Fixing on legislators’ word choice when they wrote the law, a US appeals court last week became the first to say workers bringing sexual harassment claims can keep their entire lawsuit out of arbitration and in the public eye.

President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS should reinforce several lessons that extend well beyond this case: Taxpayer privacy is fundamental. Courts have tools to preserve fairness when structural conflicts arise. Presidential proximity to litigation decisions can heighten those conflicts. And policy choices about investment, access, and oversight have real-world consequences.

Hogan Lovells’ upcoming merger with Cadwalader will nearly double its New York-based revenue, putting that office nearly on par with its highest-grossing centers.

A former Morgan Stanley investment adviser was convicted of defrauding three professional basketball players out of millions of dollars.

Elon Musk was frustrated with Twitter Inc. when he tweeted in 2022 that his offer to buy the company was “temporarily on hold,” but his team continued to work behind the scenes to make it work, his main financial adviser testified.

A Dallas County judge’s order that kept polls open until 9 p.m. Central time, two hours later than planned, is halted for now, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Tuesday night.