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Judicial Conference Closes Thomas Gift Probe With No Action
by Gunnar Larson 03 Jan '25

03 Jan '25

Judicial Conference Closes Thomas Gift Probe With No Action <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2279078?nl_pk=0fbf612f-…> By Katie Buehler The Judicial Conference of the United States will not refer ethics complaints accusing U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas of unlawfully failing to disclose decades of luxury gifts and travel to the U.S. Department of Justice for further investigation, according to letters released Thursday. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2279078?nl_pk=0fbf612f-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2279078?nl_pk=0fbf612f-…>

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How Jimmy Carter Transformed The Federal Bench
by Gunnar Larson 03 Jan '25

03 Jan '25

How Jimmy Carter Transformed The Federal Bench <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1586495?nl_pk=0fbf612f-…> By Jess Krochtengel Former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday, presided over the country's largest judicial expansion, an opportunity he seized to fill seats on the federal bench with more women and people of color than ever before. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1586495?nl_pk=0fbf612f-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1586495?nl_pk=0fbf612f-…>

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Trump Transition Underway At Key Environmental Agencies
by Gunnar Larson 03 Jan '25

03 Jan '25

Trump Transition Underway At Key Environmental Agencies <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2276375?nl_pk=0fbf612f-…> By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez President-elect Donald Trump's landing team — tasked with aiding the upcoming transition in the White House — is busy gathering information to set the new administration on course to implement its priorities on day one. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2276375?nl_pk=0fbf612f-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2276375?nl_pk=0fbf612f-…>

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Feds Ink $1B Supply Deal With Constellation Nuke Plants
by Gunnar Larson 03 Jan '25

03 Jan '25

Feds Ink $1B Supply Deal With Constellation Nuke Plants <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2278601?nl_pk=0fbf612f-…> By Dorothy Atkins The U.S. General Services Administration said Thursday it has cut the largest energy procurement deal in its history after purchasing 10 million megawatt-hours of electricity from Baltimore-based Constellation New Energy Inc. in combined energy contracts totaling more than $1 billion. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2278601?nl_pk=0fbf612f-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2278601?nl_pk=0fbf612f-…>

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DC Allowed To Resubmit AvalonBay Rent-Fixing Claims
by Gunnar Larson 03 Jan '25

03 Jan '25

DC Allowed To Resubmit AvalonBay Rent-Fixing Claims <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2278807?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> By Nadia Dreid The District of Columbia will get another chance to tweak its claims against landlord AvalonBay Communities and see if the changes are enough to prop up allegations that it has been using the property management platform RealPage to fix the price of rentals. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2278807?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2278807?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…>

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NASCAR Takes Attempt To Block Jordan Team To 4th Circ.
by Gunnar Larson 03 Jan '25

03 Jan '25

NASCAR Takes Attempt To Block Jordan Team To 4th Circ. <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2278700?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> By David Steele NASCAR is asking the Fourth Circuit to hear its appeals of the injunctions a North Carolina federal judge granted to two racing teams, which allowed them to compete in the upcoming season and stopped the organization from enforcing its contractual ban on antitrust claims. Notice attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2278700?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2278700?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…>

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Epic Tells 9th Circ. Google's Legal 'Reckoning Long Overdue'
by Gunnar Larson 03 Jan '25

03 Jan '25

Epic Tells 9th Circ. Google's Legal 'Reckoning Long Overdue' <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2278795?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> By Dorothy Atkins Epic Games Inc. has slammed Google's Ninth Circuit appeal of an injunction requiring the tech giant to open up its Android Play Store to rival app distributors, defending the ruling and a jury's liability verdict and arguing that Google's appeal is a meritless attempt to avoid a "reckoning long overdue." Brief attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2278795?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2278795?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…>

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January Sale Scam Behind Transaction Row Rise, Lloyds Says
by Gunnar Larson 03 Jan '25

03 Jan '25

January Sale Scam Behind Transaction Row Rise, Lloyds Says <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2278483?nl_pk=9aaa8…> By Joel Poultney Scammers creating fake websites to entice customers to purchase items in last January's online sales caused a 40% spike in credit card transaction disputes that month compared to the normal monthly average, Lloyds Bank said Monday. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2278483?nl_pk=9aaa8…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2278483?nl_pk=9aaa8…>

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Barclays Sued For £8.6M By Entrepreneur Over Property Sale
by Gunnar Larson 03 Jan '25

03 Jan '25

Barclays Sued For £8.6M By Entrepreneur Over Property Sale <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2275586?nl_pk=9aaa8…> By Lucia Osborne-Crowley A businessman is suing Barclays for £8.6 million ($10.7 million), alleging that it undervalued his property and that the sale by the bank of his Manchester building at substantially less than it was worth caused a "domino effect" on his finances. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2275586?nl_pk=9aaa8…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2275586?nl_pk=9aaa8…>

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BREAKING: 6th Circ. Overturns FCC Net Neutrality Rules
by Gunnar Larson 02 Jan '25

02 Jan '25

BREAKING: 6th Circ. Overturns FCC Net Neutrality Rules <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2278818?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> By Christopher Cole The Sixth Circuit upended the Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules Thursday, holding that commercial broadband providers cannot be regulated as telecommunications common carriers. Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2278818?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2278818?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…>

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