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Neal Katyal faces Ford and his ex-firm in fight with consumer lawyers
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Law firm Skadden defends ethics amid Democrats' questions on Trump deal
Law firm Skadden Arps defended its ethics and pushed back this week against a demand by a group of Democratic U.S. lawmakers for additional details related to its deal with Preside...
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Ski giants Vail, Alterra and others sued over alleged price-fixing
Vail Resorts, Alterra Mountain Company and two smaller rivals were sued in federal court in Colorado for allegedly colluding with a ski-industry trade association and a research ...
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US must pay university group's legal fees in case over Pentagon research funds
A judge on Wednesday ordered the U.S. government to cover a university association's legal fees after the group won a court ruling that blocked President Donald Trump's administra...
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US DOJ antitrust nominee grilled over comments on Muslims, FCC actions
U.S. senators grilled President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Justice's antitrust division on Wednesday over an article he wrote calling Muslim immigrants "pron...
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US refunds $100 billion in tariffs struck down by Supreme Court, filing shows
President Donald Trump's administration has refunded about $100 billion from tariffs that it collected before the U.S. Supreme Court struck down those duties, a court filing showe...
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Republicans seize on Michigan progressives' wins, but party is split on socialism message
Republicans seized on victories by two progressive candidates in Michigan primaries to portray Democrats as increasingly far left, with President Donald Trump labeling Michigan's U...
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US securities regulator launches new accounting enforcement team
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Wednesday it is establishing a specialized enforcement unit focused on accounting and financial reporting cases.
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New Mexico sues US government for access to Epstein files
New Mexico sued the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday for access to unredacted files on Jeffrey Epstein, alleging the federal agency was stonewalling the state's investigati...
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Blanche confirmation for Trump attorney general a 'work in progress' after defection
President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, Todd Blanche, faced renewed uncertainty over his U.S. Senate confirmation on Wednesday after Republican Senator Susan Collin...
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DOJ to raise antitrust concerns over investor advice duopoly
The U.S. Department of Justice plans to rescind decades-old guidance on shareholder proxy advisors' votes, an official said, citing significant antitrust concerns over consolidat...
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Major Wall Street hedge funds targeted in attempted cyberattacks, Bloomberg News reports
Hackers attempted a series of sophisticated cyberattacks on major Wall Street money managers in recent days, targeting their information systems, Bloomberg News reported on Wedne...
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North Carolina Republican Edwards drops reelection bid after sexual harassment allegations
Republican U.S. Representative Chuck Edwards of North Carolina said on Wednesday he was dropping his bid for reelection, after a House Ethics Committee recommended a censure foll...
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Lockup expiry will offer the next test of investor appetite for SpaceX shares
The next test for SpaceX investors following its first earnings report as a public company comes on Thursday, when as many as 912 million shares held by employees and other pre-IP...
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Embattled US Representative Max Miller requests ethics probe of abuse claims against him
A U.S. congressional ethics panel opened a probe on Tuesday into Republican Representative Max Miller, who requested the investigation saying he wanted to clear his name after his...
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US Senator Wyden urges regulators to probe Wall Street banks over Epstein accounts
U.S. Democratic Senator Ron Wyden called for federal regulators to probe big banks over their handling of Jeffrey Epstein's accounts after surfacing what Wyden said was potential...
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Trump fights fees for challengers in lawsuit against IRS
U.S. President Donald Trump has asked a federal court in Florida to reject requests for legal fees from former judges and others who opposed the Republican leader’s now-dismissed ...
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American Bar Association rejects plan to scrap DEI rule for law schools
A plan to eliminate the American Bar Association’s longstanding diversity, inclusion and equity requirement for law schools hit a snag Tuesday when the organization’s policy-making...
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