Trump’s legal woes …
Donald Trump’s criminal trial on charges stemming from hush money paid to Stormy Daniels will begin on April 15 … Trump was issued a gag order barring him from publicly commenting about witnesses and court staff ahead of the hush money trial … A California state judge said Ex-Trump lawyer John Eastman should be stripped of his law license for his involvement in attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election … Trump won a bid to pause his $454 million civil fraud judgment if he posts a smaller $175 million bond within 10 days … Trump ally Jeffrey Clark attempted a “coup” at the DOJ, an ethics lawyer said … Read more on what’s next for Trump.
Abortion access …
The U.S. Supreme Court signaled that it is unlikely to limit access to the abortion pill … A federal appeals court appeared unlikely to overturn an injunction blocking Idaho’s Republican AG from prosecuting doctors who refer patients out of state to get an abortion … An abortion rights group won nearly $700,000 more in legal fees in a long battle over an activist’s secretly recorded videos.
Employment …
A federal judge has agreed to receive counseling and training about workplace conduct after acknowledging a “significant problem” raised by a law clerk … The 2nd Circuit revived a former supermarket manager’s lawsuit alleging that her sexist male supervisor targeted her to be fired … The D.C. Circuit said an NLRB ruling on worker camera surveillance was “nonsense” … A maritime industry recruiter has agreed to work with plaintiffs and share worker compensation data in a lawsuit accusing major U.S. shipbuilders of limiting employee mobility … Saks Fifth Avenue sparred with employees and the DOJ in New York courtroom, urging an appeals panel to uphold dismissal of a lawsuit that accused the retailer of conspiring to inhibit worker mobility and suppress compensation.
Antitrust battles …
Walmart notified two U.S. antitrust agencies it will withdraw and refile a certain review application for its planned acquisition of Vizio … T-Mobile won its bid to appeal a judge’s ruling and block a consumer lawsuit challenging the company’s $26 billion purchase of rival Sprint in 2020 … A federal judge dismissed a consumer lawsuit accusing Apple of driving up fees by prohibiting payment apps from implementing cryptocurrency transactions … A Denver state judge said that he will hear arguments beginning on Aug. 12 in Colorado’s case seeking to block Kroger’s $25 billion purchase of rival grocer Albertsons … Apple, Google and Meta will be investigated for potential breaches of the EU’s new Digital Markets Act … Litigation funder Burford Capital can be named as the plaintiff in lawsuits brought by its financing client Sysco, a federal judge ruled.
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In a ruling on Tuesday that allows the SEC to proceed with its case against crypto exchange Coinbase, a Manhattan federal judge threw a bucket of ice-cold water on the crypto industry’s criticism of the SEC’s strategy of setting policy through enforcement actions. Alison Frankel has the details on Judge Katherine Polk Failla’s wholesale rejection of crypto arguments that SEC enforcement actions violate the Supreme Court’s major questions doctrine and defendants’ due process rights. Read more.
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