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"Following a careful review of strategic alternatives, the Firm's Management Committee has recommended to the partnership that the Firm pursue an orderly wind-down," the firm… www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/28/weil-management-committee-meets-to-decide-fate-of-firm/
The case pitted Virginia's interest in protecting kids from addictive, anxiety-inducing platforms against concern that the law prevents children from accessing… www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/28/4th-circuit-mulls-free-speech-challenge-to-social-media-limits-for-kids/
"You need to consider your shipping promises and make sure they match reality," said Zach Lerner, of tech law firm ZwillGen. www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/28/ftc-probe-of-shein-spotlights-legal-risks-for-online-retailers/
Connecticut has hired former U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar to defend the state's ban on assault weapons passed in the wake of the Sandy Hook… www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/28/justices-confronted-with-sandy-hook-as-they-consider-striking-down-ar-15-ban/
Two partners from White & Case and two partners from Kirkland are joining the new Chicago office, which launched in August. www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/28/simpson-thacher-adds-partners-in-chicago-from-white--case-kirkland--ellis/
Venezuela had intervened in the case to argue that the National Assembly had never approved of the bonds, which are backed by a controlling… www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/28/us-appeals-court-backs-venezuela-energy-co-bonds-worth-billions-over-venezuelas-protests/
Energy, healthcare and technology companies, as well as foreign manufacturers paid Washington, D.C. lobbying shops six-figure checks during the third quarter of this… www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/28/energy-companies-foreign-manufacturers-turn-to-dc-lobbying-shops/
Hellerstein oversaw the United States' narcoterrorism conspiracy case against ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. It is not immediately clear how his passing… www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/28/sdny-judge-alvin-hellerstein-dies-at-92/
Meta is likely to raise due process and other constitutional issues on appeal, which could end up before the New Mexico Supreme Court or U.S. Supreme Court,… www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/28/this-isnt-the-end-of-it-will-25b-judgment-against-meta-hold-up-on-appeal/
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli says he continues to run the Los Angeles office: "The Supreme Court will ultimately decide this matter." www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/28/judge-says-essayli-unlawfully-serving-as-de-facto-us-attorney/
The Federal Reserve had improperly factored in banks' fixed costs when deciding the maximum they could charge to process debit transactions,… www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/27/federal-reserve-must-scrap-21-cent-cap-on-debit-card-swipe-fees-us-appeals-court-says/
The conflict between Congress's desire to investigate and the administration's position on executive privilege could lead to the very real prospect of a company finding itself between a… www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/28/preparing-for-an-unprecedented-oversight-era/
The judges questioned whether the Virginia law regulates the federal government in violation of the supremacy clause. www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/27/can-states-restrict-ice-agents-from-wearing-masks-4th-circuit-takes-up-issue/
Several Am Law 200 affiliated PACs contributed only to the Republican candidate in several closely contested races in the House and Senate, while shying away from contributing to… www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/27/law-firm-pac-spending-leans-toward-gop-in-close-races/
Judge David Cheng, an immigration judge appointed during the first Trump presidential term, has made the jump to private practice after… www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/27/i-cant-do-this-anymore-trump-appointed-immigration-judge-leaves-bench-for-private-practice-in-ny/
West Virginia's law differs from other similar state laws in that it doesn't have a notice requirement, the judges said. www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/27/speech-vs-security-4th-circuit-strikes-down-wv-daniels-law-as-unconstitutional/
Kenvue urged a US appeals court to uphold sanctions against Ashley Keller, accusing him of improperly using the appeal as a “strategic opportunity to… www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/26/tylenol-maker-accuses-plaintiffs-lawyer-of-using-sanctions-appeal-to-reassign-mdl/
A total of 107 attorneys from 54 Am Law 200 firms each have contributed at least $1,000 to the incumbent Democrat, while only two have delivered similar… www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/27/big-law-overwhelmingly-backing-ossoff-with-dollars-in-georgia-us-senate-race/
The defendant, IEC Group, in its bid for en banc review, said the plaintiffs suffered no "concrete" injury such as fraud, identity theft or out-of-pocket losses. www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/10/26/privacy-breach-alone-isnt-enough-for-standing-full-9th-circuit-told/
