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Fla. Judge Orders Wind Down Of Everglades Detention Center

By Carolina Bolado

A Florida federal judge Thursday ordered the government to stop bringing new detainees to the Everglades immigration detention center dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" and to begin winding down operations after finding the plaintiffs challenging the center are likely to prevail on their environmental claims.

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Ethics Case Reasserted Against Fla. Judge Over Deepfake

By Matt Perez

A Florida judicial ethics panel has reasserted allegations that a state judge in Broward County violated the state's Code of Judicial Conduct during her 2024 election campaign, ahead of a final hearing set for Dec. 16 by the hearing panel chair of the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission.

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Mich. Couple Say They Were Coerced Into Arbitration Pact

By Caroline Simson

A Michigan couple have sued a Mexican resort company in a bitter feud over a timeshare, arguing that they were jailed in Mexico and forced, under threat of further imprisonment, to sign a settlement agreement sending any additional aspects of the dispute to arbitration in Canada.

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Judge OKs Deal To End Misrepresented Pickleball Paddle Suit

By Carolina Bolado

A Florida federal judge on Wednesday approved a settlement resolving a class action accusing a pickleball paddle manufacturer of deceptively marketing its products as certified by the sport's governing body that will pay out up to $300 to each class member.

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Analysis

Employer Plans In Limbo As Courts Grapple With Trans Care

By Kellie Mejdrich

Despite appellate courts' apparent willingness to allow states to ban gender-affirming care for minors, employers are still waiting for clarity on whether federal anti-discrimination laws require health plans to cover transgender healthcare access, experts say.

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Feds Claim Fla. Billing Co. Aided $15M Medicare Fraud

By David Minsky

The U.S. government urged a Florida federal judge to deny an outsourcing company's motion to toss a $15 million False Claims Act lawsuit, saying the business aided a Miami-based laboratory to fraudulently bill Medicare for genetic tests that weren't used to treat patients. 

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Miami Beach Hotel Sued After Child Drowned In Pool

By David Minsky

The parents of a 5-year-old girl who drowned in a Miami Beach hotel pool have brought a Florida state court wrongful death lawsuit against the hotel's parent companies, alleging they failed to implement proper safety measures that would have prevented their daughter's death.

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Judge Rejects New Trial Bid In Bike Wheel Patent Case

By Elliot Weld

A Florida federal judge has denied a bike wheel maker's request for a new trial on claims of patent infringement against a rival more than two years after a jury made a finding of no infringement, saying the jury's conclusions were reasonable based on what was shown to them.

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States Urge 2nd Look At $185M Metals Fraud Ruling

By Jessica Corso

State regulators are asking a Texas federal judge to reconsider a ruling that threatens a $185 million fraud case before it can be brought to trial in October, saying that the judge contradicted ruling precedent when he decided that metals like gold and silver don't qualify as commodities in some instances.

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Quilting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Turning intricate patterns of fabric and thread into quilts has taught me that craftsmanship, creative problem-solving and dedication to incremental progress are essential to creating something lasting that will help another person — just like in law, says Veronica McMillan at Kramon & Graham.

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Trump Admin To Appeal Susman Godfrey Exec Order Ruling

By Adrian Cruz

The Trump administration announced Friday its intention to appeal a June ruling that struck down as unconstitutional an executive order targeting Susman Godfrey LLP, after the court said the order was issued in retaliation for its representation of clients and causes the president opposes.

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State Solicitors General Become A Trump Judge Pipeline

By Courtney Bubl茅

Seven months into his presidency, more than a third of President Donald Trump's judicial nominees hailed from a pool not tapped nearly as much as his predecessors: state solicitors general.

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Habba Ruling Could Put Tighter Limits On 'Acting' Officials

By Matthew Santoni

A Pennsylvania federal judge's ruling disqualifying Alina Habba from acting as the U.S. attorney for New Jersey has the potential to end a long-standing means of filling government posts without going through the U.S. Senate.

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Trump Names 4 Nominees For North Carolina Bench

By Courtney Bubl茅

President Donald Trump announced on Friday night four judicial nominees in North Carolina.

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DOJ Investigation Of NY AG Condemned By AGs Of 21 States

By Bonnie Eslinger

A coalition of 21 attorneys general Friday issued an open letter saying the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating New York Attorney General Letitia James and condemning the probe as political payback for the financial fraud claims she pursued against President Donald Trump and his New York-based businesses.

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Ex-Calif. Judge Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Court Staffer

By Jack Karp

A former California Superior Court judge has been charged with sexually assaulting a court employee and seeking to cover up that purported incident and another alleged assault, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday.

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Newman Given Potential Lifeline In Suspension Appeal Loss

By Ryan Davis

While the D.C. Circuit on Friday declined to revive Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's lawsuit challenging her suspension, experts said the court provided an opening for her to seek further review, by suggesting that the precedent limiting the arguments available to her may be flawed.

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Under Trump, White Collar Crypto Defense Gets New Playbook

By Phillip Bantz

White collar lawyers are crafting new blueprints for crypto-related civil and criminal defense amid the Trump administration's embrace of the industry and the financial world’s growing acceptance of cryptocurrency as a legitimate asset.

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Ex-Mother-In-Law Painted As Mastermind In FSU Prof's Death

By David Minsky

A Florida prosecutor on Friday described the former mother-in-law of a Florida State University law professor killed by hired assassins in 2014 as the mastermind behind his murder, telling jurors that she was motivated by the desire to have her grandchildren closer to Miami after her daughter's divorce. 

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Ohio Panel Says Med Mal Damages Cap Is Unconstitutional

By Y. Peter Kang

An Ohio appeals court has declared that the state's statutory limit on pain and suffering damages in medical malpractice cases is unconstitutional because it violated the right to due process to a patient who suffered a severe brain disorder.

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Ex-Morgan & Morgan Client Says Arbitration Ruling Was Error

By Emily Sawicki

A former Morgan & Morgan client is pushing back on an order sending his proposed class action malpractice claims into arbitration and denying a motion to remand the suit to state court, arguing that a Savannah, Georgia, federal judge erred in her ruling by misapplying the law and failing to take all facts into account.

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Probation Granted In Chandra Levy Prosecutor's Ethics Case

By Alison Knezevich

A D.C. Court of Appeals panel has sanctioned the lead prosecutor in the Chandra Levy murder case for failing to disclose evidence, but said she should not be suspended because "her misconduct was the result of a seemingly honest mistake."

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Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Weil, Fried Frank

By Zak Kostro

In this week's Taxation With Representation, private equity firm Thoma Bravo buys human resources software provider Dayforce Inc. in a take-private deal, Lowe's buys Foundation Building Materials, Nexstar Media Group Inc. acquires fellow media company Tegna Inc., and Soho House & Co. Inc. inks a take-private deal with hotel operator MCR.

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Roundup

UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Max Austin

This past week in London has seen football manager Bruno Lage sue the owner of Olympique Lyonnais and Botafogo football clubs, luxury fashion brand Christian Dior Couture target a jewelry business trading under the same name, and a Russian motorsports promoter take action against Formula One after it canceled its Russian Grand Prix in 2022.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

Large-company general counsel in a survey picked lawyers at Littler, Greenberg Traurig and McGuireWoods at the top of their all-star list for exceptional service. While talks continue, the EU and U.S. have agreed to new trade agreement terms that end EU tariffs on industrial products from the U.S.

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蓝莓视频's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP and Jackson Lewis PC lead this week's edition of 蓝莓视频 Legal Lions, after the Fifth Circuit upheld injunctions barring the National Labor Relations Board from prosecuting unfair labor practice cases against SpaceX and two other companies.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On 蓝莓视频

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on 蓝莓视频 last week.

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