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National Law Journal

Biden's Nominee Secures U.S. Senate Confirmation for Phila. Federal Judgeship

With Mary Kathleen Costello's confirmation, President Joe Biden has broken the record for appointing the most LGBTQ+ judges by any president in U.S. history, according to the office of U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania,
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National Law Journal

Doug Emhoff Headlines Harris Fundraisers With Big Law Leaders

Leaders and partners from DLA Piper, Paul Weiss, Sidley Austin and Quinn Emanuel, among others, are expected to take part in upcoming fundraising for Harris.
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National Law Journal

GOP Senators Urge Judiciary to Scrap Proposal for Greater Amicus Funding Disclosure

The Supreme Court "has long protected those who associate for speech purposes from compelled disclosure of those associations, subjecting any such disclosures to 'exacting scrutiny,'" the Republican lawmakers wrote.
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New York Law Journal

SEC Obtains $750K Settlement From 'World's First NFT Restaurant'

"The line between innovation and a potential securities violation remains murky," said Helen Gugel, a partner at Am Law 10 firm Ropes & Gray who is not involved in the matter.
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National Law Journal

Paul Hastings Recruits White & Case National Security Partner

Keith Schomig's arrival will advance the national security and compliance support that the firm provides to clients such as SAP, Mitsubishi Corp., and G42, among others, Paul Hastings said.
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National Law Journal

Senate Confirms Federal Prosecutor Kevin Ritz to 6th Circuit

Ritz, who was confirmed in a 48-46 vote, served as an assistant U.S. attorney before Biden appointed him U.S. attorney for the Western District of Tennessee in 2022.
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National Law Journal

Challenge to TikTok Ban-or-Sale Law Faces First Amendment Scrutiny at DC Circuit

Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan pressed TikTok on whether a company based outside of the United States can bring a First Amendment challenge to a federal regulation.
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The American Lawyer

Robert Hur, Special Counsel in Biden Classified Documents Case, Rejoins King & Spalding

The former U.S. attorney caused an uproar when he declined to bring charges against the president but described him in a report as "a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory."
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National Law Journal

Former Feds Flock to Big Law Amid 'Robust Demand' for Enforcement Counsel

Weil, Milbank and Mayer Brown have recruited former Federal Trade Commission, Justice Department and SEC enforcement and litigation officials in Washington.
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New York Law Journal

SEC Says Farewell to the Term 'Crypto Asset Securities'

"It's just the evolution where there were way too many scams by crypto folks that lead to the SEC's aggressive overreach and regulation enforcement, that you have a pendulum that goes one way and the other way and now it is maybe slowing down a bit," said Terrence Yang, a strategic advisor to Swan Bitcoin.
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