The Long Island serial-killer prosecution is expected to reach a major procedural milestone Wednesday, when the defendant is sentenced in New York state court. Under the reported plea arrangement, a life sentence is anticipated, bringing one of the region’s most closely watched homicide cases to its formal punishment phase.

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Skechers U.S.A., Inc. has filed a new inter partes review petition at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, opening IPR2026-00444 on July 24, 2026. As of the initial filing, the PTAB docket reflects the petitioner as Skechers, but practitioners will want to watch the case closely for the full petition, the identification of the challenged patent, the patent owner’s response,…
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Meta Platforms has filed an emergency motion in the Ninth Circuit, accompanied by a Circuit Rule 27-3 certificate, signaling that the company is asking the court for expedited intervention rather than waiting for the ordinary appellate schedule. In appellate practice, that is always worth watching: Rule 27-3 motions are reserved for matters requiring prompt action, and they often arise when…
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Federal authorities have announced a $24 million civil fraud settlement involving a Dallas laboratory and certain owners and investors over alleged misconduct tied to COVID-19 testing. The resolution is a notable reminder that pandemic-era billing practices remain a live enforcement priority, especially where the government believes testing claims were inflated, medically unnecessary, or otherwise noncompliant.

Although the matter was resolved…
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The Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s Final Written Decision in IPR2025-00565 offers another useful look at how the Board is evaluating invalidity challenges at the merits stage—and what practitioners must do to carry their burdens through trial. Although the case turns on the particular patent claims and prior-art record presented, the decision underscores several recurring themes in PTAB practice: precise…
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A new inter partes review, IPR2026-00434, was filed on July 23, 2026, at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and is styled Aces Fuel Injection, Inc.. While the docket caption presently highlights the patent owner, the proceeding signals the start of what could become an important validity fight over fuel-injection technology and related patent claims.

At this early stage, practitioners…
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KalshiEX LLC has filed a motion for an injunction in the Second Circuit, signaling that the dispute has reached a stage where ordinary appellate timing may not be enough to protect the company’s position. The filing, docketed as a motion “for injunction, on behalf of Appellant KalshiEX LLC,” suggests Kalshi is asking the court of appeals for immediate relief while…
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In a short but notable procedural move, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board issued a “Director Discretionary Decision Refer” in IPR2026-00286, signaling that the question presented is being elevated for Director-level consideration rather than resolved in the ordinary course by the panel. While this filing does not itself decide the merits of institution or patentability, it is important because it…
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KalshiEX LLC has filed a motion for injunction in the Second Circuit, a notable appellate move that signals the company is seeking immediate relief while its appeal proceeds. In practical terms, this kind of motion asks the court of appeals to preserve the status quo—or block enforcement of a challenged action—before the merits of the appeal are fully resolved. For…
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Two of the eight men charged in a highly unusual alleged terrorism plot have pleaded not guilty in federal court in Ohio, moving forward one of the more closely watched recent criminal cases involving alleged plans to attack a public event on the White House lawn. The defendants, Tycen Proper and Chandler Scaggs, are among a group accused in a…
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Thomas C. Goldstein, a nationally known Supreme Court advocate and co-founder of SCOTUSblog, has been sentenced in federal court to 72 months in prison for tax crimes and mortgage fraud. The court also revoked his bond and remanded him into custody at sentencing, an unusually sharp procedural turn that underscores how seriously the court viewed the conduct and the need…
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The U.S. Department of Justice on July 9 announced prison sentences for Neil Suresh Chandran and Bryan Lee in a sweeping investor-fraud case that prosecutors said caused more than $45 million in losses to over 10,000 investors. According to the government, the defendants promoted false narratives about extraordinary company valuations and imminent buyouts, using those claims to induce investments on…
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The Alabama State Bar has issued formal ethics guidance on lawyers’ use of artificial intelligence, offering one of the clearest signals yet that AI is no longer just a technology issue for law firms — it is a professional responsibility issue.

The opinion reportedly focuses on two especially sensitive areas: billing and client communication. Lawyers are warned not to charge…
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