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  Full DC Circ. Blocks EPA From Freezing Grants

  By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez

  The D.C. Circuit on Wednesday reversed an order issued by a panel of its own judges and reinstated a federal dis...(read more)

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  Warner Bros. Board Rejects 'Inferior' Paramount Bid

  By Al Barbarino

  Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. said Wednesday that its board has determined Paramount Skydance Corp.'s $108.4 billi...(read more)

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• 5th Circ. Finds 'Truffle,' Reverses Samsung Battery Suit

  By Jonathan Capriel

  A Seventh Circuit opinion has convinced the Fifth Circuit to reverse its decision forcing Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. to face a lawsuit over burn injuries a man suffered when one of the company's batteries exploded in his pocket, suggesting the company didn't do a great job making its case the first time around.

• Justices Asked To Hear $50M Zimbabwe Immunity Feud

  By Caroline Simson

  Two Mauritian mining companies are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve whether countries that agree to arbitrate an international dispute are also waiving their right to assert sovereign immunity in subsequent litigation to recognize a foreign judgment confirming an arbitral award.

• DC Circ. Grants En Banc Hearing On CFPB Layoff Plan

  By Jared Foretek

  Additional D.C. Circuit judges will get to weigh in on the Trump administration's bid to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau through mass layoffs, after the appeals court granted the agency's employees' union an en banc rehearing on a lower court's injunction stopping the firings.

• Halt Of Alien Enemies Contempt Probe To Test Judicial Power

  By Britain Eakin

  The D.C. Circuit's second halt of U.S. District Judge James Boasberg's contempt inquiry into the Trump administration's Alien Enemies Act deportations has set up a high-stakes fight over how far judges can go when the executive branch defies their orders.

• EFF Loses Fed. Circ. Appeal Over Patent Case Intervention

  By Adam Lidgett

  The Federal Circuit on Wednesday tossed the Electronic Frontier Foundation's challenge to a Texas federal court's denial of its bid to intervene in a now-settled patent dispute between Entropic and Charter Communications, agreeing the digital rights nonprofit waited too long.

• Coursera, Udemy Merging Into $2.5B Online Education Co.

  By Al Barbarino

  Online education company Coursera said Wednesday it has agreed to buy rival Udemy in an all-stock deal valuing the combined company at about $2.5 billion, as the firms look to scale their platforms amid rising demand for job-ready skills driven by artificial intelligence.

• Doctors Not Harmed By CDC's Vaccine Guidance, Feds Say

  By Carolyn Muyskens

  The federal government argued Wednesday that doctors lack standing to challenge the overhaul of a key federal vaccine committee that has since downgraded the COVID-19 shot, saying healthcare providers haven't been harmed by the policy shifts.

• Circuit-By-Circuit Guide To 2025's Most Memorable Moments

  By Jeff Overley

  Federal circuit courts in 2025 strained under a crush of Trump administration lawsuits, as judges directed animated language at litigants and even their fellow judges. And while the president only added a handful of appellate jurists, they had outsize impacts on circuit benches as they joined the cadre of conservatives seated in his first term.

• Air Taxi Co. Settles SPAC Merger Price Suit For $17.75M

  By Jeff Montgomery

  Stockholders of former air transport venture Blade Air Mobility Inc. have agreed to settle for $17.75 million a Delaware Chancery Court stockholder derivative suit accusing an officer and controlling investors of breaching their fiduciary duties in a take-public deal via a special purpose acquisition company.

• After Questioning Judge Nominee, Sen. Kennedy Wants More

  By Courtney Bublé

  Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., on Wednesday pressed a judicial nominee for Indiana on statements he's made as an ordained elder on sexuality and marriage.

• Adderall Telehealth Startup Indicted After CEO's Conviction

  By Mark Payne

  A San Francisco grand jury has indicted California telehealth startup Done Global, alleging it had a role in a healthcare fraud conspiracy that involved submitting false claims to government health programs and distributing $100 million in Adderall and other drugs through subscription services, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. 

• 2 Defendants In Landmark NY Corruption Case Ink Plea Deals

  By Phillip Bantz

  New York federal prosecutors have reached plea agreements with two criminal defendants involved in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that narrowed the scope of public corruption prosecutions, according to court filings Wednesday.