Pentagon Can Escort Reporters Amid Appeal, DC Circ. Says

By Rae Ann Varona

The U.S. Department of Defense may continue requiring journalists to be escorted when on Pentagon premises while it challenges a district court's order barring its new press restrictions, the D.C. Circuit ruled Monday, saying the department will likely succeed in arguing the escort requirement didn't violate the order.

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Contractor Can't Evade FCA Deal Due To Financial Troubles

By Madeline Lyskawa

Participants of an alleged scheme to defraud a veterans' contracting program must abide by a 2024 settlement reached on the eve of trial, a D.C. federal judge ruled Monday, rejecting an IT firm's claims that the deal has become "commercially impracticable."

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Justices Turn Away Lebanese Bank Terrorism Suit

By Caroline Simson

The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to review the Second Circuit's finding that a Lebanese bank is subject to the personal jurisdiction of New York courts on claims over alleged assistance to Hezbollah by a bank it acquired, a case the Lebanese bank had argued raises due process questions.

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FTC Wants More Info On IonQ's $1.8B Chipmaker Deal

By Matthew Perlman

The Federal Trade Commission has requested additional information about quantum computing company IonQ's planned $1.8 billion purchase of semiconductor maker SkyWater Technology, extending a waiting period that prevents the transaction from closing.

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Texas Rep. Says Rivera Wanted Political Change In Venezuela

By Carolina Bolado

U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, told jurors in Florida federal court on Monday that his meetings with Venezuelan officials set up by former Florida Congressman David Rivera were part of a larger attempt to negotiate an exit for then-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and usher in free and fair elections for the country.

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Chipmaker Says Chinese Military Co. Label Lacks Evidence

By Madeline Lyskawa

A Chinese chipmaker has told a D.C. federal judge that the U.S. Department of Defense lacks evidence to support labeling the company a Chinese military company, saying its products are designed solely for civilian commercial and industrial uses.

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Texas Business Court Weighs Boeing Bid To End Union Suit

By Spencer Brewer

The Boeing Co. told a Texas Business Court judge Monday that Southwest Airlines' union cannot tie its members' economic losses to the aircraft manufacturer's misconduct alleged by the union after regulators grounded the 737 Max aircraft, saying state law bars the suit from going forward.

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BAE, L3Harris End Navy Contract Trade Secret Suit In NY

By Adam Lidgett

Defense contractor BAE Systems has resolved its suit in New York federal court, accusing L3Harris Cincinnati Electronics Corp. of cutting it out of a government contract for naval defense technology after BAE shared its proprietary information.

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Space Intelligence Provider HawkEye 360 Targets $400M IPO

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Space-based radio signals company HawkEye 360 launched plans Monday to raise roughly $400 million in its initial public offering led by Cooley LLP and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.

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DOJ's Superseding Policy Muddies Trade Crime Disclosures

The U.S. Department of Justice’s first agencywide voluntary self-disclosure policy is intended to standardize approaches across DOJ components, but the shift may prove difficult in trade controls cases under the National Security Division, which has long viewed sanctions and export control offenses as uniquely serious, say attorneys at Covington.

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GrayRobinson Sued Over 'Reckless' Data Security Measures

By Adrian Cruz

GrayRobinson PA has been hit with a proposed class action accusing the Florida-based firm of negligence following the revelation of a March 2025 data breach that exposed the personal data of around 65,000 people.

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Judge Publicly Scolds 'Disgraced' Ex-Prosecutor For AI Errors

By Hayley Fowler

A North Carolina federal judge has eviscerated a former federal prosecutor in a public reprimand for his use of artificial intelligence to draft a response brief that was riddled with hallucinations, calling out the prosecutor's "lack of candor" and saying he "disgraced not only himself, but also the entire office he formerly served."

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Comey Indicted Again As Feds Call Seashell Message 'Threat'

By Phillip Bantz

Former FBI director James Comey was again indicted Tuesday by the Trump administration, this time over a social media post last year of an image of seashells arranged on a North Carolina beach to form the message "86 47," which prosecutors characterized as a threat of violence against the president.

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Maurene Comey Can Sue DOJ Over Firing, Judge Rules

By Phillip Bantz

Former Manhattan federal prosecutor Maurene Comey can move forward with her lawsuit alleging that President Donald Trump's administration fired her because she is the daughter of ex-FBI director and Trump's perceived enemy James B. Comey, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

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ADT Blasts 'Speculative' Bid To DQ Ogletree From Bias Case

By Gina Kim

ADT LLC urged a Georgia federal judge on Monday to reject an attorney's motion to disqualify Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC from defending it against discrimination claims while concurrently defending Microsoft Corp. in the attorney's own pregnancy bias suit, arguing the two matters are wholly separate and unrelated so there's no conflict. 

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Nadine Menendez Says Feds Need To 'Look Into The Mirror'

By George Woolston

Nadine Menendez dug into her bid for bail while she appeals her conviction on a bribery scheme carried out with her ex-politician husband, telling a New York federal court that prosecutors refuse to own up to their handling of the "forced withdrawal" of her counsel.

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Teleflex Settles Catheter Patent Case Against Medtronic

By Elliot Weld

Medical device company Teleflex and Medtronic have reached a settlement to end a catheter patent dispute from which a judge recused himself after explaining he was "at a loss" on how to proceed.

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