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National Law Journal

'There Is No Time to Waste': Matt Gaetz Withdraws From AG Nomination

The legal community has had a much more positive reaction to Blanche, Bove and Sauer's selection for DOJ leadership roles, believing their legal and prosecutorial background provides some stability for the agency.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Read the Document: 'Google Must Divest Chrome,' DOJ Says, Proposing Remedies in Search Monopoly Case

"Google must promptly and fully divest Chrome" by selling the browser to a buyer approved by the Justice Department and state attorneys general, U.S. attorneys wrote in a proposed final judgment filed in District of Columbia federal court. "Google may elect to fully divest Android."
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Amir Ali, MacArthur Justice Center Director, Confirmed to DC District Court

The U.S. Senate also confirmed Rebecca L. Pennell to the Eastern District of Washington.
1 minute read

National Law Journal

Conservative Boutiques That Backed Trump Reap Their Rewards

While Big Law shunned Trump, a cadre of elite conservative lawyers threw their lots in with the Republican candidate and are being rewarded with prestigious jobs in his incoming administration.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

From ‘Deep Sadness’ to Little Concern, Gaetz’s Nomination Draws Sharp Reaction From Lawyers

"The attorney general will be able to stop things from being done a lot easier than making prosecutions where they can't make them," noted one white-collar defense lawyer.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Attorneys Go to DC Federal Court Seeking Damages for Plaintiffs in Oct. 7, 2023, Attack on Israel

The United States has designated Iran a “state sponsor of terrorism” since January 1984, exposing Iran to potential liability under the state sponsor of terrorism exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

US Magistrate Judge Embry Kidd Confirmed to 11th Circuit

Kidd, confirmed on a 49-45 vote, will be President Joe Biden’s second appointee to the federal appeals court that covers Alabama, Florida and Georgia.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

'Nuclear Option'?: Eli Lilly Taps Big Law Firms in Federal Drug Pricing Dispute

The Health Resources and Services Administration has “invoked the nuclear option of removal from not only the 340B program but also Medicaid and Medicare Part B if manufacturers implement a cash replenishment model,” counsel for Eli Lilly—the manufacturer of Mounjaro, Trulicity and other treatments for weight loss or diabetes—alleged in their complaint.
3 minute read

The Recorder

How a Second Trump Presidency Could Shape IP

From leadership changes at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to shifts in biopharmaceutical patent policy to regulation of rapidly evolving fields like artificial intelligence, here’s what the IP community can expect from a second Trump presidency.
10 minute read

The Recorder

Departing USPTO Director Vidal to Rejoin Winston & Strawn

Kathi Vidal, who announced she is stepping down from her role in Washington ahead of the change in administrations, will rejoin the AmLaw 200 firm’s litigation department in the Silicon Valley and Washington offices.
4 minute read

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