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  Justices Keep Pause On Some Venezuelan Removals

  By Ali Sullivan and Katie Buehler

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday reasserted that the Trump administration cannot remove from the country alleged...(read more)

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  Wachtell, Latham Steer $34.5B Charter, Cox Cable Mega Deal

  By Al Barbarino

  Charter Communications Inc. said Friday it has agreed to acquire Cox Communications in a $34.5 billion deal that...(read more)

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• DC Circ. Judges Skeptical Of Blockade On CFPB Mass Layoffs

  By Jon Hill

  A D.C. Circuit panel majority Friday sounded inclined to lift lower court restrictions on what the Trump administration contends is its lawful push to "radically downsize" the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, potentially clearing the way for mass layoffs of its staff.

• J&J Unit Hit With $147M Verdict In Catheter Antitrust Suit

  By Gina Kim

  A California federal jury found Friday that Johnson & Johnson's medical technology unit Biosense Webster violated federal and state antitrust laws by withholding clinical support to hospitals using third-party reprocessed catheters, awarding plaintiff Innovative Health more than $147 million in damages.

• DOJ's Privilege Claim Questioned In Abrego Garcia Case

  By Ali Sullivan

  A Maryland federal judge said Friday that the Trump administration had provided scant explanation for invoking state secrets privilege to shield information in litigation challenging the removal of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador.

• Epic Tells Jury Fortnite Concerts Weren't Patent Infringement

  By Rachel Riley

  Epic Games urged a Seattle jury on Friday to reject allegations that it committed patent infringement when it staged interactive concerts in the Fortnite virtual world starring pop artist Ariana Grande and rapper Travis Scott, contending the accuser has mischaracterized the technology used in the events.

• Families Rip DOJ Bid To Ditch Boeing 737 Max Criminal Case

  By Linda Chiem

  The U.S. Department of Justice might back down from criminally prosecuting Boeing over the deadly 737 Max crashes and save the American aerospace giant from a high-profile trial in Texas next month under a tentative deal that attorneys for crash victims' families decried Friday as offensive and "morally repugnant."

• Fed. Circ. Makes Apple Face Fintiv Payment IP Again

  By Dani Kass

  The Federal Circuit revived Fintiv Inc.'s infringement suit against Apple Inc. over contactless payments Friday, saying the Texas federal judge who freed Apple viewed what evidence is acceptable too narrowly.

• 11th Circ. Troubled By Feds' Reversal On ALJ Removal Law

  By Chart Riggall

  Eleventh Circuit arguments on whether Walmart Inc. must face an administrative law judge over alleged immigration recordkeeping violations were derailed Friday by the court's concerns about the Trump administration's decision to no longer defend the statute protecting such judges from removal by the executive branch.

• Microsoft Offers To Sell Office Without Teams After EU Probe

  By Ronan Barnard

  The European Commission called for comments Friday on commitments given by Microsoft to address potential anticompetitive bundling of its Teams video call program and the Office365 and Microsoft 365 groups of products.

• 1st Circ. Rejects Appeals By Trio Of 'Varsity Blues' Parents

  By Chris Villani

  The First Circuit has upheld the guilty pleas of three parents in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scheme, finding that a past ruling in the long-running case undercut their bids to unwind the convictions.

• Judge Blocks Energy Department's Cap On Research Costs

  By Brian Dowling

  A Boston federal judge blocked a U.S. Department of Energy policy capping research costs, saying the suit was "far from identical" to another case in which the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a challenge to education grant cuts.

• DC Circ. Orders Closer Look At FTC's $5B Meta Privacy Deal

  By Matthew Perlman

  A D.C. Circuit panel ordered a lower court on Friday to take another look at the Federal Trade Commission's bid to modify a $5 billion privacy deal with Meta after the court found it lacked jurisdiction to review the changes the first time around.

• EU 'Champions' Ambitions Could Cause Antitrust Friction

  By Najiyya Budaly

  Plans by the European Commission to amend merger guidance to help create "European champions" that could compete with technology and industrial heavyweights in the U.S. and China might cause tension among member state authorities hoping to protect antitrust ideals.