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National Law Journal

6th Circuit Sides With Anti-Abortion Group in Halting County's 'Buffer Zone' Law

In reversing the district court decision, the judges pointed to a 2014 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down a Massachusetts law creating a 35-foot "buffer zone" outside abortion clinics as violating the First Amendment.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Evan Greebel—Ex-Lawyer for Shkreli—Asks US Supreme Court to Protect Law Firm 401(k)s From Garnishment

Greebel's attorneys at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher argued in Wednesday's petition for a writ of certiorari that the Second Circuit ruling misinterpreted the Consumer Credit Protection Act and deepened a circuit split that should be resolved by the Supreme Court.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Biden Announces 6 Judicial Nominees

The announcement includes judicial picks for federal courts in New Jersey, California and Indiana.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Circuit Splits to Watch in 2023

Laws regulating social media sites and anti-SLAPP statutes are among the issues to keep on eye next year.
8 minute read

Law.com

Seattle Jury Hits Monsanto With $82M Verdict in Latest PCB Trial

The verdict, announced on Tuesday, the latest to award damages to parents, teachers and children who suffered brain damage after being exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, at their school in Monroe, Washington.
4 minute read

Law.com

Berkeley Law Receives $5.5M From Barry Tarlow's Estate

"This will allow us to strengthen our already outstanding criminal justice faculty, which are widely regarded as among the very best in the country," Erwin Chemerinsky, dean and Jesse H. Choper distinguished professor of law, said in a statement. "Barry Tarlow was an eminent criminal defense attorney, and I am thrilled that we will honor his legacy by having a permanent chair named in his memory."
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Fortnite Developer's $520M FTC Privacy Settlement to Reverberate Through Gaming Industry

"When you have a settlement that involves such a large number, that catches the attention of the whole sector," former FTC chairman William Kovacic said.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Crowell & Moring Picks Up Energy Partners Ahead of Investment Surge

"The fallout and the opportunity from the Inflation Reduction Act is very much top of mind. These types of laws come across once in a generation for this type of major federal investment in new infrastructure and a new industry," said energy co-chair Kirsten Nathanson.
4 minute read

Law.com

Johnson & Johnson Unit Accuses Leading Plaintiffs' Talc Expert of Fraud

In a Dec. 16 complaint, Johnson & Johnson subsidiary LTL Management claimed Dr. Jacqueline Moline falsified a 2019 article on which plaintiffs lawyers relied in cases linking mesothelioma to its baby powder.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

'He Refused': Attorneys React as Jan. 6 Committee Refers Criminal Charges for Trump

Rep. Jamie Raskin said the evidence supported charges which should preclude Trump "from ever holding public office again." 
5 minute read

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