Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

July 29, 2024 | National Law Journal

The appeals court rejected the USDA's strict-liability interpretation because the Supreme Court "precludes us from deferring to the Department's interpretation under the now-overruled 'Chevron' framework," Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan wrote for the D.C. Circuit.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

3 minute read

July 26, 2024 | National Law Journal

"I know that if my father was with me right now, he would not rest until all men, women, and children are released from the Assad regime's concentration camps," said Maryam Kamalmaz, daughter of a missing American who died in Syrian custody.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

3 minute read

July 25, 2024 | National Law Journal

The lawsuit alleges that the servicer has created "unprecedented backlogs of borrower complaints" through "dysfunction and poor customer service."

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

2 minute read

July 24, 2024 | National Law Journal

Animal Legal Defense Fund accuses Yellowstone Bear World of violating the Animal Welfare Act "by charging people to bottle feed and take pictures with months-old baby bears prematurely torn away from their mothers," according to the complaint that seeks to revoke YBW's USDA-issued exhibitor license.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

3 minute read

July 24, 2024 | National Law Journal

"Chambers is a very private space," retired U.S. District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin said. "Each judge has five or six employees in their own private space, and there's no one supervising a judge. They are on their own. It's hard to take on such a person."

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

6 minute read

July 22, 2024 | National Law Journal

"It's no secret that a future Republican administration is widely expected to seek to rein in the aggressiveness of antitrust enforcement from the past four years, particularly on the part of the FTC," said Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher partner Winston Y. Chan.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

5 minute read

July 19, 2024 | National Law Journal

"Due to the worldwide Microsoft outage, all Maryland courts, offices, and facilities will be closed to the public today but will remain open for emergency matters," a spokesperson for the state's judiciary said. "All clerks' offices are closed."

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

2 minute read

July 18, 2024 | National Law Journal

The SEC seeks disgorgement of any alleged "ill-gotten gains" from Miami businessman Patrick Orlando and civil penalties on allegations he gave false statements concealing a plot to acquire Trump Media.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

2 minute read

July 17, 2024 | National Law Journal

"The court properly recognized that the Republic of Iraq and its Ministry of Defense are immune from suit in this country because this contract had nothing to do with the United States," Boaz S. Morag of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton said of the D.C. Circuit's ruling overturning a $120 million damages award.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

3 minute read

July 16, 2024 | National Law Journal

The senator's objection to April Perry's nomination as US attorney--based on "weaponization" of the DOJ--may have unintentionally strengthened the White House's hand.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

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