A D.C. federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from implementing a freeze on federal spending while a group of nonprofits sue over the move, ruling the pause appears to "suffer from infirmities of a constitutional magnitude."
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DC Judge Joins RI In Blocking Trump Funding Freeze

By Ali Sullivan

A D.C. federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from implementing a freeze on federal spending while a group of nonprofits sue over the move, ruling the pause appears to "suffer from infirmities of a constitutional magnitude."

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Red States Back Trump On Birthright Citizenship Limits

By Rachel Riley

Iowa and 17 other Republican-led states backed the U.S. Department of Justice on Monday in urging federal judges on both coasts to allow enforcement of President Donald Trump's order limiting birthright citizenship, contending the 14th Amendment's citizenship clause has been misconstrued to spur "illegal immigration."

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Clinic Says Abortion 'Reversal' Ban Targets Religious Groups

By Thy Vo

A Catholic health clinic challenging a Colorado law that bans the use of medication to "reverse" the abortion pill has told a federal judge that the lack of state regulation of other off-label use of hormones, like for gender-affirming care, shows the law unconstitutionally targets its religious exercise.

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Brief

Kroger, Albertsons No-Poach Suit Back In Colo. Court

By Thy Vo

A proposed class action accusing Kroger Co. and Albertsons of brokering an illegal no-poach agreement that hurt wage negotiations during a strike in Colorado is back in state court, after a grocery store worker dropped a federal court lawsuit and refiled her claims in Denver District Court.

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Utah Court Urged To Preserve $8.3M In Messner Reeves Funds

By David Minsky

Several companies from Florida, New York and Utah have urged a Utah federal court to order Messner Reeves LLP to preserve $8.3 million purportedly locked away in an escrow fund, saying the law firm appears to be breaking a business loan agreement by dissipating the funds to unknown entities.

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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2025 Editorial Boards

Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2025 editorial advisory boards.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Series

Documentary Filmmaking Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Becoming a documentary filmmaker has allowed me to merge my legal expertise with my passion for storytelling, and has helped me to hone negotiation, critical thinking and problem-solving skills that are important to both endeavors, says Robert Darwell at Sheppard Mullin.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Senate Confirms Pam Bondi To Be AG

By Courtney Bublé

The U.S. Senate voted 54-46 on Tuesday to confirm Pam Bondi to be attorney general.

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'Is This A Joke?' Judge Denies Atty Fees For Grocery Patrons

By Bryan Koenig

A California federal judge had so little tolerance for shoppers claiming victory and seeking attorney fees from the abandoned Kroger-Albertsons merger that in tossing their motion and underlying lawsuit he noted with incredulity, "Plaintiffs are actually making these arguments."

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Trump Selects McKinsey CLO For Commerce Department GC

By Hailey Konnath

President Donald Trump on Monday nominated McKinsey & Co.'s Chief Legal Officer Pierre Gentin to serve as the next general counsel at the U.S. Department of Commerce, according to congressional records.

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Haynes Boone Adds 7-Atty Seward & Kissel Team In NY

By Christine DeRosa

Haynes Boone has grown its fund finance and securitization practices with the addition of seven attorneys from Seward & Kissel LLP, including the head of the firm's asset securitization and CLO practice group.

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Former Conn. US Attorney Returns To McCarter & English

By Christine DeRosa

Vanessa Roberts Avery, who recently stepped down as U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut, has returned to her roots as a business litigator at McCarter & English LLP in Hartford, Connecticut.

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Analysis

Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action

By Jeff Overley

February is off to a rip-roaring start in several circuits, and there's plenty more action ahead, including a moment of truth for judiciary policymaking that has managed to anger both the defense and plaintiffs bars. We'll explore all that in this edition of Wheeling & Appealing, which also includes an appellate quiz pegged to recent presidential news.

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DOJ Criminal Division Leader Joins White & Case's DC Shop

By Jack Rodgers

White & Case LLP announced on Tuesday it was growing its white collar team with the addition of partner Brent Wible, who told Law360 Pulse that it was time for him to step back into private practice following a five-year stint with the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Trump Picks AG Paxton Atty For Homeland Security Dept.

By Catherine Marfin

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's special counsel, who is also a former member of President Donald Trump's reelection campaign, has been tapped for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Paxton announced Tuesday.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Alioto Law Firm

Arnold & Porter

Boies Schiller

Cahill Gordon

Chase Law & Associates

Clement & Murphy

Cooper & Kirk

Covington & Burling

Cummings & Lockwood

Debevoise & Plimpton

Dechert LLP

Foley & Lardner

Foster PC

Freshfields

Goodwin Procter

Haynes Boone

Hogan Lovells

Holland & Hart

Holtzman Vogel

Jones Day

Kramer Levin

Law Offices of Lawrence G. Papale

McCarter & English

McDermott Will & Emery

Messner Reeves

Orrick Herrington

Quinn Emanuel

Seward & Kissel

Sheppard Mullin

Spencer Fane

Sullivan & Cromwell

Troutman

Veen Firm

Vinson & Elkins

White & Case

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Albertsons Cos. Inc.

Amazon.com Inc.

American Association for Justice

American Chemistry Council Inc.

American Petroleum Institute Inc.

American Public Health Association

Ballard Partners Inc.

Campaign Legal Center

Chevron Corp.

Citadel Securities LLC

Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington

Credit Suisse Group AG

Democracy Forward Foundation

Earthjustice

Epic Games Inc.

Fordham University

Google LLC

JetBlue Airways Corp.

King Soopers

LegitScript LLC

LinkedIn Corp.

Major League Baseball Inc.

McKinsey & Co. Inc.

National Association of Realtors

National Council of Nonprofits

National Retail Federation Inc.

Natural Resources Defense Council

Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America

Rocket Mortgage LLC

Sierra Club

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

Texas Bankers Association

The Geo Group Inc.

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The Kroger Co.

TransUnion LLC

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Uber Technologies Inc.

United Food & Commercial Workers International Union

United Natural Foods Inc.

Washington Legal Foundation

Zillow Group Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Executive Office of the President

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Election Commission

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Trade Commission

Food and Drug Administration

Library of Congress

National Labor Relations Board

National Science Foundation

Texas Supreme Court

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

US Office of Management and Budget

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

United States District Court for the District of Utah