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  Justices Call O'Connor 'American Hero,' 'Perfect Trailblazer'

  By Katie Buehler

  Following news of retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's death at the age of 93, current and f...(read more)

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  Justice O'Connor Shattered Barriers, Built Bridges

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  A Southwestern cowgirl who will always be known as the first woman to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice San...(read more)

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• Semiconductor Goals In Peril Sans Visa Fix For STEM Grads

  By Britain Eakin

  In the second of a three-part series focused on labor shortages, Law360 examines the types of immigration changes that will likely prove essential to President Joe Biden's ambitions to advance the U.S. as a global leader within the semiconductor industry.

• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

  By Leslie A. Pappas

  Blockchain gaming, lithium-battery production, nutrition supplements and Activision's $68.7 billion sale to Microsoft — nothing is too big or complicated for Delaware's Chancery Court to put on its agenda. The year is winding down, but things haven't slowed in the nation's top court of equity. Check here for all the latest news from the Chancery Court.

• Ex-FBI Trainee Cops To Trading On Covington Insider Info

  By Rachel Scharf

  A former FBI trainee pled guilty in Manhattan federal court Monday to insider trading on a Merck & Co. acquisition after reading about the deal in the files of his then-girlfriend, an associate at Covington & Burling LLP.

• Ex-Ohio Utilities Chairman Indicted In Bribery Scandal

  By Ryan Harroff

  The former head of Ohio's public utilities agency surrendered himself to authorities Monday after a federal grand jury returned an indictment accusing him of bribery, fraud and embezzlement that purportedly included taking $4.3 million in bribes from an unspecified energy company.

• LIVE COVERAGE: Day 39 Of Trump's NY Civil Fraud Trial

  By Frank G. Runyeon

  Law360 reporters are providing live coverage from the courthouse as former President Donald Trump goes on trial in the New York attorney general's civil fraud case. Follow along here.

• EPA Finalizes Stricter Methane Rules For Oil And Gas Sector

  By Keith Goldberg

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Saturday finalized sweeping methane emissions control requirements for oil and gas infrastructure that include the first-ever requirements for existing sources.

• Trump Can't Invoke Presidential Immunity In Jan. 6 Case

  By Hailey Konnath

  A District of Columbia federal judge on Friday firmly rejected Donald Trump's argument that "presidential immunity" shields him from the criminal charges stemming from allegations of election interference in 2020, ruling that Trump doesn't enjoy a "lifelong 'get-out-of-jail-free' pass" just because he was president.

• Judge Slams Google's 'Deeply Troubling' Tactics As Trial Ends

  By Hannah Albarazi

  A California federal judge overseeing the antitrust trial between Epic Games Inc. and Google LLC said Friday he's concerned that Google's willful destruction of evidence and "bogus" privilege assertions constitute a "frontal assault on the administration of justice," and that jury instructions in the newly wrapped trial will reflect the company's "deeply disturbing" behavior.

• Trump Shouldn't Go To Trial In Ga. Until After Term, Atty Says

  By Kelcey Caulder

  Former President Donald Trump's legal team argued in court Friday that the Georgia election interference case should be thrown out because it violates the First Amendment, and that if he wins the 2024 election, the trial would have to be postponed until the end of his second presidential term.

• Natera Wins Cancer Test Injunction After $19M IP Verdict

  By Dani Kass

  A Delaware federal judge has barred Invitae Corp. from using its Personalized Cancer Monitoring test in certain ways that infringe patents owned by Natera Inc., according to a rare injunction made public Friday.

• Former Clerks Say Justice O'Connor Still Worth Emulating

  By Ryan Boysen

  BigLaw attorneys mentored by former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who died Friday after a lengthy battle with dementia, say she'll be remembered as an incisive jurist who always put facts and practical considerations above abstract ideological commitments, as well as a deeply gracious and down-to-earth woman who never let her dedication to the law overshadow her zest for life.

• Up Next At High Court: Purdue Pharma, Taxes & Job Transfers

  By Katie Buehler

  The U.S. Supreme Court returns Monday for the last argument session of the calendar year to consider whether bankruptcy courts have the authority to sign off on third-party liability releases in Chapter 11 plans, whether Congress can tax unrealized foreign gains, and which standard should be used to determine the viability of employment discrimination claims.