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Splunk GC Scott Morgan says the Wild West mentality of the technology sector presents a challenge to thoughtful attorneys to provide calibrated advice.

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Senator Butler gets seat on Senate Judiciary Committee

California’s new Democratic senator, Laphonza Butler, will take over for the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee, making it possible for confirmations of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees to move forward.

News

Judge ready to disallow new Apple Watch date for next trial against Masimo
A federal judge overseeing a retried trade secrets case Masimo Corp. filed against Apple Inc. over wristwatch pulse oximetry technology tentatively ruled Monday he would not allow a plaintiff expert to introduce data for newly released Apple watches that was not included in a 2022 report presented to a jury last year.

No new trial after novel ‘shadow trading’ theory win
Five months after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission secured a significant trial win against a biopharmaceutical executive based on its novel “shadow trading” theory, a federal judge denied the defendant’s bid for a new trial on Monday.

9th Circuit revives some sensitive places gun limits
In a decision that aimed to grapple with the somewhat murky guidance offered by the U.S. Supreme Court in a 2022 Second Amendment decision, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel revived parts of California and Hawaii laws restricting firearms in some “sensitive spaces” but not in others.

Disney wants review of free speech ruling in actress’ termination case
Counsel representing actress Gina Carano in her wrongful termination and sex discrimination dispute against Disney opposed the company’s attempt to pause the proceeding and revisit its unsuccessful dismissal bid on First Amendment grounds.

Governors prod Congress for more help on growing threat of wildfires in West
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs and 19 other Western governors are prodding Congress to move more urgently to address a wildfire crisis that has grown worse in recent years.

T visa rule changes could help survivors of human trafficking seeking immigration status
A major update to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) T visa application regulations, meant for survivors of human trafficking, went into effect late last month.

GOP House Members Eye Parallel Investigation of Assassination Attempt
On July 24, by a vote of 416-0, the U.S. House of Representatives established a bipartisan task force to investigate the attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump.

GUEST COLUMNS

DOJ whistleblower immunity: A troubling expansion of protection for corporate wrongdoers
The new Department of Justice (DOJ) Whistleblower Immunity program is a potential game-changer for corporate compliance and accountability.

A different degree of genocide
In protests roiling college campuses across America, students are stridently charging Israel with genocide in Gaza. This should have the lawyers among us wondering about the legal case for that charge.

Bissonnette: The Supreme Court grabs the wheel on the ‘transportation worker’ exemption
In recent years, courts, employment counsel, employers, and employees have all been vexed to answer the question: what is the scope of the “transportation worker” exemption under Section 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)?

A holiday present for all of us… no more Confederate names of military bases
On Oct. 7, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin ordered implementation of the findings of the Naming Commission, established by Congress last year. Austin’s order will be held up by a 90-day waiting period, and the renaming process should be in place by 2024 at the latest.

Voting rights litigation may become a contradiction in terms
The scope and strength of the Voting Rights Act, 52 U.S.C. § 10101, et seq., is again at issue this Supreme Court term.