By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman | February 4, 2025
"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 | January 30, 2025
"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 | January 30, 2025
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 | January 29, 2025
"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 | January 24, 2025
"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 | January 24, 2025
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 | January 22, 2025
"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 | January 21, 2025
"KKR complied with the HSR Act for each transaction the Antitrust Division has investigated," co-counsel for KKR wrote in a refiled complaint against the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission seeking exoneration in Manhattan federal court.
By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman | January 15, 2025
"The Antitrust Division's threatened action against KKR is massively disproportionate to any previous HSR enforcement action," Quinn Emanuel co-counsel wrote in a countersuit against the Justice Department seeking declaratory relief on behalf of the large asset management firm.
By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman | January 14, 2025
Some of the high-profile cases U.S. District Senior Judge Peter J. Messitte presided over include emoluments clause litigation against President-elect Donald Trump and a defamation lawsuit against Amazon.com dismissed voluntarily by the plaintiff.
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