LVMH and its billionaire CEO were hit with a securities fraud lawsuit in Manhattan federal court Tuesday over their efforts to break off the luxury retailer’s planned $16.2 billion acquisition of Tiffany & Co.

The federal court covering Seattle is moving ahead with virtual jury trials in civil cases to help clear its docket backlog worsened by pandemic-driven courtroom delays.

A federal appeals court in Chicago will consider whether public-sector unions can refuse to represent nonmembers who don’t pay fees to cover collective bargaining costs and other expenses, in a case brought by one union but opposed by several others.

The U.S. Supreme Court launches its new term with a light environmental docket and a heavy air of uncertainty, with a nomination battle raging and a global pandemic continuing to disrupt the institution’s normal order.

Companies and intellectual property groups are taking sides in a case testing the constitutionality of patent office judge appointments that may get U.S. Supreme Court review.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Tuesday discussed the latest Democratic stimulus proposal in talks that will determine whether another coronavirus relief package gets enacted before the election.