A Maryland federal judge Thursday declined to upend his preliminary injunction barring the Trump administration from implementing the bulk of the president's executive orders aiming to slash diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the public and private sectors.
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Judge Won't Ax Anti-DEI Injunction For Plaintiffs' Tweaks

By Lauren Berg

A Maryland federal judge Thursday declined to upend his preliminary injunction barring the Trump administration from implementing the bulk of the president's executive orders aiming to slash diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the public and private sectors.

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4th Circ. Skips To Full Review Of DOGE's SSA Access

By Braden Campbell

The Fourth Circuit has voted to initially hear as a full court the government's challenge to an order blocking a probe of the Social Security Administration and keep the block in place, with a majority differentiating a similar case it recently left to a three-member panel sans injunction.

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3rd Circ. Backs Charter School In Black Worker's Bias Suit

By Grace Elletson

The Third Circuit upheld the dismissal of a Black cafeteria manager's suit claiming she was fired for complaining that her bosses at a charter school system mistreated her due to her race, ruling the suit falls flat because she was employed by an outside food service company.

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Truckers Win $10M In Row Over Pay For Freight Transport

By Danielle Ferguson

A Michigan federal judge on Wednesday awarded $10.4 million to a class of truckers who sued RSP Express Inc. alleging the company and its owners skimmed off the top of their contracts, shorting drivers for freight they transported.

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NCAA Coaches Get Initial OK For $49M Wage-Fix Deal

By Craig Clough

A California federal judge granted preliminary approval Wednesday to a group of roughly 1,000 Division I volunteer baseball coaches for their settlement under which the NCAA would pay $49.5 million to resolve their proposed antitrust class action challenging a since-repealed "uniform wage fix" bylaw.

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DISCRIMINATION

Troops Urge High Court To Keep Transgender Ban On Ice

By Katie Buehler

Several transgender service members and recruits told the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to reject the Trump administration's bid to lift a federal judge's order prohibiting implementation of the Pentagon's ban on transgender military service, claiming the policy is so deeply rooted in animosity that it won't survive judicial inspection.

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NC Chef Says Restaurant Canned Him For Being Trans

By Ryan Harroff

The former executive sous chef at a resort restaurant in Flat Rock, North Carolina, claims in a lawsuit that he was terminated for having gender dysphoria and for requesting time off under the Family and Medical Leave Act to recover from gender reassignment surgery.

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Norfolk Southern's Promotion Process Is Biased, Workers Say

By Kelcey Caulder

Norfolk Southern Corp. has been sued in Georgia federal court by two longtime billing clerks who allege the company's promotion process is riddled with race and age bias and that its customer service division systematically pressures workers not to take medical leave.

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WAGE & HOUR

Worker Can't Ring Own Class's 'Death Knell,' Calif. Panel Says

By Craig Clough

A former construction company employee can't appeal an order denying his class certification motion in a putative wage and hour class action, a California state appeals court has ruled, finding it does not qualify under the so-called death knell doctrine because Private Attorneys General Act claims remained active when he appealed.

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Landscaping Co. Must Face Trial In Unpaid OT Suit

By Emmy Freedman

A jury should determine whether landscape workers are owed overtime wages or if they fall under an exemption from the premium pay, a Kansas federal judge ruled while finding the H-2B visa applications their employer filed did not include a promise to pay the extra wages.

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WRONGFUL TERMINATION

Ex-Credit Union Regulator Says Suing Trump 'Had To Be Done'

By Jon Hill

One of two Democrats suing President Donald Trump for unlawful termination from the National Credit Union Administration warned Thursday of damaging potential ripple effects if their firings are allowed to stand, casting their decision to litigate as daunting but necessary.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

IRS And ICE Info Sharing Could Drive Payroll Tax Enforcement

Tax crimes are historically difficult to prosecute, but the Internal Revenue Services’ recent agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to share taxpayer records of non-U.S. citizens could be used to enhance payroll tax-related enforcement against their employers, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

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Series

Teaching College Students Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Serving as an adjunct college professor has taught me the importance of building rapport, communicating effectively, and persuading individuals to critically analyze the difference between what they think and what they know — principles that have helped to improve my practice of law, says Sheria Clarke at Nelson Mullins.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Attys Join Nationwide 'Day Of Action' Rallies For Rule Of Law

By Ryan Boysen and Jack Rodgers

Thousands of attorneys gathered at rallies across the country on Thursday to oppose what they called the Trump administration's "assault" on the rule of law — a rare public demonstration for the normally buttoned-down and risk-averse professionals that they said "sounds the alarm of a looming constitutional crisis."

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Analysis

Hair, Makeup, Legal: The Lawyering Behind The Met Gala

By Theresa Schliep

While the red carpet arrivals of the biggest names in the entertainment industry are sure to win the most attention at the Met Gala on Monday, attorneys also play a significant role in advising the brands and celebrities at the center of fashion's biggest night.

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20 Former Federal Judges Launch Group To Defend Judiciary

By Jake Maher

Twenty former federal district and circuit judges on Thursday launched a coalition to speak out about and defend the federal judiciary as political impeachment attempts against judges increase and the federal courts system faces heightened scrutiny.

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Paul Hastings, GenapSys Settle Calif. Legal Malpractice Suit

By James Mills

The legal malpractice suit in which gene sequencing company GenapSys Inc. argued Paul Hastings LLP caused GenapSys' bankruptcy appears to have been settled.

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GOP Seeks To Stop 'Frivolous Lawsuits' With Reconciliation

By Courtney Bublé

The House Judiciary Committee approved along party lines a proposal they say will prevent "frivolous lawsuits" by barring courts from enforcing contempt citations for failure to comply with injunctions if the plaintiff has not posted a bond for litigation costs.

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5 Fed. Circ. Clashes To Watch This Month

By Ryan Davis

The Federal Circuit's argument calendar for May includes appeals of two nine-figure patent verdicts — one against Apple and one against Medtronic — and Roku's bid to revive its remote control patent suit at the U.S. International Trade Commission after a loss tied to the commission's domestic industry requirement.

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Senate Panel Delays A Vote On Martin Nomination For US Atty

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday held off for now a vote to call for a hearing on Ed Martin's nomination for U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, a move Democrats say would allow more time to review his record and, they hope, convince enough Republicans to help them block his nomination.

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Ex-Exec's Claims Against Dechert Still No Good, 2nd Circ. Told

By Pete Brush

A North Carolina trade executive's latest trip to the Second Circuit in his quest to win damages for alleged hacking by a private investigator on Dechert LLP's behalf should end like the others, with a dismissal, defense counsel argued Thursday.

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New Bill Holds Judges Accountable Even After They Retire

By Hailey Konnath

A Georgia Congressman on Thursday introduced legislation that would ensure misconduct complaints against judges would still be investigated, even if the judge has resigned, retired or even died.

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Colo. Judge Resigns Amid Allegations Over Misuse Of Bench

By Thy Vo

A Colorado state judge resigned on Wednesday amid a disciplinary complaint accusing him of misusing his position to help a former client that he exchanged sexual and flirtatious texts with, telling an independent panel in a brief that it no longer needs to hear a disciplinary case against him.

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The Top In-House Hires Of April

By Michele Gorman

Legal department hires over the past month included high-profile appointments at FanDuel's parent company, American Airlines and soda business Swig. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from the first full month of spring.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Alston & Bird

ArentFox Schiff LLP

Baker & Hostetler

Bertram & Graf

Bibiyan Law Group

Binder & Schwartz

Brooks Kushman

Complex Appellate Litigation Group

Crowell & Moring

Dame Law

Deasey Mahoney

Dechert LLP

Dewey & LeBoeuf

Epstein Becker

Foley & Lardner

Frankfurt Kurnit

Gibbons Law Group PLLC

HKM Employment Attorneys

Hecker Fink

Herbert Smith Freehills

Hinkle Law Firm

Hodgson Law Firm

Holland & Knight

Jones Day

Korein Tillery

Latham & Watkins

Law Office of Karin M. Gunter

Lesnick Prince

Lewis Brisbois

Massumi & Consoli

Matthew G. Miller PC

Miller Cohen

Miller Cohen Peterson Young

Morgan Lewis

Munger Tolles

Nassiri & Jung

Nelson Mullins

O'Melveny & Myers

Paul Hastings

Perkins Coie

Recht Kornfeld

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Skadden Arps

Susman Godfrey

White & Case

WilmerHale

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Aetna Inc.

Amazon.com Inc.

American Airlines Group Inc.

American Association of University Professors

American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees

American Federation of Teachers

Apple Inc.

Applebee's International Inc.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice

CBS Interactive Inc.

CapitalG Management Co. LLC

Cartier SA

Christian Louboutin SA

Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington

Comcast Corp.

Cummins Inc.

Democracy Forward Foundation

DineEquity Inc.

Dolby Laboratories Inc.

Eventbrite Inc.

FanDuel Inc.

Farm Credit Mid-America

Federalist Society

Ferring Pharmaceuticals

GenapSys Inc.

Global Partners LP

Google LLC

Hallmark Cards Inc.

Honeywell International Inc.

Human Rights Campaign

Instagram Inc.

International House of Pancakes LLC

Lambda Legal Defense & Educational Fund

Medtronic PLC

Meridian Capital Group LLC

NFL Enterprises LLC

National Collegiate Athletic Association

National Women's Law Center

New York City Bar Association

New York Civil Liberties Union

New York County Lawyers' Association

Norfolk Southern Corp.

Paramount Global

Pilot Travel Centers LLC

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

Roku Inc.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

San Francisco Bar Association

Seattle Seahawks

Texas Roadhouse Inc.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Toll Brothers Inc.

Universal Electronics Inc.

Verizon Communications Inc.

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.

Yves Saint Laurent SAS

iHeartMedia Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Supreme Court

Colorado Supreme Court

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Delaware Court of Chancery

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Executive Office of the President

Federal Election Commission

Federal Trade Commission

Internal Revenue Service

International Trade Commission

Los Angeles Superior Court

National Credit Union Administration

National Labor Relations Board

New Jersey Board of Public Utilities

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Social Security Administration

U.S. Army

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

U.S. Coast Guard

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

U.S. Department of Education

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Department of the Treasury

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

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico

U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

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

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

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

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

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

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

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Office of Personnel Management

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the District of Kansas