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Tickets From Beyoncé and Sweet Book Deals: Justices Divulge Income, Gifts

In financial disclosures released Friday, members of the U.S. Supreme Court revealed how they supplemented their $285,400 salaries ($298,500 for the chief justice) in 2023.
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The Recorder

Coinbase Hit With New Securities Class Action Amid Battle With SEC

A proposed class action, filed by Rosen Law Firm, accuses the crypto exchange company Coinbase of selling unregistered digital asset securities on its platform and failing to register the company as a broker-dealer with the SEC and state regulators.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

As US Antitrust Enforcers Target AI Firms, Legal Experts Predict Lawsuits Will Follow

"They want to maintain their reputations for being very aggressive," law professor Thom Lambert said of the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice agreeing to target top AI firms on antitrust grounds. "My guess is this seals the deal: These companies are going to get sued."
5 minute read

National Law Journal

9th Circuit Judge Recuses From Gaza Case After Israel Trip

Judge Ryan Nelson stated that "out of an abundance of caution, the best course in this specific case (which may not apply in other cases) is to recuse."
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Federal Judge Denies FTC's Bid to Block Novant Health's Acquisition of Hospitals

"Overall, the public interest is best served by Novant being permitted to own and operate LNR and Davis, pending the conclusion of the FTC administrative process," wrote U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell of the Western District of North Carolina.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Justices Stick Estate With High Tax Bill Over Life Insurance Policy

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision "upsets the assumptions of many practitioners that the proceeds of life insurance used to redeem a deceased shareholder are not factored into the estate tax calculation," said tax attorney Joel Carpenter.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Alston, Eversheds, Dentons and Bracewell Bring on DC Partner Hires

Law firms invested in their cyber, energy, policy resolution, health care and real estate practices with lateral hires.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

GOP Senator Grills Judicial Nominee Over Past Comments on Institutional Racism

"You're a political activist, aren't you, Judge?" Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, asked district judge nominee Meredith Vacca.
3 minute read

The Recorder

California's State Attorneys Union Leads Charge Against Return-to-Office Orders

The governor wants state workers to return to their offices at least two days a week by June 17. California Attorneys, Administrative Law Judges, and Hearing Officers in State Employment, the attorneys union better known as CASE, says the directive is arbitrary.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

2 Senior Google Legal Leaders Exiting Amid Restructuring

"I'm grateful for the regulators, policy makers and advocates who relentlessly pressed to make us better, to challenge our presumptions, and to keep us humble," Google Chief Privacy Officer Keith Enright wrote on LinkedIn.
4 minute read

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