Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman is a Litigation Reporter at ALM covering antitrust complaints, federal judicial nominations and legal matters in the Washington, D.C., metro area. He’s an alumnus of Temple University and longtime journalist who previously worked for publications in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He also performed writing gigs at Babson College and SoFi Technologies Inc. before joining ALM in 2024.

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November 08, 2024 | National Law Journal

Trump Election-Interference Prosecution Appears on Course to Wind Down

"Winning the election is going to make it difficult for any of these cases to get to him," Syracuse University law professor Gregory L. Germain said of President-elect Donald Trump.

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November 07, 2024 | National Law Journal

'Rapidly Closing Window': Progressive Groups Urge Senate Votes on Biden's Judicial Nominees

"We have always been adamant that the Senate must confirm all of President Biden's nominees and fill every possible vacancy, regardless of who wins the election," said Jake Faleschini, of Alliance for Justice.

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November 05, 2024 | National Law Journal

'Even Playing Field?' Wiley Rein Intervenes in Federal Election Campaign Spending Row

Wiley Rein partner Stephen Obermeier said U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss "made the right decision" to deny a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee motion seeking preliminary injunctive relief in a lawsuit accusing Republicans of campaign spending violations.

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3 minute read

November 04, 2024 | New York Law Journal

'No Evidence'?: Big Law Firms Defend Academic Publishers in EDNY Antitrust Case

Counsel for the defendants intend to pursue prediscovery dismissal of the complaint, arguing the plaintiff has no "direct evidence" of an antitrust conspiracy.

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November 01, 2024 | National Law Journal

DC Judge Upholds FDA Drug Approval in Big Pharma Dispute

"The FDA's approval of Lumryz was not arbitrary or capricious," U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta wrote in a memorandum opinion favoring Latham & Watkins and rejecting arguments made by Sidley Austin in this dispute.

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2 minute read

November 01, 2024 | National Law Journal

'Unfair Competition'?: Akerman Files Trademark Infringement Lawsuit Against Maryland Nonprofit

"Defendant CASA was given numerous notices of infringement and actual confusion by Plaintiff CASA," Akerman partner Bryan G. Scott alleged in the complaint demanding injunctive relief and damages from the Maryland nonprofit advocacy group.

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October 31, 2024 | National Law Journal

Split 4th Circuit Ruling Is a Win for Covington & Burling in US Army Base Attack Litigation

"The federal government's interest in preventing military policy and base security from being governed by the laws of fifty-one separate sovereigns is 'obvious,'" Judge Allison Jones Rushing wrote in a Fourth Circuit majority opinion favoring Covington & Burling.

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3 minute read

October 30, 2024 | National Law Journal

Who Got the Work: Latham & Watkins and Shumaker Defend NASCAR in Antitrust Case

"This lawsuit is not about protecting competition; it's a bid by Plaintiffs to secure more money than they could through arm's-length negotiations," Latham & Watkins and Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick argued in court documents opposing a preliminary relief motion filed by Winston & Strawn.

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October 29, 2024 | National Law Journal

'Absurd Costs'?: Visa Faces Antitrust Class-Action Surge Following DOJ Complaint

At least four antitrust class actions allege Visa forced merchants and consumers to pay artificially inflated prices for debit card transactions, mirroring the allegations of a U.S. Department of Justice complaint.

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3 minute read

October 29, 2024 | National Law Journal

A Conversation with NLJ Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Jeff Smith

"I hope honoring me with this award will inspire others to devote themselves to national security law, because it's so important," said Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer senior counsel Jeff Smith, co-recipient of the NLJ Lifetime Achievement Award.

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