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National Law Journal

FTC Bans 'Junk Fees' in Live-Event Tickets and Short-Term Lodging

Live-event ticket providers, hotels and short-term vacation rentals such as Airbnb must clearly advertise to customers the total price, including any fees, under the rule the Federal Trade Commission adopted on a 4-1 vote.
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The Recorder

Coinbase Justifies wBTC Delisting by Pointing to Justin Sun Connection

“We've filed our response to BiT Global’s effort to stop our delisting of wBTC before any discovery or even formal response to their bogus claims,” Paul Grewal, the chief legal office of Coinbase, said on X.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

10th Circuit Raises 6th Amendment Bar for Prosecutors' Attorney-Client Violations

The Tenth Circuit overruled its 1995 decision in Shillinger v. Haworth that a defendant is prejudiced and a Sixth Amendment violation occurs whenever the government deliberately and for no legitimate law enforcement purpose becomes privy to confidential attorney-client communications.
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National Law Journal

Biden Administration Urges Justices to Pass on Potential Climate Blockbuster

U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar said the court lacks jurisdiction to hear an appeal from coal and oil companies to beat a climate change lawsuit from the city of Honolulu.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Bitcoin Mining Execs Sued for Alleged ‘Deception and Brazen Self-Dealing’

“We believe our lawsuit is only the tip of the iceberg with respect to potential claims against the defendants,” said Chase Potter, a partner at Iacuone McAllister Potter.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Presidential Immunity Doesn't Block Trump's NY Criminal Prosecution, Judge Rules

Acting Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan declined to dismiss Trump's New York case based on presidential immunity, but still he was still considering a final motion to set aside in the interests of justice.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

DC Judge Rules Russia Not Immune in Ukrainian Arbitration Award Dispute

"Russia has made its bed and now must lie in it," U.S. District Judge Trevor N. McFadden wrote in his opinion denying Russia's motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by 11 Ukrainian retail gas companies seeking to enforce a $34 million international arbitration award.
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National Law Journal

Zuckerman Spaeder Names Caroline Judge Mehta as Sole Chair

Mehta, who will be the first female chair in the firm's history, succeeds Dwight Bostwick, who will remain a member of the management team, the firm said.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Justices to Decide if Fuel Industry Can Sue Over California’s EV Rules

The Supreme Court will decide whether fuel companies have standing to sue based on their claimed harm by California's stringent tailpipe rules designed to boost electric vehicle sales.
4 minute read

Law.com

Foreign Ownership Laws Blocked by Federal Judge in Blow to State Attorney General

“Power over external affairs is not shared by the states,” U.S. District Chief Judge Kristine G. Baker ruled in the 43-page order, quoting long-standing U.S. Supreme Court precedent.
5 minute read

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