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About a year ago, UnitedHealth Group’s Optum announced that it plans to acquire home care company Amedisys for about $3.3 billion, beating out Option Care Health. The deal would be an all-cash transaction for $101 per share. The announcement came at a time when several healthcare companies were making moves in the home care space,…
Rudy Giuliani is no longer bankrupt. Now he’s just broke. This afternoon, US Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane signed an order dismissing the bankruptcy, which was filed about ten seconds after Giuliani was hit with a $148 million defamation verdict. The jury made Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, the Atlanta poll workers falsely accused of ballot…
For those who have not heard of Project 2025, it is a detailed plan to overhaul the Executive Branch to vastly limit the role of government and place all federal agencies under a “unitary presidency,” ensuring that the execution of statutes and regulations adhere to a right-wing ideology. The Project is the product of 54…
(Photo by Staci Zaretsky) Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to Vault’s most recent practice area rankings, which Biglaw firm is best in appellate litigation? Hint: Known for being an incredibly selective firm, this D.C.-based firm opened up in 1967. See the answer on the next page. #Biglaw…
Unsurprisingly, Justice Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas have become lightning rods for critics of the United States Supreme Court. Their unethical and partisan behavior has helped drive support for the Court to historic lows. Remedies for what Alito and Thomas have done have been hard to find. Several have already been tried. For example, only…
Back in May, it appeared that North Carolina lawmakers were moving toward a repeal of automatic expunctions of dismissed charges. However, in recent weeks, they have reversed course and a law providing for such expunctions was signed by the Governor this week. The law requires cases to be automatically expunged between six and seven months…
WHAT WE’RE READING By Amy Howe on Jul 12, 2024 at 8:47 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Recommended Citation: Amy Howe, The morning read for Friday, July 12, SCOTUSblog (Jul. 12, 2024, 8:47 AM),…
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From Competition To Colleagues: Foley & Lardner makes bold recruiting play. Justice Thomas Really Gets Around: Clarence took a break from the RV to go yachting in Russia. Far From Professional: Prosecutor demoted after getting caught sending former Judge Kindred nudes. Take It As A Learning Opportunity: Former prosecutor makes a lesson out of the…
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