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Legal News for Weds 6/17 - Judge Dugan Loses Bid to Vacate, Goldstein Loses Acquittal Motion, Guardant Patent Loss, and Problematic IRS Data…
Dugan loses her bid to vacate the ICE-obstruction conviction, Goldstein loses his acquittal motion, Guardant's $83.4M patent loss stands, and IRS data…
 • Andrew Leahey 🦣
9:57
Legal News for Tues 6/16 - SCOTUS Denies Certs on Student Speech and Gun Industry Suits, TCS' $165m Trade-Secret Liability
SCOTUS denies cert on the Noblesville student-speech case (Alito dissents), N.Y.'s gun-industry suits, and TCS's $168M trade-secret hit.
 • Andrew Leahey 🦣
7:50
Legal News for Mon 6/15 - Judge McConnell Scolds DOJ, Google Sues Chinese Gemini Phishing Ring, Judge Blocks Trump's Xenophobic Parks Orders
McConnell scolds DOJ over the USCIS pause, Google sues a Gemini-phishing ring, and a judge blocks Trump's parks-content order.
 • Andrew Leahey 🦣
8:11
Legal News for Fri 6/12 - SCOTUS Saba ICA Private Suit, Judicial Estoppel in BK, and Abouammo's Twitter FBI Obstruction Conviction Tossed on…
SCOTUS shuts down Saba's ICA private suit, narrows judicial estoppel in bankruptcy, and tosses Abouammo's obstruction conviction on venue
 • Andrew Leahey 🦣
7:29
Legal News for Thurs 6/11 - Brinkema Declines to Block Abandoned Anti-Weaponization Fund, Environmentalists Sue Over SpaceX Refuge Swap, and…
Brinkema declines to extend the anti-weaponization-fund block, enviros sue over the SpaceX refuge swap, and a Calif. Jury tops up to $198M
 • Andrew Leahey 🦣
7:06
Legal News for Weds 6/10 - Fed Circ Nixes Purdue Purer Crush Resistant OxyContin, Anti-Weaponization Foes Question its Death, SCOTUS Relists…
Fed. Circ. axes Purdue’s OxyContin patents, anti-weaponization fund foes press for proof of demise, plus a SCOTUS relists rundown.
 • Andrew Leahey 🦣
7:03
Legal News for Tues 6/9 - SCOTUS Vacates Biden Gas-appliance Reg, Campaign to Overrule Obergefell, WH Ballroom Suit Sprints Toward SCOTUS…
SCOTUS vacates the Biden gas-appliance rule, the campaign to overrule Obergefell builds, the WH ballroom suit nears SCOTUS, and the SALT cap revisited.
 • Andrew Leahey 🦣
8:49
Legal News for Mon 6/8 - RI Judge Undoes USCIS Travel Bans, E.D. of VA Judge Freezes Trump Slush Fund and 7th Circuit on Process Access in…
R.I. judge vacates the USCIS travel-ban hold, an E.D. Va. judge freezes the anti-weaponization fund, and the 7th Cir. on execution press access.
 • Andrew Leahey 🦣
6:58
Legal News for Fri 6/5 - SCOTUS Greenlights Skinny Labels, SEC Disgorgement a go, and FCC In-house Fine Process Survives
Supreme Court greenlights skinny labels, backs SEC disgorgement, and saves the FCC’s in-house fine process
 • Andrew Leahey 🦣
7:21
Legal News for Thurs 6/4 - PACER Upgrades Coming (?), DOJ looks into George Santos on Kalshi and Income Tax != Wealth Tax
PACER finally gets a bipartisan upgrade bill, the DOJ eyes George Santos for Kalshi insider trading, and my own take on wealth-tax rhetoric
 • Andrew Leahey 🦣
6:49
Legal News for Weds 6/3 - 2 Live Crew Sets BK and Copyright Precedent, Trump's Weak AI EO, Senate Seats a "Not Qualified" Judge in Montana
2 Live Crew loses a copyright clawback at the 11th Cir., Trump's AI cyber-test EO is final, and Senate seats a 'not qualified' judge.
 • Andrew Leahey 🦣
6:27
Legal News for Tues 6/2 - FL Sues ChatGPT, SCOTUS Lets Texas Two-Step Stand, IKEA Shoppers Sue for Tariff Refunds
Florida sues OpenAI over ChatGPT, the Supreme Court lets the Texas Two-Step stand, and IKEA shoppers want a cut of Trump's tariff refunds.
 • Andrew Leahey 🦣
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