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  3 Firms Advise On $9B CoreWeave Deal For Core Scientific

  By Al Barbarino

  Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP are advising CoreWeave on a new agreement to acquire Wachtell...(read more)

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  The Moments That Shaped The Universal Injunction Case

  By Cara Bayles and Steven Trader

  The U.S. Supreme Court voted along ideological lines when it hindered the ability of federal district court judg...(read more)

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• Planned Parenthood Wants 'Catastrophic' Defunding Blocked

  By Hailey Konnath

  Planned Parenthood on Monday asked a Massachusetts federal court to block the Trump administration's plans to prohibit health centers associated with it from receiving Medicaid reimbursements, saying that the consequences of the "defund" would be "catastrophic."

• Fed. Circ. Ponders If PTAB Developments Save 'Veto' Rule Suit

  By Theresa Schliep

  A Federal Circuit judge wondered Monday if developments concerning the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director's discretionary denial process could breathe new life into advocacy groups' fight for a "veto" for small business patent owners defending themselves at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. 

• As New Era Dawns For College Athletes, Repairs Still Needed

  By David Steele

  As far back as late 2023, when a broad cross-section of former college athletes was certified as a class to sue the NCAA for unpaid name, image and likeness compensation, all parties involved have known that the eventual settlement of its claims would repair just one specific broken part of the college sports ecosystem. With the $2.78 billion settlement designed to provide money to past, present and future athletes going into effect on Tuesday, legal experts still wonder how and when enough will be done to set right the scales that went unbalanced for decades.

• Calif. Fails To Pause 23andMe's Sale During Appeal

  By Emlyn Cameron

  A Missouri bankruptcy judge on Monday refused California's request that genetic testing company 23andMe Holding Co.'s $305 million Chapter 11 sale be tabled while the Golden State seeks an appeal.

• Split 5th Circ. Upholds Block Of Texas' Migrant Arrest Law

  By Madeline Lyskawa

  A split Fifth Circuit panel left intact a district court order blocking the enforcement of a Texas law that allows state officials to arrest people suspected of crossing the border unlawfully and empowers local judges to order their removal.

• Royal Gold To Acquire Sandstorm, Horizon Copper For $3.7B

  By Al Barbarino

  Royal Gold Inc. has agreed to acquire Sandstorm Gold Ltd. in an all-share transaction valued at approximately $3.5 billion and Horizon Copper Corp. in an all-cash deal worth about $196 million, the companies announced Monday.

• Apple Appeals 'Unprecedented' €500M EU Digital Markets Fine

  By Eddie Beaver

  Apple Inc. launched an appeal on Monday to the European Commission's €500 million ($586 million) fine over anticompetitive behavior on its App Store that allegedly breached the European Union's Digital Markets Act.

• Feds Cite National Security As Trial Over Student Visas Begins

  By Julie Manganis

  A Trump administration lawyer told a Massachusetts federal judge Monday that the government's decision to revoke the visas of hundreds of college students and faculty over their pro-Palestinian speech was not viewpoint discrimination but a response to what it contends are threats to national security.

• Gift Wrap Manufacturer Can Tap $25M Post-Bankruptcy Money

  By Hilary Russ

  IG Design Group Americas Inc., one of the world's biggest manufacturers of gift wrap, won court approval Monday to tap $25 million of new money to finance its bankruptcy case as it pursues a sale of some assets, after the company filed for Chapter 11 protection last week in the face of sagging business, U.S. tariffs and the loss of Joann Inc., a major customer.

• Stewart Drops Mixed Bag Of Discretionary Denial Rulings

  By Dani Kass

  Acting U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Coke Morgan Stewart has released 24 more discretionary denial decisions, more than half of which she cleared challenges to move forward through the Patent Trial and Appeal Board process.

• Genentech's $122M MS Drug Royalties Case Ends In Mistrial

  By Bonnie Eslinger

  A California federal judge declared a mistrial Thursday after jurors reached an impasse in Genentech Inc.'s $122 million breach of contract case over patent royalties from sales of Biogen MA Inc.'s multiple sclerosis medicine, telling the parties she's open to Genentech's suggestion that they forgo a jury for the retrial.

• FCC Aims To Advance Fast-Track Process For Removing Regs

  By Christopher Cole

  The Federal Communications Commission plans to vote this month on whether to employ a fast-track procedure to remove regulations that are deemed obsolete without having to go through the typical process of first issuing a public notice and soliciting comment.