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Coinbase Wants 2nd Circ. To Weigh Crypto's Howey Question
by Gunnar Larson 17 Apr '24

17 Apr '24

Coinbase Wants 2nd Circ. To Weigh Crypto's Howey Question <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1825330?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> By Aislinn Keely Crypto exchange Coinbase has asked a Manhattan federal judge to send the question of whether digital assets meet the definition of investment contracts to the Second Circuit, challenging a March order that found the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission had adequately pled that the platform offered securities. Memorandum attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1825330?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1825330?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…>

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Jackson, Barrett Seek Enron Law Compromise In Jan. 6 Case
by Gunnar Larson 17 Apr '24

17 Apr '24

Jackson, Barrett Seek Enron Law Compromise In Jan. 6 Case <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1810572?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Katie Buehler The U.S. Supreme Court grappled Tuesday with whether an obstruction of Congress statute enacted in the wake of an accounting scandal can be read broadly enough to prosecute alleged U.S. Capitol rioters. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1810572?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1810572?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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BofA Draws Scorn From Republican AGs Over 'De-Banking'
by Gunnar Larson 17 Apr '24

17 Apr '24

BofA Draws Scorn From Republican AGs Over 'De-Banking' <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1825935?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> By Jon Hill Republican state attorneys general are calling out Bank of America over what they claim has been its discriminatory account closures of Christian religious groups and hostile treatment of conservative customers, allegations the banking giant strongly denies. Letter attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1825935?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1825935?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…>

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Pro-Israel Fart Sprayer Sues Columbia Univ. Over Suspension
by Gunnar Larson 17 Apr '24

17 Apr '24

Pro-Israel Fart Sprayer Sues Columbia Univ. Over Suspension <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1826243?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> By Hailey Konnath A Jewish Columbia University student on Tuesday lobbed discrimination claims at the university, which he said unfairly suspended him for spraying non-toxic fart spray at a protest over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a move he said was designed to "silence" him for his views. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1826243?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1826243?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…>

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CIA Says Litigating Assange Spying Suit Would Reveal Secrets
by Gunnar Larson 17 Apr '24

17 Apr '24

CIA Says Litigating Assange Spying Suit Would Reveal Secrets <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1825689?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…> By Daniel Wilson The Central Intelligence Agency has asked a New York federal judge to toss a case accusing it of unlawfully spying on lawyers and journalists who met with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, saying it cannot address those allegations without revealing protected state secrets. Memorandum attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1825689?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1825689?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…>

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Zuckerberg Dodges Liability In Meta Addiction MDL, For Now
by Gunnar Larson 17 Apr '24

17 Apr '24

Zuckerberg Dodges Liability In Meta Addiction MDL, For Now <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1826022?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…> By Dorothy Atkins A California federal judge has tossed certain fraud-by-omission claims seeking to hold Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally liable in sprawling multidistrict litigation over social media platforms' allegedly addictive design, but she allowed the plaintiffs to amend their allegations to assert a new theory of corporate officer liability against Zuckerberg. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1826022?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1826022?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…>

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Atty Fights $268K Sanction Over Fake Newspaper Filing
by Gunnar Larson 17 Apr '24

17 Apr '24

Atty Fights $268K Sanction Over Fake Newspaper Filing <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1825791?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Rose Krebs A Seattle attorney ordered to pay $268,000 after being accused of filing a fake newspaper called the "The Saudi Sun" as a court exhibit wants the Ninth Circuit to overturn the sanction, arguing that it resulted from judicial misconduct and corruption. Brief attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1825791?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1825791?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Justices Say Army Vet Owed More Education Benefits
by Gunnar Larson 17 Apr '24

17 Apr '24

Justices Say Army Vet Owed More Education Benefits <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1794876?nl_pk=4126fe73-…> By Kellie Mejdrich An Army veteran who sought additional education benefits to attend Yale Divinity School is owed more federal assistance, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, upending an en banc Federal Circuit ruling that took a narrower view of what he is entitled to based on his multiple tours of duty. Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1794876?nl_pk=4126fe73-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1794876?nl_pk=4126fe73-…>

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Mich. Justices Flag Bias Potential In Lost-Pay Damage Awards
by Gunnar Larson 17 Apr '24

17 Apr '24

Mich. Justices Flag Bias Potential In Lost-Pay Damage Awards <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1825933?nl_pk=6422bbc2-a823-4be5-9a9…> By Carolyn Muyskens Michigan Supreme Court justices asked about double-dipping damages and whether implicit bias could skew projections of a child's lifetime earnings as they examined whether to back lost wages awards in wrongful death cases Tuesday. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1825933?nl_pk=6422bbc2-a823-4be5-9a9…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1825933?nl_pk=6422bbc2-a823-4be5-9a9…>

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Ga. Justices Nix Backdated Discipline For Atty In Forgery Case
by Gunnar Larson 17 Apr '24

17 Apr '24

Ga. Justices Nix Backdated Discipline For Atty In Forgery Case <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1825863?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Emily Johnson The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously denied an attorney's request for a retroactive suspension for forging a court order for his client, ruling that it would be "inappropriate" if he resumed practicing law while in the process of a pretrial diversion program to have his felony forgery case dismissed. Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1825863?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1825863?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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