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'Predatory practices': Trump admin allowing banks to skirt payments to homeowners is unlawful, states say
Background: A crane rises at a construction site for a new housing development in San Francisco, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File). Inset left: New York Attorney General Letitia James attends a press briefing in New York, NY on Aug. 11, 2026. (Photo by Lev...
Shake Shack employee's co-workers recognized him by his 'hairline' when he locked them in a cooler and robbed them: Cops
Inset: Keondre Simmons (Maricopa County Sheriff's Office). Background: The Shake Shack in Arizona where Keondre Simmons allegedly robbed his co-workers (Google Maps). A Shake Shack worker in Arizona allegedly called out sick from work then showed up at the burger...
Trump DOJ says executive privilege extends to informal 'Kitchen Cabinet' network of 'public and private advisers'
Inset: President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin). Background: Then-Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during a...
Dad on his way home from dropping daughter off on first day of school slain with shotgun while intervening in fight between couple involved in crash: Cops
Background: Raul Vazquez, in white (Orange County Sheriff's Office). Inset: Daryl Hill (Facebook). A Florida father who had just dropped off his daughter on the first day of school was gunned down while trying to stop a fight between a couple after a car crash, cops...
From the World Cup to the Courtroom: Wayne Barnes on Sport and the Law
On the latest episode of Bad News, Good Lawyers, Tom Firestone, head of our Government Investigations & White Collar Practice, welcomes Wayne Barnes, a Squire Patton Boggs partner, one of the most accomplished rugby referees in the history of the sport and author...
LWDA Reworks Proposed PAGA Regulations
On August 3, 2026, the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) released modified proposed regulatory text as part of its ongoing rulemaking under the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). The modifications follow a public comment period...
Tool or Intruder? What Amazon v. Perplexity Means for Agentic AI and the CFAA
On August 4, 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its decision in Amazon.com Services, LLC v. Perplexity AI, Inc., vacating a preliminary injunction that had barred Perplexity’s AI-enabled web browser from interacting with...
PPP Loan Fraud: A DOJ Enforcement Update on Recent Criminal Cases
As we noted in our recent civil update, the pace of criminal cases related to Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan fraud has not slowed. Here are a few significant cases from the last several months.Co-Founder of a PPP Lender Service Provider (November 2025)In...
District Court Rejects Attempt by Disability Advocates to Prevent New York Medical Aid in Dying Law from Going into Effect
Under the terms of legislation signed into law by New York Governor Kathy Hochul on February 6, 2026, the New York Medical Aid in Dying Act was to become effective August 5, 2026. As discussed in this previous blog post, litigation was commenced in the U.S. District...