A Federal Circuit judge appeared skeptical on Monday over the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' about-face on the technical acceptability of a construction company's contract proposal, pressing a government attorney to explain how a once-acceptable proposal now has multiple deficiencies.
A Federal Circuit judge appeared skeptical on Monday over the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' about-face on the technical acceptability of a construction company's contract proposal, pressing a government attorney to explain how a once-acceptable proposal now has multiple deficiencies.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review a U.S. Army veteran's suit challenging the limit on disability benefits available to him as someone convicted of a felony and sentenced to a lengthy prison term, after the Eleventh Circuit dismissed his claims.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sent back to the lower court a long-running putative class action over the FBI's alleged surveillance of Muslims in Southern California, a dispute the federal government has argued threatens to undermine vital protections for state secrets.
SpaceX called on the Federal Communications Commission to make sure an upcoming auction of airwaves in the upper C-band allows next-generation satellite services to flourish alongside terrestrial wireless.
X Corp. told a Texas federal judge that San Francisco-based national security-centered AI company Zignal Labs Inc. failed to pay its bills relating to its access to X's data, saying Monday that Zignal owes almost $1 million in unpaid bills.
Federal actions threaten the National Center for Atmospheric Research's ability to forecast and prepare for weather disasters, a nonprofit research consortium said, urging a Colorado federal judge to block federal agencies and their leadership from taking further steps to dismantle the center.
Covington & Burling LLP has hired the former chief of the Foreign Investment Review Section in the U.S. Department of Justice's National Security Division as a partner in the firm's Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States practice.
Multidistrict litigation has become central to mass tort practice, but as MDLs grow in size and complexity, so do delays and costs — so tools like the new federal rule governing MDLs, targeted use of special masters and strategically deployed Lone Pine orders are more essential than ever, say attorneys at Ice Miller.
Read alongside recent Federal Circuit decisions, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires' memo on patent denial considerations emphasizes domestic manufacturing in a way that the International Trade Commission does not require, says Brandon Theiss at Volpe Koenig.
My audit of 1,522 court documents from last month found that over 95% contained at least one verifiable error, with fewer than 1% showing clear indicators of artificial intelligence use — highlighting above all else that lawyers may want to focus most on strengthening their review processes, says Elliott Ash at ETH Zurich.
A former trademark associate told a Manhattan federal jury Monday that DLA Piper "blindsided" her with termination after she announced she was pregnant, but the BigLaw firm countered that she was fired for "repeated mistakes" and other on-the-job shortcomings.
Jones Day is the latest law firm to be hit by a cyberattack, the firm confirmed Monday, revealing that an unauthorized party accessed files of 10 clients.
A former Troutman Pepper Locke LLP associate asked a D.C. federal court Monday to pause a suit as the two sides have reported they had reached a settlement agreement over her discrimination claims against the firm, sidestepping a trial set to begin next month.
A group of former U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission officials are backing four BigLaw firms in the Trump administration's consolidated D.C. Circuit appeal seeking to revive executive orders targeting the firms, arguing the president's directives contradict how Congress meant for the EEOC to operate.
More than a dozen Sorrento Therapeutics shareholders sued law firm Jackson Walker LLP and the defunct biopharmaceutical company's ex-CEO for over $100 million, accusing them of conspiring to launch an unnecessary bankruptcy in an irrelevant jurisdiction.
As threats against local judges continue to ramp up, protection and incident tracking varies not only from state to state but county to county, making it difficult to draw the national judicial security landscape. Now, lawmakers are looking to use federal resources to even out disparities.
The Legal Services Corp. is asking Congress for $2.14 billion in fiscal year 2027 to fund civil legal services for low-income Americans who cannot afford an attorney.
A disbarred New Orleans attorney has asked a federal judge in Louisiana for a new insurance fraud trial, arguing a suite of issues from her federal trial last month caused her to receive what she described in a filing as a "miscarriage of justice."
The College of Commercial Arbitrators has urged the D.C. Circuit to reject the Trump administration's consolidated D.C. Circuit appeal seeking to revive executive orders yanking the security clearances of four BigLaw firms, arguing a contrary ruling would "imperil" arbitration in the U.S.
A federal judge Monday refused to overturn a former Wisconsin state judge's conviction for helping shield a defendant in her courtroom from arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, rejecting her contention that, because ICE had no authority to make the arrest in the courthouse, there was no obstruction.
Illinois Supreme Court justices have asked a Chicago federal judge to throw out constitutional claims filed by a retired Illinois state trial court judge alleging he was wrongfully terminated over protected speech in a political opinion column, with the justices arguing the federal court should not interfere with a state court matter.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday vacated an appeals court's order upholding Steve Bannon's conviction over his nonresponse to a congressional subpoena investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, clearing the way for the Justice Department to dismiss his indictment.
The Delaware Chancery Court's docket this past week featured a mix of high-profile corporate disputes, insider trading allegations, contract fights and significant rulings shaping fiduciary duty and deal litigation.
