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National Law Journal

SEC Will Keep Examining, Enforcing Private Fund Advisers' Actions Despite Vacated Rule, Securities Lawyers Say

The agency "could increase enforcement actions based on the rules that they already have on their books," said Teresa Goody Guillen, a partner at Baker & Hostetler.
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National Law Journal

DC Circuit Nixes $1M Amazon Fine After Denying Federal Agency 'Chevron' Deference

The appeals court rejected the USDA's strict-liability interpretation because the Supreme Court "precludes us from deferring to the Department's interpretation under the now-overruled 'Chevron' framework," Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan wrote for the D.C. Circuit.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

'Rare Case': 4th Circuit Extends 'Bivens' in Federal Inmate's Excessive Force Suit

"The officers' alleged conduct amounts to a clear-cut constitutional violation that would easily withstand a motion to dismiss in a § 1983 case," Judge Roger Gregory wrote for the court.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Big Law Lawyers Kick Off Legal Community Group to Support Kamala Harris

A lawyers committee for Harris is relaunching to help raise funds and address legal issues in the next 100 days, according to an email obtained by Law.com.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Attorney Deepak Gupta Wants More Competition in Plaintiffs Bar

Since 2012, Gupta Wessler has become a mainstay of the Supreme Court bar, and has continued to rack up victories on behalf of consumers and workers even after the court was transformed with the addition of three conservative Trump appointees.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

'Criminal Regime': Miller & Chevalier Files Wrongful-Death Lawsuit Against Syria

"I know that if my father was with me right now, he would not rest until all men, women, and children are released from the Assad regime's concentration camps," said Maryam Kamalmaz, daughter of a missing American who died in Syrian custody.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

U.S., European Regulators Will Focus on Preventing AI Competition Risks, Repeat of Prior Digital Monopolies

"There's global regulatory remorse over failing to step in to prevent deals or to address conduct that occurred in the earlier stages of other digital markets like social media and online advertising," said antitrust attorney Kathleen O'Neill.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

'Kafkaesque Experience': Lawsuit Claims Loan Servicer 'Failed' Teachers Seeking Forgiveness

The lawsuit alleges that the servicer has created "unprecedented backlogs of borrower complaints" through "dysfunction and poor customer service."
2 minute read

The Recorder

FTC Chair Lina Khan Defends Noncompete Rule, Agency's Assertive Role as Competition Watchdog

Speaking to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, Khan noted her agency's high-profile clashes with big business but insisted it's focused on "bread-and-butter" rulemaking.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Gibson Dunn Files Animal Cruelty Complaint Against USDA

Animal Legal Defense Fund accuses Yellowstone Bear World of violating the Animal Welfare Act "by charging people to bottle feed and take pictures with months-old baby bears prematurely torn away from their mothers," according to the complaint that seeks to revoke YBW's USDA-issued exhibitor license.
3 minute read

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