Strikes Down Ban On Medicaid-Paid Abortions

  By Gianna Ferrarin

  A divided Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court struck down a ban on Medicaid funding for abortions, declaring Monday that the ban violates a fundamental right to reproductive autonomy under the state's constitution and illegally discriminates on the basis of sex.

• 'Kind Of Lawyering We Don't Like': Judge Rips Quinn Emanuel

  By Bonnie Eslinger

  Guardant Health Inc. urged a California federal judge on Monday to make Quinn Emanuel pay nearly $1.3 million on top of $3 million in sanctions already imposed over misrepresentations lawyers made representing its rival Natera Inc., prompting the judge to criticize Quinn Emanuel lawyers for making distinctions so fine they veer into misrepresentation.

• Gov't Hopes Court Rescues FCC Fines. Here's What Amici Say

  By Christopher Cole

  A rare U.S. Supreme Court showdown between the Big Three wireless carriers and their regulator takes place Tuesday, when the justices will put the Federal Communications Commission's authority to issue fines under a microscope.

• Kash Patel Sues Atlantic For $250M Over 'Fabricated' Report

  By Jared Foretek

  FBI Director Kash Patel sued The Atlantic magazine for $250 million in damages Monday, claiming a recent report about his alleged drinking and absences from work was "fabricated" and designed to "drive him from office."