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  Trump Announces Trade Deal With Vietnam

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• Calif. Man Charged In Plot To Murder Fed. Judge, Senator

  By Lauren Berg

  A California man allegedly belonging to an online-based terrorist group is accused of soliciting the murders of a federal judge, a U.S. senator, a former U.S. attorney and other officials the organization deemed to be obstructing their white supremacist aims, according to a federal indictment unsealed Wednesday.

• Trump Asks Justices To Pause CPSC Members' Reinstatement

  By Lauren Berg

  The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday to stay a Maryland federal court's ruling that the president's removal of three U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission members was unlawful, while the commissioners argue they should be allowed to continue serving through the government's appeal.

• Genentech's $122M IP Fight Against Biogen In Jury's Hands

  By Bonnie Eslinger

  Genentech Inc. wrapped a California federal trial Wednesday over claims that Biogen MA Inc. wrongly withheld $122 million in royalties for supplies of Biogen's multiple sclerosis drug, reminding jurors that Biogen's own internal projections showed it owing royalty payments in the years after the main patent expired in December 2018.

• 2nd Circ. Affirms NY Court Can't Nix Swiss Arbitration Loss

  By Caroline Simson

  The Second Circuit on Wednesday affirmed that an arbitral award issued by a Swiss tribunal to a Singapore company in a dispute over a medical imaging joint venture cannot be vacated in New York, concluding in a published opinion that the court lacks the power to do so.

• Amazon Judge Presses FTC On Bid For 'Bad Faith' Finding

  By Rachel Riley

  As the Federal Trade Commission insisted Wednesday that Amazon should be punished with a bad faith finding for mislabeling documents as privileged in a case over the company's Prime subscription practices, a Washington federal judge questioned why the agency wasn't "made whole" when the court granted its sanctions bid.

• Dr. Phil Media Biz Hits Ch. 11, Sues Joint Venture Partner

  By Emily Lever

  A media company founded and partially controlled by the television personality known as Dr. Phil filed for Chapter 11 protection in Texas bankruptcy court Wednesday, disclosing more than $100 million in liabilities and alleging it became insolvent due to the actions of another firm that jointly owns the business.

• SEC Staff Shares Disclosure Guidance For Crypto ETPs

  By Aislinn Keely

  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff is providing more insight on its expectations around disclosures for novel crypto exchange-traded products, urging issuers to share risks specific to the product and use plain language over technical jargon to explain the business.

• Trump Announces 1st And 9th Circ. Nominees

  By Courtney Bublé

  President Donald Trump announced nominations for judges on the First and Ninth circuit courts on Wednesday evening.

• Atkins Says SEC Is Taking A Fresh Look At SPAC Regulations

  By Tom Zanki

  U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins said Wednesday that regulators are reviewing recently beefed-up rules governing special-purpose acquisition companies as part of a broader policy of increasing public listings.

• FCC To Vote On More 'Delete' Docket Regs This Month

  By Christopher Cole

  The Federal Communications Commission plans to vote this month on a proposal to remove outmoded regulations from its books that would advance FCC Chair Brendan Carr's "Delete, Delete, Delete" proceeding to cut down on what he considers burdensome agency rules.

• Jay-Z Loses Defamation And Extortion Suit Against Buzbee

  By Lynn LaRowe

  A state court judge in California has granted Texas attorney Tony Buzbee's request to toss claims of defamation and extortion brought by Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter over sexual abuse allegations connected to Sean "Diddy" Combs, finding that the state's free speech statute requires dismissal.

• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term

  By Jeff Overley

  After justices and oral advocates spent much of an argument pummeling a lower court's writing talents, one attorney suggested it might be time to move on — only to be told the drubbing had barely begun. Here, Law360 showcases the standout jests and wisecracks from the 2024-25 U.S. Supreme Court term.