The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday extended a stay preserving telehealth access to the abortion medication mifepristone while the Fifth Circuit weighs a challenge to the mail-order distribution of the pill.
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High Court Maintains Abortion Pill Access Amid Circuit Appeal

By Dan McKay

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday extended a stay preserving telehealth access to the abortion medication mifepristone while the Fifth Circuit weighs a challenge to the mail-order distribution of the pill.

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'Drastic Overreach': Judge Nixes DOJ Trans Care Subpoena

By Rae Ann Varona

A Rhode Island federal judge has barred the U.S. Department of Justice from seeking or receiving gender-affirming care medical records from Rhode Island Hospital, chiding the DOJ's "drastic overreach" into the informational privacy of children who are the subject of the records.

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Takeda To Pay $13.6M Over Antidepressant Drug Kickbacks

By Gina Kim

Takeda Pharmaceuticals will pay $13.6 million to end allegations that it caused false Medicaid claims by providing kickbacks to healthcare providers to push prescriptions of its antidepressant drug Trintellix, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday.

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DOJ Says Yale's Medical School Discriminates Based On Race

By Hailey Konnath

The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday accused the Yale School of Medicine of discriminating against white and Asian applicants, saying an investigation revealed Black and Latino students have a much higher chance of getting into the school.

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Takeda Cashed In From Delay Of Generic IBS Drug, Jury Told

By Carolyn Muyskens

Drug buyers urged a Massachusetts federal jury on Thursday to find that Takeda Pharmaceuticals conspired with another drugmaker to keep a generic version of anticonstipation drug Amitiza off the market in order to boost its own profits. 

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NC Republicans Want Fetal Personhood Question On '26 Ballot

By Abigail Harrison

Two Republicans in the North Carolina House who have a history of advancing so-called fetal personhood bills have made another attempt to put a constitutional amendment to voters in November to decide if life begins at fertilization.

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POLICY & REGULATION

Legislative Update: Cannabis And Psychedelics Bill Roundup

By Sam Reisman

Members of Congress approved language in a funding bill that would block the rescheduling of marijuana, Colorado lawmakers gave final approval to a bill to fund research into the psychedelic ibogaine and authorize the establishment of licensed treatment centers, and Rhode Island lawmakers introduced legislation to eliminate geographic criteria from the state's cannabis social equity program.

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ENFORCEMENT & COMPLIANCE

NJ Doctor Prescribed Medical Marijuana To Kids, AG Says

By Jonathan Capriel

A New Jersey doctor had his medical license temporarily suspended by a state board, which found there is good reason to believe he is "a grave danger" to his patients after prosecutors accused him of repeatedly prescribing marijuana to adults and children without complying with state law.

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LITIGATION

Albertsons Not Covered In Opioid Litigation, Del. Judge Says

By Hope Patti

Albertsons isn't entitled to defense or indemnity for more than 100 suits accusing the pharmacy and grocery chain of fueling the opioid epidemic, a Delaware state court ruled, tracking the state high court's rulings in nearly identical disputes involving Rite Aid and CVS.

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Time For Trial, Judge Says, Nixing DQ Appeal In Generics MDL

By Bryan Koenig

A Pennsylvania federal judge has refused to let generic-drug makers seek Third Circuit intervention in their bid to disqualify the lead counsel for insurers Humana and Molina, concluding the fight would only further delay the long-running case ahead of its first trial in the price-fixing multidistrict litigation.

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NC Healthcare Workers Get Final Nod On $1.5M Wage Deal

By Hayley Fowler

A federal judge has given final approval to a $1.56 million settlement with the owners of several North Carolina hospitals and healthcare facilities accused of manipulating workers' time sheets to skirt overtime requirements.

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BeiGene Must Face AbbVie's Chemical Trade Secret Claims

By Elliot Weld

An Illinois federal judge has denied oncological research company BeiGene's request to escape claims from AbbVie Inc. that it poached a retired scientist to obtain trade secrets related to a certain chemical compound, saying BeiGene failed to back up its arguments.

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Hillrom Says Antitrust Row Rival Must Name Litigation Funder

By Gianna Ferrarin

Hospital bed-maker Hillrom wants rival company Linet to reveal who is funding its litigation accusing Hillrom of trying to monopolize the industry's U.S. market, telling an Illinois federal court Linet has improperly evaded court discovery orders.

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Mich. City, Mayor Deny Conspiracy To Harass Group Home

By Susan Smiley

The city of Flint and its mayor asked a Michigan federal court on Thursday to dismiss a suit brought against them by a local adult foster care home that claims they conspired with a prominent neighbor of the group home to harass and intimidate its residents.

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Pa. Psych Hospital Faces Multiple Abuse Lawsuits

By P.J. D'Annunzio

A Pittsburgh-area psychiatric hospital has been hit with five state court lawsuits alleging it allowed patients as young as 10 years old to be physically and sexually abused by staff members and other patients, despite multiple investigations and warnings.

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Brief

Moda Health Settles Wilderness Therapy Coverage Suit

By Patrick Hoff

Health insurance provider Moda Health has agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging it unlawfully denied a family's claims for their daughter's stays at two wilderness therapy programs and left them with thousands of dollars in medical bills, according to a filing in Oregon federal court.

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BANKRUPTCY

Carbon Health Strikes $12M Creditor Deal In Ch. 11

By Emily Lever

Urgent care facility operator Carbon Health Technologies has reached a $12 million settlement with its official committee of unsecured creditors, the debtor's counsel said Thursday.

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PEOPLE

Blank Rome Adds Husch Blackwell's Dallas Leader

By Lynn LaRowe

Blank Rome LLP has added a former Husch Blackwell LLP lawyer to its finance, restructuring and bankruptcy practice in Dallas as the firm continues to strengthen its investment in the north Texas market.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

EPA Listing Signals New Scrutiny Of Drugs In Drinking Water

The recent publication of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's latest draft drinking water contaminant list highlights pharmaceuticals as a category of concern, marking the start of a process that could shape future research priorities, monitoring requirements, and federal and state actions, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

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Series

Playing Basketball Makes Me A Better Lawyer

My grandfather used to say "I wear your jersey" as shorthand for wholly committing to support someone with loyalty and integrity — ideals that have shaped my life on the basketball court and in legal practice, says Tracy Schimelfenig at Schimelfenig Legal.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

ABA Section Votes To Scrap Law School DEI Standards

By Emma Cueto

The American Bar Association's legal education section on Friday voted to eliminate its requirements that law schools show a commitment to diversity in their student body in order to remain accredited, a policy that has been under fire since a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down affirmative action in higher education.

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Fed. Circ. Drops A Theme Song, Talks Guest Judges

By Dani Kass

The Federal Circuit's full lineup came together Friday to provide practitioners with insight about their experience sitting on other courts, in a conference where the chief judge dropped the court's first (and only) single.

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Alston & Bird, Banks Sued Again Over $328M Goliath Scam

By Jack Karp

Another proposed class of investors sued Alston & Bird LLP and a trio of financial institutions Friday over their alleged roles in a $328 million cryptocurrency scam orchestrated by Goliath Ventures Inc.

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Fed. Circ. Urges Justices To Reject Newman Suspension Case

By Ryan Davis

The Federal Circuit has urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to hear Judge Pauline Newman's appeal targeting a suspension imposed on her by the court's other judges, arguing that a lower court correctly held that her challenges to the order are not subject to judicial review.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP and Haynes Boone lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal courts that have sent disputes to arbitration have jurisdiction to confirm or vacate subsequent awards.

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Brief

Colorado Passes Bill Banning Fee Sharing With Nonlawyers

By Emily Sawicki

The Colorado Legislature has approved a bill to bar attorneys and law firms operating in the state from sharing fees and revenue with non-attorney-owned firms, known as alternative business structure firms, making Colorado the latest state to tamp down the practice.

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Girardi Trial Judge Josephine Staton To Take Senior Status

By Ryan Boysen

The California federal judge who sentenced disgraced trial attorney Tom Girardi to prison for wire fraud last year has announced that she'll be taking senior status in the fall, allowing President Donald Trump to appoint her successor.

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Roundup

Balancing The Scales: Justices To Revisit Sentencing Rules

By Orlando Lorenzo

The U.S. Supreme Court will take a closer look at a circuit split over the deference that should be allotted to U.S. Sentencing Commission commentary, and a man convicted in the killing of an infant has been released after 27 years served over evidence that points to pneumonia as the likely cause of death.

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Atty Tied To Trump Pardon Headed For August Extortion Trial

By Stewart Bishop

A New York federal judge on Friday set an August trial date for a South Carolina attorney and lobbyist on extortion charges tied to his work as a purported go-between for people with serious legal troubles seeking clemency from President Donald Trump.

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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 singer Rita Ora be sued by her management company, the billionaire Gertner brothers file a part 8 claim and Stephenson Harwood lodge a debt claim against a member of the Bulgari jewelry dynasty. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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Roundup

GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Michele Gorman

PayPal settled with the DOJ to end a probe into what the government agency said was a discriminatory investment program for Black- and minority-owned businesses. Meanwhile, Meta's global head of legal operations during a panel discussion predicted that the billable hour will be the exception — not the rule — in five years. These are among the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.

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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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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AB Electrolux

AXA SA

AbbVie Inc.

Albertsons Cos. Inc.

Allergan PLC

Alliance Defending Freedom

Amazon.com Inc.

American Bar Association

American Civil Liberties Union

American International Group Inc.

American Medical Association Inc.

Apple Inc.

BMS Group

BSH Hausgeräte GmbH

Bank of America Corp.

Baxter International Inc.

BeOne Medicines Ltd.

Boston Scientific Corp.

British American Tobacco PLC

British Broadcasting Corp.

Britvic PLC

Bulgari SpA

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.

CVS Health Corp.

Carbon Health

Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V.

Coinbase Global Inc.

Consumer Federation of America

Corporate Legal Operations Consortium

Debenhams PLC

Earthjustice

Ethiopian Airlines Enterprise

Google LLC

HCA Healthcare Inc.

HSBC Holdings PLC

Hill-Rom Holdings Inc.

Humana Inc.

InCloud LLC

Integer Holdings Corp.

Investments Ltd.

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Lannett Company, Inc

LinkedIn Corp.

LionTree LLC

Managed Funds Association

Marubeni

MasterCard Inc.

Mediterranean Shipping Co. SA

Medtronic PLC

Meta Platforms Inc.

Microsoft Corp.

Molina Healthcare Inc.

New Civil Liberties Alliance

Nippon Life Insurance Company of America

OpenAI OpCo LLC

PG&E Corp.

Par Pharmaceutical Cos. Inc.

Paypal Holdings Inc.

Perrigo Co. PLC

Pfizer Inc.

Pharmacyclics, Inc.

Pilgrim's Pride Corp.

Pindrop Security Inc.

ROC Nation LLC

Rite Aid Corp.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Sandoz International GmbH

Smart Approaches to Marijuana

South Carolina Bar

Southeastern University

Suncor Energy Inc.

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

The Kroger Co.

Thryv Inc.

Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

Viatris Inc.

Visa Europe

Wells Fargo & Co.

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Akeel & Valentine

Alston & Bird

ArentFox Schiff

Arnold & Porter

Ashby & Geddes

Ashfords LLP

BPE Solicitors

Baker Botts

Baker McKenzie

BatesCarey

Blank Rome

Brabners LLP

Brown & Crouppen

Brown Rudnick

Choate Hall

Clark Hill

Clement & Murphy

Clyde & Co

Cooch & Taylor

Covington & Burling

Cripps LLP

DLA Piper

DWF LLP

Davis Polk

Dechert LLP

Dentons

Duffy & Sweeney

Edwin Coe

Foot Anstey

Freshfields

Getnick Law

Gibson Dunn

Girard Sharp

Goodwin Procter

Greenberg Traurig

HKM Employment Attorneys

Hagens Berman

Hangley Aronchick

Hanson Bridgett

Harrison Goddard Foote

Haug Partners

Haynes Boone

Hill Dickinson

Hogan Lovells

Holland & Knight

Holwell Shuster

Husch Blackwell

Jones Day

Joseph Hage

KTBS Law

Kasowitz LLP

Kennedys Law LLP

King & Spalding

Kingsley Napley

Kirkland & Ellis

Klafter Lesser

Kline & Specter

Latham & Watkins

Lee Segui

Leigh Day

Levine Kellogg

Linklaters LLP

Lowey Dannenberg

Lynch Thompson

McGuireWoods

Meister Seelig & Schuster

Meritz Reddy

Mishcon de Reya

MoloLamken

Morgan Lewis

Morrison & Foerster

Morrison Cohen

Pachulski Stang

Paul Hastings

Paul Weiss

Penningtons Manches

Phillips McLaughlin

Pillsbury Winthrop

Power Rogers

Proskauer Rose

Quarles & Brady

Quinn Emanuel

Radice Law Firm

Reynolds Porter

Richards Layton

Riley Safer

Roberts & Stevens

Roberts Law Firm US

Ropers Majeski

Ropes & Gray

Ross Aronstam

Salvatore Prescott

Saxton & Stump

Setfords Solicitors

Shoosmiths LLP

Sidley Austin

Skadden Arps

Skarzynski Marick

Smith Katzenstein

Sperling Kenny

Stephenson Harwood

Stevens & Lee

Tucker Dyer

Umhofer Mitchell

Venable LLP

Wachtell Lipton

Walker Morris LLP

White and Williams

Williams & Connolly

Willkie Farr

Wilson Sonsini

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Colorado Supreme Court

Companies House

Competition Appeal Tribunal

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Financial Conduct Authority

Food and Drug Administration

Georgia Supreme Court

International Trade Commission

Louisiana Attorney General's Office

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

National Labor Relations Board

New Jersey Attorney General's Office

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Small Business Administration

U.S. Attorney's Office

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

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

U.S. Department of Education

U.S. Department of Justice

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

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

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

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

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

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

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

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

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 Florida

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

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Sentencing Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

UK High Court

UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO)

US Office of Management and Budget

United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia

Yurok Tribe