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  Jack Smith Drops Trump's Federal Cases

  By Frank G. Runyeon and Phillip Bantz

  Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday moved to drop the federal prosecutions of President-elect Donald Trump in D...(read more)

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  SDNY's Williams To Resign Before Trump Takes Office

  By Pete Brush

  Manhattan U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said Monday he will resign Dec. 13, clearing the way for President-elect...(read more)

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• Ex-Wamco Exec Charged In 'Criminal Cherry-Picking Scheme'

  By Hailey Konnath

  Federal prosecutors have accused Ken Leech, the former chief investment officer of Western Asset Management Co., of participating in a $600 million "criminal cherry-picking scheme" in which he favored certain clients at the expense of others, according to an indictment unsealed Monday in New York federal court.

• Ad Tech Judge Says Google 'Completely Different' From Amex

  By Bryan Koenig

  The Virginia federal judge weighing the fate of Google's display advertising placement business cast doubt Monday on a key element of the company's defense, asserting during closing arguments that the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Amex decision, requiring consideration of two-sided markets, is far removed from Google's ad tech stack.

• Informant Says He Brought Developers To Madigan's Law Firm

  By Celeste Bott

  An ex-Chicago alderman who wore a wire to meetings with former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was back on the stand Monday describing how he arranged a meeting with developers of a Chicago apartment building at Madigan's law office, with jurors hearing a call in which Madigan said to "go ahead and process" a zoning change for that project after the alderman asked if the developer gave him legal work.

• Baltimore Atty Convicted Over $25M Hospital Extortion Plan

  By Lauren Berg

  A Baltimore federal jury on Friday convicted a prominent medical malpractice attorney on all charges in a case alleging he threatened the University of Maryland with bad publicity about "diseased" organs being transplanted into patients unless it paid him $25 million.

• Spectrum, Rip And Replace Are Top FCC Priorities, Carr Says

  By Christopher Cole

  Congress needs to focus next year on restoring the Federal Communications Commission's authority to auction spectrum bands and figure out how to pay for adequate telecom cybersecurity, says Brendan Carr, the agency's upcoming Republican chair.

• Calif. Gov. Promises EV Tax Credit If Trump Axes Federal

  By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez

  California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday said that he's preparing to save electric vehicle tax credits — at least for residents of his state — if the Trump administration and a Republican Congress eliminate federal ones.

• FTC's Antitrust Case Against Meta Gets April Trial Date

  By Matthew Perlman

  A D.C. federal court has set an April 14 trial date for the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust case accusing Meta of monopolizing personal social networking through its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.

• Final Buzzer Sounds On NBA Fraud Case With Doc's Sentence

  By Pete Brush

  A Manhattan federal judge hit a Seattle-area doctor with five years in prison Monday for joining with the ringleader of the NBA's $5 million health billing fraud ring to submit fake invoices, the final sentencing in the sprawling case.

• Solicitor General's Input Sought On Music Cos., ISP Petitions

  By Ivan Moreno

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked the solicitor general to weigh in on a copyright dispute involving Cox Communications and a group of music publishers that won a $1 billion jury verdict of infringement against the internet service provider.

• DOJ Says Realtor Commissions Deal Is No Antitrust Shield

  By Matthew Perlman

  The U.S. Department of Justice warned the National Association of Realtors that changes to broker commission rules agreed to in a settlement with home sellers do not shield the industry from government antitrust scrutiny.

• Akin Announces Associate Bonuses, 2025 Salary Scale

  By Tracey Read

  Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP told Law360 Pulse on Monday it will pay associates and counsel year-end bonuses of between $15,000 and $115,000 and special bonuses of between $6,000 and $25,000, based on seniority, in February.

• Vanguard, Investors Get Initial OK On $40M Deal In Tax Suit

  By Anna Scott Farrell

  A Pennsylvania federal judge gave initial approval Monday to a $40 million settlement between Vanguard and investors who claimed the firm breached its fiduciary duty when it triggered a sell-off of assets that left investors with hefty tax bills.