FCC Says Cash On Way Soon For 'Rip And Replace'

By Jared Foretek

The Federal Communications Commission says the additional $3.08 billion for its "rip and replace" program to get Chinese telecommunications equipment out of the nation's networks is on its way and will soon close a wide gap between what was originally allocated for the program and what telecoms say they need.

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FCC Hits Broadband Co. With $56K Fine For Default

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission has ordered an Illinois broadband provider to shell out more than $56,000 for allegedly defaulting on obligations under a federal program to expand high-speed internet service in unserved regions.

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US Sanctions Chinese Tech Co. Over 'Flax Typhoon' Attacks

By Dorothy Atkins

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control on Friday sanctioned Integrity Technology Group Inc., accusing the Beijing-based software company of being behind malicious cyberattacks targeting critical U.S. infrastructure sectors perpetuated by the prolific Chinese government-sponsored "Flax Typhoon" hacker group.

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FCC Republicans Slam Marketplace Report As Falling Short

By Christopher Cole

Republicans who are set to take control of the Federal Communications Commission blasted an agency report on the state of the communications marketplace, saying it fails to take into account the convergence of various broadband technologies.

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Feds Fight Trump-Backed Bid For Justices To Stop TikTok Ban

By Allison Grande

The Biden administration on Friday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a call backed by President-elect Donald Trump to freeze the looming deadline for TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company or face a nationwide ban, arguing that the video-sharing app's First Amendment claims continue to fall flat. 

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Netgear, Huawei Settle Calif. RICO Suit Over Wi-Fi SEPs

By Gina Kim

Netgear and Huawei informed a California federal judge Friday that they have resolved their racketeering dispute and asked for a 30-day stay to finalize their deal, weeks after Netgear sought to block Huawei from seeking injunctions through patent actions pending in foreign courts and a German court found Netgear infringed Huawei's Wi-Fi patents.

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Motorola's DOJ, Media Comms Off Limits In Hytera Theft Trial

By Adam Lidgett

Motorola Solutions doesn't have to give Hytera years of communications with the U.S. Department of Justice and members of the media as the Chinese radio maker gears up to defend criminal trade secret theft charges at trial, an Illinois federal judge has ruled.

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Meta Wants Advertising Monopoly Suit Nixed

By Jared Foretek

Meta said that a group of advertisers accusing the company of monopolizing the social media advertising market have nothing more than its profits to point to in their damages bid, writing in a new summary judgment motion that extensive discovery has only shown how baseless the suit is.

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How The UPC, ITC Complement Each Other In Patent Law

Attorneys at Ropes & Gray discuss the similarities and differences between the Unified Patent Court and the International Trade Commission, as well as recent matters litigated in both venues and why parties choose to file at these forums.

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Longtime Cravath Presiding Partner Sam Butler Dies At 94

By Anna Sanders

Sam Butler, former presiding partner of Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP during the 1980s and 1990s, died on Saturday at 94. 

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Breyer's 1st Circ. Visit A 'Very Cool' Opportunity For Attys

By Chris Villani

As some lawyers practicing before the First Circuit may learn this week, having a former Supreme Court justice parachute into arguments adds an extra layer of gravitas to the proceedings and another challenge for advocates to navigate as they make their case.

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On Capitol Riot Anniversary, DOJ Update Says 1,500 Charged

By Courtney Bublé

On the fourth anniversary of the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol and the day President-elect Donald Trump's victory was to be made official, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that over 1,500 defendants have been charged with federal crimes related to the insurrection.

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Ex-GMU Prof. Tells Judge To Ignore Accusers' 'False Reality'

By Aebra Coe

Former FTC Commissioner and law professor Joshua Wright on Friday slammed two former students' request to exclude evidence of damages at an upcoming trial in a $108 million lawsuit in which he accused them of defamation, saying the request is "self-servingly twisted to present a false reality."

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Judge Denies Trump's Request To Delay Jan. 10 Sentencing

By Frank G. Runyeon

A New York state judge on Monday denied Donald Trump's request to suspend his Jan. 10 sentencing in his hush money case as the president-elect simultaneously appealed the court's refusal to throw out the charges based on presidential immunity.

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Edelson Must Share Info In Tort Case, Colo. Judge Says

By Tom Lotshaw

A Colorado state judge has ordered Edelson PC to provide information about advertising in a toxic tort case over ethylene oxide emissions from a medical sterilization facility in Lakewood, with a bellwether trial set for this month.

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Withers Brings On 8-Atty Trusts And Estates Boutique In LA

By Emily Johnson

International law firm Withers has expanded its Los Angeles office by absorbing the eight-attorney boutique Hoffman Sabban & Watenmaker, Withers announced Monday.

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Girard Sharp Launches Into New Year With New Leadership

By Bonnie Eslinger

San Francisco-based Girard Sharp has kicked off the new year with a major leadership change, announcing Monday that Daniel C. Girard had stepped down as managing partner of the prominent plaintiffs complex litigation boutique he founded in 1995 and that longtime partner Dena C. Sharp was taking the reins.

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McDermott Adds Former DHS Deputy General Counsel In DC

By Jack Rodgers

McDermott Will & Emery LLP has hired a former deputy general counsel from the Biden administration's Homeland Security Department, who joined as a partner after working as an associate with Covington & Burling LLP, the firm announced Monday.

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Sheppard Mullin Hires University Of Calif. Health Counsel

By Rose Krebs

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP announced Monday that it has hired two attorneys who previously served in-house at the University of California to bolster its healthcare industry practice group.

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Trump Selects Long Island Judge For EDNY's Top Prosecutor

By Hailey Konnath

President-elect Donald Trump, who was born in Queens, has picked a Long Island state court judge to serve as the next U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, according to an announcement made Monday on Truth Social.

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CUNY Law Dean To Run Law School Admission Council

By Anna Sanders

Sudha Setty, a longtime educator and dean of the law school at City University of New York, will serve as the next president and chief executive officer of the Law School Admission Council.

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Talk Show Host Says OpenAI Can't Duck Ga. Defamation Suit

By Madison Arnold

A conservative talk radio show host pushed back Monday against OpenAI's quest to secure summary judgment in his defamation lawsuit, calling the company "the high-tech equivalent of the neighborhood gossip."

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New Joint Bar Task Force To Tackle Indigent Defense In NYC

By Andrea Keckley

The New York City Bar Association announced Monday that it has teamed up with the city's county bar associations to form a task force assessing the NYC Assigned Counsel Plan, which assigns lawyers to indigent people in criminal and family courts who can't be served by institutional legal service providers.

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Texas Justice Jimmy Blacklock Named High Court Chief

By Lynn LaRowe

Texas Supreme Court Justice Jimmy Blacklock is being promoted to chief justice and Gov. Greg Abbott's general counsel has been tapped to fill the seat Justice Blacklock is vacating, the governor's office announced Monday.

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National Court Reporters Association Hit With Antitrust Suit

By Jack Karp

The National Court Reporters Association exploits its monopoly in the stenographic certification market to charge its members inflated and unnecessary membership dues and keep potential competitors out of the market, according to a new antitrust lawsuit in New Jersey federal court.

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