What are H-1B visas and how might the Trump administration change them? Trump plans H-1B visa rule changes, focusing on higher wages, potentially disadvantaging early-career foreign workers. Al Jazeera · Aug 14, 2025
Democrats demand hearing for Trump’s top prosecutor in DC as he faces accusations of misconduct Martin’s nomination has been scrutinized by former federal prosecutors and civil society organizations The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2025
UnitedHealth hired a defamation law firm to go after social media posts criticizing the company The insurer and its law firm denies a doctor’s online claim that it refused to cover care for a cancer patient. Fortune · Feb 10, 2025
These Nurses Got a Union — But Say They Can’t Get a Contract Without a Strike Six hundred New Orleans nurses join a national surge in pre-contract strikes. Capital & Main · Dec 13, 2024
Judge reportedly strikes down Texas law that Ken Paxton frequently uses to investigate companies and nonprofits A federal judge said Texas’ “request to examine” statute amounts to unconstitutional search and seizure, Bloomberg reported. The Texas Tribune · Oct 12, 2024
FTC Sues 'Middlemen' For Inflating Insulin Drug Prices The suit accuses the "Big Three" of steering diabetes patients toward high-priced insulin to benefit their bottom lines International Business Times · Sep 20, 2024
Oldest federal judge, 97, embroiled in battle with bench trying to suspend her The 97-year-old was appointed by Ronald Regan 40 years ago The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2024
What Stanford study of AI copilots really says about the future of LLMs Yes, RAG reduces hallucinations. No, it doesn't end them. But that doesn't mean AI copilots are doomed. Fortune · Jun 4, 2024
Three states end judicial deference practices The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law. Ballotpedia · Apr 18, 2024
Top Call of Duty esports players sue Activision for $680M in damages, alleging the publisher has an unlawful monopoly on the game's esports scene Activision dismisses the lawsuit as 'meritless'. PC Gamer · Feb 16, 2024
SEC emissions disclosure rule could come later than expected Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) spokesperson Mellissa Campbell Duru said last week the expected October release date for the commission’s emissions disclosure rule was a best estimate that could be inaccurate, according to a Bloomberg Law report. Campbell Duru also said the SEC—like BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and others in… Ballotpedia · Oct 16, 2023
Why you shouldn't be surprised that autoworkers are asking for a 40% pay raise Bold union demands, bolstered by a tight labor market and frustration throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, are paying off in some sectors with significant raises for workers. WEKU · Sep 15, 2023
Why auto workers are asking for a 46% pay raise Bold union demands, bolstered by a tight labor market and frustration throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, are paying off in some sectors with significant raises for workers. WEKU · Sep 7, 2023
Intel scores a rare win in multi-billion dollar rollercoaster lawsuit that'll make you say 'Is this really what patent law is like?' Strap in, this is patent law at its most absurd. PC Gamer · Jun 15, 2023
Tribune News Service · Mar 8, 2023 Senators urge DOJ to scrutinize landlords’ use of RealPage software to raise rents Four U.S. senators are calling on the Justice Department to look closely at how Richardson-based RealPage’s software is used by big landlords.
Ballotpedia · Feb 21, 2023 Economy and Society, February 21, 2023: Will Congress block Biden’s ESG retirement plan rule? Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.
Tribune News Service · Oct 17, 2022 Trump’s CDC changed COVID reports under political pressure, panel finds The CDC bowed to the Trump administration’s demands to change the editorial process of its weekly scientific journal after warnings from then health secretary Alex Azar to “get in line,” a House investigation found.
Ballotpedia · Aug 16, 2022 Economy and Society, August 16, 2022: ESG becomes a campaign theme Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.
Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2022 LGBTQ hospital workers denied fertility coverage in test of US discrimination law An Illinois-based Catholic hospital system that employs more than 24,000 people will only cover fertility treatment for workers in opposite-sex marriages, a policy some lawyers say could run afoul of federal discrimination laws.
Input · Jul 12, 2022 Privacy lawsuits challenge the future of virtual try-on features Companies may be collecting shopper’s biometric data without their consent, lawsuits allege.
Reason · Jun 3, 2022 Ex-Prosecutor Markus Funk and Judge Virginia Kendall (N.D. Ill.) on Possible Prosecution of S. Ct. Leaker A new op-ed in the Wall Street Journal Wednesday (written with the help of ex-prosecutor Andrew S. Boutros), following up on their Bloomberg Law piece from May 11, lays out some possible bases for the prosecution: Consider Section 1512 of Title 18 of the United States Code, which makes it…
Reason · May 23, 2022 Casino Mogul Steve Wynn and Lawyer Lisa Bloom Settle #TheyLied Libel Claim, Bloom Will Reportedly Retract From Bloomberg Law (see also Casino.org (Devin O'Connor)): Former Wynn Resorts Ltd. CEO Steve Wynn agreed to dismiss his lawsuit accusing attorney Lisa Bloom and her law firm of defaming him in a press release that said Wynn ordered female show performers to present themselves in a more sexually appealing…
Reason · May 11, 2022 "Betraying the Bench: Could the SCOTUS Leaker Face Criminal Charges?" An interesting article by two former prosecutors (T. Markus Funk and Andrew S. Boutros) and District Judge Virginia M. Kendall (N.D. Ill.)
Reason · Mar 15, 2022 Comparing U.S., English, and German Self-Defense Law T. Markus Funk (a partner at Perkins Coie and a scholar of, among other things, self-defense law) and I published an article on this subject at Bloomberg Law last week; I thought I'd reprint it, with Bloomberg's permission. The material on English and German law is Markus's contribution, and the…