The U.S. Supreme Court asked Monday for the federal government's input on a group of religious workers' challenge to a pandemic-era New York state policy requiring healthcare providers to make their employees be vaccinated against COVID-19.
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High Court Wants Feds' Input On Health Workers' Vax Fight

By Anne Cullen

The U.S. Supreme Court asked Monday for the federal government's input on a group of religious workers' challenge to a pandemic-era New York state policy requiring healthcare providers to make their employees be vaccinated against COVID-19.

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1st Circ. Keeps Planned Parenthood Funding Ban In Place

By Dan McKay

The First Circuit on Monday issued an administrative stay that temporarily keeps in place a ban on Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood, pausing a lower court's ruling.

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Analysis

What To Do When Jurors Don't 'Trust The Science'

By Chris Villani

The pandemic and initiatives from the second administration of President Donald Trump challenging decades of established scientific norms have made science more politicized, and attorneys say picking a jury and presenting scientific evidence is increasingly challenging.

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Hi-Tech Pharma, CEO Want New Trial In Feds' Fraud Case

By Chart Riggall

A health supplement company's CEO, who was largely acquitted of federal fraud and conspiracy charges last month, asked a Georgia federal judge Friday to toss the lone conviction he faced, arguing that allowing the charge to stand "would constitute a miscarriage of justice."

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LITIGATION

4th Circ. Backs EIDP In Dispute Over Annuity Reductions

By Abigail Harrison

The Fourth Circuit backed agricultural chemical giant EIDP Inc. and its retirement plan administrator in a Monday opinion, finding that unambiguous contract language doomed the revival of a lawsuit from a retired employee who said his monthly benefit was unfairly reduced.

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Chancery Blocks Opt-Out In $32M Emisphere Settlement

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court on Monday signed off on a $32 million class settlement over Emisphere Technologies Inc.'s $1.8 billion sale to Novo Nordisk AS, rejecting Emisphere investor IsZo Capital LP's push to opt out and pursue its own claims and trimming the investors' fee request to a 23.5% cut of the fund.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court delivered a busy first week of December, featuring commercial disputes, post-closing merger and acquisition battles and renewed scrutiny of fiduciary conduct ranging from oil and gas investments to healthcare acquisitions. 

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Inari Loses Fed. Circ. Bid To Save Corn Seed Patent Review

By Dani Kass

The Federal Circuit Monday rejected Inari Agriculture's mandamus petition claiming the Patent Trial and Appeal Board used an unfairly high standard when denying its request for post-grant review of a Corteva Inc. unit's patent. 

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DEALS

4 Firms Lead $1.51B TC Transcontinental Packaging Deal

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Private equity-backed ProAmpac on Monday unveiled plans to acquire TC Transcontinental Packaging from TC Transcontinental in a $1.51 billion deal built by four law firms.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Opinion

Horizontal Stare Decisis Should Not Be Casually Discarded

Eliminating the so-called law of the circuit doctrine — as recently proposed by a Fifth Circuit judge, echoing Justice Neil Gorsuch’s concurrence in Loper Bright — would undermine public confidence in the judiciary’s independence and create costly uncertainty for litigants, says Lawrence Bluestone at Genova Burns.

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Series

The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Getting The Message Across

Communications and brand strategy during a law firm merger represent a crucial thread that runs through every stage of a combination and should include clear messaging, leverage modern marketing tools and embrace the chance to evolve, says Ashley Horne at Womble Bond.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

US Lawyer Numbers Surge With Hefty 2024 Graduating Class

By Tracey Read

The number of U.S. lawyers showed marked growth for the first time since 2020, due to a 2024 graduating class that was nearly 12% larger than any other class since 2012, a study from the American Bar Association released Monday showed.

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Habba Resigns As Acting US Atty After DQ Ruling At 3rd Circ.

By Jake Maher

Alina Habba stepped down Monday as acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey following a Third Circuit ruling that she was unlawfully appointed to the position, with the U.S. Department of Justice unveiling that a trio of officials will take on her responsibilities.

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Conservative Justices Probe 'Husk' Of FTC Firing Protections

By Bryan Koenig

The U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority pushed back Monday against the 90-year-old precedent permitting the removal only for cause of Federal Trade Commission members, and perhaps those serving other independent agencies, calling those safeguards a "dried husk" and wondering where to draw the line for protected agencies.

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Ex-Josh Cellars President Fights Gibson Dunn Withdrawal Bid

By Elliot Weld

The former president of the company behind the Josh Cellars wine brand disputed Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's version of events around his allegedly unpaid legal bills, saying he has questions about the reasonableness of the firm's charges, which must be arbitrated per his contract with the firm.

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Carlton Fields Steps Aside In 'Irreconcilable' Miss America Case

By Emily Johnson

A Florida federal judge allowed Carlton Fields and its attorneys on Monday to withdraw from representing the plaintiffs in a dispute over the ownership of the Miss America pageant, after the firm said "irreconcilable differences" drew it to ask to step down.

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Jury Expert Sues Atty For 'Pirating' Her Jan. 6 Venue Report

By Matt Perez

A New Hampshire defense attorney representing a defendant charged for crimes related to the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has been sued in D.C. federal court for allegedly stealing a copyrighted study analyzing attitudes in the jury pool of the District of Columbia.

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Litigation Funder Says Attys Hid Deal To Evade $1.5M Payout

By Christine DeRosa

A Florida-based litigation funder has sued two California attorneys and a law firm, alleging they secretly settled a client's civil dispute and steered the money so they wouldn't have to repay over $1.5 million.

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Brief

Senators Kelly, Slotkin Set Up Legal Defense Funds

By Courtney Bublé

After appearing in a video encouraging members of the military and intelligence community to not follow illegal orders, Sens. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., and Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., have established legal defense funds.

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Defense Bill Includes Protections For Retired Justices

By Courtney Bublé

The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026 released Sunday night extends U.S. Supreme Court police protection for retired and former justices and their immediate family members.

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

American Bar Association

Apollo Global Management LLC

Chevron Corp.

Citigroup Inc.

Corteva Inc.

DuPont de Nemours Inc.

Elliott Investment Management LP

Gallup Inc.

IDT Corporation

ITG Brands LLC

Inari Agriculture Inc.

LinkedIn Corp.

Lux Research Inc.

MHR Fund Management LLC

Medline Industries Inc.

National Association for Law Placement Inc.

Novo Nordisk A S

Pilot Inc.

Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.

Protect Democracy Project Inc.

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. Inc.

Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores Inc.

Smart & Final Stores Inc.

Solera Holdings Inc.

Starbucks Corp.

Straight Path Communications Inc.

Twitter Inc.

Verizon Communications Inc.

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

ArentFox Schiff

Bernstein Litowitz

Carlton Fields

Chasan Lamparello

Clarick Gueron

Duncan Firm

Epstein Becker

Fish & Richardson

Friedlander & Gorris

GMP | G&C - Advogados Associados

Garfunkel Wild

Genova Burns

Gibson Dunn

Grealish & McZeal

Herrera Arellano

Holland & Knight

Ivey Barnum

Kaplan Kenegos

Kirkland & Ellis

Kluger Kaplan

Laredo & Smith

Law Office of Arthur W. Leach

Littler Mendelson

Marcellino & Tyson

McCarthy Tetrault

Morgan Lewis

Morris Nichols

Nelson Mullins

Paul Weiss

Richards Layton

Robbins Geller

Robinson & Cole

Sheppard Mullin

Stikeman Elliott

Wolf Greenfield

Womble Bond

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Attorney General's Office

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Central Intelligence Agency

Delaware Court of Chancery

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Reserve System

Federal Trade Commission

Food and Drug Administration

New York Attorney General's Office

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Tax Court