http://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/Law Schools RSS - National Law JournalThe National Law Journal reports legal news for attorneys http://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/04/03/few-big-law-firms-join-more-than-800-in-amicus-brief-for-eo-hit-firms/Few Big Law Firms Join More Than 800 in Amicus Brief for EO-Hit Firmshttps://feeds.fortinet.com/~/953205707/0/nationallawjournal~Few-Big-Law-Firms-Join-More-Than-in-Amicus-Brief-for-EOHit-Firms/http://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/04/03/few-big-law-firms-join-more-than-800-in-amicus-brief-for-eo-hit-firms/Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:26:32 ESTAt least seven Am Law 200 firms signed the over 800-firm amicus in support of Perkins, Wilmer, Susman and Jenner in the D.C. Circuit appeals case

     
]]> National Law JournalAbigail Adcoxhttps://feeds.fortinet.com/-/953205704/0/nationallawjournal.jpgLaw Firms - Large/Government/Law Firm Partners/Legal Services/News https://k2-prod-alm.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/brightspot/47/7e/e48f47b54575901bc220742b6c06/e-barrett-prettyman-courthouse-2022-003-jpg767x505-1.jpg At least seven Am Law 200 firms signed the over 800-firm amicus in support of Perkins, Wilmer, Susman and Jenner in the D.C. Circuit appeals case

     
]]> http://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/04/03/cftc-challenges-state-crackdowns-on-prediction-market-platforms/CFTC Challenges State Crackdowns on Prediction Market Platformshttps://feeds.fortinet.com/~/953205671/0/nationallawjournal~CFTC-Challenges-State-Crackdowns-on-Prediction-Market-Platforms/http://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/04/03/cftc-challenges-state-crackdowns-on-prediction-market-platforms/Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:24:21 EST“The CFTC will continue to safeguard its exclusive regulatory authority over these markets and defend market participants against overzealous state regulators, said Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Michael Selig.

     
]]> National Law JournalDan Novakhttps://feeds.fortinet.com/-/953205665/0/nationallawjournal.jpgCapital Markets/Regulation/Entertainment and Leisure/News https://k2-prod-alm.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/brightspot/5c/77/b0d8ca374fe48bf492800a755b0f/kalshi-polymarket-jpg767x505.jpg “The CFTC will continue to safeguard its exclusive regulatory authority over these markets and defend market participants against overzealous state regulators, said Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Michael Selig.

     
]]> http://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/04/03/nearly-250-former-judges-file-brief-supporting-law-firms-in-trump-eo-appeal/Nearly 250 Former Judges File Brief Supporting Law Firms in Trump EO Appealhttps://feeds.fortinet.com/~/953201834/0/nationallawjournal~Nearly-Former-Judges-File-Brief-Supporting-Law-Firms-in-Trump-EO-Appeal/http://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/04/03/nearly-250-former-judges-file-brief-supporting-law-firms-in-trump-eo-appeal/Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:03:41 ESTPresident Donald Trump's executive orders "appear designed to warn clients against retaining the targeted firms and to warn both clients and other law firms that bringing suits against the Trump administration may lead to punishment,” the brief stated.

     
]]> National Law JournalAvalon Zoppohttps://feeds.fortinet.com/-/953201831/0/nationallawjournal.jpgJudges/Constitutional Law/Legal Services/News https://k2-prod-alm.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/brightspot/e3/50/435834004b769cdda32b251774eb/wilmer-perkins-jenner-susman-signs-jpg767x505.jpg President Donald Trump's executive orders "appear designed to warn clients against retaining the targeted firms and to warn both clients and other law firms that bringing suits against the Trump administration may lead to punishment,” the brief stated.

     
]]> http://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/04/03/maryland-ag-intervenes-in-lawsuit-alleging-decades-old-wwe-child-sex-abuse-negligence/Maryland AG Intervenes in Lawsuit Alleging Decades-Old WWE Child Sex Abuse Negligencehttps://feeds.fortinet.com/~/953200535/0/nationallawjournal~Maryland-AG-Intervenes-in-Lawsuit-Alleging-DecadesOld-WWE-Child-Sex-Abuse-Negligence/http://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/04/03/maryland-ag-intervenes-in-lawsuit-alleging-decades-old-wwe-child-sex-abuse-negligence/Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:43:41 EST"The attorney general's interest in this case is defending the constitutionality of the [Maryland Child Victims Act of 2023]," Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown's office wrote in a motion to intervene in a plaintiffs' sexual abuse negligence lawsuit alleging defendants World Wrestling...

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]]> National Law JournalSulaiman Abdur-Rahmanhttps://feeds.fortinet.com/-/940066400/0/nationallawjournal.jpgConstitutional Law/Government/Litigation/State and Local Government/Entertainment and Leisure/Cases and Courts/News https://k2-prod-alm.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/brightspot/aa/84/0f33f1474e648d0c8215999b51c2/wwe-championship-belt-jpg767x505.jpg "The attorney general's interest in this case is defending the constitutionality of the [Maryland Child Victims Act of 2023]," Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown's office wrote in a motion to intervene in a plaintiffs' sexual abuse negligence lawsuit alleging defendants World Wrestling...

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]]> http://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/04/03/trump-nominates-florida-appeals-court-chief-judge-to-federal-bench/Trump Nominates Florida Appeals Court Chief Judge to Federal Benchhttps://feeds.fortinet.com/~/953191376/0/nationallawjournal~Trump-Nominates-Florida-Appeals-Court-Chief-Judge-to-Federal-Bench/http://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/04/03/trump-nominates-florida-appeals-court-chief-judge-to-federal-bench/Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:48:41 ESTIf confirmed, Kuntz will be the seventh judge Trump has appointed to the Southern District of Florida. It's the court where the president's personal legal matters play out, and Trump has seen several cases assigned to judges who have him to thank for their lifetime seats on the bench.

     
]]> National Law JournalAnnie Maynehttps://feeds.fortinet.com/-/953190887/0/nationallawjournal.jpgJudges/Government/Florida/State and Local Government/News https://k2-prod-alm.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/brightspot/73/62/21c292f44d52b3fb030119b96b62/judge-jeffrey-kuntz-jpg767x505.jpg If confirmed, Kuntz will be the seventh judge Trump has appointed to the Southern District of Florida. It's the court where the president's personal legal matters play out, and Trump has seen several cases assigned to judges who have him to thank for their lifetime seats on the bench.

     
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