US Mulls Requiring Permits for Global Nvidia, AMD AI Chip Sales (3)

Nvidia Corp. has long been the world’s AI kingmaker. Now, the Trump administration is considering taking a formal role in the industry that would include similarly sweeping powers.

First Brands Ex-CFO Pleads Guilty, Turns on James Brothers (1)

Former First Brands Group Chief Financial Officer Stephen Graham pleaded guilty over a massive fraud that drove the auto-parts supply firm into bankruptcy, and he will testify against company founder ...

Case: Discrimination/Religious Accommodation (D. Md.)

A Maryland federal district court granted summary judgment to Sheppard Pratt Health Systems on a nurse’s Title VII religious ...

Case: Wage & Hour/FMLA Interference (N.D. Okla.)

An Oklahoma federal district court partially granted an injured EMT’s motion to amend his complaint to add FMLA, ADA, and ...

Maine Judges Decline to Recuse Themselves in Trans Athlete Case

Two federal judges in Maine won’t step aside in a high-profile case challenging the state’s policy on transgender athletes after the US contended they may have a potential conflict involving a court ...

DOGE Defeats Unions’ Bid to Deny Access to Treasury Payment Data

Two public-sector unions and an advocacy group lost their bid to prevent the Department of Government Efficiency from ...

Case: Discrimination/Race Discrimination (E.D. Wash.)

A Washington federal court partially denied BNSF Railway Company’s motion for summary judgment on race discrimination claims by a non-white foreman, finding factual disputes about pretext and ...

Case: Wage & Hour/State Laws (Cal. Ct. App. 1st Dist.)

A California Court of Appeal reversed summary judgment on wage claims against San Francisco Zen Center, ruling the ...

Florida Bar Probes Ethics of Virginia’s Ex-US Attorney Halligan

The Florida Bar has opened an ethics investigation of former Eastern Virginia US Attorney Lindsey Halligan based on allegations of potential dishonesty and misrepresentations cited in judicial rebukes ...

Goldman Junior Banker Fashion Shoot Sets Off Blame Game at Firm

A magazine’s glossy photo shoot with young Wall Streeters, including a pair from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. who opined on their spending and dating, is setting off finger-pointing inside the famously ...

China’s New Push Against ‘Rat Race’: What’s Changed Versus 2025

China’s new annual government work report offers a hint that, while the nation’s leaders may be less ambitious in their goal for growth this year, they are perhaps also more confident in meeting the ...

Case: Individual Employment Rights (IER)/Procedural Due Process (W.D. Ky.)

A Kentucky federal district court denied summary judgment to a volunteer fire department on a former firefighter’s § 1983 claim due process claim, ruling that the department is a state actor due to ...