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December 19, 2024 | Litigation Daily

An ‘Indiana Jones Moment’: Mayer Brown’s John Nadolenco and Kelly Kramer on the 10-Year Legal Saga of the Bahia Emerald

Mayer Brown’s Kramer said that the case shows that countries can coordinate on returning stolen property, but the process is “long and slow.”
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December 18, 2024 | The Recorder

‘BiT Global Lost’: Federal Judge Won’t Stop Coinbase From Delisting wBTC Token

“Ultimately, I have no evidence from you about what is to come,” U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín of the Northern District of California told BiT Global Digital Ltd.'s counsel on Wednesday.
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December 18, 2024 | The Recorder

Some Elite Universities Favor Wealthy Students in Admissions Decisions, Lawsuit Alleges

The filings offer a rare peek at the deliberations of university heads and admissions officials. They show how schools admit otherwise unqualified students because their wealthy parents could possibly donate large sums down the line.
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December 18, 2024 | The Recorder

Judge Asks: Should Tom Girardi Serve Sentence in a Medical Facility or Behind Bars?

U.S. District Judge Josephine Staton, who is scheduled to sentence Tom Girardi this Friday, ordered both sides to submit additional briefing on whether he should serve time in a medical facility.
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December 18, 2024 | The Recorder

EPA grants California authority to ban sales of new gas cars by 2035. Action faces reversal by Trump

The EPA said opponents of the two waivers did not meet their legal burden to show how either the EV rule or a separate measure on heavy-duty vehicles was inconsistent with the federal Clean Air Act.
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December 18, 2024 | The Recorder

US to pay nearly $116M to settle lawsuits over rampant sexual abuse at California women's prison

“I hope this settlement will help survivors, like me, as they begin to heal – but money will not repair the harm that BOP did to us." — Aimee Chavira, plaintiff and former inmate at now-closed prison in Dublin, California.
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December 18, 2024 | The Recorder

Santa Barbara Judge Accused of Moonlighting as Attorney for Secretary/Girlfriend

The Commission on Judicial Performance said Superior Court Judge Michael Carrozzo improperly used court resources to help his assistant, who later became his wife.
4 minute read
December 18, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Will Khan Resign? FTC Chair Isn't Saying Whether She'll Stick Around After Giving Up Gavel

“Some of the more politicized cases might end up in ties, and you can’t enforce without a majority,” said Gerald Stein, a partner at Davis Wright Tremaine.
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December 18, 2024 | National Law Journal

‘Badge of Honor’: SEC Targets CyberKongz in Token Registration Dispute

“A criminal statute of limitations on regulations cannot be retroactive, but on the civil side, if it is clarifying existing law subject to SEC jurisdiction and authority, it would be something that could be enforced going forward,” said Neama Rahmani, the president of West Coast Trial Lawyers.
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December 18, 2024 | The Recorder

Black, Hispanic Law Student Enrollment Falls at Top 14 Following End of Affirmative Action, but Mostly Improved at California's Top Schools

Racial, ethnic and gender diversity changed more drastically in the nation’s top-ranked law schools compared to the average changes among the 196 ABA-approved law schools. Top schools in California, however, mostly saw gains.
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