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Rescheduling Letter Reaction / AGs' DEA Letter / NY's Latest Licensing Suit / Day Pitney's Cannabis Practice Leaders

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provided a "treasure trove of data" last week when it released the documents behind its decision to recommend that marijuana be rescheduled under the Controlled Substances Act.
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Daily Business Review

'The Hill of Babies': Miami Lawyer Sues Funeral Operator in North Carolina

"It is a very under-scrutinized industry," said Alec Schultz, a partner at Hilgers Graben.
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National Law Journal

Top White House Lawyer Rejoins Covington, as Demand for DEI Advice Grows

Stacey Grigsby, serving as co-chair of Covington's government litigation practice, will be an "integral resource" for clients facing workplace culture and DEI issues, the firm said.
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National Law Journal

Ex-White House Counsel Lawyer Joins Latham; Mayer Brown Hires Ex-Counsel to McCarthy

Washington's revolving door between Big Law and the federal government is in full swing this week.
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National Law Journal

Ex-White House Counsel Team Joins William Barr's Law Firm After Leading DC Office for California Boutique

"We have known Pat Cipollone, Pat Philbin, and Kate Todd and worked with them both in and out of government for thirty years. There is no finer team that we could imagine bringing together," the former U.S. attorney general and co-founder of Torridon Law said in a press release.
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Law.com

Federal Judge in Maine Rules Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act Partially Preempts the State's Laws

"Given the language Congress used in the FCRA, state requirements and prohibitions should only be preempted when the matter is capable of classification as identity theft, and then only 'with respect to the conduct required' by the FCRA's identity theft reporting regulations," U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker for the District of Maine wrote. "In other words, this is a case of partial preemption. When the federal identity theft regulations apply to an act of economic abuse, then the blocking of identity-theft-related reporting activity must proceed according to federal law. But insofar as a given debt is the product of more than mere identity theft, compliance with both federal and state law may be appropriate, depending on the circumstances."
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Law.com

Under Pressure, Dept. of Ed. Moves Title IX Finalization Date to March

"It is our understanding that these proposed rules were scheduled to be finalized last month, and we are concerned about the delay," stated a letter signed by 66 members of Congress and addressed to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona.
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New York Law Journal

Morgan Stanley Agrees to Pay $249 Million to Resolve Block Trading Investigations

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Williams emphasized that the resolution also demonstrates that his office is willing to "evaluate each case and each prosecution on its facts and circumstances" and consider alternatives to prosecution.
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Daily Business Review

'Sometimes You Can't Make This Stuff Up': Miami Attorneys Best Cruise Line in Bench Trial

One of the challenges of the Athens Agreement is that the U.S. is not a participant in the agreement.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Judge Awards $3.1M in Precedent-Setting Nutraceutical Trademark Action

"If it's not in the license agreement, you do not have rights of exhaustion after the license agreement is terminated," said Kirk Villalon, a partner at Quintana Portal Villalon.
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