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Circuit-By-Circuit Guide To The US Supreme Court's Term

By Jeff Overley

Federal appeals courts had wide-ranging successes and struggles during the U.S. Supreme Court's recently completed term: One had its best showing in years following its worst showing in years; one felt déjà vu after recently starting to find favor with the justices; and one saw its reputation for independence occupy a rare role in the Supreme Court spotlight.

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DOD's Cybersecurity Program Halt Reveals Compliance Gaps

By Madeline Lyskawa

The Pentagon's decision to halt the next phase of its cybersecurity compliance program for defense contractors is likely motivated in part by businesses' difficulties to meet the already existing standards.

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WilmerHale Hit With Class Action Over Cyberattack

By Ryan Boysen

WilmerHale has been hit with a putative class action over a May data breach that claims "thousands" or "millions" of clients' "highly sensitive" information was compromised due to the firm's alleged negligence.

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Settlement Reached In Trump Media SPAC Exec Hacking Suit

By Corey Rothauser

A lawsuit accusing a Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. director and his associates of improperly accessing confidential files to help remove the former head of the special purpose acquisition company that merged with Trump Media has ended in a confidential settlement, according to a notice filed Tuesday in Florida federal court.

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Judge Advises 'Splitting The Baby' In Photo Hack Class Notice

By Brian Steele

A Connecticut state judge said Wednesday he would personally suggest language to notify potential class members that a preparatory school IT worker may have accessed their intimate photos and videos, seeking to strike a balance between providing broad notice and avoiding unnecessary panic among former students.

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Apple Allowed To Question Withdrawing Hagens ICloud Client

By Bryan Koenig

A California federal judge has allowed Apple to impose conditions on the withdrawal of a Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP client as a named plaintiff from an iCloud antitrust case, concluding that the consumer's information could be "relevant to spoliation sanctions" or Hagens Berman's adequacy as class counsel.

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Fed. Circ. Won't Reopen Challenges To Biometric Sensor IP

By Adam Lidgett

Assa Abloy lost its bid to reinstate challenges to a pair of biometric sensor patents Wednesday when the Federal Circuit backed Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions that the Swedish manufacturing company failed to show claims in the patents were invalid.

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Dems Probe Clayton's Independence, 2020 Election Views

By Tom Lotshaw

During a Wednesday confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump's pick for national intelligence director, Democratic lawmakers pressed Jay Clayton to explain whether predecessor Tulsi Gabbard should have traveled to Georgia to oversee a search warrant executed at a Fulton County election facility, which she testified the president asked for.

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Miami Man Gets Prison For Running Zelle Scam 'Money Mules'

By Brian Steele

A Florida man who admitted to playing a role in scams that stole nearly $660,000 from victims including Zelle users has been sentenced to 32 months in prison.

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Meta Tries Again To Nix Android Users' Browsing-Profile Suit

By Gina Kim

Meta on Wednesday took a second stab at nixing an amended consolidated litigation alleging it matched users' browsing activities to their Facebook accounts for targeted advertising purposes and personalizing content, telling a California federal judge the plaintiffs consented to the conduct, which was disclosed in Meta's privacy policy.

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X.AI Says Man Misused Grok To Create Child Abuse Material

By Lauren Berg

Elon Musk's xAI is suing a man who faces criminal charges of sexually exploiting children, saying in a Texas federal lawsuit that he abused and circumvented the safeguards of the company's generative artificial intelligence chatbot Grok to create child sexual abuse material in violation of the terms of service.

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Apple's 'Hide My Email' Doesn't Work As Promised, User Says

By Lauren Berg

While Apple Inc. assures consumers it prioritizes their privacy with its "Hide My Email" feature, which purports to shield users' email addresses from third parties, the feature doesn't actually work as promised, according to a proposed class action filed Wednesday in California federal court.

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Frontier Sued Over Data Breach Linked To Ransom Group

By Gina Kim

Frontier Airlines' negligence led to a preventable cyber intrusion carried out by a notorious ransomware gang, which was able to secure a "treasure trove" of personal information of current and former employees and customers, according to a proposed class action filed Wednesday in Colorado federal court. 

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The Biggest Copyright Rulings Of 2026: A Midyear Report

By Theresa Schliep

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a major opinion that limited contributory copyright liability for internet service providers, while a major verdict in a Digital Millennium Copyright Act case could hint at what's to come in artificial intelligence litigation. Here are Law360's picks for the top copyright rulings for the first half of 2026.

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What To Watch In Massachusetts In The 2nd Half Of 2026

By Chris Villani

As midsummer approaches, Massachusetts attorneys are focused on much more than just the Red Sox winning streak and the fallout from the Jaylen Brown trade; from a headline-grabbing federal prosecution to the midterm elections to cases that could shape the state's noncompete laws, practitioners have plenty on their radar in the latter half of the year.

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Personal Injury & Med Mal Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2026

By Y. Peter Kang

A trial in a suit brought by 29 states accusing Meta's Facebook and Instagram of causing young people to become addicted and a third bellwether trial in the Uber sexual assault multidistrict litigation are among the cases injury and malpractice attorneys will be following closely in the second half of 2026.

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Who Owns The Data Behind The Beautiful Game?

Every match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup generates enormous volumes of information that can improve performance, enhance fan engagement and create new revenue streams, but that same data can also create significant legal exposure if rights and responsibilities are not clearly defined, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

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Illinois Audit Law Will Make AI Clauses Actually Enforceable

A law recently enacted in Illinois creates a first-in-the-nation requirement for artificial intelligence developers to undergo annual audits, providing objective standards that can be incorporated into private contracts and addressing the problem of defining responsible AI use, says William Tanenbaum at Moses & Singer.

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How Does Your Compensation Stack Up? Take Our Survey

Is your compensation keeping pace with the rate of inflation? Do you know what your colleagues made last year? Help Law360 Pulse answer these questions and more in this year's Law Firm Compensation Survey.

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Simpson Thacher Put Co. Out Of Business, Fla. Jury Told

By Cara Salvatore

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP put an insurance services company out of business with a poorly constructed private securities offering, the company's founder told a Florida state jury Wednesday in opening arguments for trial in his suit alleging the law firm owes him more than $100 million.

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New Conn. High Court Rules Put Filers On Hook For AI Errors

By Aaron Keller

The Connecticut Appellate and Supreme Courts have published new generative artificial intelligence rules which took immediate effect this week, outlining additional paths for sanctions as the justices weigh the fate of a landlord's attorney who admitted his filings contained ChatGPT-induced errors.

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Cornyn, Tillis Still Waver On Blanche AG Bid After Hearing

By Courtney Bublé

Todd Blanche had his nomination hearing to be attorney general on Wednesday and two key Republican senators still have yet to say if they will support him.

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Senate Confirms Fla. Judge Pick Tied To Trump Pulitzer Case

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate voted 51-46, along party lines, Wednesday to confirm state Chief Judge Jeffrey T. Kuntz for the Southern District of Florida.

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Polsinelli, Doctor Seek Toss Of 'Bad Faith' Patent Claims

By Elliot Weld

Polsinelli PC and a doctor who has been a client of the law firm have asked Mississippi and Tennessee federal courts to throw out Zavation Medical Products LLC and Choice Spine LLC's allegations that the firm and its client violated respective state laws by bringing "bad faith" patent infringement claims, saying the statutes the medical device makers rely on can't be brought by distributors or manufacturers.

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Trump Swiftly Fires Court-Appointed Seattle US Atty

By Lauren Berg

Almost immediately after being sworn in as Seattle's new U.S. attorney Wednesday morning, former King County Superior Court judge and federal prosecutor Roger Rogoff was fired by President Donald Trump.

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