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April 17, 2024 | National Law Journal

GOP Senators Accuse 6th Circuit Nominee of Prosecutorial Misconduct

Sen. Mike Lee of Utah and his GOP colleagues on the Senate Judiciary Committee raised a case Kevin Gafford Ritz handled in which a public defender accused the then-assistant U.S. attorney of making misrepresentations to a defense attorney to elicit a guilty plea.
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April 16, 2024 | National Law Journal

Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Obstruction Charge for Jan. 6 Defendants

"There have been many violent protests that have interfered with proceedings," Justice Clarence Thomas said. "Has the government applied this provision to other protests in the past and has this been the government's position throughout the lifespan of the statute?"
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April 15, 2024 | National Law Journal

Supreme Court Appears Inclined to Narrow Public Corruption Statute

The justices are considering whether a federal anti-bribery law bans payments to public officials not only to get their support but to show appreciation for support they have given.
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April 12, 2024 | National Law Journal

Tyco Agrees to $750M Settlement Over Contaminated Drinking Water

On Friday, lawyers in the multidistrict litigation over aqueous film-forming foam announced the Tyco settlement, which would compensate 12,000 public water systems nationwide with contaminated drinking water supplies.
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April 12, 2024 | National Law Journal

Amazon GC Zapolsky Attended Biden's State Dinner, but Is He Still in President's Corner?

Super-charged antitrust enforcement from the DOJ and FTC is frustrating tech leaders, fraying their support for the president.
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April 11, 2024 | National Law Journal

FTC Urges Congress to Increase Agency's Enforcement Authority on Consumer Protection

In its report to lawmakers, the FTC criticized the Supreme Court's AMG Capital Management LLC v. FTC decision that the agency lacks authority to seek monetary remedies of restitution or disgorgement.
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April 11, 2024 | National Law Journal

ADM Emptied the Silo to Lure Aboard New General Counsel

Archer-Daniels-Midland says Regina Bynote Jones forfeited $3.95 million in cash and unvested equity by resigning from her last job. It removed those golden handcuffs, agreeing to make her whole.
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April 11, 2024 | National Law Journal

Morgan Lewis, Hogan Lovells, Ropes, Wiley and Cohen Milstein Add DC Laterals

Hogan Lovells hired litigators Nadira Clarke, Lily Chinn and Anne Carpenter from Baker Botts, while Morgan Lewis added R. Latane Montague, previously a leader of Hogan Lovells' transportation practice.
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April 10, 2024 | National Law Journal

Judiciary Rules Committee Will Continue Studying Anti-Judge Shopping Proposal

The panel will also examine how U.S. district courts respond to the suggestion that they randomly assign among all judges in a district any lawsuit where a plaintiff seeks national relief.
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April 08, 2024 | National Law Journal

US Agencies Vow Collaboration to Protect Marketplace Competition

"The whole of government approach is an incredibly coherent and sophisticated way to think about competition policy," said U.S. Justice Department antitrust chief Jonathan Kanter.
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