Texas will likely prevail in defending a law requiring proof of age to download a smart phone app, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday, lifting a trial court injunction that halted the law on First Amendment grounds.

Lawyers for Texas and the US Justice Department didn’t directly address claims of collusion during an appellate argument over their settlement that ended an in-state tuition program for migrant students.

Kirkland & Ellis’s $500 million investment in artificial intelligence isn’t likely to translate to a fundamental change in the Kirkland business model—or in the Big Law model generally—that will lead to immediate discounts for clients, Baretz + Brunelle’s Casey Flaherty writes.

Green Revolution Cooling Inc. accused Riot Platforms Inc. of infringing its patents concerning cooling technology utilized by Riot’s bitcoin mining facilities in Texas.

Sarah Ridel joined Skadden as a partner in its energy and infrastructure projects group in Houston, the firm announced Thursday.

Related companies that dispose of construction waste failed to convince Texas’s statewide intermediate appellate court that they‘re entitled to deduct the costs of goods sold every year when calculating franchise tax liability.