DOJ's Lead Google Attys Both Leave Agency Same Day

By Bryan Koenig

The lead attorneys on both of the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division's monopolization cases against Google left the agency Wednesday or said they would be doing so.

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DC Circ. Allows DOD To Ax Anthropic Contracts Amid Review

By Hailey Konnath

The D.C. Circuit Wednesday shot down Anthropic's request for an emergency order temporarily barring the U.S. Department of Defense from designating the artificial intelligence company as a national security risk while Anthropic's appeal plays out, although it agreed to expedite the appeal.

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Google Search Judge Mulls If Mandates Will Need More Fixes

By Bryan Koenig

A D.C. federal judge wondered aloud Wednesday if the continuously evolving technological landscape will necessitate even more changes down the line to his order in a U.S. Department of Justice monopolization case requiring Google to prop up its rivals with syndicated search results and data.

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Va. Hospital Patient Seeks Final Nod For $3.1M Privacy Deal

By Allison Grande

An Inova Health Care Services patient is urging a Virginia federal judge to grant final approval to a $3.1 million deal to resolve claims the healthcare system unlawfully shared private health information with Meta and Google through online tracking tools, arguing the resolution has received "overwhelming support" from the settlement class.

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NY Panel Skeptical Of TikTok Bid To Ax AG's Addiction Suit

By Frank G. Runyeon

A five-judge appellate panel Wednesday voiced doubts about TikTok's bid to dismiss the New York attorney general's claims that the social media platform is an addictive product that targets and harms children, pushing back on the company's free speech defense.

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FCC Looks To Beef Up 'Know Your Customer' Robocall Regs

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission this month will consider establishing rules requiring telecom providers to "know your customer" when sending robocall traffic, while weighing national security proposals and updates to satellite spectrum sharing rules.

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Roblox, Fortnite Hook Kids On Gaming, Mom's Suit Claims

By Emily Field

An Alabama mother on Tuesday sued Roblox and Fortnite developer Epic Games in California federal court alleging that they design their platforms and games to be addictive with random reward tactics, especially for minors, and that her young son has become hooked on gaming to his detriment.

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AI Hiring Startup Reckless With Users' Data, Suit Says

By Rae Ann Varona

A San Francisco startup that helps experts land roles training artificial intelligence models failed to prevent a cyberattack that exfiltrated databases, source code, and the personal information of customers and employees from the startup's information technology network, a putative class action in California federal court alleged.

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NY Panel Backs DLA Piper's $482K Fee Win In Malpractice Suit

By Dorothy Atkins

A New York appellate court affirmed Tuesday the dismissal of a Chinese software company's legal malpractice suit against DLA Piper, along with a $482,000 sanctions order against the company and its counsel, noting that the company's frivolous claims also drew a $635,000 sanctions ruling in "mirror" federal court litigation.

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4 Firms Advise On Blackline Safety's Over $600M PE Buyout

By Al Barbarino

Canada's Blackline Safety Corp., a maker of employee safety monitoring technology, said Wednesday it has agreed to be acquired by a Francisco Partners Management LP affiliate in a deal valued at up to CA$850 million ($614 million), with four law firms advising between the two parties. 

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Ropes & Gray Adds Cybersecurity Atty From Justice Dept.

By Jack Rodgers

Ropes & Gray LLP has hired a new data, privacy and cybersecurity practice partner, who has joined the team in Washington after spending more than a decade working for the Justice Department, the firm announced Tuesday.

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Justices' Geofence Ruling May Test 4th Amendment's Future

When the U.S. Supreme Court decides in Chatrie v. U.S. whether law enforcement may use geofence warrants to compel Google to disclose location history data, the ruling is likely to become an important statement about the future of Fourth Amendment law in data-driven investigations, says Duncan Levin at Levin & Associates.

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AG Watch: Minn. Enters New Era Of Data Privacy Enforcement

Now that the Minnesota Attorney General's Office can bring enforcement actions for data privacy violations without providing 30-day notice, businesses operating in Minnesota, or those collecting data from Minnesota residents, should treat this moment as a call to action, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

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DLA Piper Offered Pregnant Atty 'Dignified' Exit, Jury Told

By Pete Brush

A former DLA Piper associate who claims she was unlawfully fired after announcing her pregnancy was offered a chance to transition out of the firm "without anyone knowing that her work was subpar," a partner told a Manhattan federal jury Wednesday.

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Spencer Fane Adds 75 Attys Through Tie-Up With Okla. Firm

By Tracey Read

Missouri-headquartered Spencer Fane LLP announced Wednesday that it plans to combine with Southwest firm Conner & Winters LLP on July 1 in its largest tie-up to date and its third already in 2026.

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AEG, BigLaw Atty In Hot Seat As Live Nation Trial Nears End

By Stewart Bishop

Live Nation on Wednesday concluded its defense case with glowing testimony about it from the manager for rap star Drake, while the Manhattan federal judge overseeing the case said rival company AEG Worldwide and a Hogan Lovells lawyer may face sanctions for revealing confidential information about a witness.

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Mich. Federal Judge Pleads No Contest In Drunk-Driving Case

By Gina Kim

A Michigan federal judge pled no contest Wednesday to a misdemeanor drunken-driving charge in Emmet County court in connection with an incident where he crashed his Cadillac and registered a 0.27% blood alcohol level, apologizing and saying he "looks forward" to continuing his judicial service.

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ABA, State Bars Blast DOJ Proposal To Block Bar Probes

By Emily Sawicki

The American Bar Association and a chorus of state and local bar groups have come out against a proposed rule that would allow the U.S. Department of Justice to pause and review state-level ethics complaints against its attorneys, calling the proposal "unlawful and unconstitutional."

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ABA Rates Montana Judicial Pick 'Not Qualified'

By Courtney Bublé

Katie Lane, senior legal counsel at the Republican National Committee who has been tapped for a federal judgeship in Montana, is the first nominee to receive a majority "not qualified" rating by the American Bar Association in the second Trump administration.

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Bondi To Skip Epstein Deposition After DOJ Cites AG Exit

By Courtney Bublé

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not sit for her scheduled deposition next week on the Epstein files now that she has left the role, and the Justice Department has asked the House Oversight Committee to withdraw its subpoena.

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Trump Asks NY's Top Court To Toss AG's 'Flawed' Fraud Case

By Lauren Berg

President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked New York's highest court to throw out New York Attorney General Letitia James' "deeply flawed" civil fraud judgment entirely after a lower appellate court tossed what it called an "excessive" $489 million penalty against the president, his sons and his real estate companies.

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