The Justice Department is shaking up the team probing former CIA Director John Brennan as part of a broad investigation into an alleged years-long conspiracy against President Donald Trump, according to people familiar with the matter.

When it comes to winning the legal industry talent wars, the best defense is a good offense, according to K&L Gates’ global managing partner, Stacy Ackermann. She spoke to Bloomberg Law editor Chris Opfer on our podcast, On The Merits, about how competitive the market for legal talent has gotten, even in secondary markets like her hometown of Charlotte, N.C.

The Supreme Court could soon resolve a circuit split on a question that goes to the foundation of the SEC’s remedial authority: Must the SEC show that a target’s conduct caused pecuniary harm to investors for a disgorgement remedy?

The US Supreme Court sided with Chevron Corp. in a protracted fight over the proper venue for a lawsuit seeking to hold the oil and gas giant liable for the rapid erosion of Louisiana’s coastal wetlands.

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Reforming state CPA licensure requirements would give accounting firms more ways to recruit talent in the age of artificial intelligence.

American Airlines Group Inc. said it’s not engaged with or interested in any discussions regarding a merger with rival United Airlines Holdings Inc., dampening the prospect of a tie-up that could reshape the industry.

New York City doormen and building owners reached a potential agreement on wage and benefit increases, avoiding a possible strike as soon as April 21 that would have upended day-to-day operations at 3,500 co-ops, condos and apartment properties.

The National Labor Relations Board was wrong to rule that Starbucks Corp. violated federal labor law with overly broad subpoenas that went to workers in a separate unfair labor practice case that it later won, a federal appeals court ruled.

A New York court dismissed an employee’s state labor law claims against the Port Authority and multiple companies after a glass panel shattered during removal, where they didn’t have supervisory control nor was there an elevation-related risk requiring safety devices. Alibasic v. Port Auth. of N.Y. & N.J., 2026 BL 133108, N.Y. Sup. Ct., INDEX NO. 156991/2021, 4/7/26

OpenAI Inc. is abandoning its Ninth Circuit bid to reverse an order barring the use of “Cameo” for features in its Sora video generator while its trademark fight with the personalized video platform Cameo proceeds.

A federal district judge in Washington should review the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s new plan to eliminate around half of its remaining staff, but there’s no justification for a rushed timeline sought by the Trump administration, the union representing agency employees said.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to expedite research and access to psychedelics used outside the US to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.

The IRS has released Internal Revenue Bulletin. [IRB 2026-17, 04/20/26]

President Donald Trump and the IRS are still hashing out a settlement in a $10 billion lawsuit against the agency after the president’s data was part of historic leak of billionaires’ tax information.

The IRS has issued its final rule amending income tax regulations relating to occupations that customarily and regularly received tips, as a result of Public Law 119-21, the One Big ...

The IRS has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking relating to proposed regulations that would provide rules and definitions for the excise tax imposed on certain remittance transfers that occur ...

The IRS has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking relating to the dollar thresholds in regulations governing information reporting for payments, made in the course of a trade or business, ...

Nexstar Media Group Inc. was ordered by a California federal judge to keep operating Tegna Inc. as a separate company until he has issued a final judgment on whether to allow a merger that would create the largest local TV operator in the US.

The SEC sued a cryptocurrency executive and his companies, alleging they raised about $16 million from hundreds of investors by making false claims about an insured, asset-backed digital currency called Bitcoin Latinum.

Republican lawmakers introduced legislation in the House and Senate this week that would shield fossil fuel companies from liability lawsuits and target climate superfund policies gaining steam in states.

The star of “Judge Judy” failed to convince a federal court that the companies who own and operate the National Enquirer and In Touch Weekly should be held liable for articles accusing her of appearing in a true-crime docuseries about Lyle and Erik Menendez—“the notorious brothers convicted of murdering their parents.”

Cursor, a leading artificial intelligence startup for coding, is in advanced talks with investors to raise about $2 billion in a funding round at a valuation of more than $50 billion, not including the investment, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The EPA on Friday tweaked its rules to make it easier for major air pollution sources to renew their operating permits.