Three attorneys who defended Jan. 6 insurrection criminal defendants failed to convince a federal judge in Washington to toss copyright lawsuits filed against them over their use of an expert jury poll report.

A federal district judge engaged in an extramarital affair with a law enforcement officer in chambers, and in earshot of law clerks, a judicial conduct committee found.

Alain Mathieu joined Foley Hoag as a partner in its litigation department in Boston, the firm announced Tuesday.

Brooke Nixon joined Ogletree Deakins as a shareholder in its Birmingham office, the firm announced Tuesday.

Scott Fisher joined Lowenstein Sandler as a partner in its mergers & acquisitions and capital markets & securities practices in New York City, the firm announced Tuesday.

Katherine Baker and Joshua Kirschner joined Holland & Knight as partners in its gaming practice, the firm announced Tuesday. Baker joined the Boston office and will lead the national gaming practice, while Kirschner joined the Atlanta office and will serve as deputy team leader.

A Florida federal court granted temporary reinstatement to a chief operations officer under the Florida Public Sector Whistleblower Act after finding he made protected disclosures in good faith and was discharged without documented performance issues. Stephens v. Sch. Bd. of Lee Cnty., 2026 BL 186139, M.D. Fla., 2:25-cv-709-JES-DNF, 5/20/26

A Wisconsin federal court granted a motion for clarification, ruling the plaintiff can seek backpay for disability discrimination claims under the Rehabilitation Act against the VA even while he is still employed by the agency. Klein v. Collins, 2026 BL 190266, E.D. Wis., 23-cv-1231-bhl, 5/22/26

A Texas federal district court granted summary judgment to Lhoist North America of Texas, LLC on Section 1981 race discrimination and retaliation claims brought by a Black truck driver who failed to establish prima facie cases for either claim. Bell v. Lhoist N. Am. of Tex., LLC, 2026 BL 190256, N.D. Tex., 4:25-cv-00285-P, 5/22/26

An Arizona federal district court denied summary judgment to a cook on wage claims against Thunderbird Restaurants LLC, finding factual disputes about final week payment and employer status. Silva v. Thunderbird Rests. LLC, 2026 BL 184526, D. Ariz., CV-24-00629-PHX-ROS, 5/19/26

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is seeking volunteers from its workforce to go to domestic airports and help screen for Ebola as the deadly viral outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda intensifies.

The Federal Reserve should shift closer toward hiking interest rates as rising consumer prices become the dominant threat to the economy, according to Citadel Securities.

EU countries should make a decision on new sources of revenue, an EU official in charge of overseeing the bloc’s long-term budget said Tuesday.

The Australian Treasury on Monday asked for feedback on official documents that would allow clean hydrogen producers to prove they qualify for a refundable clean energy tax credit.

The president of a family-run mushroom farming business was wrongly sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for failing to pay employment taxes, the Third Circuit said Tuesday, vacating and remanding her sentence.

Laurie Humphreys joined Jones Day as of counsel in its tax practice in Chicago, the firm announced Tuesday.

A husband and wife who live more than 70 miles apart by car for most of the year are entitled to property tax benefits for both of their residences, the Minnesota Tax Court ruled.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit held that a corporation’s return information was properly subject to disclosure in tax proceedings because it fell within the transactional relationship ...

BP Plc unexpectedly fired Chairman Albert Manifold just months into the job due to serious concerns about “governance standards, oversight and conduct,” prolonging a period of turmoil at the UK oil major.

The Federal Reserve should shift closer toward hiking interest rates as rising consumer prices become the dominant threat to the economy, according to Citadel Securities.

Oklo Inc. shares jumped after the the Sam Altman-backed reactor technology company said it’s in talks to participate in a US Department of Energy program to supply nuclear fuel, an effort aimed at relieving potential bottlenecks that threaten to slow the deployment of fission power.

Environmental groups that won a case against a large logging project threatening old-growth trees in Oregon say their court victory will help them challenge other timber sales as the Trump administration pushes to drastically increase cutting.

Rejecting a candidate for employment based on recreational cannabis use can get a company dragged into court, a New Jersey appellate court ruled Tuesday.

Cummins Inc.'s $1.6 million settlement earned a federal judge’s final blessing, resolving investor allegations the company concealed it was flouting emissions standards by making some engines with unauthorized “defeat devices.”