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  Halligan Says Grand Jury Never Saw Final Comey Indictment

  By Jared Foretek

  U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan acknowledged Wednesday that the full grand jury in the James Comey case never saw...(read more)

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  Pfizer To Pay $41.5M To Settle Adulterated ADHD Drug Claims

  By Spencer Brewer

  Pfizer Inc. and Tris Pharma Inc. agreed Wednesday to cough up $41.5 million to settle claims brought by Texas th...(read more)

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• 29 AGs Want Social Media Addiction Fight Decided In 1 Trial

  By Dorothy Atkins

  A coalition of 29 state attorneys general Wednesday urged a California federal judge presiding over social-media addiction multidistrict litigation to consolidate state law claims into a single jury trial, while Meta's counsel argued that there's no case law precedent for such a single trial and it would be prejudicial.

• Dissent Accuses Redistrict Ruling Of 'Judicial Misbehavior'

  By Spencer Brewer

  A Fifth Circuit judge denounced the judge who penned a federal court order blocking Texas' newly redrawn congressional map, saying in a Wednesday opinion the order blocking the redistricting amounts to the "most blatant exercise of judicial activism" he had ever seen.

• Charlie Javice's Redo Bid Says Clerks Had Davis Polk Conflict

  By Lauren Berg

  Charlie Javice, who faces a seven-year sentence for conning JPMorgan Chase & Co. into buying her college financial aid startup Frank, asked a Manhattan federal judge Wednesday for a new trial, arguing that two clerks who worked on the trial had accepted jobs with the bank's firm Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.

• Anthropic Judge Says Deal Notices Downplay Opt-Out Avenue

  By Elliot Weld

  A California federal judge has ordered changes to the notice emails being sent to members of a class of writers who secured a $1.5 billion settlement of copyright infringement claims against artificial intelligence firm Anthropic, saying the current wording does not give "equal dignity" to the option of opting out of the settlement versus filing a claim.

• Mich. Judge Questions AG's Role In Roku Privacy Suit

  By Danielle Ferguson

  A Michigan federal judge on Wednesday questioned the state attorney general's authority to pursue privacy violation claims against Roku Inc. on behalf of residents and children, saying that such allegations can also be brought as a private class action.

• Fla. Congresswoman Accused Of Stealing $5M In FEMA Funds

  By David Minsky

  A Florida congresswoman was indicted on charges that she stole $5 million in COVID-19 disaster relief funds through her family-run healthcare business and used the money to fund her 2021 campaign, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday. 

• Justices Told Presidential Firing Limits Is An 'Originalist' Idea

  By Katie Buehler

  A bipartisan collection of current and former government officials has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a 90-year-old ruling that empowers Congress to prohibit the president from firing certain agency officials at will, claiming the precedent has roots that date back to the country's founding and reflects key separation of powers principles.

• DC Judge Revives Contempt Probe Of Alien Enemy Removals

  By Britain Eakin

  U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said Wednesday he would quickly move forward with a renewed contempt probe into whether the Trump administration defied his order barring removals of suspected Venezuelan gang members under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act.

• Nestle Asks 9th Circ. To Nix False Ad Class In Child Labor Suit

  By Bonnie Eslinger

  Nestle urged the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday to reverse certification of a class of millions of consumers who purchased chocolate labeled "sustainably sourced," saying claims the chocolate is produced through child labor and deforestation are untrue and the question of whether consumers purchased due to the labeling is highly individualized.

• NY Judge Halts DHS' Protected Status Termination For Syrians

  By Britain Eakin

  A New York federal judge on Wednesday expressed disbelief that the Trump administration adequately considered local conditions when ending Temporary Protected Status for those facing danger in their home countries, staying the decision to end the program for Syrians.

• Trump Admin Proposes Weakening ESA Protections

  By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez

  The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed four rules that would significantly weaken Endangered Species Act protections for plants and animals, drawing immediate condemnation from environmental and conservation groups.

• Crypto Exchange Kraken Files Confidential IPO Plans

  By Aislinn Keely

  Crypto exchange Kraken said Wednesday that it has confidentially filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering, hot off an $800 million funding round.