US Gives Green Light For Venezuela Oil Sales

By Caroline Simson

The Trump administration on Thursday authorized U.S. companies to conduct activities needed to export, refine and sell Venezuelan oil, provided any related contracts are governed by U.S. law, disputes are resolved in the United States and payments to sanctioned entities are made into designated U.S. Treasury accounts.

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US Gymnast's Bronze Medal Case Revived By Swiss Court

By Caroline Simson

Switzerland's highest court has vacated an arbitral award stripping U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles of her Olympic bronze medal during the 2024 Summer Games in Paris, saying footage from a documentary crew that was not considered by the arbitrators has provided enough evidence to revive her case.

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Defunct Energy Co. Challenges Indian Oil Corp.'s $9.2M Award

By Joyce Hanson

A defunct energy trading company has asked a New York federal judge to toss Indian Oil Corp.'s bid to confirm and enforce a $9.2 million arbitral award, arguing that the state-owned refiner never properly served the petition.

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Crypto Investor Says Cos. Can't Intervene In $40M Award Fight

By Sydney Price

A cryptocurrency investor urged a Delaware federal court to stop two companies from joining an effort to vacate his $40 million arbitral award over an alleged bitcoin scheme, saying the companies' interests are already protected by involved parties.

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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards

Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2026 editorial advisory boards.

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Playing Tennis Makes Me A Better Lawyer

An instinct to turn pain into purpose meant frequent trips to the tennis court, where learning to move ahead one point at a time was a lesson that also applied to the steep learning curve of patent prosecution law, says Daniel Henry at Marshall Gerstein.

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From TikTok To The Courtroom, The Rise Of Lawfluencers

By Chris Villani

A growing group of legal influencers with huge followings say social media use is helping them expand their practices along with their brands and offering marketing lessons that even BigLaw can learn from.

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Ex-Worker Says Goldstein Offered Crypto, Gifts As IRS Probed

By Jared Foretek

A former employee at Thomas Goldstein's law firm who resigned after the Internal Revenue Service began investigating the firm said that the SCOTUSblog founder suddenly began offering her bitcoin, payment from case settlements and potential student loan relief after federal agents visited the office.

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Clemency Favors White Collar Offenders, New Study Shows

By Phillip Bantz

White collar criminal defendants are more likely than other types of offenders to receive presidential pardons, especially under the Trump administration, a new analysis of clemency actions shows, raising concerns about a system one expert called "broken."

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Attacks Haven't Killed Judiciary's AI Rule, May Strengthen It

By Jeff Overley

Federal judiciary advisers Thursday confronted the most extensive opposition yet in their campaign to ensure the reliability of evidence utilizing artificial intelligence, but the criticism appeared constructive, possibly upping the odds of a digital age addition to U.S. court rules.

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DOJ Awards $1M In First For Antitrust Whistleblower Program

By Rae Ann Varona

The U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division awarded a whistleblower $1 million for providing information that led to charges and a $3.28 million criminal fine against used-vehicle auction site EBlock, marking the first-ever award under a new antitrust whistleblower program, the DOJ announced Thursday.

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Crowell & Moring Loses DC Appeal In $30M COVID Rent Dispute

By Isaac Monterose

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals on Thursday ruled against Crowell & Moring LLP's appeal for its $30 million rent dispute with a D.C. office landlord that refused to grant a coronavirus-related rent abatement.

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Bondi Elevates Pa. US Atty Amid Appointments Scrutiny

By Matthew Santoni

The first assistant U.S. attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania is being retained and elevated to full U.S. attorney, Attorney General Pamela Bondi announced Thursday, though the appointment will have to remain temporary or he could face the same questions about his appointment as other top prosecutors in President Donald Trump's administration.

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