January 23, 2026

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Law:

$800K awarded by jury to 2 public defenders who sued for discrimination
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Are lawyers ‘extra careful’ about avoiding hallucinated cases? No, insurance coverage attorney says
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Law Firms in 'Space Race' for NYC Office Leases
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Harris Beach Adds Longtime Member Of US Trustee's Office
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SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein avoided $500K poker repayment, former firm employee testifies
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The Bigger They Are The More Column Inches They Get
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State AG Asks For Formal Legal Opinion From Himself
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Ex-Baker McKenzie Lawyer Sues Firm, DC Leader for Sexual Assault
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How Young Lawyers Get Trial Experience (And Why It Still Matters)
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ABA Clarifies Limited Obligations for Attorneys in Communicating with Former Clients, Highlighting Evolving Ethical Standards
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A Back Office Spinoff Cratered One Law Firm. Now PE Is Bringing These Deals Back
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Firms Are ‘Working for Free’ on Anthropic Settlement, Judge Says
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Inside Patel's FBI: 'Vendetta Is Best Word for What They're Doing'
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ICE Can Bust Into Houses Without Warrants Based On Memo So Cool And Legal They Keep It Hidden ICE Says It Doesn't Need A Judicial Warrant ICE takes 5-year-old boy and his father after using boy to get father to answer front door, school district saysWhite House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protestTarget store staff are skipping work over ICE's crackdown in MinnesotaMagistrate judge rejects charges against Don Lemon over anti-ICE protest in Minnesota churchFBI and Homeland Security arrest two protesters who disrupted Minneapolis church serviceRenee Good was shot in the head, autopsy commissioned by her family findsSimulation Found Civil War Could Be Triggered by Exactly What ICE Is Doing Right NowWhat legal rights do you have in encounters with ICE?
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Chicago Jury Acquits Immigrant Accused in Bovino Murder-for-Hire Trial
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Trump sues JPMorgan Chase and CEO Jamie Dimon for $5B over alleged 'political' debanking
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FBI Jets, Her Own Security Detail, and Honky Tonk Love: Alexis Wilkins Talks Life as Kash Patel’s Girlfriend
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Jack Smith Defends Trump Investigations Before LawmakersJack Smith Tells Congress Trump Is Seeking Revenge for Probe Jack Smith Publicly Testifies On Donald Trump’s Revenge Tour Against Lawyers, Public Servants ‘No One Should Be Above the Law’: Jack Smith Torches Trump in Blistering Opening StatementJack Smith warns Americans not to take rule of law 'for granted'Jack Smith says Trump's DOJ will 'do everything in their power' to indict him
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Murders plummeted more than 20% in U.S. last year, the largest drop on record, study shows
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Ex-DEA agent gets 5 years in prison for using badge to protect drug trafficking friends: "Little dark secret"
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Man charged with felony after allegedly hurling ketchup packet at good Samaritan
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Judges:

Judge accused of stalking local attorney plans to step downJudge retires days after court grants protective order to attorney she allegedly stalked
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The full Fed battle
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What It's Like Attending SCOTUS Arguments in 2026
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Speaker Mike Johnson backs impeachment of two federal judges
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Judge wounded but not deterred by shooting incident inside his home
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SCOTUS Skeptical that Truth Social Is Real Life
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Judicial Candidate Learns The Hard Way That Extortion Is Not A Campaign Strategy
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Wall Street:

Stock futures slip as Wall Street takes a breath after two-day rally
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Wall Street clocks in a rally for second day across tech stocks, small caps and long-term Treasurys
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The case for a U.S. bear market was already building before Trump upset foreign investors
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Layoffs:

Tech giant planning thousands of job cuts next week after axing 14,000 due to AI: report
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Amazon reportedly to announce second wave of job cuts
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Autodesk cuts 7% of workforce to redirect investments to AI, cloud
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Fraud:

Guilty plea in $380 million Ponzi scheme, feds say
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Adani group stocks plunge as U.S. SEC looks to question founder over fraud chargesSEC seeks fresh pathway to advance stalled Adani fraud case
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Tourism:

Americans Travel the World Only to Wind Up in Costco
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Climate:

Largest US electric grid expects all-time record winter demand
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Energy Dept. Says It Is Canceling $30 Billion in Clean Energy Loans
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Food/Beverage:

Brewery bloodbath rages on as another popular beer maker forced to file for bankruptcy
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A lot of restaurant chains announced closures last year
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Arrowhead Vineyards files for bankruptcy after poor 2024 harvest
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Economy:

Trump officials predict a 2026 economic boom. Here's what experts say.
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Fed’s preferred inflation gauge falling below policymakers’ forecast
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Trump says Fed chair interviews are done, has pick in mind
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The state of the U.S. economy: strong growth, low layoffs and lingering inflation
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John Roberts Does Not Want Trump Messing With His Money
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A Brief From Every Living Former Fed Chair Could Sway the Justices
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House to vote on final funding measures as government shutdown deadline nears
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Gold sets new record after jobs, consumer data push dollar lower
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Ken Griffin says America was sent an 'explicit warning' from the bond market, and it's time to get the national debt in order
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Krugman: Trump 0, Europe 1
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

"Architecture firm billings remain soft to end the year"
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Hilbert Group LLC Chapter 11
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441 Summer 2 LLC Chapter 11
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Ron Sweeney’s Bankruptcy Prompts Malibu Home Auction Amid Legal Strife with Lil Wayne
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Trump undercuts plan to let homebuyers tap retirement plans
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Municipalities:

PA Supreme Court rules Chester cannot unilaterally act on CWA assetsAccess to Octoraro Reservoir unaffected as Pa. Supreme Court rules Chester city can't sell water system
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Oil/Gas:

‘A Fraudulent Scheme’: New Mexico Sues Texas Oil Companies for Walking Away From Their Leaking Wells
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Trump admin quietly attempts to open the entire Calif. coast to oil drilling
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US won’t offer on-the-ground security to oil firms in Venezuela
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Extreme winter storm threat sparks historic natural gas spike
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Tech:

Roomba maker's sale to Chinese manufacturer approved by US bankruptcy judge
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Intel stock plunges 13% on soft guidance, concerns about chip productionIntel tumbles after manufacturing snags bedevil comeback
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Politics:

Few Voters Say Trump’s Second Term Has Made the Country Better, Poll Finds
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The War Trump Repeatedly Promised To End In 24 Hours Still Rages A Year Later — And It Won’t End This Year Either
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House takes up latest war powers resolution to block Trump from putting troops in Venezuela
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House amends funding package to repeal law allowing senators to sue for $500k, jamming upper chamber
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What's in Trump's "ultimate long-term deal" on Greenland?Trump sought Greenland deal that would hand U.S. more control over securityTrump Greenland Gambit Bolsters NATO Mission, Avoids Illegal WarUS seeks carte blanche for military presence in Greenland
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FCC says TV talk shows must offer equal time to political candidates
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Jet donated by Qatar could start serving as Trump's new Air Force One this summer, Air Force says
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Belgium says it did not join Trump's Board of Peace after being included by the White HouseTrump withdraws Canadian PM Mark Carney’s Board of Peace invitation
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Krugman: Courageous Carney vs. Demented Donald
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Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary on Elon Musk: "I suspect he's a bigger idiot than me"
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President's Chronic Health Issue on Full Display at Davos
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White House fences off park as Trump begins new building project
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Crypto:

Sullivan & Cromwell Receives Largest Fee Share in FTX Bankruptcy Proceedings, Highlighting Role in Complex Legal Landscape
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Diamonds:

Lugano Diamonds Finds a Buyer
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Credit Cards:

Fix Credit Card Competition with Market Improvements, Not Rate Caps
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Private Credit:

Wall Street braced for a private credit meltdown. The risk of one is rising
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Solar:

Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project Owner Chapter 11
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(4 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (20 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (3 new filings today)
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Mass Torts:

New Orleans church bankruptcy case is settled. Now, the fight is over legal fees.
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Avoidance Actions:

Fraudulent Conveyance & § 510(b) Subordination (Phillips v. Josmic)
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Evidence:

Proposed Evidentiary Rule 707: Addressing A Nonexistent Problem Instead Of Real Ones
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Aviation:

Castlelake enters talks to buy bankrupt Spirit as Frontier bid deemed unviable Spirit Airlines finds possible buyer after latest bankruptcyBroke Spirit Airlines turns to private equity firm in hopes of avoiding bankruptcyBudget flights hang in balance as bankrupt Spirit Airlines turns to private equity for lifeline: reportSpirit bankruptcy sees creditor motions, advisor fees as takeover talks reported
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Airline files for bankruptcy protection - flights suspended in December 2025
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Air Antilles declares insolvency and files with Pointe-a-Pitre court
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The Best and Worst Airlines of 2025
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Angry United Airlines passenger shows how competitive boarding a plane is now
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Why the winter storm that's about to hit could be especially treacherous for flyingAirlines cancel hundreds of flights as massive winter storm sweeps across U.S.
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Autos:

Distressed-debt giants join First Brands DIP loan amid cash burn
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Retailing:

What the Saks bankruptcy means for its shoppers and stores
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Saks’ bankruptcy filing creates uncertainty for iconic stores, suppliers and shoppers
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Some Saks vendors to start shipping again after bankruptcy hit
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$2.2B debt strains Saks empire, severing numerous brands and threatening thousands of jobs
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Store openings slowed in 2025
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Healthcare:

White Rock Medical Center Chapter 11
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Hospital Asks To Be Allowed To Seek Chapter 9 Bankruptcy
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What we know about North Country HealthCare's likely future as organization prepares for sale with El Rio
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Clearside Biomedical Shares Surge Amid Bankruptcy Proceedings
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Villages: Patients are the ones suffering in debt-ridden care facility
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Georgia ProtonCare Center, Inc. Files Chapter 11 to Facilitate Competitive Sale Process and Enters Into Asset Purchase Agreement With Emory Healthcare
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Prospect Medical bankruptcy dispute puts CT hospitals at risk of supply disruptions, attorney says
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Can your health records be sold for profit? A lawsuit says it’s happening.
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Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death in people under 50
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Scientists discover new clue linking obesity to dementia risk
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Health insurance CEOs to appear before House committees as premiums soar
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UK:

Cashflow continues to be stretched as corporate insolvency levels remain at “historically high levels” - R3
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One in five SMEs say trade tariff war dispute is the greatest challenge
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Affordability gap locks out 1.5m potential homeowners
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EU:

Mass stabbing attack at protest in major European city leaves 6 injured after ‘group pulled out knives’ in ‘pure chaos’
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Russia:

France's navy intercepts an oil tanker in the Mediterranean sailing from Russia
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Russia sees no breakthrough at Ukraine talks with US envoys
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Cuba:

The U.S. Is Actively Seeking Regime Change in Cuba by the End of the Year
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Venezuela:

U.S. Reopens Venezuela’s Oil Spigot, but Refuses to Guarantee Security
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Only a Fraction of Venezuela's Oil Is Economically Recoverable
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MENA:

180 skyscrapers for Gaza: Trump’s son-in-law Kushner unveils 'masterplan' for enclave’s reconstruction
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