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States Secure Nearly $1 Billion Ahead of World Cup, America 250
The 11 states co-hosting the men’s FIFA 2026 World Cup matches in the US secured more than $847 million ahead of the tournament next month, accounting for more than 90% of federal spending on large scale events occurring this summer, according to Bloomberg Government analysis.
SEC ‘Gag Rule’ Pullback Leaves Room for Harsh Settlement Terms
The SEC’s decision to rescind its “gag rule"—a core element in more than a half century of enforcement settlements barring Wall Street defendants from publicly denying the regulator’s allegations—means it’s still able to push for tough terms in those deals, securities lawyers warned.
This Week in Chancery Court: Paramount-Skydance, Lottery.com
It’s a slow week at Delaware’s Chancery Court, that rarest of things for the world’s preeminent business tribunal, which was closed yesterday in honor of Memorial Day. But there are a couple of highlights coming up in the next few days:
Climate Superfund Bills Stall as Red States Shield Fossil Fuels
Democratic state lawmakers trying to force polluters to pay for climate damage are struggling to push accountability legislation over the finish line. Their counterparts in a handful of conservative states, meanwhile, are enacting laws to protect the fossil fuel industry against future challenges.
Private Equity Woos Personal Injury Law Firms With Profits, Tech
Private equity is aggressively investing in personal injury firms, offering their lawyers a cut of the wealth generated by the deals.
States Taxing the Wealthy Are Mostly Targeting Income: Explained
Sergey Brin recently made headlines when he left California for a $42 million mansion on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe, likening his departure to his family’s decision to flee socialism in the former Soviet Union.
AI Highlights States’ Need to Clarify Cloud Service Taxability
A recent decision from the Tennessee Court of Appeals demonstrates how courts need a better way to decide when software cloud dependence becomes taxable cloud access, writes Andrew Leahey.
Latham, Kirkland Top Chambers List of Laterals’ Desirable Firms
Latham & Watkins, Kirkland & Ellis and Cooley LLP are at the top of the wish list for associates considering switching firms, according to a new Chambers survey.
Bill Winters ‘Lower-Value Human’ Apology Not Enough for Unions
Trump Hits Democrats on Crime, Taxes to Boost NY’s Lawler
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