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  Justices Question Scope Of ISP Liability In $1B Piracy Case

  By Ivan Moreno

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  3rd Circ. Says Habba Barred From Serving As Acting US Atty

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• Meta Can't Block 'Disgruntled' Researcher's Depo Responses

  By Bonnie Eslinger

  A California federal judge overseeing discovery in litigation against social media giants over their impact on youth mental health rejected Meta's bid Monday to block a "disgruntled" former researcher from sharing information it deems attorney-client privileged in an upcoming deposition.

• Bayer Gets SG's Support In Supreme Court Roundup Appeal

  By Hailey Konnath

  U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer on Monday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a $1.2 million jury award for a man who claimed that Monsanto's Roundup weed killer caused his cancer, according to a brief filed in response to the justices' request that the government weigh in.

• Teams Have Had To Fold Under NASCAR Monopoly, Jury Hears

  By Hayley Fowler

  NASCAR teams are so unprofitable under the current contract system that most have shuttered in the decade since its inception, driver and team owner Denny Hamlin told a North Carolina federal jury Monday on the first day of a highly anticipated antitrust trial against the private stock car racing organization.

• DC Circ. Wonders If SEC Arbitration Decision Was Too Brief

  By Nadia Dreid

  At least one judge on the D.C. Circuit wondered Monday whether the SEC presented too "bare bones" of an opinion when rejecting a petition to amend three long-running arbitration rules adopted by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

• Ex-Immigration Judge Accuses DOJ Of Political Retaliation

  By Dorothy Atkins

  A former Ohio immigration judge sued the U.S. Department of Justice in D.C. federal court Monday, alleging she was discriminated against and unconstitutionally fired for her liberal political beliefs while slamming the Trump administration's recent "unprecedented assault" against longstanding civil service laws that protect millions of federal employees.

• Justices Probe Limits Of Deference In Asylum Cases

  By Britain Eakin

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday grappled with when courts can review the Board of Immigration Appeals' persecution findings, showing little appetite for allowing courts to routinely second-guess agency expertise while expressing concern that the government was advocating for too much deference.

• Chancery OKs $9.4M Deal To End Sears Take-Private Suit

  By Jeff Montgomery

  Terming it a settlement that is "easy to approve," a Delaware vice chancellor on Monday OK'd a $9.37 million deal to end a suit contesting investor payouts after a take-private deal for Sears Hometown and Outlet stores in 2019.

• Fed. Circ. Holds IPR Estoppel Doesn't Bind Patent Office

  By Dani Kass

  A Patent Trial and Appeal Board trial has no bearing on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's ability to separately reevaluate the validity of a patent, the Federal Circuit ruled on Monday.

• Mangione Murder Evidence Tested In NY Hearing

  By Frank G. Runyeon

  New York prosecutors Monday previewed evidence in the state murder case against Luigi Mangione as his attorneys seek to exclude both his early statements to police and the contents of his backpack — including a gun, a silencer and a notebook.

• 11th Circ. Will Rehear Challenge To Fla.'s Anti-Drag Law

  By Carolina Bolado

  The full Eleventh Circuit will rehear the state of Florida's challenge to an injunction against enforcing a statute targeting drag shows that bars minors from "adult live performances," the court said Monday.

• Starbucks To Pay $39M In NYC's Fair Workweek Law Probe

  By Irene Spezzamonte

  Starbucks has agreed to shell out nearly $39 million following a New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection probe that found the coffee chain had violated the city's Fair Workweek Law, the department and Mayor Eric Adams announced on Monday.

• Trump Tariff Refund Rights Should Be Preserved, Costco Says

  By Dylan Moroses

  The federal government should have to refund President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs paid by Costco Wholesale Corp., the company told the U.S. Court of International Trade.