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Webinar Recap! Deciphering the FTC’s Non-Compete Ban: Navigating the New Regulatory Terrain and Adequately Protecting Employers’ Interests

We invite you to watch our webinar, “Deciphering the FTC’s Non-Compete Ban: Navigating the New Regulatory Terrain and Adequately Protecting Employers’ Interests.” Our multi-disciplinary team, comprised of Michael Wexler, Robert Milligan, Kate Perrelli, Suzie Saxman, Marc Fosse, and Cary Burke, dissected the ramifications of the new FTC rule banning most non-competes with workers and provided invaluable insights into how it impacts a variety of aspects of many businesses. 

Here are the key takeaways from the webinar:

  • Labor: The FTC rule
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Canadian formerly held at Guantanamo seeks to erase terrorism conviction

Canadian formerly held at Guantanamo seeks to erase terrorism conviction

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The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here.

The vast majority of criminal cases – 98% of those in federal court, and 95% of those in state court – are resolved through plea bargains. As a condition for pursuing a lesser conviction or shorter sentence, prosecutors may also require someone who pleads guilty to a crime to sign … Read the rest

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The morning read for Friday, May 3

The morning read for Friday, May 3

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Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read:

  • Supreme Court’s next chapter on abortion puts women’s health in its crosshairs (Kelsey Reichmann, Courthouse News Service)
  • Advocates say Supreme Court must preserve new, mostly Black US House district for 2024 elections (Kevin McGill, The Associated Press)
  • Where does the Supreme Court stand on gender-affirming care bans? (Orion Rummler, The 19th)
  • Former Supreme Court
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The morning read for Wednesday, May 1

The morning read for Wednesday, May 1

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Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read:

  • Supreme Court declines to block Texas pornography restriction (Lawrence Hurley, NBC News)
  • Trucker failed drug test after taking CBD supplement. Supreme Court to decide if he can sue (Maureen Groppe, USA Today)
  • Jones Day Leads in Supreme Court Arguments With New Faces (Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, Bloomberg Law)
  • Justice Stephen Breyer’s blunt message to Supreme
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The Status of Non-Competes in Healthcare: How the FTC Rule and Other Recent Developments Affect Non-Competes for Doctors, Nurses, and Other Healthcare Practitioners

For healthcare providers and practitioners, the rules surrounding non-competition agreements have evolved rapidly over the last two years, and that evolution accelerated even more this month.  Over the past 18 months, states and the federal government enacted several new laws that substantially limit when healthcare entities can enforce non-competes.  Then, on April 24, the Federal Trade Commission issued a rule that will bar most non-competes in the U.S. if it survives legal challenges (albeit no sooner than late August 2024).  … Read the rest

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Supreme Court takes up RICO and veterans “benefit of the doubt” cases

Supreme Court takes up RICO and veterans “benefit of the doubt” cases

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In a list of orders released from the justices’ private conference last week, the justices granted review in four cases – adding those cases to the lone four cases that they have agreed to take up for the 2024-25 term since early January. Monday’s grants involve (among others) the interpretation of federal racketeering laws and the “benefit of the doubt” rule for veterans.

In Medical Marijuana v. Horn, the Supreme Court agreed to decide whether a commercial truck … Read the rest