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  • June 03, 2026

    Sport Court Backs Mexican Fines Over Anti-Gay Soccer Chant

    The international Court of Arbitration for Sport has upheld $177,440 in fines imposed by FIFA's Disciplinary Commission against the Mexican Football Federation, saying it's the correct sanction after fans chanted a homophobic slur during several soccer games in 2024.

  • June 03, 2026

    OPM Relaxes Remote Work Guidance For World Cup

    The Trump administration told federal agencies that employees based in 11 cities hosting World Cup matches should be allowed to work remotely during the international soccer tournament, easing restrictive guidelines issued late last year.

  • June 03, 2026

    Pillsbury Hit With Suit Over Alleged $145M Loan Fraud

    An investment fund has filed a complaint in New York State court accusing a Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman partner of conspiring with convicted fraudsters to con the fund into writing a $145 million loan to now-defunct financial services company Aspiration Partners.

  • June 03, 2026

    Goldstein Cites Addiction To Avoid Time, DOJ Seeks 8 Years

    Federal prosecutors recommended a 97-month prison sentence for convicted SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein, telling a Maryland federal court he has bilked the government out of more than $9.5 million in unpaid taxes. Goldstein, meanwhile, asked for a suspended sentence and supervised release, citing a "severe and longstanding gambling addiction."

  • June 03, 2026

    CFTC Trading Rule Can't Police Prediction Markets Yet

    The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s recent efforts to police insider trading in prediction markets through a post-Dodd-Frank anti-fraud rule exposes doctrinal gaps around misappropriation theory, leaving platforms to fill the void with win-rate-based surveillance, says attorney Tamara de Silva.

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