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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth can’t penalize Sen. Mark Kelly over a video in which the Arizona Democrat and military veteran told service members they can refuse “illegal orders,” a Washington federal judge ruled.
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Diversity Lab is pausing one of its core diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives for law firms, the Mansfield Rule, amid federal scrutiny.


A maker of plastic “ghost gun” designs can’t sue New Jersey claiming its computer code is protected by the First Amendment because it didn’t disclose key data, the Third Circuit ruled Thursday.
A maker of plastic “ghost gun” designs can’t sue New Jersey claiming its computer code is protected by the First Amendment because it didn’t disclose key data, the Third Circuit ruled Thursday.

Across the country children and teenagers say they are being strip searched at school by administrators and staff – often for vape pens and minor offenses, a Bloomberg Law investigation found. At least 40 federal civil rights lawsuits since 2017 claim children were strip searched at school.
Across the country children and teenagers say they are being strip searched at school by administrators and staff – often for vape pens and minor offenses, a Bloomberg Law investigation found. At least 40 federal civil rights lawsuits since 2017 claim children were strip searched at school.
Big Tech titans are beginning to answer claims that, for decades, they’ve sought to lure kids into habitually using their social media products. It's part of a trial that’s drawn comparisons to Big Tobacco’s reckoning with consumer addiction three decades ago. In this video, we look at the legal battle over social media's impact on teens.
The Supreme Court is siding overwhelmingly with President Donald Trump when challenges arrive via the emergency docket, a Bloomberg Law analysis found.


Ballard Spahr hired four litigation partners to launch an office in San Francisco, the law firm said Thursday.
A restaurant group operating a number of upscale Los Angeles Mexican restaurants sued its former general counsel, accusing him of engaging in fraud and embezzlement.
Patrick Valenti joined Winston & Strawn as a partner in its private investment funds practice in Chicago, the firm announced Wednesday.
Melissa Raciti-Knapp joined Vinson & Elkins as a partner in its finance practice in New York, the firm announced Thursday.
High-profile US Supreme Court advocate Tom Goldstein, who again took the stand in his own defense on tax and false statement charges, faced cross-examination Thursday on his history of deceiving people.
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