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Legal News for Tues 1/21 - Trump Creates DOGE and Immediately gets Sued, Biden Pardons and James McHenry as Acting AG
5 mins; January 21, 2025
Legal News for Fri 1/17 - 500 Episodes! Bondi Invested in Truth Social, Democratic AGs Poised to Fight Trump, Judge Newman Saga Continues and TikTok Ban on Hold?
16 mins; January 17, 2025
Legal News for Thurs 1/16 - CA Wildfire Lawsuits Against Utilities, Pam Bondi's AG Nomination, DOJ Independence, and Retirement Account Tax Advocates Should Lay Low
6 mins; January 16, 2025
Legal News for Weds 1/15 - Lemley Out for Meta, SEC Suing Elon Musk, Bondi Senate Hearing for Attorney General
6 mins; January 15, 2025
Legal News for Tues 1/13 - Aileen Cannon Blocks Release of Complete Trump DOJ Report, TX Suing Allstate Over Driver Data and NY's $15 Broadband Law
6 mins; January 14, 2025
Legal News for Mon 1/13 - SCOTUS TikTok Ban Hearing, Jack Smith Resigns DOJ, Apple $1.8b UK Suit and Medicare Drug Price Negotiations
7 mins; January 13, 2025
Legal News for Fri 1/10 - Trump Sentencing in Hush Money Case Goes On, House Sanctions ICC, Giuliani Continues to Put Foot in Mouth
10 mins; January 10, 2025
Legal News for Thurs 1/9 - DOJ Withholds Smith Trump Report, Trump Appeals to SCOTUS for Hush Money Case, Tech-Law Firm Merger and a Tax Proposal for Oil Wells
7 mins; January 09, 2025
Legal News for Weds 1/8 - CFPB vs. Experian, TikTok at SCOTUS, Alaska Lawsuit on Arctic Drilling and Column Tuesday on Pittsburg 'Jock Tax'
7 mins; January 08, 2025
Legal News for Tues 1/7 - Trump's Failed Bid to Delay Sentencing, US Steel Sues Over Blocked Merger with Nippon, Congress Peacefully Certifies Trump's Victory
6 mins; January 07, 2025
Legal News for Mon 1/6 - SCOTUS Could Hinder Trump Admin, Biden's Offshore Drilling Ban, TikTok's Legal Fight Continues and Venu Sports' Ongoing Antitrust Battle
6 mins; January 06, 2025
Legal News for Fri 1/3 - Biden Tries to Make Offshore Drilling Bans Permanent, Tesla Shareholders Appeal Musk Pay Deal, '25 SCOTUS Labor Cases and Thomas Ethics Inquiry DOA
13 mins; January 03, 2025
Legal News for 1/2 - Law School Trends in '25, 9/11 Plea Deals at Gitmo, Backlash to DEI Reshapes Corporate Programs, Column on DGE and the IRS
8 mins; January 02, 2025
Legal News for Mon 12/30 - Fox Corp's Defamation Lawsuit, Trump Loses Again to E. Jean Carroll, Oil Industry Climate Liability and Law Firm Mergers in '25
7 mins; December 30, 2024
Legal News for Fri 12/27 - Corporate Transparency Act Halted Again, Judge Newman Transparency Battle and BioNTech COVID Vaccine Royalty Settlement
20 mins; December 27, 2024
Legal News for Mon 12/23 - Shutdown Averted, Giuliani Legal Battle, Google Antitrust Proposal, Illinois Swipe Fee Laws and Mangione's Terrorism Charges
7 mins; December 23, 2024
Legal News for Fri 12/20 - Starbucks Five-Day Strike Looms, GOP Divisions and US Funding, Lawsuit Alleges US Neglect of Palestinian Americans in Gaza
34 mins; December 20, 2024
Legal News for Thurs 12/19 - Mangione Extradition Hearing, DOJ Lawsuit Against CVS Over Opioids, Trump and Musk Threaten Shutdown and IRS Rule Delays for RMDs
8 mins; December 19, 2024
Legal News for Weds 12/18 - Ponsor's Ethical Breach, Musk's Opposition to GOP Funding Plans, More TikTok Legal Challenges and Blue Stage AGs to Leverage Loper Bright
7 mins; December 18, 2024
Legal News for Tues 12/17 - Musk Pay Ruling Hits Legal Fees, TikTok Fights US Ban at SCOTUS, Trump Loses Hush Money Appeal, Judge Ho Sucks up to Trump and an Expanded CTC
9 mins; December 17, 2024
Legal News Mon 12/16 - ABC Settles with Sexual Abuser Trump, Judge Wynn Rescinds Retirement, Sen. Wyden Proposed Bill to Secure US Telecom
7 mins; December 16, 2024
Legal News for Fri 12/13 - RFK Jr. Loves Polio, Trump Probes Stir Fear at DOJ, ByteDance Whistleblower Misconduct and SEC Reopens Neuralink Investigation
17 mins; December 13, 2024
Legal News for Thurs 12/12 - Biden Admin Pushes SCOTUS to Avoid Climate Cases, 5th Circuit NASDAQ Diversity Rule Case, and DOJ's Stance on TikTok Ban
6 mins; December 12, 2024
Legal News for Weds 12/11 - Kroger-Albertsons Merger, Biden Threatens Veto of JUDGES Act, Woody Allen's Chef Sues and The Onion's Bid for Infowars Thrown Out
7 mins; December 11, 2024
Legal News for Tues 12/10 - Trump's DOJ to Target DEI, Infowars BK Battle, Murder Charge Against CEO Killer and Texas Tax Reform Necessary
7 mins; December 10, 2024
Legal News for Mon 12/9 - Infowars Social Media Accounts, TikTok's Bid to Block a Ban, and Google Sues the CFPB
5 mins; December 09, 2024
Legal News for Fri 12/6 - SCOTUS Debates IRS Sovereign Immunity, OpenAI Seeks to Consolidate Copyright Suits, A Split on Adding Judgeships and Trump's Latest Bozo
47 mins; December 06, 2024
Legal News for Thurs 12/5 - SCOTUS Considers Trans Care Bans, Challenges to EPA Emissions Standards, DOJ Finds Memphis Police Discrimination and Law Firms Look to 2025
8 mins; December 05, 2024
Legal News for Weds 12/4 - Hunter Tax Case Dismissed, Coinbase CEO Warns Law Firms Over Hires, TX Court Blocks Corporate Transparency Act and Transgender Rights Before SCOTUS
6 mins; December 04, 2024
Legal News for Tues 12/3 - McConnell Whines, Musk Doesn't Get Paid, Newsom's Anti-Trump Policy War Chest and Looming Social Security Insolvency
7 mins; December 03, 2024
Legal News for Mon 12/2 - Trump's Latest Bozo Pick, Biden’s pardon of Hunter, SCOTUS to Review Vape Denials, JPMorgan and Tesla’s Settlement
7 mins; December 02, 2024
Legal News for Weds 11/27 - NLRB Leadership Reshuffles, Judges Push for More Judgeships, DOJ Lawyers Move to Private Sector and Bitcoin's Climate Toll
7 mins; November 27, 2024
Legal News for Tues 11/26 - Biden Wishes to Expand Medicare for Weight-loss Drugs, Trump's Cybersecurity Challenges, Disney $43m Pay Equity Settlement, Legality of Military Deportation Plans
7 mins; November 26, 2024
Legal News for Mon 11/25 - Trump Wants Cases Dropped, Google's Antitrust Trial, Chavez-DeRemer for DOL and RFK Jr. Tea Leaf Reading
7 mins; November 25, 2024
Legal News for Fri 11/22 - Gaetz Bails Citing "Distractions," Trump's Musk-led Panel Targets Federal Rules, EU Regulators Drop Probe of Apple, Biden's District Judge Deal
16 mins; November 22, 2024
Legal News for Thurs 11/21 - Big Law Tepid Bonus Season, US Charges Against Billionaire Adani, DOJ Actions Against Google and CFPB Rules for Digital Wallets
7 mins; November 21, 2024
Legal News for Weds 11/20 - Trump Doubles Down on Problematic Gaetz, Antitrust Battles at Google and Apple, Alex Jones Sues Sandy Hook Families and Bill Hwang Sentencing
8 mins; November 20, 2024
Legal News for Tues 11/19 - Big Law Lobbying Gains, CA Attorney Discipline Expungement Plan, Infowars Contests The Onion Winning Bid and Amazon/SpaceX NLRB Appeals
7 mins; November 19, 2024
Legal News for Mon 11/18 - Trump Hush Money, USPTO Vidal to Winston & Strawn, Spirit Airlines Bankruptcy and 501(c)(4) Dark Money Reform
9 mins; November 18, 2024
Legal News for Fri 11/15 - More Trump Bozo Picks, Palm Springs' Reparations Package, a Court Ruling on Bullying and Political Beliefs and the Elimination of the EV Tax Credit
19 mins; November 15, 2024
Legal News for Thurs 11/14 - Gaetz for AG (LOL), Menendez Trial Error, Wang's Fraud Detection Tool, NY Ivory Law and Law Firm Revenue
7 mins; November 14, 2024
Legal News for Weds 11/13 - Trump Wants Sycophantic AG, Nvidia Fights to Dodge Securities Fraud Suit, SCOTUS Debates "Crime of Violence," and Tax Loss Harvesting
8 mins; November 13, 2024
Legal News for Tues 11/12 - FTC Marriott Data Breach Settlement, ex-FTC Counsel Joins Lowenstein, Pentagon Leaker Sentencing and Bannon's Upcoming Fraud Trial
6 mins; November 12, 2024
Legal News for Mon 11/11 - Judge Merchan Ruling on Trump Hush Money, Challenges Facing Trump's Dereg Push, Record Law Firm Profits and NLRB Restricts Unionization Threats
7 mins; November 11, 2024
Legal News for Fri 11/8 - No Personal Liability for Zuckerberg, OpenAI Copyright Lawsuit Win, Ruling Blocks Biden Immigration Program and Giuliani Faces Contempt
13 mins; November 08, 2024
Legal News for Thurs 11/7 - Trump Admin Will Scale Back CFPB and EPA Rules, Giuliani Faces Court over Defying Orders, R&D Expensing is Broken
7 mins; November 07, 2024
Legal News for Weds 11/6 - SCOTUS Reviews Overtime Exemptions under FLSA, Depo-Provera Brain Tumor Risk, Trump Cases Halted and NVidia/Facebook Securities Fraud Suit
7 mins; November 06, 2024
Legal News for Tues 11/5 - SCOTUS Braces for Election Litigation, Musk's $1m Voter Giveaway in PA, GA's Ruling on Absentee Ballot Deadlines
8 mins; November 05, 2024
Legal News for Mon 11/4 - Trump Allies vs. 65 Project, Musk Voter Giveaway Under State Scrutiny, SCOTUS Battles with Facebook and Nvidia and a PA Ballot Order
9 mins; November 04, 2024
Legal News for Fri 11/1 - Trump Sues CBS Over 60 Mins Harris Interview, State SC Races, Abbott Wins Premie Formula Trial and Private Credit Booming
17 mins; November 01, 2024
Legal News for Thurs 10/31 - SCOTUS Doesn't Explain VA Voter Removal Decision, Trump's Mail-in Ballot Lawsuit in PA, Musk in Philly Court and a Legal Dispute over Attorney Fees
6 mins; October 31, 2024
Legal News for Weds 10/30 - Singh FTX Sentencing, Spike in Law School Apps tied to Harris Campaign, FDA Obesity Drug Shortage Review and NYC Jaywalking Decriminalized
6 mins; October 30, 2024
Legal News for Tues 10/29 - GOP Pushes to Block Provisional Ballot Ruling in PA, Delta and CrowdStrike Sue Each Other, DOJ Progress on Police Reform Cases Abysmal, and Green Roofs
7 mins; October 29, 2024
Legal News for Mon 10/28 - Apple Wins $250 from Masimo, Alibaba $433m Antitrust Settlement, Republican Election Setbacks and Musk's NLRB Court Win
6 mins; October 28, 2024
Legal News for Fri 10/25 - Hollywood Weaponizes Anti-SLAPP Laws, Stalled Tax Relief for Hostages, Menendez Brothers' Parole Bid and Baltimore Bridge Ship Hit With $102m Settlement
12 mins; October 25, 2024
Legal New for Thurs 10/24 - Wisconsin MyVote Lawsuit, Trade Groups Challenge Click-to-Cancel Rule, FL Wants to Investigate Assassination Attempt and Trump's Tariff Plan is Historically Bad
6 mins; October 24, 2024
Legal News for Weds 10/23 - Giuliani Hands Over Assets, GA SC Rejects GOP Election Rules, Surge in Law School Apps and Lawyers Donate to Harris
5 mins; October 23, 2024
Legal News for Tues 10/22 - Questionably Legal Musk Election Giveaway, PFAS Settlement, Murdoch/Dow Jones Sues Perplexity, Michigan Overseas Voting Case and Uniformity in Sales Tax
6 mins; October 22, 2024
Legal News for Mon 10/21 - DJI Sues Pentagon, Eli Lilly Sues Copycat Weight-loss Drugs, Fox News Legal Team Move and NJ Transit Patent Sovereign Immunity Battle
6 mins; October 21, 2024
Legal News for Fri 10/18 - Jones Day 'Dad Leave' Lawsuit, US Battleground States Warn Officials on Interference, DeSantis Admin Runs Afoul of First Amendment
15 mins; October 18, 2024
Legal News for Thurs 10/17 - DLA Piper Defends Against Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit, SpaceX Sues Over Launch Limits, Judiciary's Future Post-24 and Election Legal Battles Spool Up
5 mins; October 17, 2024
Legal News for Weds 10/16 - Meta Faces Claims by 34 States, SCOTUS Rejects Uber's Challenge to CA Labor Law, Swift Election Litigation and Stolen Tax Refund Checks
6 mins; October 16, 2024
Legal News for Tues 10/15 - Litigation Financing Decision in NJ, Upcoming Judicial Reforms in 3 States, Boies Schiller Defense in Mortgage Class Action and Election Related Lawsuits
6 mins; October 15, 2024
Legal News for Fri 10/11 - Trump Legal Woes Continue, Boeing's Unfair Labor Practice Charge and Italy's Potential Expansion of its DST
19 mins; October 11, 2024
Legal News for Thurs 10/10 - 5th Circuit Overturns ISP Music Piracy Award, GSK Settles $2.2b in Zantac Suits and FTX Investors Drop Claim Against Sullivan and Cromwell
5 mins; October 10, 2024
Legal News for Weds 10/9 - Google To Breakup? Richard Glossip Death Row Appeal and SCOTUS Support for Regulation on "Ghost Guns"
5 mins; October 09, 2024
Legal News for Tues 10/8 - SCOTUS Hears Prescription Pet Food Claims, FTX Plans to Repay Billions, EPA New Timeline for Lead Pipe Replacement and State Film Production Tax Credits Stink
7 mins; October 08, 2024
Legal News for Mon 10/7 - SCOTUS Term Opens Under Scrutiny, Legal Job Market Growth, McDonald's Lawsuit Over Beef Price Fixing
4 mins; October 07, 2024
Legal News for For 10/4 - Biden's Student Debt Relief Blocked Again, US Gov Backs Nvidia Investors in Crypto Sales Case, Meta Ad Data Limits in EU and Cupertino's Tax-sharing Settlement with Apple
18 mins; October 04, 2024
Legal News for Thurs 10/3 - 8 States Voting to Ban Noncitizen Voters, SCOTUS Cases Impacting Employment Law, SEC Appeal in Ripple Case and Trump's 1/6 "So what?"
6 mins; October 03, 2024
Legal News for Weds 10/2 - Google Renewed Antitrust Suit Over Voice Assistants, Amazon NLRB Case Paused, US Port Strike Disrupts Ocean Shipping
5 mins; October 02, 2024
Legal News for Tues 10/1 - Eric Adams Legal Team Assembles, Democrats Challenge Georgia Election Rules, Law Firms fill AI Leadership Rules
5 mins; October 01, 2024
Legal News for Mon 9/30 - GOP Legal Efforts to Pre-Challenge Election Results, Epic Games Lawsuit vs. Google and Samsung, Judge's Rebuke in Patent-Funding Investigation
5 mins; September 30, 2024
Legal News for Thurs 9/26 - Eric Adams Indicted, Trump Appeals $500m Fraud Judgment, CA Lawsuit Against ExxonMobil and EPA Fluoride and IQ Ruling
6 mins; September 26, 2024
Legal News for Weds 9/25 - Jones Infowars Auction, Judge Newman Capacity Report, Dentons' Lawsuit Over Hack, FTX Ellison Sentenced and NYC Data Law Ruling
6 mins; September 25, 2024
Legal News for Tues 9/24 - Adams' NYC Property Tax Dilemma, NYC Tax Column, Biden's Authority Over National Monuments, Ellison's Sentencing in the FTX Fraud Case and Taft Merger
6 mins; September 24, 2024
Legal News for Mon 9/23 - Ryan Routh in Court, FTC Lawsuit Over Insulin Prices, AI Copyright Appeal, Ethics Breaches at Jackson Walker LLP
6 mins; September 23, 2024
Legal News for Fri 9/20 - Alaska Man Threatens SCOTUS, Harvard Law's Diversity Decrease, Google's Legal Fee Dispute, J&J $8.2b Talc Settlement and Azima Settles with Dechert
12 mins; September 20, 2024
Legal News for Thurs 9/19 - Compton Courthouses in Shambles, Golden Gate Law School Stays Closed, Esper to Squire Patton, Senate Dems Hope for GOP Cooperation for Judicial Nominees and Apple EU Probs
9 mins; September 19, 2024
Legal News for Weds 9/18 - No Tax on Overtime Policy is Bad, Lawyers Donate to Harris more than Trump, Trump's Pledge to Restore SALT Deduction and AI Law to Protect Entertainers
5 mins; September 18, 2024
Legal News for Tues 9/17 - Biden Admin Initiative Against HFCs, Cigna Sues FTC, Kroger Merger Continues, Land Value Tax Benefits
6 mins; September 17, 2024
Legal News for Mon 9/17 - Meagan Garland vs. Duane Morris, TikTok vs. the US Ban, Rupert Murdoch vs. His Kids and the Biden Admin's Alaska Wetlands Jurisdiction
5 mins; September 16, 2024
Legal News for Fri 9/13 - Hogan Lovells Closes Offices, Norfolk Southern Legal Shakeup, Impeachment of Judge Joshua Kindred and TikTok's Upcoming Court Hearing
12 mins; September 13, 2024
Legal News for Thurs 9/12 - Law Firms Sue Each Other Over J&J $6.5b Settlement, Court Ruling on Overtime Pay Rules, Bayer's Roundup Trial Win and an AI Music Fraud Indictment
5 mins; September 12, 2024
Legal News for Weds 9/11 - Financial Stress for Young Lawyers, US House Voting on Stopgap Funding, Trial for Tyre Nichols' Murder, Civil Rights Complaint Against UGA
6 mins; September 11, 2024
Legal News for Mon 9/10 - Apple Tax Loss, Google Antitrust Fine and Ad Tech Trial, Buy/Borrow/Die Tax Loophole and an Encyclopedia of Tax Frauds
6 mins; September 10, 2024
Legal News for Mon 9/9 - Biden Administration's Mental Health Coverage Rule, Google Antitrust Trial on Ad Dominance Begins, Minority Enrollment in Law School Holds Steady
5 mins; September 09, 2024
Legal News for Fri 9/6 - Trump to Appeal Carroll Verdict, Troutman Pepper Locke Lord Merger, Biden Pro-Union Infrastructure Orders, Nvidia's AI Patent Lawsuit
23 mins; September 06, 2024
Legal News for Thurs 9/5 - USDA Guidance on Meat Labels, Harlan Crow Refuses to Provide Senate Financial Records, Trump's Ongoing Immunity Case and CA Crackdown on Unhoused
7 mins; September 05, 2024
Legal News for Weds 9/4 - Trump Pleads Not Guilty in Revised Election Indictment, Loses NY Hush-Money Case Transfer, Starlink Complies in Brazil and GOP Lawsuit Against Student Loans
5 mins; September 04, 2024
Legal News for Tues 9/3 - Yelp Sues Google Over Search Ads, Shaq NFT Case, Musk vs. Brazil, Google California "Link Tax" Payoff
7 mins; September 03, 2024
Legal News for Fri 8/30 - Disney and DirecTV Negotiate, Coca Cola Sustainability Lawsuit, Musk Clashes with Brazil SC, Amazon First Unionized Warehouse and AT&T Fined for 911 Outage
12 mins; August 30, 2024
Legal News for Thurs 8/29 - Windfall Fees in $TSLA Pay Case, SCOTUS Holds Student Loan SAVE Plan and a Proposed Unrealized Gains Tax Visualized
5 mins; August 29, 2024
Legal News for Weds 8/28 - Girardi Guilty, EU-US Split on AI Privacy, Trump Indictment Updated by Smith, TikTok Lawsuit Over Blackout Challenge
7 mins; August 28, 2024
Legal News for Tues 8/27 - Court Pauses Biden's Parole in Place Program, Tax Credits for PFAS Farms, Attempts to Revive Documents Charges Against Trump and a US Wealth Tax
7 mins; August 27, 2024
Legal News for Mon 8/26 - Big Law for Harris, FTC Challenge to Kroger Merger, US Chamber of Commerce Pushes for Retaining 21% and City Auction Rolls On
6 mins; August 26, 2024
Legal News for Fri 8/23 - OpenAI Global Data Protection Officer, 11th Circuit Blocks Title IX Gender Identity Protections, SCOTUS Weighs in on AZ Voter Law and IRS Data Security Needs
13 mins; August 23, 2024
Legal News for Thurs 8/22 - MIT Diversity Decrease, Maine Farmers with PFAS Contamination go Solar, $1m Fine over AI-Generated Biden Robocall
5 mins; August 22, 2024
Legal News for Weds 8/21 - Santos Pleading Guilty and Serving a Term, Anthropic Facing Copyright Lawsuit, Senate Bill to Add 66 Judges and FTC Noncompete Ban Blocked
7 mins; August 21, 2024
Legal News for Tues 8/20 - Ohio Redistricting Lawsuit, Disney Wrongful Death Lawsuit Moves to Court, IRS Rules on Foreign Retirement Accounts and EPA's Carbon Limits Case Challenges
6 mins; August 20, 2024