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  Trump's Picks To Lead FDIC, CFTC Win Senate Approval

  By Jon Hill

  The U.S. Senate on Thursday signed off on two more of President Donald Trump's picks for top financial regulator...(read more)

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  UAW Leaders Deleted Retaliation Plot Texts, Monitor Finds

  By Dorothy Atkins

  A watchdog overseeing United Auto Workers' kickback-scandal reforms told a Michigan judge Thursday that UAW Pres...(read more)

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• More Pardon Seekers Going 'Straight To The White House'

  By Phillip Bantz

  A nonprofit's unusual plan to make a mass pardon request directly to the Trump administration highlights burgeoning optimism among white collar defendants about their chances of securing relief, and a recognition that the clearest path to clemency no longer runs through the traditional channels.

• BioMarin Inks $4.8B Amicus Buy As Patent Litigation Resolved

  By Al Barbarino

  BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. has agreed to acquire Amicus Therapeutics for $4.8 billion, in a deal bolstered by Amicus' settlement of patent litigation that secures U.S. exclusivity for its Galafold drug until 2037, the companies said Friday.

• NLRB To Get Quorum, GC As Senate Confirms Trump Picks

  By Braden Campbell

  The National Labor Relations Board is set to end 2025 with a quorum after the U.S. Senate confirmed the president's nominees to two board vacancies and the agency's open general counsel post as part of a bloc of picks for jobs across the government.

• Instacart Will Pay $60M Over FTC's Deceptive Delivery Claims

  By Lauren Berg

  Instacart has agreed to pay $60 million to resolve Federal Trade Commission claims it deceptively advertised "free delivery" on customers' first orders while charging a service fee and for not clearly disclosing the terms of its subscription membership.

• Senate Package Includes US Attorney, DC Judge Confirmations

  By Courtney Bublé

  The Senate confirmed 13 U.S. attorneys and three local judges for the District of Columbia as part of a nominations package confirmed 53-43 along party lines on Thursday.

• DC Circ. Wonders If Noncitizen Registration Is New Rule

  By Nadia Dreid

  The D.C. Circuit pushed back Thursday morning on the idea that the Trump administration created a new rule by requiring all noncitizens to register with the federal government under threat of federal prosecution, suggesting it might just be enforcing federal immigration law.

• 'Disturbing Revelations': Judge Says ICE Lied, Violated Order

  By Lauren Berg

  A New York federal judge Thursday excoriated U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the "inhumane and unlawful treatment" of an immigrant in its custody, accusing the agency of providing false information in a declaration, refusing to follow an emergency release order, and ignoring other court directives.

• Trump Order Rallies Cannabis Industry, Advocates Want More

  By Sam Reisman

  The executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Thursday, marking the most substantial shift in federal cannabis policy in over half a century, is expected to have favorable ramifications for the marijuana industry even as it falls short of decriminalizing the drug or resolving the many tensions between federal and state law.

• Top Trade Secrets Decisions Of 2025

  By Ivan Moreno

  The Ninth Circuit clarified the rules of engagement in trade secrets disputes with guidance on when confidential information must be precisely detailed during litigation, and jurors delivered a $200 million verdict against Walmart over product freshness technology. Here are Law360's picks for the biggest trade secrets decisions of 2025.

• Fed. Circ. Axes Appeal Of $8M Bond Under Idaho 'Troll' Law

  By Ryan Davis

  The Federal Circuit on Thursday dismissed an appeal by patent assertion entities challenging an $8 million bond imposed on them in an infringement case against Micron Technology, ruling that the order under an Idaho state law discouraging "bad faith" patent litigation is not an appealable final decision.

• Obstruction Or Fed. 'Overreach'? Judge's Case In Jury's Hands

  By Nate Beck

  The fate of a Wisconsin judge accused of thwarting an immigrant's arrest by ushering him into a private hallway is in a federal jury's hands, as her lawyer said she never meant to aid the man's escape while prosecutors argued she abused her authority.

• Top Product Liability Cases Of 2025

  By Emily Field

  The Fourth Circuit's decision to unravel an early landmark ruling in litigation over the opioid crisis in a suit brought by West Virginia counties against drug distributors tops Law360's list of product liability cases of the past year, as well as a loss for Tesla in a newsworthy trial over the automaker's Autopilot feature. Here's what other cases garnered attorneys' attention in 2025.