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Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman is a Litigation Reporter at ALM covering antitrust complaints, federal judicial nominations and legal matters in the Washington, D.C., metro area. He’s an alumnus of Temple University and longtime journalist who previously worked for publications in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He also performed writing gigs at Babson College and SoFi Technologies Inc. before joining ALM in 2024.
February 4, 2025 | National Law Journal
"We are seeking immediate relief because the damage done by disclosure of information about FBI agents cannot be undone," Center for Employment Justice founder Pamela Keith said of a lawsuit she helped file on behalf of FBI employees suing President Donald Trump's Justice Department.
By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman
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February 4, 2025 | New York Law Journal
"We fundamentally disagree with the idea this court made any errors," Latham & Watkins partner Larry Buterman said after a federal jury ruled in favor of his client U.S. Soccer Federation in an antitrust case brought by the North American Soccer League. "NASL does not have a legitimate basis to get that decision overturned on appeal."
By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman
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February 3, 2025 | National Law Journal
"I ask the court to set aside the convictions and the forfeiture order," Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr partner Daniel Volchok argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on behalf of former Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby appealing her white-collar criminal convictions.
By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman
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January 31, 2025 | National Law Journal
"It would be risky to try to consolidate antitrust enforcement over to one house," Sheppard Mullin partner John Carroll said of the One Agency Act bill that would merge the FTC's Bureau of Competition into the U.S. Department of Justice.
By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman
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January 30, 2025 | National Law Journal
"This proposed acquisition risks substantially lessening competition in a critically important technology market and thus poses the precise threat that the Clayton Act was enacted to prevent," U.S. attorneys alleged in a complaint seeking to block Hewlett Packard Enterprise's proposed merger with rival Juniper Networks Inc.
By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman
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January 30, 2025 | National Law Journal
Latham & Watkins on behalf of Apple transmitted dozens of documents to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit seeking to overturn U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta's order denying its request to intervene alongside Google.
By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman
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January 29, 2025 | National Law Journal
"The district court had no general discretion to excuse civil contempt," Judge Neomi Rao wrote for the D.C. Circuit. "Although there is no general discretion to excuse violations of the 2007 injunction, the district court has discretion in assessing whether a violation has occurred."
By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman
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January 24, 2025 | National Law Journal
"By accepting the terms of the Engagement Letter, Sierra Leone impliedly waived its immunity," U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan wrote in a memorandum opinion allowing Jenner & Block's breach-of-contract lawsuit to proceed against the West African nation in D.C. federal court.
By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman
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January 24, 2025 | National Law Journal
The appeals court upheld a Virginia state law allowing only lawyers and authorized agents to access certain online court records remotely. The majority upheld the measure, reasoning that it was aimed at protecting privacy. A dissenter said strict scrutiny should have applied since the rule implicated First Amendment rights.
By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman
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January 22, 2025 | National Law Journal
"This Executive Order, which generally reinstates the one issued in 2020, is intended to cover as many as 50,000 employees, leaving them vulnerable to being fired for any reason, including political agenda," counsel for the National Treasury Employees Union alleged in a complaint challenging President Donald Trump's workforce policy.
By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman
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