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  Justices On Fence In Tax Clawback Case For Defunct Utah Co.

  By Anna Scott Farrell

  U.S. Supreme Court justices seemed divided during oral arguments Monday over whether the Tenth Circuit was corre...(read more)

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  US Pitches $7.5B Loan To Stellantis-Samsung Battery Venture

  By Tom Lotshaw

  The U.S. Department of Energy on Monday said it intends to lend up to $7.54 billion to back a pair of lithium-io...(read more)

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• Fed. Circ. Questions Reynolds' Bid To Undo $95M Patent Loss

  By Ryan Davis

  The Federal Circuit probed R.J. Reynolds' challenge to a $95 million damages award against it for infringing Philip Morris' vape patents, questioning Monday the company's argument that the amount was not supported by the evidence.

• Senate Sends Calif. Judge To Federal Bench

  By Courtney Bublé

  The U.S. Senate voted 48-43 on Monday evening to confirm California Superior Court Judge Anne Hwang to a federal judgeship in the Central District of California.

• Government Mole Faces Tough Cross From Madigan's Atty

  By Celeste Bott

  An attorney for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan got his chance Monday to question the ex-Chicago alderman who recorded his client while cooperating with the government, pushing him to admit that Madigan never explicitly conditioned his support on legal business for his law firm or told the alderman to vote against developers who didn't hire him for tax work.

• Justices Seem Inclined To Back FDA Block Of Flavored Vapes

  By Emily Field

  U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday seemed skeptical of arguments by an e-cigarette company that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration acted unfairly in rejecting its applications to market its flavored vaping products, with several justices supporting the FDA's position that the company knew it had to counterbalance the risk of its products appealing to kids.

• Biden's Pardon Is Another Blow To Special Counsel Probes

  By Phillip Bantz

  President Joe Biden's pardon of his son over the weekend marks the latest example of a special counsel investigation fizzling and raises doubts over the future use of such probes, which can drag on for years and cost taxpayers millions of dollars.

• 9th Circ. Partially Upholds Block Of Idaho Abortion Travel Ban

  By Mark Payne

  A split Ninth Circuit panel on Monday upheld part of a lower court's temporary injunction to an Idaho law that criminalizes helping minors travel out of state to receive abortions without parental permission, finding the "recruiting" portion of the law is unconstitutional. 

• Top Promoter Of $58M IcomTech Crypto Ponzi Gets 10 Years

  By Pete Brush

  A Manhattan federal judge hit a Florida cryptocurrency salesman on Monday with a 10-year prison sentence for his role in promoting the $58 million IcomTech Ponzi scheme, saying he victimized others in a "get rich quick" scam and may do so again.

• FIFA Says Saudi Arabia A Promising World Cup Host

  By Elaine Briseño

  FIFA has released a report saying Saudi Arabia's bid to host the men's 2034 World Cup is a "very strong" proposition with only "medium" human rights risks, moving the Middle Eastern country and single bidder closer to becoming the designee.

• JPMorgan, Tesla Agree To End $162M Suit Over Musk Tweet

  By Gina Kim

  JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Tesla told a New York federal judge on Monday the parties have agreed to voluntarily end JPMorgan's suit alleging Tesla owes it $162 million over expired stock warrants after Tesla CEO Elon Musk mulled taking the company private in an August 2018 tweet.

• DEA Asserts Its Role As Proponent Of Pot Rescheduling Plan

  By Sam Reisman

  The Drug Enforcement Administration on Monday affirmed it was acting as the proponent of a proposal to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana, and the administrative law judge said supporters of rescheduling would not get an opportunity to cross-examine DEA witnesses.

• Mid-Law Firm Seward & Kissel Matching Milbank Bonus Scale

  By Tracey Read

  Seward & Kissel LLP, a Mid-Law firm with offices in New York and Washington, D.C., has joined the bonus bandwagon for associates by matching the year-end and special cash rewards set by Milbank LLP, according to media reports.

• NC Judge Is 2nd To Reverse Senior Status Plans After Election

  By Courtney Bublé

  A second federal judge appointed by a Democratic president has reversed his decision to take senior status in the wake of former President Donald Trump's win in the 2024 presidential election.