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  High Court Pares Down EPA's Clean Air Act Power

  By Keith Goldberg

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday restricted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's power to regulate green...(read more)

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  Jan. 6 Panel Says 'No Choice' But To Subpoena Cipollone

  By Hailey Konnath

  The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection on Wednesday subpoenaed former White House coun...(read more)

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• Court's Ruling Leaves Narrow Path For EPA's Climate Rules

  By Keith Goldberg

  The U.S. Supreme Court's interpretation of the Clean Air Act on Thursday left the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with avenues to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, but any novel legal approaches the agency takes to tackle climate change will face headwinds given the court's skepticism of broad agency power.

• Ex-Mich. Gov. Pleads 5th In Flint Trial Appearance

  By Cara Salvatore

  Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder appeared in court Thursday in a civil trial over the Flint water crisis, pleading the Fifth Amendment as he declined to answer questions about his time in office.

• Justices To Hear NC Bid To Curb Court Review Of Elections

  By Khorri Atkinson

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to entertain oral arguments by a top North Carolina Republican lawmaker seeking to curtail state judicial oversight of federal elections, a move that would give the state's GOP-led legislature significant control over election procedures, including what North Carolina's congressional map will look like.

• What GCs Want To Know About State Anti-Abortion Laws

  By Sue Reisinger

  With the status of some states' abortion laws in flux, companies and their general counsel are grappling with how to respond, especially as some lawmakers push the idea of retaliating against companies that aid abortions.

• Amazon Quota OK For Tom Brady, Judge Says In Age Suit Ax

  By Dorothy Atkins

  A California federal magistrate judge has dismissed a proposed class action claiming Amazon imposed onerous work quotas that discriminate against workers over 40, saying the allegations assume no one over 40 can meet those quotas, but "if Tom Brady worked at this Amazon warehouse, he would not be adversely impacted."

• Ex-Apple Legal Bigwig Cops To Insider Trading

  By P.J. D'Annunzio

  The former director of corporate law at Apple admitted Thursday to an insider-trading scheme that netted him hundreds of thousands of dollars, New Jersey federal prosecutors said.

• Ga. Justices Nix Ex-Fisher Phillips Atty's Murder Conviction

  By Rosie Manins

  A former Fisher Phillips partner's murder conviction and life sentence over his wife's shooting death was overturned Thursday by the Georgia Supreme Court.

• Fla. Judge Says 15-Week Abortion Ban Is Unconstitutional

  By Carolina Bolado

  A Florida judge on Thursday issued a temporary injunction blocking the implementation of a new ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, ruling that the law violates the right to privacy in the Florida Constitution.

• New York Youth Club Hits Ch. 11 Over Sex Abuse Claims

  By Vince Sullivan

  The 138-year-old Madison Square Boys & Girls Club Inc. filed for Chapter 11 protection in New York court to deal with nearly 150 claims of sexual abuse against the organization and has asked the court to suspend the bankruptcy case to allow for mediation to begin immediately.

• Apple To Face £1.5B UK Class Action Over App Store Charges

  By Richard Crump

  The U.K.'s specialist antitrust court ruled Thursday that a £1.5 billion ($1.8 billion) lawsuit accusing Apple of abusing its market dominance by charging "excessive" commissions on app sales can go ahead as a collective action.

• Justices To Mull Limits Of Fraud In NY 'Buffalo Billion' Cases

  By Frank G. Runyeon

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to consider whether private citizens who influence government decision-making can be convicted of honest-services fraud, taking up a case involving alleged bid-rigging by an aide to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the state-funded "Buffalo Billion" projects.

• Justices Reject Airline Group's Wash. Sick Leave Law Fight

  By Linda Chiem

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday declined to hear the U.S. airline industry's challenge to a Ninth Circuit ruling that cleared the way for Washington state to enforce its paid sick leave law against airlines.