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2 days ago | 
news.bloombergtax.com | Alex Ebert |Alex Clearfield |Patrick Gregory
A landmark prosecution seeking federal criminal obstruction charges against a Milwaukee County judge must go through the courtroom of a jurist who was disciplined for openly criticizing a rightward swing on the US Supreme Court. Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan’s case was randomly assigned to 85-year-old Lynn Adelman, a US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin judge and former state senator nominated by Bill Clinton in 1997.
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6 days ago | 
news.bloombergtax.com | Maia Spoto |Patrick Gregory |Stephanie Gleason
The Menendez brothers will face a judge May 13 and 14 to determine if they should be resentenced for the 1989 killings of their parents, after a judge denied a request to withdraw a former district attorney’s sentencing recommendation despite a new risk assessment report. The green light is the latest chapter in the brothers’ resentencing saga after a series of stops and starts. Several family members are expected to testify next week on Erik and Lyle Menendez’s behalf.
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1 week ago | 
news.bloombergtax.com | Ryan Autullo |Patrick Gregory
Texas lawmakers gave mixed signals in their bid to become the country’s king for corporate governance, proceeding with a proposal to prevent the kind of shareholder challenge that caused Elon Musk and Tesla to flee Delaware, but backing off a plan to expand the state’s fledgling business court system. The shareholder bill is off to Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) desk after the Texas Senate gave it final approval Wednesday.
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2 weeks ago | 
news.bloombergtax.com | Megan Crepeau |Patrick Gregory
A Fifth Circuit appellate panel on Wednesday appeared somewhat divided on claims that a Texas election law could discourage people from assisting disabled voters. Judge Kyle Duncan in particular seemed skeptical of an argument that requiring voters’ assistants to take a more detailed oath would put them in fear of prosecution.
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3 weeks ago | 
news.bloombergtax.com | Ryan Autullo |Patrick Gregory
Perkins Coie won’t share details on hiring and diversity until it finishes a lawsuit against the Trump administration, as the law firm broke with rivals that struck deals to end federal employment inquiries.
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3 weeks ago | 
news.bloombergtax.com | Eric Heisig |Alex Clearfield |Patrick Gregory
Enbridge Inc. can continue with its lawsuit against Michigan officials to prevent the shutdown of the Line 5 oil and gas pipeline, the Sixth Circuit ruled Wednesday. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) and the director of the state’s Department of Natural Resources don’t have the immunity under the 11th Amendment that states enjoy from Enbridge’s claims, Judge Rachel S. Bloomekatz wrote.
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3 weeks ago | 
news.bloombergtax.com | Alex Ebert |Patrick Gregory |Alex Clearfield
Snap Inc., the owner of social media app Snapchat, is violating Florida law with “addictive features” and accounts for children age 13 and under, the state attorney general claimed in a lawsuit. The state court complaint, filed Monday, alleges the app markets to minors and includes features—such as infinite scrolling, push notifications, interactive metrics for posts, and auto-play videos—which are prohibited under a law enacted last year targeting minors’ social media exposure.
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3 weeks ago | 
news.bloombergtax.com | Alex Ebert |Patrick Gregory
All matrimonial and civil trials could be halted in three New Jersey counties due to accumulating trial court judge vacancies, the state’s judicial branch leader said Tuesday. Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren Counties may have to halt non-emergency and criminal proceedings in the coming months if the state’s superior court bench isn’t replenished, acting administrative director of the courts Michael Blee said. Trial court vacancies—a perpetual issue for New Jersey—will escalate to 51 next month.
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1 month ago | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Stephanie Gleason |Patrick Gregory
Google LLC is unlawfully using its products—ubiquitous in K-12 education—to secretly gather information about school age children, substituting the consent of the school for that of parents, a proposed class action filed in California federal court said Monday.
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1 month ago | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Megan Crepeau |Patrick Gregory
Seventh Circuit judges on Tuesday wrestled with what Chief Judge Diane S. Sykes called “an unusual use” of a procedural mechanism: an attempt to have a Chicago federal judge decide a case involving a Texas law that allows citizens to sue abortion providers. Sykes repeatedly referred to claimants who sue under the Texas statute as “bounty hunters,” and noted that the law’s $10,000 minimum payout functions as a fine—albeit one that would be paid to a private citizen.
