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Legal News for Mon 6/30 - Global M&A Up, SCOTUS Win for Trump Might be Limited, GOP Tax Bill Tensions and Wall Street Chasing CA Wildfire…
Megadeals boosting global M&A, a Supreme Court win for Trump, GOP tax bill tensions, and Wall Street chasing wildfire lawsuit profits.
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Andrew Leahey 🦣
7:33
Legal News for Fri 6/27 - Justice Kennedy Warns Democracy at Risk, Ripple's Failed Settlement, SCOTUS on Birthright Citizenship Kinda and…
Justice Kennedy warning democracy is at risk, Ripple’s failed SEC settlement, SCOTUS on birthright citizenship, and the revenge tax and Pro Codes Act.
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Andrew Leahey 🦣
21:35
Legal News for Thurs 6/26 - Judge Blocks Trump's Job Corps Shuttering, Meta Wins AI Copyright Case not on Merits, and IRS Strained but…
Judge blocking Trump's Job Corps shutdown, Meta winning an AI copyright case, and my Forbes piece on the IRS' strained but successful 2025 season
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Andrew Leahey 🦣
6:12
Legal News for Weds 6/25 - Obergefell Challenge Attempt, Fair Use Win for Anthropic in AI Training and Bail Hearing for Kilmar Garcia
Same-sex marriage challenge at SCOTUS, a fair use win for Anthropic in AI training, and a bail hearing for wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
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Andrew Leahey 🦣
7:31
Legal News for Tues 6/24 - Trump Deportation Policy Win, Harvard Visa Loss, Powell's Secure Fed Seat and Litigation Finance Tax is Nonsense
Trump's deportation policy win, Powell's secure Fed seat, Harvard's court victory on visas, and my column on why a litigation tax proposal misses the…
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Andrew Leahey 🦣
7:51
Legal News for Mon 6/23 - Kilmar Garcia Released, Student Loan Caps to Hurt Law School Diversity and Access and a VMT in Illinois
Release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia ahead of his smuggling trial, how student loan caps could hurt law school diversity and access, and a vehicle miles…
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Andrew Leahey 🦣
6:08
Legal News for Fri 6/20 - EU Leniency for Apple and Meta, Trump's Hold on National Guard Reinforced, TACOs on TikTok Ban
EU leniency for Apple and Meta, Trump’s hold on California’s National Guard, and his third TikTok ban delay—despite no clear legal basis.
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Andrew Leahey 🦣
13:36
Legal News for Thurs 6/19 - Lawsuits Against Law Reviews, FTC Ad Rules, Abortion Privacy Rollback, Challenges to Trump Attempt to Tie State…
Lawsuits on law review diversity, FTC ad rules, abortion privacy, and Trump’s immigration-linked transit funding push under legal fire.
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Andrew Leahey 🦣
7:30
Legal News for Weds 6/18 - Passport Restrictions Halted, Tariffs Challenged at SCOTUS, Cuts to University Research Blocked and SCOTUS…
Court rulings halting Trump passport restrictions, tariffs challenged at the Supreme Court, blocked cuts to Pentagon-funded university research, and…
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Andrew Leahey 🦣
7:30
Legal News for Tues 6/17 - ABA Sues Trump, DOJ Restructuring, NCAA $2.3b Settlement Raises NIL and Antitrust Issues, and Tax Amnesty in…
ABA suing Trump, a major DOJ restructuring, the NCAA's $2.8B settlement fueling NIL legislation and antitrust reform efforts, and a model tax amnesty…
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Andrew Leahey 🦣
7:46
Legal News for Mon 6/16 - Trump Mass Deportation Attempt, Senate $3T Tax Bill Sans SALT Solution, Harvard Legal Battle to Protect…
Trump’s mass deportation push, the Senate’s $3T tax bill with a SALT standoff, and Harvard’s legal battle to protect its international students.
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Andrew Leahey 🦣
7:07
Legal News for Fri 6/13 - Tesla Sues Over Trade Secret Robot Hands, Trump's Guard Deployment Upheld by Court for Now, SCOTUS Fast Tracks…
Tesla suing over robot hand secrets, Trump’s Guard deployment seesaws in court, and the Supreme Court fast-tracking his controversial policies.
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Andrew Leahey 🦣
13:49
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