The US Labor Department is pursuing some of the toughest remedies for child labor violations, such as company profits, an escalation the agency’s top lawyer says is needed to end an alarming trend of minors working in dangerous conditions.

A patent licensing company that squeezed $40 million out of Amazon is still fighting with the law firm that helped it land the settlement, two decades later.

Lisa Blatt isn’t afraid to tell a US Supreme Court justice they’re making stuff up, inject herself in her own hypotheticals, or talk like she’s debating friends at a bar.

Madeline Meth and Brian Wolfman applaud their client’s SCOTUS win, and say the Title VII opinion didn’t signal intent to undermine DEI at work.

Holland & Knight’s John Hoover questions US efforts to target corporate jet use, saying such travel supports job creation and related tax laws are already complex.

The Institute for Justice’s Elyse Smith Pohl says the qualified immunity doctrine often allows public officials to avoid consequences for violating civil rights.

Lisa Blatt isn’t afraid to tell a US Supreme Court justice they’re making stuff up, inject herself in her own hypotheticals, or talk like she’s debating friends at a bar.

A trader accused of exploiting Mango Markets rules to steal $110 million from the exchange was convicted of fraud in the first US trial involving criminal charges tied to <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbDocId":"SBND97T0G1KW","_id":"0000018e-f2f5-d583-afbf-f2fd9c280000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">cryptocurrency manipulation.

The Federal Reserve needs to achieve more confidence that inflation is declining before cutting interest rates and could possibly delay such a move until after 2024, said Minneapolis Fed President <-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018e-f2fa-d583-afbf-f2fe3e400000","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Neel Kashkari.

From the Bank of Japan’s meeting on interest rates to Philippine-US war games near disputed regions claimed by China, and quarterly earnings data at Tesla, Meta Platforms and other major corporations, here’s what you need to know about the week ahead.

Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders and Locke Lord are discussing a merger that would place the combined firm among the 30 largest by revenue, boosting the operation’s ability to compete with large rivals.

Autodesk shares are down 3.9% on Thursday, with the software company extending a recent selloff that comes amid an investigation into free cash flow and non-GAAP operating margin practices.

Lisa Blatt isn’t afraid to tell a US Supreme Court justice they’re making stuff up, inject herself in her own hypotheticals, or talk like she’s debating friends at a bar.

Madeline Meth and Brian Wolfman applaud their client’s SCOTUS win, and say the Title VII opinion didn’t signal intent to undermine DEI at work.

Japan’s retail investors are paying closer attention to corporate governance, citing it as a key consideration when investing in stocks, a survey by US ranking and research firm <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/19280Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018e-f4bf-d583-afbf-f6ff6b880000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">J.D. Power showed.

<-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/GOOGL%20US%20EQUITY/DES","_id":"0000018e-f436-d583-afbf-f6fe185f0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Alphabet Inc.’s Google fired 28 employees after they were involved in protests against Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion joint contract with <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/AMZN%20US%20EQUITY%20/DES","_id":"0000018e-f436-d583-afbf-f6fe185f0001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Amazon.com Inc. to provide the Israeli government and military with AI and cloud services.

Columbia University called in the New York Police Department on Thursday to dismantle a pro-Palestinian protest on campus, leading to the <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://news/topics/CRIME","_id":"0000018e-f3f7-d583-afbf-f3ffe1b30000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">arrest of 108 students for trespassing.

California’s already strained property insurance market is facing a new challenge as two more insurers, Tokio Marine America Insurance Co. and Trans Pacific Insurance Co., plan to withdraw from the wildfire-prone state entirely starting in July.

A patent licensing company that squeezed $40 million out of Amazon is still fighting with the law firm that helped it land the settlement, two decades later.

Lisa Blatt isn’t afraid to tell a US Supreme Court justice they’re making stuff up, inject herself in her own hypotheticals, or talk like she’s debating friends at a bar.

Madeline Meth and Brian Wolfman applaud their client’s SCOTUS win, and say the Title VII opinion didn’t signal intent to undermine DEI at work.

Holland & Knight’s John Hoover questions US efforts to target corporate jet use, saying such travel supports job creation and related tax laws are already complex.

The Institute for Justice’s Elyse Smith Pohl says the qualified immunity doctrine often allows public officials to avoid consequences for violating civil rights.

Stinson’s Krista Larson advocates for well-being discussions, saying law firms should fold wellness activities and awareness into other meetings.