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  • August 24, 2026

    BREAKING: High Court Lifts Block On Mail-In Ballot Changes

    The Trump administration can implement new nationwide restrictions on mail-in ballots ahead of this year's midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday when it lifted a Massachusetts federal judge's order prohibiting the administration from doing so in 23 states and the District of Columbia.

  • August 24, 2026

    Judge Orders $245M In Guardant Damages In DNA Patent Suit

    A judge has boosted what Guardant Health Inc. owes in a case in which it was found to have infringed two TwinStrand Biosciences Inc. patents covering methods of lowering the error rate in DNA sequencing, bringing the total to $245 million.

  • August 24, 2026

    Zillow Avoids Trial As Redfin Agrees 'To Reenter Market'

    The Federal Trade Commission told a Virginia federal judge Monday that it had settled its lawsuit against a rental listings syndication deal that the agency said amounted to a $100 million payout by Zillow for the smaller Redfin listing service to exit the market.

  • August 21, 2026

    Real Estate Recap: Retail, Hospitality Leaders Weigh In

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including interviews with real estate attorneys about the latest trends in the retail and hospitality sectors, among others.

  • August 21, 2026

    9th Circ. Rules Workers' Vaccine Bias Suit Must Go To Trial

    The Ninth Circuit ruled Friday that a jury must decide workers' religious-discrimination claims against the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, finding the lower court erred in concluding the agency accommodated the workers' religious-exemption requests from a COVID-19 vaccine mandate by offering them limited reassignment options.

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