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  Acting NLRB GC Pulls Back Biden-Era Guidance Memos

  By Tim Ryan

  Acting National Labor Relations Board general counsel William Cowen rescinded a series of memos Friday issued by...(read more)

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  Judge Leaves Curbs On DOGE Treasury Access After Hearing

  By Pete Brush

  A Manhattan federal judge on Friday left in place temporary curbs on sweeping powers handed by President Donald ...(read more)

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• EPA Fires Hundreds Of Employees, Cuts Millions In Contracts

  By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday kept up the pace of cuts to staffing and spending, firing 388 probationary workers and canceling $60 million in contracts related to diversity, equity and inclusion and environmental justice programs.

• Fla. Criminal Defense Atty Accused Of Bribing DEA Agent

  By Stewart Bishop

  New York federal prosecutors have charged a Florida criminal defense attorney with a scheme to bribe a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent in exchange for nonpublic law enforcement information, which the lawyer used to recruit and represent clients, in an indictment unsealed on Friday.

• EPA, Energy Dept. Rush To Fulfill Trump's Appliance Order

  By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy on Friday said they're acting to comply with President Donald Trump's order — delivered via social media post — that they should undo Biden-era appliance efficiency standards.

• NTSB Probes Faulty Helicopter Data In DC Collision

  By Linda Chiem

  The National Transportation Safety Board said Friday that the U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter involved in last month's deadly midair collision over the Potomac River may not have heard crucial instructions from air traffic controllers and may have been getting inaccurate readings from the cockpit's altimeters.

• Ford Hit With $2.5B Punitive Verdict In Truck Roof Deaths Suit

  By Dorothy Atkins

  A Georgia federal jury hit Ford Motor Co. on Friday with a $2.5 billion punitive damages verdict a day after jurors found the automaker liable for the wrongful death of a couple who died in a rollover wreck of their Ford F-250 Super Duty pickup.

• House Judiciary Courts Chair Previews 'Rogue' Judges Bill

  By Courtney Bublé

  The chair of the House Judiciary Committee's courts panel is working on legislation to prevent "rogue rulings" by federal judges, which he plans to introduce on Tuesday, following adverse rulings for the Trump administration and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.

• Illinois Vs. The Internet: IP Suits Over Online Sales Stir Debate

  By Ivan Moreno

  Brands have unleashed a torrent of lawsuits across the U.S. that group dozens of online sellers into a single complaint for allegedly peddling counterfeit products, with Chicago emerging as the preferred venue for the litigation and inspiring a local federal judge to declare it has become "Illinois vs. The Internet."

• DC Judge Orders Feds To Restore Foreign Funding

  By Madeline Lyskawa

  A D.C. federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore foreign funding in connection with any grants or programs in place before the inauguration, saying aid organizations have made a sufficient showing that the pause threatens their very existence.

• Tariffs On Drugs And Chips May Not Bring Makers Stateside

  By Kevin Pinner

  The White House's planned tariffs on semiconductors, computer chips and pharmaceuticals are likely to raise prices for consumers and businesses, but won't necessarily lead to the president's stated goal of growing domestic manufacturing, attorneys and others told Law360.

• Adams Case Careens Toward 'Messy' Hearing, Experts Say

  By Phillip Bantz

  The Manhattan federal judge overseeing the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams is unlikely to rubber stamp a request from the U.S. Department of Justice to toss the case and may instead hold a hearing on the matter, which could get "messy" and "embarrassing," experts say.

• Texas Justices End Election Ethics Suit Against AG Paxton

  By Catherine Marfin

  Texas justices on Friday granted the state Commission for Lawyer Discipline's motion to drop the commission's ethics complaint against Attorney General Ken Paxton, citing its decision last month in a "nearly identical" suit against Paxton's first assistant.

• Melgren Takes Senior Status, Opening Kansas Seat For Trump

  By Courtney Bublé

  Chief U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren of the District of Kansas will take senior status later this year, bringing the total of current and upcoming judicial vacancies President Donald Trump has available to fill to 53.