A federal jury in Waco, Texas, has assessed $229 million in damages against Kioxia after finding that its flash-memory products infringed a patent held by satellite communications company Viasat. The verdict was returned on 16 July 2026 in Viasat, Inc. v Kioxia Corporation and Kioxia America, Inc. before the US […] Read More
The DOJ Gabs About Its Biglaw Subpoenas: I don’t think it’ll work out the way they planned it in their head. House Oversight Caught With Their Pants Down: Alan “Underpants” Dershowitz cancels Monday Epstein interview at the last minute. Holding The Powerful… Not Accountable At All: Amid mounting court findings […] Read More
WASHINGTON — President Trump and his allies escalated attacks on U.S. elections on Friday, after the president’s prime-time effort to convince Americans that the nation’s voting systems are fundamentally flawed, and threatened to punish California and other Democratic states that refuse the administration’s demands for voter data. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin […] Read More
The fourth day of the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) v. Feldon bench trial shifted from questions of legislative intent and economic impacts to questions surrounding the practical administration of Oregon’s Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act (RMA). Oregon’s witnesses from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) described how […] Read More
UN human rights experts on Wednesday urged the UK government to review and resentence people still subject to Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences in England and Wales, warning that indefinite detention is causing severe psychological harm, self-harm, and an increased risk of suicide. The experts said about 2,400 people […] Read More
Crandall Melivn Professor of Law Shubha Ghosh spoke with several news outlets on the State AG’s lawsuit to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. takeover. At Variety, Ghosh said, “I’m not 100% sure this will be successful.” Generally, he said, courts have been deferential in allowing mergers across the board to proceed. […] Read More
MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities were reporting no immediate damage after a strong earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of the southern state of Chiapas, resulting in shaking hundreds of miles away in Mexico City. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake — with a magnitude of 7.3 […] Read More
Anyone can make sweets, but not everyone can make a Hershey bar. The debate over legaltech startups offering nothing more than a “thin wrapper” around an LLM begs a deeper analysis of the value of a wrapper, particularly as open-source alternatives take root. Let’s start with a Hershey bar. You […] Read More
foxnews.com — Spotsylvania County school board member Larry DiBella discusses the controversial vote concerning drug testing new teachers and staff on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’ Source link
Ropes & Gray has advised Eli Lilly and Company on its agreement to acquire AtaiBeckley Inc. in a transaction worth up to $3.8 billion, expanding the pharmaceutical group’s neuroscience portfolio into experimental treatments for serious mental health conditions. Lilly announced the agreement on 16 July 2026 and will pay $6.75 […] Read More
WASHINGTON — Democrats are making a growing effort to adopt a pragmatic focus as they campaign on affordability in the midterms, as some within the party push for moving away from ideological arguments. Across the country, Democratic candidates are trying to win over voters by talking about real-life scenarios, framing other platform […] Read More
LAYOFF ALERT: K&L Gates lays off roughly 10 percent of staff. Cravath Keeps Associates Waiting On Cash: Six weeks! This firm has made almost everyone wait for six weeks to match Milbank’s money! Kathryn Ruemmler Gets Grilled Over Her Jeffrey Epstein Connection: We are not impressed with her equivocations. 0 […] Read More
On July 16, 2026, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued an order that directs the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (“NERC”) to take action regarding “computational loads,” which are loads comprised of power demand from information technology equipment, such as servers, storage, and networking hardware, e.g., data centers.[1] The FERC […] Read More
The UN Human Rights Office stated on Wednesday that Sudan’s war economy is contributing to sustaining the ongoing armed conflict between Sudanese military forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), through the trade of various Sudanese commodities, including gum arabic, one of the country’s main exports. In addition to external […] Read More
This summer, Syracuse Law students are gaining hands-on experience at firms, courts, and organizations across the country. Over the coming weeks, we’re spotlighting where a few students are spending their summer, and how their Syracuse Law coursework prepared them for the work. Next stop: Rachel Jung, 3L (2027), JDR Sullivan […] Read More
WASHINGTON — President Trump used a rare prime-time address Thursday night to renew his attacks on the security of U.S. elections, telling Americans that the nation’s voting system is “so broken” that “no one can possibly defend it,” an unprecedented effort by a sitting president to undermine public confidence in domestic elections. […] Read More
Intapp, the publicly traded company whose software manages intake, conflicts, and deal workflows for law firms and other professional services firms, yesterday announced the general availability of Celeste, an agentic AI product it describes as an “expert AI coworker” designed to run the business operations of a firm — from […] Read More
No One Is “Just”: Why Every Role Matters At Work The Female Quotient Years ago, someone introduced themselves to me by saying, “I’m just a coder.” I remember stopping them. “No,” I said. “You’re not just a coder.” That conversation has stayed with me because I hear versions of it […] Read More
University of Kentucky law professor Ramsi Woodcock has sued the university and senior administrators in federal court, seeking to stop U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove from taking office as dean of the J. David Rosenberg College of Law. Woodcock filed Woodcock v. Van Tatenhove et al. in the U.S. […] Read More
CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF.) — FIT4MOM, the nation’s leading fitness and wellness community for moms, is celebrating its 25 year anniversary by expanding its programming to better support women through every stage of motherhood-from postpartum recovery to midlife wellness. The milestone marks the beginning of a journey that started […] Read More
Roger Rogoff was the United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington for 54 minutes. Rogoff was sworn in a little before 8 a.m. Wednesday at the federal courthouse in downtown Seattle. He walked over to the U.S. Attorney’s office to meet the man he legally just replaced — […] Read More
CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) — Anima Initiative, a nonprofit dedicated to breaking down barriers for independent and underrepresented artists, today announced a two-night immersive concert experience presented with Los Angeles-based musician Dolce Wang. “Any Other Way” debuts July 25-26, 2026, at Venia Studio in Downtown Los Angeles, and is […] Read More
Key Takeaways We are at the halfway point of 2026, and the early promise of a strong recovery in private equity has run into the same headwinds we have been living with for a few years now. Aging assets, meaning portfolio companies held far past the usual timeline, remain a […] Read More
A US federal court on Tuesday closed a school desegregation lawsuit originally filed in 1965, effectively ending a decades-long mandate for federal oversight of school desegregation in Concordia Parish, Louisiana. The case Smith v. Concordia Parish School Board, traces back to 1965, 11 years after the landmark ruling in Brown […] Read More
Last week, Relativity announced that Chris Brown, its chief product officer since 2018, had been named the company’s president, effective July 13. In the new role, Brown continues to lead Relativity’s product organization while adding marketing and technology partnerships to his scope — a change that coincides with the departure […] Read More
Twenty-six Meta employees sued the social media giant over allegations that the California company used artificial intelligence systems that targeted workers on medical or family leave for layoffs. The lawsuit, filed in a federal court in California this week, accuses Meta of using AI that includes performance rankings and other […] Read More
askamanager.org — Here are three updates from past letter-writers. 1. My boss shakes hands with men, but fist-bumps with women You answered my question about my manager who insisted on fist bumping women. There wasn’t an opportunity for me to bring it up, but over time I noticed that he […] Read More
WASHINGTON — President Trump appeared poised to question the security of U.S. elections with a planned prime-time speech Thursday night, eliciting fears from Democrats and voting rights advocates that he is planning yet another play for federal control over voting in November’s midterms. The exact reason for the speech has not been […] Read More
McDermott Will & Schulte has advised Ardian Semiconductor on its minority investment in VSORA, a French company designing artificial intelligence inference chips for data centres. Ardian announced the completed investment on 1 July 2026, and McDermott Will & Schulte confirmed its role on 9 July. The financial terms were not […] Read More
Turns Out The Biglaw Firms That Bent The Knee To Trump Have Even More To Rue: Those deals keep looking worse and worse. Todd Blanche Used To Have The Respect Of His Former SDNY Colleagues: Not so much anymore. Oopsie! Todd Blanche’s Freudian slip during the confirmation hearing isn’t the […] Read More
Minnesota’s Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) law has been a significant compliance consideration for employers since its enactment. Now, with the release of new administrative rules, the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (MNDOLI) has provided much-needed clarity. Quick Hits Employers with employees in Minnesota must designate and communicate their chosen accrual […] Read More
Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) found Tuesday that the Court may exercise jurisdiction in the case of The Prosecutor v. Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri. El Hishri is alleged to have been a senior official of the armed group Special Deterrence Force. He is charged with […] Read More
This summer, Syracuse Law students are gaining hands-on experience at firms, courts, and organizations across the country. Over the coming weeks, we’re spotlighting where a few students are spending their summer, and how their Syracuse Law coursework prepared them for the work. First stop: Jawad Kasimi, 3L (2027) at Hodgson […] Read More
When I spoke with Chris Cartrett yesterday, just hours after reporting that he will step down Aug. 1 as president and CEO of Aderant, he was emphatic that his departure, after 12 years at the company, including five as CEO, was not about wanting to leave. “It’s not a matter […] Read More
WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will continue making arrests during vehicle stops after President Trump said on Wednesday that the agency “CANNOT give up one of I.C.E.’s most important an effective Crime Fighting tools.” Following two recent fatal shootings by immigration officers, Department of Homeland Security leaders on Tuesday had […] Read More
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Ford Motor Company faces a proposed consumer class action alleging that vehicle buyers are entitled to part of a $1.3 billion tariff benefit recognised after the US Supreme Court held that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act did not authorise the challenged duties. Jason J. Bullock filed Bullock v Ford […] Read More
WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has temporarily ordered officers to avoid, in most cases, making vehicle stops in the wake of two deadly shootings. The tactical shift comes a day after an ICE officer shot and killed a Colombian man in Biddeford, Maine, and a week after an ICE officer […] Read More
Everyone talks about conflicts and redundancies, but the saddest merger collateral damage is forcing legacy lawyers to go back through the last six months of their time. That’s what’s happening to the Cadwalader associates as their timekeeping system merges with Hogan Lovells. On the law school side, the University of […] Read More
Grocery Outlet is opening new locations across California, rebuilding its network in the Golden State after closing stores early this year. A new branch in Ontario Ranch is scheduled to open July 23, and more openings are planned for later this summer. The location will be operated by independent owners […] Read More
For years, the fight over state and local natural gas bans played out largely through a patchwork of local regulations and district court cases, with one notable exception: the Ninth Circuit’s 2024 decision in California Restaurant Association v. City of Berkeley (CRA).1 This summer, it reached a second courts of appeals—the […] Read More
CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (SAN DIEGO, Calif.) — Pet Friendly Paw Life Pomeranian Finley has won the title of Best in California in the Pet Lovers Choice Awards and is now competing for Best in Nation. Vote for California dog Finley to win the national title, the voting round lasts from July […] Read More
Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian rights advocate, filed a lawsuit Tuesday in federal court alleging a coordinated conspiracy between senior administration officials and three private organizations to target and deport him for his advocacy. Khalil was a former Columbia University graduate student who became the public face of the Trump administration’s […] Read More
This summer, Syracuse Law students are gaining hands-on experience at firms, courts, and organizations across the country. Over the coming weeks, we’re spotlighting where a few students are spending their summer, and how their Syracuse Law coursework prepared them for the work. Next stop: Meghan Snelling, 2L (2028), Legal Intern […] Read More
WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday for Todd Blanche, President Trump’s pick for attorney general, will be a referendum on far more than his individual merits. Blanche, the acting attorney general, served as Trump’s defense attorney before taking office and has been closely linked to many of the most consequential — […] Read More
Last September, when the company 8am — having successfully pulled off a major rebrand just three weeks earlier — then went on to pull off its first-ever customer conference in Austin, I wrote a review giving it high praise. Although that inaugural event was modest in size, it was big […] Read More
Felicia Watson says even without a federal heat standard, employers are responsible for workplace safety under OSHA’s general duty clause. Business Insurance View Information contained in this publication is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice or opinion, nor is it a substitute for the professional […] Read More
The Financial Conduct Authority’s latest asset-management package follows its April 2025 discussion paper and sits alongside HM Treasury’s parallel work on the underlying legislation, before a new UK regime currently envisaged for 2028. The package combines consultations on the UK Alternative Investment Fund Managers regime, Fund Reporting for Asset Management […] Read More
DOJ Has A Cool New Way To Demoralize The Attorneys It Has Left Working For It: Mandatory case quotas. Read The Opinion… No, Not Like That: Amy Coney Barrett tells Congress that the Supreme Court doesn’t really care about explaining itself all the time. Law School Doesn’t Need To Be […] Read More
Why so many Latin Americans are rooting against Argentina in the World Cup
MEXICO CITY — Argentina may be the last Latin American team standing in the World Cup, but don’t expect many fans in Mexico to be cheering for La Albiceleste — the lads sporting the classic white and blue stripes. “There’s no way I want the Argentines to win,” said Roberto García, 55, […] Read More