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  Judge Orders Grand Jury Docs Released In Comey Case

  By Brandon Lowrey

  A Virginia federal magistrate judge Monday ordered the disclosure of all grand jury materials related to the ind...(read more)

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  Ashurst, Perkins Coie To Form $2.7B Giant In US-UK Deal

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  The U.K.'s Ashurst LLP and U.S.-based Perkins Coie LLP said Monday that they have agreed to merge to form a new ...(read more)

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• Perkins Coie's Trump Fight Doesn't Scare Off UK Suitor

  By Chris Villani

  Perkins Coie LLP's ongoing fight with the Trump administration did not deter a proposed combination with British law firm Ashurst, signaling that the legal community is not worried about fallout from the president's suspension of the firm's security clearances.

• 3 Firms Advise On $1.1B Deal For Topgolf Majority Stake

  By Al Barbarino

  Three law firms are advising on a deal announced Tuesday that will see Leonard Green & Partners LP purchase a majority stake in the entertainment and driving range businesses of Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. at a $1.1 billion value. 

• 5 Firms Aid Paints, Coatings Biz Merger To Create $25B Giant

  By Najiyya Budaly

  AkzoNobel NV, owner of paints-maker Dulux, and Axalta Coating Systems said on Tuesday that they will combine their operations in an all-share deal to create a $25 billion coatings company in a merger of equals.

• Tyler Skaggs' Widow Blames Angels In Tearful Testimony

  By Gina Kim

  Tyler Skaggs' widow fought through sobs on the stand in a wrongful death trial Monday while describing the tremendous loss she feels from her husband's 2019 overdose, testifying that she feels angry at him and the Los Angeles Angels, who should be held accountable for their actions and inactions. 

• DHS Says Proposed Public Charge Rule To Undo 'Straitjacket'

  By Rae Ann Varona

  The Trump administration on Monday unveiled a proposed rule to broaden U.S. Department of Homeland Security officers' discretion in deeming visa or green card seekers inadmissible if they're likely to depend on government benefits, saying current regulations are overly restrictive.

• Fed's Cook Slams 'Pretextual' Mortgage Fraud Accusations

  By Lauren Berg

  Federal Reserve Board Gov. Lisa Cook on Monday hit back at federal officials' allegations she committed mortgage fraud, criticizing the "baseless" accusations as "pretextual justifications" for President Donald Trump and his allies "to investigate anyone whom they view as an obstacle to the administration's political and economic agenda."

• NetChoice Sues Virginia To Stop Social Media Limits For Kids

  By Bonnie Eslinger

  A trade group representing Facebook, X and other tech companies on Monday sued the state of Virginia over a new law that limits children's access to social media, its latest lawsuit against state government efforts to reduce online harm to minors.

• Engineer Gets 46 Months For Stealing Tech To Aid China

  By Craig Clough

  An engineer was sentenced by a California federal judge to 46 months in prison for stealing trade secrets regarding nuclear missile detection used by the government and planning to send it to the People's Republic of China, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday.

• Judge Tests DOJ Claim That TPS Decisions Can't Be Reviewed

  By Britain Eakin

  A New York federal judge Monday grilled a government attorney over the Trump administration's termination of temporary protected status for Syrians, pressing him on the outer limits of judicial review of such decisions.

• Holyoak Leaves FTC For Interim US Atty In Utah

  By Bryan Koenig

  Melissa Holyoak left the Federal Trade Commission on Monday to become Utah's interim U.S. attorney, leaving the FTC down to two commissioners, both Republicans, in the Trump administration's latest use of interim U.S. attorney appointments.

• Judge Rebukes DOJ Over Defiance In Abrego Garcia Case

  By Jared Foretek

  A Maryland federal judge on Monday blasted U.S. Department of Justice attorneys looking to send Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia, saying they were asking her to countenance testimony that Costa Rica would not accept the Salvadoran national absent "additional commitments" from the U.S., without explaining how the conclusion was reached.

• EPA, Army Corps Float Trimming Clean Water Act Powers

  By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers on Monday proposed new limits on their ability to enforce the Clean Water Act, saying prior understandings of the federal government's authority were too broad.