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Safety Agency Renews National Heat Stress Inspections Program
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (114+ words) The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration renewed its nationwide heat protections enforcement program, showing the agency isn't shifting away from its recent focus on keeping workers safe from heat-related illnesses. Heat-related inspections accounted for 6% percent of all OSHA inspections…...
Judge Blasts Proud Boy's Bid to Nix Black Church's Trademark Win
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (247+ words) Bloomberg Law News Washington's Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church kept its trademark win over a leader of the far-right group Proud Boys after a federal judge found his four-months-late answer'filed during the default judgment hearing'reeks of bad faith." Hudson Valley…...
Kalshi Wins Reprieve From Arizona Criminal Case at CFTC's Urging
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (96+ words) Kalshi Inc. won a temporary reprieve from criminal prosecution in Arizona when a judge suspended the case at the behest of a federal regulator. A federal judge on Friday granted a restraining order sought by the Commodity Future Trading Commission…...
Kalshi Loses Bid to Halt Arizona Criminal Suit As CFTC Acts (1)
1+ week, 1+ day ago (106+ words) Kalshi Loses Bid to Halt Arizona Criminal Suit as CFTC Steps In'Bloomberg Law News Kalshi Inc. failed to convince a judge to halt Arizona's criminal proceedings in state court against the prediction market provider as the widespread legal battle among…...
Arizona Law Firm Severs Back Office for $125 Million Investment
1+ week, 5+ day ago (713+ words) Rafi Law Group is separating back-office services from its legal operation to receive $125 million from an outside investor, the personal injury firm announced Monday. The Arizona-based firm will use the cash infusion to expand nationally, invest in technology and infrastructure,…...
John Quinn Sees Big Law Investor Deals as States Ponder Bans
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1049+ words) Quinn Emanuel's John Quinn told me outside investors will ultimately own a slice of Big Law firms, but legislation winding through state courthouses could snuff out the ability for founders like him to cash in. Law firm founders traditionally get…...
Arizona Lawmakers Lose Appeal to Biden Monument Designation
2+ week, 2+ day ago (123+ words) Bloomberg Law News The Arizona legislature can't challenge a national monument that the state's governor supports, an appeals court panel ruled Wednesday. GOP state lawmakers, the state treasurer, and three local governments don't have standing to challenge former President Joe…...
Texas Water Strain Raises Questions for Data Center Boom
2+ week, 4+ day ago (101+ words) Bloomberg Law News A deepening water crisis in Corpus Christi, Texas, is raising questions about how to sustain growth in water-stressed regions as new, resource-intensive industries'including data centers'expand. Projections from city officials show Corpus Christi is approaching triggering emergency water…...
Judges Don't Extend Term of Utah US Attorney Awaiting Senate Vote
4+ week, 2+ day ago (118+ words) Bloomberg Law News Utah federal judges declined to extend the Trump-appointed interim US attorney, the first red-state district court to reject the administration's approach to installing chief prosecutors'and the first time it's happened to someone approaching Senate confirmation. The decision…...
Arizona Groups" Dismissed Challenge of Mine Land Transfer Upheld
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (94+ words) Bloomberg Law News Environmental and tribal groups lost their bid on Friday to prevent the Trump administration from transferring a sacred tribal site in Arizona to copper mining company Resolution Copper. "Because Plaintiffs" claims are unlikely to succeed on the…...