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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 8m

A federal judge in Montana dismissed a lawsuit by youth activists seeking to block President Trump’s pro-fossil fuel energy policies, finding he lacked jurisdiction over the case. A group of young people represented by the nonprofit Our Children’s Trust sued in May reut.rs/4nLg7Aa

Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 37m

Drugmaker Novo Nordisk has begun a round of layoffs in the US, with affected staff set to be notified between this week and next. US layoffs began on October 14 and will continue until late next week reut.rs/4hhQ7ds

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 41m

A group of U.S. states said they may seek to block Hewlett-Packard Enterprise's $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks and have asked a judge for permission to intervene in a case where the U.S. Department of Justice has proposed to settle and let the deal move forward.

HPE's $14 billion Juniper acquisition could face state challenge

A group of U.S. states said they may seek to block Hewlett-Packard Enterprise's $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks and have asked a judge for permission to intervene in a case where the U.S. Department of Justice has proposed to settle and let the deal move forward.

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 51m

A coalition of 15 U.S. state governors representing more than a third of the country's population has launched a new bipartisan alliance on Wednesday, aimed at improving public health coordination and emergency preparedness.

US state governors launch alliance to bolster coordination on public health

A coalition of 15 U.S. state governors representing more than a third of the country's population has launched a new bipartisan alliance on Wednesday, aimed at improving public health coordination and emergency preparedness.

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 51m

Conservative US Supreme Court justices signaled their willingness during arguments in a case involving Louisiana electoral districts to undercut a key section of the Voting Rights Act.

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 1h

US regulators are set to release a plan to encourage small banks to lend more by easing a set of capital requirements, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

US regulators poised to offer capital relief to community banks, Bloomberg News reports

US regulators are set to release a plan to encourage small banks to lend more by easing a set of capital requirements, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 1h

A US judge said he was set to approve Rio Tinto's $138.75 million settlement for a lawsuit over a Mongolia mine. The suit claimed the company defrauded investors by concealing problems with its $7 billion underground expansion of the Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold mine in Mongolia reut.rs/4n2pkDb

Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 1h

A federal judge in Oregon extended temporary restraining orders that block the Trump administration from deploying any National Guard troops to police Portland, Oregon, as part of his campaign to dispatch military forces to a growing number of Democratic-led locales reut.rs/4nToqtZ

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 1h

Bavarian Nordic said on Wednesday a consortium led by Nordic Capital and Permira has raised its offer price for the vaccine maker to 250 Danish crowns ($38.94) after its initial bid was not accepted by a sufficient number of investors.

Nordic Capital-led consortium raises takeover price for Bavarian Nordic to $38.94 per share

Bavarian Nordic said on Wednesday a consortium led by Nordic Capital and Permira has raised its offer price for the vaccine maker to 250 Danish crowns ($38.94) after its initial bid was not accepted by a sufficient number of investors.

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 1h

JUST IN: US judge extends block on Trump deploying National Guard in Portland, Oregon reut.rs/4nToqtZ

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 1h

A federal judge in California ordered the Trump administration to halt mass layoffs during a partial government shutdown while she considers claims by unions that the job cuts are illegal reut.rs/42KuZXc

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 1h

BREAKING: US judge blocks Trump's plan to lay off thousands of government workers reut.rs/42KuZXc

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 1h

A woman who says she was abused by the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sued Bank of America on Wednesday, alleging the bank knowingly provided financial services that enabled his sex trafficking operation for years.

Bank of America sued over alleged financial ties to Jeffrey Epstein

A woman who says she was abused by the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sued Bank of America on Wednesday, alleging the bank knowingly provided financial services that enabled his sex trafficking operation for years.

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 1h

Apple is lobbying India to modify its tax law on iPhone machinery the company supplies to contract manufacturers, a move vital for its expansion. India's share of global iPhone shipments quadrupled to 25% since 2022, as Apple diversifies beyond China, which now accounts for 75% reut.rs/4hfXmCy

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 1h

A federal judge in Oregon on Wednesday extended temporary restraining orders that block President Donald Trump's administration from deploying any National Guard troops to police Portland, Oregon, as part of his campaign to dispatch military forces to a growing number of Democratic-led locales.

US judge extends block on Trump deploying National Guard in Portland, Oregon

A federal judge in Oregon on Wednesday extended temporary restraining orders that block President Donald Trump's administration from deploying any National Guard troops to police Portland, Oregon, as part of his campaign to dispatch military forces to a growing number of Democratic-led locales.

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 1h

California Governor Gavin Newsom this week vetoed a law that would have limited the regulatory powers of air quality agencies at the ports of the nation's busiest port complex at Los Angeles and Long Beach, which are the biggest source of local air pollution.

California governor vetoes bill that would have limited air quality regulation

California Governor Gavin Newsom this week vetoed a law that would have limited the regulatory powers of air quality agencies at the ports of the nation's busiest port complex at Los Angeles and Long Beach, which are the biggest source of local air pollution.

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 1h

A federal judge in Montana on Wednesday threw out a lawsuit by youth activists seeking to block President Donald Trump’s pro-fossil fuel energy policies, finding he lacked jurisdiction over the case.

US judge dismisses youth activists' lawsuit challenging Trump's pro-fossil fuel energy policies

A federal judge in Montana on Wednesday threw out a lawsuit by youth activists seeking to block President Donald Trump’s pro-fossil fuel energy policies, finding he lacked jurisdiction over the case.

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 1h

An early cryptocurrency investor dubbed the ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ has agreed to pay $49.9 million to resolve charges that he evaded paying tens of millions of dollars in taxes, the DOJ said.

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 2h

Gun rights advocates on Wednesday urged a federal appeals court whose ideological balance has shifted to the right thanks to President Donald Trump's judicial appointments to declare that New Jersey's assault-weapons law barring the possession of AR-15 semi-automatic rifles is unconstitutional.

US appeals court considers striking down New Jersey's assault weapons ban

Gun rights advocates on Wednesday urged a federal appeals court whose ideological balance has shifted to the right thanks to President Donald Trump's judicial appointments to declare that New Jersey's assault-weapons law barring the possession of AR-15 semi-automatic rifles is unconstitutional.

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 2h

Colorado AG Phil Weiser and Democratic AGs from six other states said they may seek to block HPE's $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks. They've asked a judge for permission to intervene in a case where the DOJ has proposed to settle and let the deal move forward reut.rs/4ojQTbZ

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 2h

A federal judge on Wednesday said at the beginning of a court hearing that she will likely block the Trump administration from laying off thousands of federal workers amid a partial government shutdown.

US judge says she will likely block Trump's mass layoffs during government shutdown

A federal judge on Wednesday said at the beginning of a court hearing that she will likely block the Trump administration from laying off thousands of federal workers amid a partial government shutdown.

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 2h

Conservative SCOTUS justices signaled their willingness in a case involving Louisiana electoral districts to undercut a key section of the Voting Rights Act. Black voters appealed a lower court's finding that a voting map in Louisiana was guided too much by racial considerations reut.rs/48w2uA5

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 2h

The 2026 law school admissions cycle just began and it’s already looking like yet another highly competitive year.

US law school applicants increase 33%, boosting competition

The 2026 law school admissions cycle just began and it’s already looking like yet another highly competitive year.

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 3h

A Tesla attorney argued to the Delaware Supreme Court that Elon Musk's $56 billion pay package should be legally recognized. Entering its final stage after a lower court rescinded the record compensation, the case could significantly impact Delaware's corporate law reut.rs/47do8XG

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 3h

Far-right US influencer Candace Owens lost her bid to enter Australia after the country’s highest court backed the government’s October 2024 decision to deny her a visa, citing her record of downplaying the Holocaust and making Islamophobic comments reut.rs/4nKfGWO

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