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  • August 18, 2026

    Feds Seek Full 4th Circ. Review Of DEI Firings Row

    The federal government urged the Fourth Circuit to review a split panel's decision requiring the CIA and Office of the Director of National Intelligence to allow intelligence officers who were fired for their involvement with assignments related to DEI and accessibility to appeal their terminations.

  • August 18, 2026

    Charlotte Transit Lost Millions To Fare Evasion, Auditor Says

    The public transit system in Charlotte, North Carolina, lost millions of dollars on riders who don't pay for tickets and left $1.7 million in unspent safety dollars on the table, according to a state watchdog report penned in response to the fatal stabbing of a 23-year-old Ukrainian woman on the city's light rail system last year.

  • August 18, 2026

    4th Circ. Backs Block On ICE Actions At Houses Of Worship

    The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday affirmed a district court injunction blocking a 2025 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement policy that loosened prior restrictions on immigration enforcement in houses of worship, finding it likely burdens the free exercise of religion.

  • August 18, 2026

    NC Doc Gets Prison For Opioid Recovery Prescription Scheme

    A federal judge has sentenced a North Carolina doctor to half a year in prison for letting administrative staff at a nonprofit where he worked as medical director use his credentials to prescribe the opioid use disorder medication buprenorphine to thousands of patients.

  • August 18, 2026

    Barnes & Thornburg Picks Up 12 K&L Gates Healthcare Attys

    Barnes & Thornburg LLP announced Tuesday that it has brought on a 12-lawyer healthcare team from K&L Gates, including that firm's two former practice group leaders.

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