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Analysis
Keeping Google Ad Tech Biz Intact 'Not A Close Call'
By Bryan Koenig
The Justice Department Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission are now 0-3 in their efforts to break up major technology companies, and with monopolization trials still ahead against Amazon.com and Apple, observers say a Virginia federal judge's newly unsealed ruling underscores the legal and practical difficulties of those efforts.
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ELECTION FIGHTS
South Dakota Voting Notice Bid Moot After State Fixes
By Corey Rothauser
A South Dakota federal judge on Friday denied as moot a League of Women Voters bid to force state election officials to correct inaccurate notices sent to new registrants limited to voting in federal elections, finding that the secretary of state adopted every change the challengers requested and is unlikely to reverse course before the November election.
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DOI Says No Irreparable Harm In Casino Gaming Status Case
By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton
A lawyer for the U.S. Department of the Interior told a D.C. federal judge on Friday that the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians was warned several times not to rely on a 2025 gaming eligibility determination that the agency was reconsidering, but the band nevertheless went forward with opening a limited casino operation on the property.
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Dems Seek Probe Of Suspect Comments On DOL Proposal
By Patrick Hoff
A trio of Democratic lawmakers urged the federal government to open a probe into reports that a U.S. Department of Labor proposal to expand retirement plans' access to alternative investments was flooded with fake comments, asserting the allegations raise questions about whether the public comment process has been corrupted.
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CIA Officers Urge 4th Circ. To Reject DEI Firings Rehearing
By Jared Foretek
Career intelligence officers fighting their terminations following the Trump administration's anti-DEI executive orders told the Fourth Circuit Thursday that there's no point in granting an en banc rehearing of a panel's order allowing them to internally appeal the firings, arguing the panel's ruling has limited application beyond their own case.
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Spokeo Says Conn. Privacy Law Targets Protected Speech
By Brian Steele
A "first-of-its-kind" law allowing consumers to delete any online profile that contains their personal information singles out companies that publish publicly available material and imposes "draconian penalties" for speech, Spokeo Inc. and a slew of other people-search platforms said in a federal lawsuit against Connecticut's attorney general.
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PERSONAL INJURY & MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
Feds Must Face Suit Over Boy's Golden Gate Park Fall
By Jonathan Capriel
The family of a boy who fell into a maintenance hole after stepping onto an unsecured steel plate at a San Francisco-area national park can proceed with their core claim that the government committed willful misconduct, with a federal court ruling Friday a jury could find park services knew about the danger for years.
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Roundup
GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
By Michele Gorman
Starbucks settled a high-profile discrimination suit with Florida over its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, agreeing not to use race- or sex-based goals in hiring and promoting. And the SEC floated changing how publicly traded companies seek shareholder input, including promising to end one pathway for shareholders to place their proposals on corporate ballots. These are among the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.
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