Anthropic Taps Trump-Targeted Law Firm to Fight Blacklisting
Anthropic PBC turned to lawyers from a firm also targeted by the Trump administration to sue the Defense Department over its decision to blacklist the artificial intelligence giant.

An assistant US attorney in North Carolina filed a response with the court that included “fabricated quotations and misstatements of case holdings” and then made “false or misleading statements” of how they got included, a magistrate judge said.
The US Supreme Court agreed to review a dispute over a permit allowing the US Air Force to detonate hazardous munitions in Guam.
A federal judge barred the Trump administration from implementing most of a new regulation that would overhaul how deportation appeals are reviewed, siding with immigration advocacy groups that argued the rule violates federal law.
The Justice Department’s removal of some restrictions on non-career appointees’ participation in political activities walks back years of policy across presidential administrations aimed at maintaining the department’s independence, former government ethics lawyers said.
The Ninth Circuit on Friday paused a federal judge’s order that voided a Board of Immigration Appeals decision used by the Trump administration’s immigration judges to deny bond hearings to detained noncitizens and uphold its policy of mandatory detention.
Anthropic PBC turned to lawyers from a firm also targeted by the Trump administration to sue the Defense Department over its decision to blacklist the artificial intelligence giant.
The ballot for Colorado’s 2026 general election won’t include an initiative to require voter approval for certain fees because the measure’s scope too was broad, the state justices ruled Monday.
Several Argentine investors can resume claims against their government to recover $5.5 million out of nearly $36 million in principal they allegedly lost on defaulted bonds, the Second Circuit ruled Monday.
The limits of Delaware’s presumption of director independence were probed Monday in a derivative challenge to a $50 million equity grant the Fidelity National Financial Inc. board awarded to its founder, Bill Foley.
A federal appellate panel focused Monday on whether a $100,000 Trump fee on H-1B worker petitions should be considered a tax, or a use of presidential authority to restrict entry to the US.
The Ohio governor’s decision to deny certain businesses a grace period to sell THC-derived drinks while a broader ban on certain so-called “intoxicating hemp” product sales goes into effect violates the state constitution, a new lawsuit said.
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Anthropic PBC turned to lawyers from a firm also targeted by the Trump administration to sue the Defense Department over its decision to blacklist the artificial intelligence giant.
Sara Hellstedt joined Fisher Phillips as a partner in its Higher Education, K-12 Education and Workplace Investigations practices in Portland, ME, the firm announced Monday.
Christopher Odell joined Akin as a tax partner in Chicago, the firm announced Monday.
Matthew Galeotti joined Kirkland & Ellis as a partner in its litigation practice in New York, the firm announced Monday.
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