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The agent, Brian Visalli, has denied any intent to cheat the government. He contends his punishment is retaliation for his whistleblower complaints about mismanagement and inefficiency within the agency.

The California Supreme Court has been short a justice for more than six months since Martin J. Jenkins’ retirement, making it one of the longest high court vacancies in the Golden State’s history.

Public sector labor unions are using increasingly negative public sentiment about AI to advance legislation to protect bargaining unit work and inhibit, if not prohibit, public agency adoption and implementation of AI technology and tools, writes Liebert Cassidy Whitmore’s Alexander Volberding and Gabriella Kamran.

Online prediction markets has exponentially increased the risks of government insider trading and corruption, leaving states and the federal government scrambling to stop it. The danger to public trust and national security could be devastating, and yet there are limited mechanisms to prevent insider trading on prediction markets, write Holtzman Vogel’s Mark Pinkert, Akiva Shapiro, and Brandon Smith.

A comparison of the US’ and Germany’s legal processes shows that German courts may be the better forum for defamation claims between the two countries, say Alston & Bird’s Steven Penaro and Schalast’s Diana Grün.

A potential strike among Long Island Rail Road workers and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority leaves federal and local leaders with few legal options to combat a potentially crippling work stoppage in the nation’s largest city.

Public sector labor unions are using increasingly negative public sentiment about AI to advance legislation to protect bargaining unit work and inhibit, if not prohibit, public agency adoption and implementation of AI technology and tools, writes Liebert Cassidy Whitmore’s Alexander Volberding and Gabriella Kamran.

Online prediction markets has exponentially increased the risks of government insider trading and corruption, leaving states and the federal government scrambling to stop it. The danger to public trust and national security could be devastating, and yet there are limited mechanisms to prevent insider trading on prediction markets, write Holtzman Vogel’s Mark Pinkert, Akiva Shapiro, and Brandon Smith.

Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr on Thursday pushed back against proposals to shrink the central bank’s balance sheet, describing them as wrong and a threat to financial stability.

Key parts of Texas’ state-level migrant arrest and deportation law were blocked for a second time by a federal judge, who said he still believes authority to regulate immigration matters belongs only to the federal government.

A former field technician failed to convince a federal appeals court to revive his Family and Medical Leave Act claims against a construction and heavy equipment dealer that fired him over performance issues.

US President Donald Trump says he did not discuss tariffs with Chinese President Xi Jinping, in comments to reporters.

An estimated 12 million enthusiast vehicles will transfer to a new generation in the US over the next 15 years in estate plans or inheritances. That’s roughly $570 billion in cars, according to data provided to Bloomberg.

The agent, Brian Visalli, has denied any intent to cheat the government. He contends his punishment is retaliation for his whistleblower complaints about mismanagement and inefficiency within the agency.

Republican governors are elevating property tax cuts as an affordability fix before the midterm elections, proposing to unwind how local governments are funded and testing red states’ ability to ease rising housing costs.

The IRS is trying for a third time to try to settle en masse the backlog of litigation involving conservation easement tax breaks, but some attorneys are skeptical this latest effort will yield a different result.

Until recently, many seasoned Wall Street executives had never heard of Jassem Bu Ataba Al Zaabi. But the official, appointed to run a new Abu Dhabi investing powerhouse weeks before war broke out, has become central to the emirate’s efforts to manage its oil wealth in the face of rising geopolitical risks.

The war in Iran has provided new impetus to the low-carbon transition as renewable energy is seen as less vulnerable to future price shocks, according to a group of corporate bosses and senior bankers.

Donald Trump got the pageantry he craved during his trip to China. But the US president concluded the summit largely where he began, receiving little help from his “friend” Xi Jinping in dealing with a messy war in Iran and a challenging political climate at home.

Pollution from coal-fired power plants that can block sunlight is significantly cutting global solar output, and potentially causing an overestimation of climate progress, according to a new study.

Kimmeridge Energy Management Co. approved the construction of a $13 billion liquefied natural gas export plant on the US Gulf Coast after securing investment from an Abu Dhabi sovereign fund.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping hailed the results of his meetings with US President Donald Trump and touted an agreement on a new relationship for their countries, projecting optimism despite unresolved tensions and limited deals announced so far.