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  Musk Wants Altman Out, Not To Boost 'Himself Personally'

  By Hailey Konnath

  Elon Musk said Tuesday he wants OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stripped of his title and "all equity and other personal f...(read more)

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  Blanche Says Only Trump Knows Why Bondi's Leaving DOJ

  By Courtney Bublé

  Todd Blanche said on Tuesday he is now acting attorney general and no one, beyond the president, knows why Pam B...(read more)

• Bondi To Skip Epstein Deposition After DOJ Cites AG Exit

  By Courtney Bublé

  Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not sit for her scheduled deposition next week on the Epstein files now that she has left the role, and the Justice Department has asked the House Oversight Committee to withdraw its subpoena.

• BREAKING: Rex Heuermann Pleads Guilty To Gilgo Beach Serial Killings

  By Elizabeth Daley

  Rex Heuermann pled guilty Wednesday to murdering eight women, admitting to the crimes of the so-called Gilgo Beach serial killer and ending a case that haunted Long Island, New York, for over a decade.

• HHS Must Face States' Suit Over RFK's 'Dramatic Overhaul'

  By Dorothy Atkins

  A Rhode Island federal judge rejected Tuesday the government's bid to toss a group of states' lawsuit challenging Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "dramatic overhaul" of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, criticizing the government for rehashing jurisdictional arguments the court already rejected and finding the states' claims are plausible.

• John Deere Inks $99M Deal In Farmers' Right-To-Repair Suit

  By Celeste Bott

  John Deere has agreed to pay $99 million to a putative class of farmers to resolve claims that it limits competition for farm equipment repairs by preventing unaffiliated shops from acquiring the necessary tools, and will also provide injunctive relief that would allow those independent repair providers to be able to diagnose and fix John Deere-brand agricultural equipment.

• DC Circ. Skeptical Ex-Steward CEO Could Skip Senate Hearing

  By Courtney Bublé

  A D.C. Circuit judge told the attorney for the embattled former CEO of Steward Health Care on Tuesday that she couldn't comprehend how his client could invoke his Fifth Amendment rights without showing up to his scheduled appearance before a Senate committee.

• Pregnant DLA Piper Atty Recounts Firing: 'This Feels Wrong'

  By Pete Brush

  A former associate who claims DLA Piper unlawfully fired her after she announced she was pregnant told a Manhattan federal jury Tuesday that she got positive feedback as she worked with large corporate clients and was "shocked" when she was terminated.

• RFK Jr. Tweaks HHS Vaccine Policy Panel Membership Criteria

  By Lauren Berg

  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is making changes to a key federal vaccine advisory panel's charter, according to a renewal notice the agency published Monday, after a Massachusetts federal judge last month declared Kennedy's committee picks "appear distinctly unqualified."

• 1st Circ. Suggests It May Resurrect AdTech Wiretap Case

  By Carolyn Muyskens

  A panel of the First Circuit appeared receptive Monday to reinstating federal wiretap claims leveled against a Massachusetts healthcare system over its use of online tracking tools, despite arguments that such a ruling could cripple the industry amid an influx of similar cases nationwide.

• Pregnant DLA Piper Atty Fired For 'Sloppy' Work, Jury Told

  By Pete Brush

  A former trademark associate told a Manhattan federal jury Monday that DLA Piper "blindsided" her with termination after she announced she was pregnant, but the BigLaw firm countered that she was fired for "repeated mistakes" and other on-the-job shortcomings.

• Top Court Paves Way To Wipe Out Pol's Bribery Conviction

  By Cara Salvatore

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday vacated an appeals court's decision to uphold the conviction of a pardoned former Cincinnati council member for bribery and attempted extortion, effectively greenlighting federal prosecutors' motion to toss the case.

• Justices Clear Path For DOJ To Dismiss Bannon's Conviction

  By Cara Salvatore

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday vacated an appeals court's order upholding Steve Bannon's conviction over his nonresponse to a congressional subpoena investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, clearing the way for the Justice Department to dismiss his indictment.

• Justices Remand State Secrets Dispute In FBI Spying Case

  By Allison Grande

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sent back to the lower court a long-running putative class action over the FBI's alleged surveillance of Muslims in Southern California, a dispute the federal government has argued threatens to undermine vital protections for state secrets.