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The U.S. Supreme Court acted unanimously when it sided with Donald Trump and prevented states from barring candidates for federal office from ballots based on a constitutional provision concerning insurrection. But despite the 9-0 outcome, the court clearly remained deeply divided, just as it has been in major cases in recent years on abortion, guns and federal agency powers, with justices differing on their reasoning in Monday’s decision and sniping at each other over their choice of words.
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Plaintiffs lawyers who obtained the biggest financial win in American legal history – a Jan. 30 ruling that Tesla CEO Elon Musk must surrender stock options worth more than $50 billion – have now submitted the biggest fee request in the history of securities litigation. There’s little doubt, writes Alison Frankel, that their request for 11% of shareholders’ recovery is justifiable under Delaware precedent. But that very viability, Frankel says, seems likelier to inflame critics who contend Delaware law has tilted too far toward plaintiffs. Read more.
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Additional writing by R Rohit.
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