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  Firms Targeted By Trump Urge DC Circ. To Uphold EO Rulings

  By Alison Knezevich

  Four law firms targeted last year by President Donald Trump urged the D.C. Circuit on Friday to affirm lower cou...(read more)

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  Novartis To Buy US Biotech In Up-To-$2B Allergy Drug Deal

  By Najiyya Budaly

  Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis AG said Friday that it will buy Excellergy, a U.S. biotechnology company, fo...(read more)

• Tech Critics See Hope In Social Media Verdicts

  By Emily Field

  The courts are emerging as the forum to hold social media giants accountable for their algorithms now that two multimillion-dollar jury verdicts determined the platforms are harming the mental health of young people, after years of being unchecked by Congress.

• Elizabeth Holmes Gets 11-Year Prison Sentence Cut By A Year

  By Dorothy Atkins

  A California federal judge has shaved off a year from convicted ex-Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes' 11-year and three-month prison sentence for securities fraud due to recent sentencing guideline amendments, reducing her time behind bars by one year, instead of the two years she requested, amid objections by prosecutors.

• Live Nation Beat Rivals With Better Tech, Jury Hears

  By Stewart Bishop

  A former executive for AEG Presents on Friday testified that his former employer's ticketing system was subpar to that of Live Nation's Ticketmaster, as counsel for the latter portrayed the live entertainment giant's dominant position in the market as a natural result of its superior services to clients.

• Judge Rips ICE For Misquotes And Errors In Atty Access Case

  By Britain Eakin

  A Minnesota federal judge has ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to restore attorney access at the Whipple detention facility in Minneapolis in an order torching the government for legal misstatements and discrediting a key government witness.

• Google Ad Privacy Deal OK'd, But $128M Fee Bid Cut To $22M

  By Dorothy Atkins

  A California federal judge on Thursday approved Google's nonmonetary deal resolving allegations it sells consumers' personal data in fast-paced digital ad auctions without their consent, but slashed class counsel's $128 million fee request to $21.8 million due to their "speculative" settlement-value estimates, "limited success" and numerous billing "errors and inefficiencies."

• Epstein Survivors Say DOJ, Google Revealed Their Identities

  By Hailey Konnath

  The U.S. Department of Justice published the identifying information of more than 100 survivors of Jeffrey Epstein, information that Google has continued to republish despite survivors' pleas to "take it down," according to a proposed class action filed in California federal court.

• NCAA's Anti-Sports Betting Stance Becomes An IP Issue

  By Theresa Schliep

  The National Collegiate Athletic Association has kicked off a legal battle with a trademark infringement lawsuit against DraftKings for using terms like "March Madness" to describe the basketball competition, bringing the issue of sports betting to court and signaling a more active role in intellectual property enforcement.

• 2nd Circ. Tosses $16B YPF Judgment Against Argentina

  By Vince Sullivan

  A panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a New York judge's $16 billion judgment against Argentina arising from its nationalization of the country's largest oil and gas exploration company, saying Friday Argentine law doesn't obligate the country to comply with YPF SA's corporate bylaws.

• Up Next At High Court: Birthright Citizenship, Arbitration

  By Katie Buehler

  The U.S. Supreme Court will close out its March oral arguments session by hearing a nationwide class' blockbuster challenge to President Donald Trump's limited view of birthright citizenship, as well as a dispute over federal courts' authority to confirm or vacate arbitration awards in cases they've formerly overseen.

• Judiciary Nixes Amicus Disclosure Reform Over Potential Chill

  By Emily Sawicki

  The federal judiciary has been asked not to move forward with a plan to add to amicus brief disclosure requirements designed to curb "dark money" groups from bankrolling amicus briefs, after rules committee chairs pulled the recommendation over concerns of a possible chilling effect.

• Nobel Prize Winners Again Lose Patent Fight Over CRISPR

  By Ryan Davis

  The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has ruled against a pair of Nobel Prize-winning scientists in a patent dispute over who was the first to invent key aspects of the gene-editing technology CRISPR, siding again with a rival team from the Broad Institute and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

• Kalshi Sued By Wash. AG In Latest 'Illegal Gambling' Case

  By Rachel Riley

  The Washington state attorney general accused Kalshi Friday of operating an illegal online betting platform under the guise of a prediction market, joining a growing number of states that have taken court action against the company over alleged gambling law violations.