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  • March 19, 2025

    California Rancheria Can Comment On Casino Land Dispute

    A D.C. federal judge has let the Redding Rancheria file a friend of the court brief in two tribes' challenge to the U.S. government's decision to take 221 acres into trust for the rancheria's casino project, ruling it has a special interest in the litigation.

  • March 19, 2025

    NFL Keeps Delaying Wrongful Death Suit, NJ Widow Says

    A widow in New Jersey, who is suing the NFL alleging it overworked her late husband to the point of exhaustion and caused his fatal car accident, has told a state court the organization is needlessly trying to delay the case with several postponements already on the record and a recent request for another.

  • March 19, 2025

    Bias Suit Shows WNBA Growing Pains On Court And In Court

    A newly filed disability discrimination and retaliation lawsuit against the Los Angeles Sparks is the latest in a series of employment discrimination disputes filed by WNBA professionals, highlighting teams' obligation to meet elevated workplace expectations and the league's role in facilitating an inclusive work environment, say attorneys at Michelman & Robinson.

  • March 19, 2025

    Judge Carves Up Arkansas Cherokee Casino License Dispute

    Cherokee Nation businesses can proceed with three of their claims against Arkansas in a dispute over the revocation of a casino license, a federal court judge said, while allowing the state to nix allegations that the tribal entities were deprived of equal protection and substantive due process.

  • March 19, 2025

    Pillsbury Adds Commercial Deal Pro From A&O Shearman

    Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has expanded its global sourcing and technology transactions practice with the addition of the U.S. head of Allen Overy Shearman Sterling's digital, data, intellectual property and technology practice.

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