A federal judge in Washington denied former President Joe Biden’s request to block the Justice Department from turning over tapes and transcripts of interviews he privately recorded almost a decade ago to a conservative advocacy group, but will temporarily bar the release while he appeals.

The Justice Department’s top civil rights enforcer can extend the anti-DEI approach she’s championed under President Donald Trump as the Education Department offloads key responsibilities.

President Donald Trump’s nominee for a seat on the influential Fifth Circuit may come down to Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.).

Attorneys general for California and Minnesota said the Commodity Futures Trading Commission isn’t equipped to handle gambling-associated issues like addiction, highlighting challenges the federal regulator faces as it aims to assert authority over prediction markets.

Ford Motor Co. sued the Los Angeles law firm Quill & Arrow LLP for allegedly defrauding the company out of tens of millions of dollars in legal fees by exploiting the state’s powerful consumer warranty law that protects car purchasers.

State attorneys general are eyeing a pair of former Federal Trade Commission attorneys with the law firm Milbank LLP to help litigate a possible antitrust case against Paramount Skydance Corp.’s $110 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.

Acting CFPB Director Russell Vought’s new plan to slash the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is set to go before the federal district court judge in Washington who previously blocked him from firing up to 90% of the agency’s staff.

An American Airlines Inc. customer service employee failed to show racial bias motivated her termination for theft of company property, a tooth-brushing kit worth $1, a federal judge found.

A United Airlines pilot who also is a lawyer can’t move forward with a whistleblower safety case because she filed her appeal one day too late, the Seventh Circuit held.

Happy Friday! Private equity firms continue to focus on personal injury law firms.

All Children’s Health System Inc. filled its retirement plans with underperforming target-date funds and more expensive shares of mutual funds, resulting in “massive lost earnings” to investors in violation of federal benefits law, according to a new lawsuit in federal court.

A Hyundai dealership worker’s firing over “time theft” amounted to gross misconduct that foreclosed continued healthcare coverage under COBRA, a Missouri federal judge said, addressing an issue with a “dearth” of legal precedent.

India is seeking a competitive advantage over rival nations before rolling out a much-delayed trade agreement with the US, after both countries agreed on the initial framework.

The Justice Department rebuffed a US judge’s invitation for top officials to submit a signed statement under oath that a $1.8 billion fund for what the administration described as victims of political “weaponization” will not happen.

BDO USA PC prevailed over a former partner seeking $262,000 in retirement benefits he said the company owed after he initially retired in 2019 but continued working for the tax services firm as a full-time managing director until the end of 2023.

The Swiss government is seeking feedback on tax simplifications that would let all companies opt for annual value‑added tax returns, relax withholding tax reporting, and ease taxation of restructuring‑related equity contributions.

European Union leaders expect an amended proposal on new bloc-wide taxes in October, as talks over its next seven-year budget continue.

Medtronic PLC recorded a $150 million income tax provision in 2026 partly related to the sale of intellectual property between its subsidiaries.

Acting CFPB Director Russell Vought’s new plan to slash the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is set to go before the federal district court judge in Washington who previously blocked him from firing up to 90% of the agency’s staff.

President Donald Trump said he doesn’t view Anthropic PBC as a national-security threat, days after his administration took steps to cut off foreign access to the tech company’s most advanced artificial intelligence models.

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. is emerging as the frontrunner to acquire a controlling stake in telecom tycoon Patrick Drahi’s French fiber optic company XpFibre, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Iran sought to assert control over the Strait of Hormuz by saying that ships need its permission and mandatory insurance in order to cross, even as the US said that 20 ships had quietly sailed through overnight via a route along Oman’s coast.

SpaceX can continue to launch rockets near a public beach in Texas, the state supreme court said Friday, concluding that private environmental groups seeking to stop them for safety reasons lack a legal remedy to do so.

BDO USA PC prevailed over a former partner seeking $262,000 in retirement benefits he said the company owed after he initially retired in 2019 but continued working for the tax services firm as a full-time managing director until the end of 2023.