The U.S. Government Accountability Office last month sustained protests over the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency's awarding of a nearly $815 million task order to provide IT support for military intelligence analysis, finding fault with its technical evaluations via oral presentation.
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GAO Sustains $815M Defense Intelligence Task Order Protests

By Ganesh Setty

The U.S. Government Accountability Office last month sustained protests over the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency's awarding of a nearly $815 million task order to provide IT support for military intelligence analysis, finding fault with its technical evaluations via oral presentation.

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Guam Defends Bid To Appeal Loss Of Military Leave Suit

By Madeline Lyskawa

A retirement fund for Guam government employees fired back at the federal government's attempt to prevent it from appealing an order finding the fund and Guam liable for shortchanging pension contributions for employees who take paid leave while serving in the military. 

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Floyd Prosecutor, Defense Atty To Represent Pretti's Family

By Lynn LaRowe

The relatives of a Minnesota intensive care nurse killed by ICE agents have secured legal representation from a former federal prosecutor who helped secure the conviction of an ex-police officer in the killing of George Floyd, and a criminal defense attorney coming off a high-profile murder case.

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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards

Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2026 editorial advisory boards.

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NATIONAL SECURITY

Ex-Fed Adviser Acquitted Of Espionage Conspiracy Charge

By Lauren Berg

A Washington, D.C., federal jury Tuesday acquitted a former senior adviser to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors of conspiring to steal confidential data for Chinese intelligence.

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LITIGATION

Co. Accused Of Threatening Boeing With $31M Demand

By Ganesh Setty

A Connecticut-based aerospace company accused its former subsidiary of threatening to cease certain contracts with Boeing unless the defense giant pays an additional $31 million, telling Delaware's Chancery Court the former subsidiary is risking a "critical" customer relationship.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Contract Disputes Recap: Terminations Galore

Three recent decisions from the Federal Circuit and the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals provide valuable insights about sticking to a contract's plain language, navigating breach of contract claims, and jurisdictional limits on reinstatement of a canceled contract, say attorneys at Seyfarth.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Habeas Cases Flood Courts After Immigrant Detention Shift

By Jack Karp

Federal courts have been inundated with a flood of cases stemming from the Trump administration's revised approach to the detention of unauthorized immigrants, with judges routinely ruling against the government as immigration attorneys scramble to keep up.

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Baker McKenzie Describes Client Fallout After Assault Claims

By Alison Knezevich

Several clients asked the leader of Baker McKenzie's Washington, D.C., office to stop handling work for them after he was accused of sexual assault, according to a new filing in a defamation case against the former firm associate who made the allegations.

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Goldstein Knew What Was On His Returns, Accountant Claims

By Jared Foretek

The top outside accountant handling tax returns for SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein and his law firm said Tuesday that Goldstein wasn't forthcoming about his gambling records and that he firmly believed the former U.S. Supreme Court attorney knew what was in his allegedly false tax returns when they were filed.

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Approach The Bench: Judge Yew Warns Of Deepfake Evidence

By Cara Bayles and Steven Trader

After decades on the bench of the Santa Clara County Superior Court, Judge Erica Yew began to regard the future of courtroom evidence with some trepidation, as the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence made it easier to falsify documents, photos and videos.

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4 Attys Sanctioned Over AI Hallucinations In Legal Brief

By Elliot Weld

A Kansas federal judge has issued sanctions against a group of lawyers representing a technology company in a patent dispute and has referred one attorney for disciplinary action over case citations hallucinated by ChatGPT appearing in a legal brief.

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Pretti Killing Highlights Free Speech And Gun Rights Tension

By Marco Poggio

The killing of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen and lawful gun owner, by federal immigration enforcement agents in Minneapolis last month brought to the fore a long-standing tension between two constitutional rights that the U.S. Supreme Court has never resolved, legal experts say.

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Feds Fight Cyberstalking Atty's Bid For Pretrial Release

By Adrian Cruz

The U.S. government has asked a Texas federal judge to reject a bid for pretrial release from a currently detained attorney charged with cyberstalking other attorneys at BigLaw firms.

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Queens Defenders Ex-Director Admits Embezzling Over $100K

By Pete Brush

The former longtime head of Queens Defenders copped to a count of fraud conspiracy in Brooklyn federal court Tuesday after prosecutors said she diverted over $100,000 intended for indigent residents and used the money for a lavish lifestyle.

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Analysis

Squires And Stewart's Patent Office, By The Numbers

By Theresa Schliep

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has seen sweeping changes under Director John Squires and Deputy Director Coke Morgan Stewart, ranging from pro-patent owner policies at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to employment shake-ups that have prompted departures from the agency.

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Senate Confirms Picks For Texas, Ark. District Court Seats

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate confirmed two U.S. district court judges, for Texas and Arkansas, on Tuesday.

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Amentum Services Inc.

American Systems

Apple Inc.

Burke Inc.

Cato Institute

Chevron Corp.

Cornell University

Duke University

Everytown for Gun Safety

Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman

General Dynamics Corp.

LinkedIn Corp.

Northern Mariana Islands Retirement Fund

Overstock.com Inc.

SOS International LLC

Second Amendment Foundation

Spotify Technology SA

The Boeing Co.

YouTube Inc.

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Avanti Law Group

Baker McKenzie

Bracewell LLP

Buether Joe

Camacho Calvo

Carlsmith Ball

Crowell & Moring

DLA Piper

Fish & Richardson

Fisher Patterson

Gividen Law

Jackson Lewis PC

Jenner & Block

Kuchler & Cotton

Leach & Walker

Marshall Gerstein

Maslon LLP

Morgan Lewis

Munger Tolles

Napoli Shkolnik

Prokosch Law

Romanucci & Blandin

Ross Aronstam

Schwegman Lundberg

Seyfarth Shaw

Sidley Austin

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Alaska Department of Law

California Commission on Judicial Performance

Central Command

Defense Intelligence Agency

Delaware Court of Chancery

Executive Office for Immigration Review

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Reserve System

Guam Attorney General's Office

Internal Revenue Service

Minnesota Attorney General's Office

National Labor Relations Board

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Tennessee Attorney General's Office

U.S. Army

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas

U.S. Civilian Board of Contract Appeals

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts of Southern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Guam

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

U.S. General Services Administration

U.S. Government Accountability Office

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the District of Kansas