Utah federal judges declined to extend the Trump-appointed interim US attorney, the first red-state district court to reject the administration’s approach to installing chief prosecutors—and the first time it’s happened to someone approaching Senate confirmation.

Jackson Walker LLP agreed to provisions in private settlements that will allow the Justice Department’s bankruptcy watchdog to continue pursuing separate legal action related to an undisclosed romance between a former firm partner and a top bankruptcy judge.

Breyer, a 28-year veteran of the US District Court for the Northern District of California, charged forward with his other duties as a district court judge as jurors entered their second day of deliberations to decide whether Musk defrauded Twitter investors.

The Fourth Circuit affirmed a lower court’s denial of Goldman Sachs’ bid to compel arbitration in a suit alleging the bank violated US bankruptcy law.

Kirkland & Ellis became the first law firm to crack $10 billion in revenue last year as profits per equity partner hit $11 million, according to a source familiar with the firm’s results.

Kirsten Jackson joined Pillsbury as a partner in its insurance recovery and advisory practice in Los Angeles, the firm announced Wednesday.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said he plans to stay at the central bank until a Justice Department investigation into him and the central bank is complete.

The US Department of Labor said it is effectively restoring a 1975 five-part test for determining retirement account fiduciary status after two Texas federal courts agreed to vacate a Biden administration 401(k) rule.

A California federal court granted two employees’ motion to remand labor code claims against Consolidated Engineering Laboratories, findingtheir state law claims weren’t preempted by federal labor law despite union membership. Alvarez v. Consol. Eng’g Labs., 2026 BL 88838, N.D. Cal., 25-cv-10576-SK, 3/16/26

A Pennsylvania federal court denied a motion to amend an ADA and state law disability discrimination complaint from a clerk with chronic migraines against Cumberland County, finding that amending the complaint would be futile, unduly delayed, and prejudicial to the county. Evans v. Cumberland Cnty., 2026 BL 87508, M.D. Pa., 1:24-CV-00646, 3/16/26

Arbitrator Bonney ruled that University of Colorado didn’t violate its collective bargaining agreement by denying on-call pay to facilities and fire alarm employees, as their after-hours response duties didn’t significantly restrict their personal time under FLSA standards. The University of Colorado , 2026 BNA LA 5, Arb., 251213-01987 & 250325-04719, S. Bonney, 1/8/26

An Alabama federal court granted summary judgment to Saugahatchee Country Club on a Black banquet server’s race discrimination claim, because she failed to present sufficient evidence that race motivated her termination. Jones v. Saugahatchee Country Club, 2026 BL 88207, M.D. Ala., 3:23-cv-34-ECM, 3/16/26

Ireland’s competent authority is seeing a growing number of advance pricing agreement cases between its country and the US, an Irish government official said Wednesday.

A competition show involving TV host Jimmy Kimmel and YouTuber Mark Rober, an animated spin-off of the show “Family Guy,” and another season of the award-winning drama “The Pitt” are among the newest recipients of the recently expanded California film tax credit.

Illinois taxpayers will be treated fairly during the administrative process if the governor’s proposal to eliminate the Independent Tax Tribunal becomes law, the director of the state’s revenue department said Wednesday.

The IRS has issued a notice extending the temporary relief provided in Notice 2025-7 for an additional year through Dec. 31, 2026. This notice allows eligible taxpayers to use alternative ...

Four Government Accountability Office reports on the Internal Revenue Service released since September 2024 found shortcomings in filing season staffing, information return filing changes, and administration of the employee retention credit, two GAO officials said March 17.

New guidance from the IRS and Treasury Department is allowing real estate companies to withdraw past elections that have been blocking many of them from the massive benefits of the bonus depreciation tax break added in last year’s tax law.

Iran and Israel traded strikes on key energy facilities in the Middle East, complicating US efforts to curb turmoil in markets as the conflict stretched toward three weeks.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said he plans to stay at the central bank until a Justice Department investigation into him and the central bank is complete.

The SEC should put better safeguards in place for companies facing lawsuits to give corporations the confidence to stop over-disclosing risk factors, Exxon Mobil Corp.'s chief financial officer told the agency Wednesday.

Conservation groups lost their bid Wednesday to block the Interior Department from holding oil and gas lease sales in parts of Alaska previously protected from such activity.

Constellation Energy Corp. agreed to sell a portfolio of US electric-generation assets to LS Power for about $5 billion, following through on mandated divestitures.

A bankruptcy trustee for a defunct vacuum pump manufacturer sued an Allstate Corp. unit for allegedly refusing to pay claims for asbestos-related litigation under a $5 million policy.