Trump Admin Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Voter Data Suits

By Bonnie Eslinger

Federal prosecutors urged the Ninth Circuit Tuesday to revive lawsuits against California and Oregon claiming states are required to hand over voter registration lists that include driver's license and Social Security numbers, saying the data would be used to look for noncitizens and others not eligible to vote.

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TikTok Says 'Market Exploitation' Doesn't Give NC Jurisdiction

By Mike Curley

TikTok is pushing the North Carolina Supreme Court to throw out claims by the state's attorney general alleging it deceptively marketed its platform as safe for minors, saying the "market exploitation" theory would in effect allow any business that operates on the internet to be hauled into any state court.

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DOJ Adds Sweeping Tax Audit Relief To Trump-IRS Settlement

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday released an addendum to the settlement of President Donald Trump's suit against the IRS over the leak of his tax return information that bars the agency from investigating any pending matters against Trump.

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Students Defend Hacking Claims Against UMich, Ex-Coach

By David Steele

The students accusing the University of Michigan and a former football coach of sexual harassment and of hacking their accounts insist that the facts favor them and not the school and coach, and that their lawsuit should be allowed to continue.

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Brother May Pay Ex-BigLaw Atty's Legal Fees In Insider Case

By Julie Manganis

A former BigLaw associate charged with orchestrating a sweeping insider trading scheme can have his legal expenses covered by his co-defendant brother if the two waive potential conflicts, a Massachusetts federal magistrate judge said Tuesday.

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Chinese Testing Lab Urges FCC Caution On 'Reciprocal' Rule

By Christopher Cole

A Chinese equipment testing lab says the Federal Communications Commission needs to tread carefully in crafting new rules demanding "reciprocal" agreements to test communications gear, or risk disrupting U.S. supply chains.

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Ga. Law Expands Safeguards For Chatbot Users

By Chart Riggall

Georgia became one of the latest states this year to put up new guardrails on AI-powered chatbots, implementing stricter regulations than some of its peers while shutting the door on private litigation arising from practices that violate the new statute.

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Skechers Can't Kick Wash. Antispam Class Suit, Judge Rules

By Ben Adlin

A Washington federal judge rejected Skechers USA Inc.'s effort to throw out a proposed class action accusing the footwear giant of blasting state residents with unsolicited and misleading spam emails, ruling Tuesday that Washington's antispam law is consistent with federal law.

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Data Security Firm Inflated Subscription Growth, Investor Says

By Taylor Bowie

An artificial intelligence-powered data management and security company overestimated its annual revenue growth by $6 million, leading to inflated stock sales and dramatic losses, according to a proposed investor class action filed in New Jersey federal court Monday.

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Ex-Trader Says Crypto Co.'s Bid For Sanctions Is 'Unfounded'

By Hayley Fowler

A former trader said a cryptocurrency company is using an "unfounded" characterization of his deposition conduct to seek sanctions and lend credence to facts it hasn't otherwise been able to prove in its suit accusing him of usurping $8.1 million in digital assets.

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Cooley Adds Privacy Duo From Perkins Coie In DC, Denver

By Andrea Keckley

Cooley LLP announced on Tuesday that it has welcomed two attorneys to its cyber, data and privacy practice from Perkins Coie LLP, one of whom had cochaired that firm's privacy and security practice.

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Winston & Strawn IP Litigator Jumps To Faegre Drinker In SF

By Madison Arnold

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP has announced it grew its intellectual property group in San Francisco with a new partner from Winston & Strawn LLP who has a computer engineering background.

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Seeborg's Term As Calif. Northern District Chief Judge To End

By Bonnie Eslinger

Chief District Judge Richard Seeborg is expected to conclude his time as the top judge for the Northern District of California in July, according to a spokesperson for the judiciary, to be succeeded by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers.

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AI Regulatory Gaps May Fuel FCA Enforcement Action

The intersection of artificial intelligence and False Claims Act enforcement presents legal risk for government contractors across several industries, particularly in the absence of a federal regulatory framework explicitly governing its development and use, say attorneys at O’Melveny.

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Becoming The Biz-Savvy GC That Portfolio Companies Need

Candidates for general counsel roles at private equity-backed portfolio companies should prioritize proving their sector-specific experience, commercial judgment and ease with uncertainty — and attorneys hoping to be candidates in five to 10 years should start working on those skills now, says Dimitri Mastrocola at Major Lindsey.

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The 2026 Summer Associates Survey

By Daniela Porat

Law students hoping to land summer associate roles at their dream firms have to start applying earlier and earlier, forcing students to strike a difficult balance between focusing on academics and completing applications. Find out how students navigated the ever-competitive process and which firms topped students’ wish lists in the latest survey from Law360 Pulse.

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2nd Circ. Nixes $900M Suit Against Boies Schiller, Dentons

By Caroline Simson

The Second Circuit Tuesday refused to revive a racketeering lawsuit seeking up to $900 million in damages from Dentons and Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, in which the BigLaw firms were accused of misleading a former client in relation to a deal, and later arbitration, involving Senegal's state-owned energy company.

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She Has A Point: Sheppard's Michelle Replogle

By Theresa Schliep

When Michelle Replogle of Sheppard and Nitika Gupta Fiorella of Fish & Richardson PC were opponents in a patent case, Fiorella said, Replogle stood out for her expertise and respect, which she showed to everyone regardless of their experience or whom they represented in the litigation.

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$1.8B IRS Deal Fund 'Not Slush Fund,' Blanche Tells Senators

By Courtney Bublé

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche argued before a Senate committee on Tuesday that the nearly $1.8 billion settlement fund announced on Monday as part of the president's settlement with the Internal Revenue Service over his leaked tax documents "is not a slush fund."

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Quinn Emanuel Owes More Sanctions In Guardant Fight

By Lauren Berg

Quinn Emanuel and its team representing medical testing company Natera will shoulder further sanctions on top of the $3 million already imposed over the firm's misrepresentations concerning an expert witness in Guardant Health's false advertising case, a California federal judge ruled Tuesday.

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Nelson Mullins Partner Confirmed To SC Federal Bench

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate voted 52-38 on Tuesday to confirm Sheria Clarke, a partner at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, as a judge for the District of South Carolina.

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