A Massachusetts federal judge on Thursday threw out the Trump administration's suit alleging Harvard University failed to address antisemitism, finding the government lacked evidence of current civil rights violations on campus.
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Judge Tosses DOJ's Antisemitism Case Against Harvard

By Carolyn Muyskens

A Massachusetts federal judge on Thursday threw out the Trump administration's suit alleging Harvard University failed to address antisemitism, finding the government lacked evidence of current civil rights violations on campus.

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9th Circ. Says U. Of Wash. Is Immune From Vax Firing Suit

By Rachel Riley

A Ninth Circuit panel declined on Thursday to reinstate former University of Washington employees' claims that they were wrongfully fired after refusing the COVID-19 vaccination on religious grounds, concluding the university qualifies as an arm of the state that cannot be sued for civil rights violations under the relevant federal law.  

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Anti-DEI Group Asks FTC To Probe Law Fellowship Program

By Dorothy Atkins

An advocacy organization against diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives filed an antitrust complaint with the Federal Trade Commission Wednesday, accusing Sponsors for Educational Opportunity of engaging in anticompetitive practices by allegedly colluding on DEI metrics and falsely advertising its program.

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Mount Sinai Beats Retaliation Claim But Faces OT Trial

By MJ Koo

A New York federal court tossed a fired Mount Sinai West security supervisor's retaliation claim, ruling that 13 months between his complaint about pay and his termination were too long to establish a causal link, while sending his overtime and weekly wage claims toward trial.

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United Asks Justices To Void 'Destabilizing' Vax Bias Class

By Linda Chiem

United Airlines has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a "destabilizing" Fifth Circuit ruling preserving class certification for workers who sued the airline for religious discrimination after they opposed United's COVID-19 vaccine mandate and were placed on unpaid leave.

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DOL To Pay Atty Fees To End Demographic Data Fight

By Benjamin Morse

The U.S. Department of Labor will pay $225,000 in attorney fees and costs to end a news organization's suit over access to federal contractors' workforce diversity reports, after the Ninth Circuit affirmed an order requiring the data's disclosure, according to a California federal court filing.

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DISCRIMINATION

Walgreens Faces Pregnancy Bias Suits From 2 Ex-Workers

By MJ Koo

Two former Walgreens corporate employees sued the pharmacy chain in Illinois federal court, alleging the company fired them both on the same day while they were on approved family leave, targeting them because of their pregnancies in violation of federal and state anti-discrimination and family leave laws.

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Former Colo. Hospital Director Claims Age Discrimination

By Rachel Konieczny

Operators of a Colorado behavioral health hospital discriminated against a 69-year-old former director of the facility by subjecting her to "excessive" scrutiny and retaliating against her for filing a grievance, the employee alleged in Colorado federal court.

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WAGE & HOUR

John Deere Workers Fight Bid To Toss Severance Claims

By Benjamin Morse

Former John Deere workers urged an Illinois federal judge Thursday to preserve proposed class claims alleging the company manipulated performance ratings to reduce severance payouts, arguing its severance program is governed by federal benefits law and that they plausibly alleged they were entitled to benefits.

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Brief

GEO Takes Immunity Delay To 10th Circ. In Forced Labor Suit

By Benjamin Morse

Private prison operator GEO Group Inc. has filed a notice of appeal seeking Tenth Circuit review of a Colorado federal judge's failure to rule on its qualified immunity bid in a forced-labor suit by detainees, arguing further delay would effectively deprive it of that protection.

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LABOR

Brief

NJ Takes Labor Peace Pact Fight In Pot Case To 3rd Circ.

By Sam Reisman

New Jersey cannabis regulators filed a notice Thursday that they would appeal a federal court's recent ruling that a state rule requiring marijuana businesses enter into labor peace agreements with unions in order to secure a license is preempted by federal law.

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CFPB Brass Accused Of 'Sham' Probe Of Union Leader

By Emily Brill

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is conducting a "sham" investigation into an employee who is active in the staff's union, the union's president said, taking the agency's new leader to task for its probe of the data scientist and National Treasury Employees Union local activist.

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WHISTLEBLOWER

7th Circ. Won't Revive Popcorn Shop Worker's Retaliation Suit

By Hailey Konnath

The Seventh Circuit on Thursday refused to resurrect a retaliation suit filed by a former assistant research and development director for Chicago's Garrett Popcorn Shops, finding she failed to back up her argument that a jury erred in siding with her former employer.

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WORKER SAFETY

Ohio High Court Reinstates $1.9M Farmworker Injury Verdict

By Mike Curley

The Ohio Supreme Court has revived a $1.9 million verdict in favor of a farmworker over injuries he sustained on the job, finding the appeals court wrongly required that he prove that his employer had deliberately not reattached a safety guard on the tractor that injured him.

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PEOPLE

Katz Banks Adds Partner From Sanford Heisler In DC

By Patrick Hoff

Katz Banks Kumin LLP has bolstered its ranks in the nation's capital by adding a former co-managing partner of Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight LLP's Washington, D.C., office, bringing on a lawyer whose experience includes government service as well as landing multmillion-dollar recoveries in private lawsuits.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Series

Going To Hardcore Shows Makes Me A Better Lawyer

While government contracts law and the hardcore scene may seem entirely unrelated, in my experience, both are about community, focus, being prepared for the unexpected and managing chaos, says Isaac Natter at Fluet.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Are your summer associates prepared for a legal career?

How does your firm shape the summer associate experience and mentor new talent? Invite your summer associates to share their perspectives in this year’s Law360 Pulse Summer Associates Survey.

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Analysis

Can Texas, Nevada Replicate Delaware's Corporate Edge?

By Jarek Rutz

Texas and Nevada have spent the past few years rewriting corporate laws and building specialized business courts in an effort to challenge Delaware's long-standing dominance as the preferred home for U.S. companies. While a handful of high-profile corporations have already made the move, corporate law experts say creating another Delaware will require far more than new statutes and judges.

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Immigration Judge Says Anti-DEI Bias Led To Her Ousting

By Elaine Briseño

A Black immigration judge has sued the U.S. Department of Justice for discrimination, alleging her firing was related to anti-DEI sentiments at the agency that overwhelmingly targeted older, nonwhite women.

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White House, BigLaw Atty Picked For Tenn. Federal Bench

By Jack Karp

President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is nominating a White House attorney and former BigLaw associate to serve as a Tennessee federal judge.

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Holland & Knight Loses Bid To Escape GWG Fraud Suit

By Emily Sawicki

Holland & Knight LLP must face adversary claims in Houston bankruptcy court after a Texas federal judge found the trustee for bankrupt life insurance bond seller GWG Holdings Inc. had made a plausible case that the firm and one of its attorneys engaged in a racketeering conspiracy with its ex-chairman.

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Law Student's Race Bias Claim Survives In Kirk Discipline Suit

By Matt Perez

A Texas federal judge on Friday allowed a former Texas Tech law student to proceed with her claim that the university board was discriminatory in disciplining her over comments she made allegedly celebrating the death of Charlie Kirk because non-Black students who spoke about the assassination weren't investigated.

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Roundup

UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Megan Norcott

The past week in London has seen newly signed Real Madrid footballer Yan Diomandé sued over access to his image rights, Nigel Farage and Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice accuse the NCA of leaking confidential financial information, and a right-wing American journalist hit The Guardian with a libel claim. 

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

Boeing has won dismissal of a Delaware suit brought by pension funds accusing its board of putting profits before safety. And in-house counsel helped pick Latham & Watkins as the leader on an annual list of client service all-stars.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Baker Botts LLP and King & Spalding LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Ninth Circuit enforced an over $2 billion arbitral award issued to a satellite communications company, ruling that the legal concept of an optimal venue for a case doesn't apply in matters concerning the enforcement of international arbitral awards.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Addleshaw Goddard

Akerman LLP

Alston & Bird

Andrews Myers

Arnold Jacobowitz

Ashurst Perkins

Asonye & Associates

Baker Botts

Benesch

Benezra & Culver

Bird & Bird

Blake Morgan LLP

CMS Cameron McKenna

Cilenti & Cooper

Clyde & Co

Cohen & Gresser

Consovoy McCarthy

Cooley LLP

Cooper & Kirk

Covington & Burling

Cozen O'Connor

Cravath Swaine

Crowell & Moring

Curry Roby

DLA Piper

Debevoise & Plimpton

Edmonds Marshall McMahon

Faccenda Law Group

Fladgate LLP

Fluet & Associates PLLC

Foley & Lardner

Foley Hoag

Geldards

Gibson Dunn

Gilbert Employment Law

Greenberg Traurig

HSF Kramer

Hogan Lovells

Holland & Knight

Jackson Walker LLP

Jennings Haug

Jones Day

Katz Banks

Kelly Hart

Kennedys Law LLP

Keystone Law

King & Spalding

Kirkland & Ellis

Latham & Watkins

Lieff Cabraser

McDonald Carano

Meyer Law Office

Mills & Reeve

Mishcon de Reya

Morgan Lewis

Motley Rice

Nabarro LLP

Norton Rose

O'Brien & Marquard

Olshan Frome

Orrick Herrington

Osborne Clarke

Outten & Golden

Pacifica Law Group

Patterson Belknap

Proskauer Rose

Quinn Emanuel

Reid Collins

Reynolds Porter

Ropes & Gray

Rusty Hardin

Sanford Heisler

Selendy Gay

Sidley Austin

Simons Muirhead Burton

Stephenson Harwood

Stoel Rives

Thrasher Dinsmore

Wachtell Lipton

Ward Hadaway

Wegman Hessler

Wheeler Trigg

White & Case

Williams & Connolly

WilmerHale

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Acrisure LLC

Adani Enterprises Ltd.

Adidas AG

AerCap Holdings N.V.

Amazon.com Inc.

Amgen Inc.

Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Asahi Kasei Corp.

BTI Consulting Group Inc.

Coinbase Global Inc.

Cottrell Inc.

Curaleaf Holdings Inc.

Deere & Co.

Dropbox Inc.

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise

Education Law Center Inc.

Federalist Society

Fort Point Capital

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.

HDR Global Trading Ltd.

Harvard University

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

Houlihan Lokey Inc.

International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

Jetex

Jump Trading LLC

Juniper Networks Inc.

LinkedIn Corp.

Lloyd's America Inc.

Lloyds Bank PLC

MS Amlin PLC

Mediterranean Shipping Co. SA

Medtronic PLC

NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund Inc.

National Public Radio Inc.

National Treasury Employees Union

Network Rail Ltd.

New Jersey Transit Corp.

Ohio Public Employees Retirement System

Palantir Technologies Inc.

Petrofac Ltd.

Pfizer Inc.

Philadelphia Bar Foundation

Professional Footballers Association Enterprises Ltd.

Ranbaxy

Real Madrid

Salesforce.com Inc.

Sponsors for Educational Opportunity Inc.

Stanford University

State Bar of California

State Bar of Texas

State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio

Tesla Inc.

Texas Medical Association

The Boeing Co.

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

TripAdvisor Inc.

Tutor Perini Corp.

United Airlines Holdings Inc.

Verano Holdings LLC

Walmart Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Companies House

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Delaware Court of Chancery

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Executive Office for Immigration Review

Executive Office of the President

Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council

Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Federal Trade Commission

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

Florida Department of Health

Food and Drug Administration

National Crime Agency

New York City Council

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs

Ohio Supreme Court

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

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Department of Defense Office of General Counsel

U.S. Department of Education

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Department of the Treasury

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

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

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

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

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

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

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

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

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

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

UK High Court

United States District Court for the District of Colorado