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The U.S. military allegedly killed two survivors of a strike on a suspected drug trafficking vessel in the Caribbean, which lawmakers from both parties said would be illegal if it were true. Members of Congress have said they will investigate. Admiral Frank Bradley, who was put in command of the attack, is due in D.C. today to face questioning from members of Congress in a classified briefing. The White House has defended the strike as lawful. Tom Hals has a look at the potential legal violations in the attack, which human rights groups said would amount to murder or a war crime. Read more here. |
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- U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman in Manhattan will hold a remote hearing in former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey's lawsuit against the Trump administration over her July firing. Read the complaint.
- U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss in D.C. will hold a hearing on cross motions for summary judgment in a case over NPR funding. Last month, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting agreed to fulfill a $36 million, multi-year contract with NPR that it had canceled after pressure from the White House.
- U.S. District Judge David Carter in Santa Ana, California, will hold a motion hearing in a DOJ lawsuit accusing California of refusing to hand over full, unredacted copies of their statewide voter registration lists. The DOJ has also sued several other states, including six more on Tuesday.
- The DOJ plans to expand gun-rights protections with a new office in its civil rights division dedicated to enforcing the Second Amendment. That office is expected to open today.
- The SEC's Investor Advisory Committee will meet to discuss regulatory changes in corporate governance, the tokenization of equity securities and the disclosure of AI's impact on issuer operations.
- Senator Mark Kelly will speak at the Center for American Progress following threats by the Trump administration to recall him to active Navy duty and prosecute him under military law for urging troops to disobey illegal orders.
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Court calendars are subject to last-minute docket changes. |
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- California in 2026 will become the first U.S. state to require its attorneys to take an annual civility oath to "conduct themselves with dignity, courtesy, and integrity" — the latest attempt to rein in obnoxious lawyers. Find out more.
- Moves: Katie Catanese, vice chair of Foley & Lardner's bankruptcy and restructuring practice, moved to Squire Patton Boggs … Wiley added former DOJ antitrust trial lawyer Nicholas Cheolas to its litigation practice … K&L Gates hired two new finance partners: Sean Corcoran from Alston & Bird and Scott Rudd from Mayer Brown … Corporate partner Stephen Rutenberg moved to Duane Morris from Polsinelli where he co-led the firm's blockchain and cryptocurrency practice … Sheppard Mullin added trademark partner Thomas Hadid from Morrison & Foerster … Toni Peck moved to Baker Donelson's health law group from Womble Bond Dickinson … Joshua Garcia joined Morrison Cohen's digital assets practice from his own firm Ketsal PLLC.
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- OpenAI must produce millions of anonymized chat logs from ChatGPT users in its high-stakes copyright dispute with the New York Times and other news outlets, U.S. Magistrate Judge Ona Wang in Manhattan ruled. Read the decision.
- Four federal employees who were fired from roles focused on workplace DEI policies sued, claiming that President Trump's aggressive campaign to eliminate DEI from the government is discriminatory and violates civil service laws. Read the proposed class action.
- Six former EPA employees filed a First Amendment legal challenge against EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin for terminating their employment because they protested what they said was the politicization of science under the Trump administration. Read more here.
- Adidas defeated an appeal in the 9th Circuit by U.S. shareholders who said it fraudulently concealed antisemitic and other improper behavior by Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, before its partnership with the rapper and fashion designer imploded in 2022. Read the opinion.
- AT&T and its employee benefit trust have sued dozens of generic drug manufacturers in U.S. federal court, accusing them of orchestrating an industry-wide conspiracy to inflate prices on hundreds of medications. Read the complaint.
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As the holiday season picks up, and Amazon boxes pile up outside America's front doors, the company is facing a multi-front litigation war over what happens once they're opened. The unsettled question: How much responsibility does the Seattle-based e-commerce giant bear when a defective product sold on its online marketplace injures someone? Jenna Greene looks at product liability lawsuits involving goods sold by third-party companies on Amazon — and who could be on the hook for damages. Read more in On the Case. |
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Lathrop's Malaika Tyson examines legal risks and trade dress enforcement for food and beverage in the age of dupe culture. Read today's Attorney Analysis. |
Additional writing by Shruthi Krishnamurthy. |
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