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DC Judge Chutkan Allows Jenner's $8M Unpaid Legal Fees Lawsuit to Proceed Against Sierra Leone

"By accepting the terms of the Engagement Letter, Sierra Leone impliedly waived its immunity," U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan wrote in a memorandum opinion allowing Jenner & Block's breach-of-contract lawsuit to proceed against the West African nation in D.C. federal court.
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National Law Journal

4th Circuit Upholds Virginia Law Restricting Online Court Records Access

The appeals court upheld a Virginia state law allowing only lawyers and authorized agents to access certain online court records remotely. The majority upheld the measure, reasoning that it was aimed at protecting privacy. A dissenter said strict scrutiny should have applied since the rule implicated First Amendment rights.
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National Law Journal

Trump Administration Faces Legal Challenge Over EO Impacting Federal Workers

"This Executive Order, which generally reinstates the one issued in 2020, is intended to cover as many as 50,000 employees, leaving them vulnerable to being fired for any reason, including political agenda," counsel for the National Treasury Employees Union alleged in a complaint challenging President Donald Trump's workforce policy.
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National Law Journal

Private Equity Giant KKR Refiles SDNY Countersuit in DOJ Premerger Filing Row

"KKR complied with the HSR Act for each transaction the Antitrust Division has investigated," co-counsel for KKR wrote in a refiled complaint against the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission seeking exoneration in Manhattan federal court.
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National Law Journal

Quinn Emanuel Files Countersuit Against DOJ in Row Over Premerger Reporting

"The Antitrust Division's threatened action against KKR is massively disproportionate to any previous HSR enforcement action," Quinn Emanuel co-counsel wrote in a countersuit against the Justice Department seeking declaratory relief on behalf of the large asset management firm.
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National Law Journal

'Thoughtful Jurist': Maryland US District Senior Judge Messitte Dies After Short Illness

Some of the high-profile cases U.S. District Senior Judge Peter J. Messitte presided over include emoluments clause litigation against President-elect Donald Trump and a defamation lawsuit against Amazon.com dismissed voluntarily by the plaintiff.
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National Law Journal

'Religious Discrimination'?: 4th Circuit Revives Challenge to Employer Vaccine Mandate

The trial court "erred" in dismissing the plaintiff's reasonable accommodation and disparate treatment claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled in a case challenging an employer's COVID-19 vaccine mandate on religious grounds.
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National Law Journal

4th Circuit Revives Racial Harassment Lawsuit Against North Carolina School District

Latham & Watkins associate Alex Siemers applauded the appeals court decision reviving his client's civil rights complaint against the Wake County Public School System in North Carolina accused of ignoring student-on-student racial harassment.
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National Law Journal

DOJ, 10 State AGs File Amended Antitrust Complaint Against RealPage and Big Landlords

The amended complaint alleges RealPage coordinated with big landlord companies in an unlawful scheme to decrease competition among landlords and force tenants to pay higher rents for apartment housing.
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National Law Journal

Winter Storm Triggers US Court Closures in DC Metro Area and Midwest

"My general reaction is that in the post-COVID world, courts and lawyers handle delays and closures pretty well," said Michael Sklaire, co-managing shareholder of Greenberg Traurig's Northern Virginia office.
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