March 18, 2026

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Law:

Biglaw’s AI Reckoning May Be Coming For Lawyer Headcount
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New Tool Catches AI Hallucinations In Legal Briefs
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Are We Actually Going To Require Law Schools To Teach AI?
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Why Legal AI Needs Mentors, Not Models
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CEO Asks ChatGPT How to Void $250 Million Contract, Ignores His Lawyers, Loses Terribly in Court
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Top Biglaw Firm Goes On Lateral Shopping Spree For Splashy Boston Launch
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Weil Taps Nee as Leader-in-Waiting to Succeed Barry Wolf
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Smith Debnam Adds Amber Doyle to Creditors’ Rights Practice
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Seasoned Bankruptcy Partner John Penn Joins Fox Rothschild in Dallas
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Kasowitz Benson Torres Secures $12 Million Fee Approval in Yellow Corporation Bankruptcy Proceedings
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DOJ to Start Hiring Prosecutors Directly Out of Law School
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Pam Bondi’s DOJ Lowers Hiring Standards After Driving Away Lawyers With Actual Experience
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DLA Piper Reforms Compensation System as It Moves Away from Verein Structure
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2 law schools get nod from ABA Legal Ed council
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New York lawyer linked to Trump pardon charged with attempted extortion
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FBI Director Kash Patel photographed signing pictures of himself at Quantico
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Pigs Can Fly!: The Sins Of Legal Scholars
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Law Firms Reevaluate Investor-Funded Litigation Amid Increased Scrutiny and Regulatory Challenges
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Afroman clashes with cops in court — as one officer left in tears over music video about failed 2022 police raid
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Abused immigrant youth eligible for green cards are being detained and deported After rookie ICE agent’s paperwork error, man is detained for daysJohnson says Democrats’ pitch to fund DHS without ICE, CBP would ‘defund the police’ Florida Sheriffs rebel against Trump’s, DeSantis’ mass deportation effortsTrump’s ICE Raids Upend South Texas Construction Industry
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DHS agents threatened to put women observing them on 'domestic terrorist' watchlist: DOJ
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Sarah Palin quietly brings lawsuit against New York Times to end after nearly a decade
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Comer formally subpoenas Pam Bondi over Epstein investigationDOJ Says Pam Bondi’s House Subpoena Over Epstein Files ‘Unnecessary’Why the Epstein Files Fallout Keeps Growing
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Trump’s DOJ Is Helping a Convicted FBI Informant Tied to Russian Intelligence
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A Utah woman who wrote a book on grief after husband’s death found guilty of murdering him
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Man Who Killed Wife on Valentine’s Day Wants ‘Second Chance’ With Kids
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Nancy Guthrie Investigation: FBI Gets New Advice From DNA ExpertSheriff leading Nancy Guthrie investigation faces massive recall effort from furious locals: ‘He has been an embarrassment’
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Man crashed pickup into house then blew away his wife and mother-in-law, sheriff says
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Man diagnosed with cancer travels thousands of miles to try to kill ex-wife before dying
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Mom of 5-year-old boy who fell to his death from 17th-floor apartment is headed to prison
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Judges:

Texas Judge Demands Clarity on Potential Financial Repercussions in Jackson Walker LLP Bankruptcy Case
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Roberts defends Supreme Court against Trump attacks
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Appeals court upholds orders blocking Trump's 'categorical' spending freeze
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Courts Should Stop Taking the President at His Word
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Judge permanently blocks Ten Commandments displays at several Arkansas school districts
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Trump’s Trio of NJ Prosecutors Summoned Before Angry Judge
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You Can’t Salvage A Bad Judge By Calling Them Postmodern
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Judge links Trump's Tina Peters rage to 'punish' Colorado without evidence of 'fraud'
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Chief Justice Roberts says personal attacks on judges are "dangerous and it's got to stop"
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John Roberts Reveals ‘Absurd’ Supreme Court Notion
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VanDyke Unapologetic Over Colorful Dissents That Irk Colleagues
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SNAP Benefit Update: Judge Says Trump Admin Move Violates Constitution
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Judge Skeptical of Trump Power to Build White House Ballroom US judge questions 'shifting' defense of Trump ballroom project
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Federal judge in D.C. issues new grand jury policy after failed indictment of Democrats
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US Senate confirms Trump judge pick opposed by ex-Fox News host
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Wall Street:

Stock futures rise as traders look ahead to Federal Reserve interest rate decision
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Layoffs:

Bentley cuts 275 jobs as luxury carmaker takes hits in China
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Hundreds face layoffs at San Diego Unified School District
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Dell workforce drops 10% in fiscal 2026
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Private Credit:

A ‘significant’ private credit shakeout on par with Covid losses is coming, predicts Morgan StanleyMorgan Stanley Sees Private Credit Default Rates Reaching 8%
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Pimco Sees Private Credit Strains Triggering Wake-Up Call on Liquidity Risks
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Private Credit Is Bad, But Not 2008 Bad
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Barclays Says Soaring BDC Risk Premiums Are ‘Justified’
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Who cares if private credit goes kaput?
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Private credit’s game of footsie is getting riskier
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Tech:

Senators tell ByteDance to ‘immediately shut down’ Seedance AI video app
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AI chatbots often validate delusions and suicidal thoughts, study finds
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The tech industry's embrace of total war
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AI is making the one-person creative studio a reality
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Tennessee minors sue Musk's XAI, alleging Grok generated sexual images of them
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Climate:

As winters warm, falling through the ice is becoming more common — and deadly
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Hochul’s climate law delay confounds environmentalists, Dems
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Extraordinary climate change-fueled heat wave envelops the West with mounting consequences
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Media:

The Ellisons are building a media empire. Trump keeps cheering them on.
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Healthcare:

She Hoped Ketamine Would Rewire Her Brain. She Didn’t Live to See It Work.
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Ride Hailing:

Trapped! Inside a Self-Driving Car During an Anti-Robot Attack.
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Education:

College Republicans chapter collapses after alleged Nazi salute College Republicans sue University of Florida's president over deactivation of its chapter
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Ports:

Major U.S. ports navigate uncertainty as war with Iran threatens global shipping
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Corporate Governance:

Texas makes its pitch to lure corporate America to ‘Y’all Street’
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Economy:

The Fed keeps getting hit with new shocks in its yearslong inflation fight
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Traders Dial Back Bets Against Fed Cuts as Growth Worries Build
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Fed expected to hold rates, weigh oil shock
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Economists warn rising oil prices may push US into a recession
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The US consumer is hitting a rough patch
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Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Trashed by Economist
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Why the real 'black swan' of the Iran war is the lack of them in stocks, bonds or almost anything but oil
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

Apartment concessions hit highest level in over a decade
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A few comments on the Weak Start for 2026 Existing Home Sales
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Mortgage refinance demand plunges 19% after interest rates shoot higher
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Indiana has the highest foreclosure rate in the country
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‘Zombie’ Second Mortgages Spur New Battles in California, Maryland
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Mortgage rates are moving higher at a crucial juncture for the housing market
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Map Shows States Where Homeowners Are Struggling With Mortgage Payments
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Owner of Fordham Landing Housing Project in NYC Files for Bankruptcy
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Redwood Capital Among Creditors to Get Control of Bankrupt REIT
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Gilded Age townhouse sells for $34.5 million in NYC, ending 2 sisters' heated bankruptcy battle
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SoHo property owner seeks bankruptcy protection after dodging two foreclosure auctions
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Municipalities:

Mayor: Hartford Public Schools on ‘brink of insolvency’ as budget deficit soars to $70 million
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Bankruptcy judge agrees to review Cle Elum’s eligibility for Chapter 9
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PREPA bondholders' $3.7 billion administrative expense claim rejected
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New Mexico county OKs ICE agreement to avoid bond default
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Oil/Gas:

Krugman: Donald Trump, Petropresident
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Billionaire Edens Cuts Restructuring Deal With NFE Creditors
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Oil jumps 4% as doubts linger over U.S.-backed plan to protect Strait of Hormuz shippingOil prices rise nearly 2% after renewed Iranian attacks on UAEOil price spike resumes as Iran continues striking ships—US gas nears $3.80 per gallon
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Oil prices dip after Iraq resumes oil exports via pipeline to Turkey
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The U.S. is the world's leading oil producer. So why are gas prices soaring?
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Diesel prices surge to $5 per gallon, highest since 2022, as Iran war disrupts global oil supplies Biggest 2-week price hike
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This Isn’t Your Grandfather’s Oil Crisis
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Iran war pushes countries into energy triage as they conserve power and curb soaring prices
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Agribusiness:

Gulf disruption puts global fertilizer supply at risk
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Politics:

Tracking approval and key issues
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U.S. counterterrorism director Joe Kent resigns over war: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat’White House rebuts counterterrorism official's reasons for resignation Trump has broken it. Now he owns itTrump’s war story blown up by damning intel leak ‘Philosophical differences’: Iran war exposes rifts in Trump’s MAGA base Iran may be where the US-led world order ends‘They hold the cards now’: Trump allies fear Iran is slipping beyond the president’s controlTrump team applying pressure to media: Tell the war’s story the way we see itEx-GOP Honcho Says Trump Should Drop ‘A Dozen’ Nukes on Strait of HormuzTrump Claims an Ex-President Confided His Regrets on Iran. But Who?GOP lawmaker argues Marines on Kharg Island would not be 'boots on the ground'US troops in Iran? What Americans think, and what it would mean
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Krugman: Slavery, Tariffs and the Dire Strait
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Half of Americans believe war is Epstein distraction
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Trump said he spoke to a former president about bombing Iran. Four denials suggest otherwise.
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The Republican Party’s Nazi Problem Is Getting Worse. It Should Care
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Senate Democrats send DHS counteroffer to Trump as shutdown drags on
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Transit agency sues Trump over frozen funds for New York subway project
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A $50 million push hopes to make child care a top issue in the midterm elections
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Is MAGA in its cringe era?The MAGA civil war is headlined by Mark 'Microp*nis' Levin vs. Megyn 'the Harlot' Kelly
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MAGA infighting ignites over accusation Trump staged assassination
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What’s in the voting bill that Republicans are pushing to the Senate floor
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Trump’s Gutting of Election Security Fuels Worries for Midterms
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Kash Patel's custom shoes
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Tuberville defends remarks linking Mamdani to 9/11
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Tillis blasts GOP’s ‘lazy and unstrategic’ handling of Texas GOP primary, SAVE Act
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Member of Crockett security team killed by police in Dallas was wanted felon
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Melania Film Deal To Face Scrutiny From Congress
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Trump-Backed SAVE Act Proposals Are Popular With Americans
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Cesar Chavez Foundation 'deeply shocked' over civil rights leader allegations
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Trump repeatedly suggests Newsom can't be president because he has dyslexia
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Food/Beverage:

Whiskey Maker Uncle Nearest Files Bankruptcy as CEO Sues LenderReceiver seeks sanctions after bankruptcy filingsSanctions sought on Fawn Weaver after she attempts to file Uncle Nearest bankruptcyUncle Nearest Founders Sue Lender, Claim ‘Smear Campaign’ Amid Bankruptcy Filing
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FAT Brands could be under new ownership by MayBankrupt FAT Brands Eyes Potential Sale
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51-year-old regional fast-food favorite, Byron's, files Chapter 11
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The spike in gas prices might affect Olive Garden sales, but not in the way you'd expect
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Campgrounds:

Bankruptcy delays auction of sprawling Kennebunkport glampground
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Credit Cards:

The Average Credit Card Debt In America Hits A Record High Of $6,580 Per Individual In 2026
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Student Debt:

A coalition of advocates from consumer, civil rights, and education organizations is appealing to the federal Education Department to halt its plans to begin garnishing borrowers’ wages
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Hedge Funds:

Global hedge funds suffer worst losses since ‘liberation day’ on Iran war turmoil
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Maritime:

Iran conflict turns shipping market into ‘wild west’
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Art:

The art market flocked to the Gulf. Then war broke out
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (23 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (8 new filings today)
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Policy:

The Brilliance of the Bankruptcy Code
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Bankruptcy Alternatives:

Some ABC History (Lancaster County Bank v. Horn, 1892)—Part 2
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Venue:

A Cancer on the Chapter 11 System
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Miscellaneous:

AIRA Journal
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Aviation:

U.S. says it may be forced to shut down some airports over funding standoffSecurity Lines Snake Out of More Terminals as T.S.A. Goes UnpaidTSA Lines Are Getting Worse—Here’s How People Are Skipping Them300 agents quit
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Boeing expects flat margins, possibly profit at commercial airplane division
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Airlines raise revenue guidance despite rising fuel costs, citing growth in demand
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American, Delta defy oil-price spike and boost revenue outlooks as travel demand accelerates
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Air Calédonie lays off staff, prepares to file for insolvency amid continued protests
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Crypto:

Chicago Crypto High-Flier Crashes Into Chapter 11, Leaves Blackhawks In The Red
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Judge Tells SBF’s Mom To Please Stop Filing Motions Demanding To Speak With A Manager
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Tourism:

The tourism sector is losing $600M a day due to the Iran war
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Autos:

My Self-Driving Car Crash
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Retailing:

Saks Global CEO pay revealed amid bankruptcy court filings
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Saks Global snags final $300M in bankruptcy financing, nears home stretch
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Layoffs, store closures mount but Saks Global sees end to bankruptcy ahead
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QVC Group's debt clock is ticking. Will it be deal, bankruptcy, sale or 'downward spiral' for the home shopping giant?
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Dollar Tree traffic declines, again
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Struggling mattress chain issues urgent ‘very high risk’ bankruptcy warning for 2026
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Macy’s expects sales to fall this year, even as store revamp shows progress
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Prediction Markets:

Arizona files criminal charges against Kalshi, alleging illegal gambling
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Furniture:

American Mattress bankruptcy case converts to Chapter 7
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Apparel:

Spandex maker Lycra files for bankruptcy after years of stressThe LYCRA Company to Eliminate More than $1.2 Billion of Debt through Prepackaged Restructuring Process
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UK:

Company failures rise amid fears Iran war will push collapses higherFebruary 2026 insolvency figuresBusiness insolvencies increase by 7.4%Personal insolvencies increased in FebruaryScottish business insolvencies fall 5%
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MFS lent to company tied to accountant charged over alleged crime-family work
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Business bank lending increased by 9% in 2025
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Half of adults have experienced problem debt
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BBC axe top athletics pundit and four-time Olympic champion after business goes bankrupt
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Kerr defends Johnson despite being owed six-figure sum by GST project
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'Grave security concerns' for judges over plan to curb jury trials, England's top judge says
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MENA:

As American Bombers Take Off From Britain, Memories of Iraq Loom Large Escalate or exit? U.S. military's menu of options for its next move in the war Chinese brutally mock Trump with string of Iran war memes as he begs for help in Strait of HormuzRussia brutally mocks Trump over Middle East war - 'Iran has Trump by the throat'Trump says his pitch to NATO and allies to help secure the strait has been broadly rejected Iran Unleashes New Crackdown on Its People to Head Off UprisingIsrael urges Iranians to revolt but privately assesses they’ll be ‘slaughtered’ 'Iran holds the cards now': Trump left exposed as allies reject Hormuz plan and fears grow of desperate gambitEU: End Iran war to save face15 vessels transited through the Strait of Hormuz in the last 3 daysHundreds of ships remain trapped at the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran decides which can pass Traffic is trickling through Strait of Hormuz: Who’s moving through and who’s still strandedMacron says France could help secure Hormuz only after bombing stopsAli Larijani, Iran's security chief and powerful regime insider, is killed in strikes, Israel says Netanyahu Posts ‘Proof of Life’ Video as A.I. Sows Doubts About What’s RealHere’s who’s really leading Iran with supreme leader MIA and top commanders killed in strikesUS drops 5K-pound bunker buster bombs on underground missile sites near Strait of HormuzIran launches retaliatory strikes on Israel and U.S. assets after security chief Larijani is killedWill Larijani Killing Weaken Chance of US Exit Strategy for Iran War?The killing of Ali Larijani weakens Iran—but at a cost
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Russia Is Sharing Satellite Imagery and Drone Technology With Iran
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Afghanistan says more than 400 dead in Pakistan airstrike on Kabul hospital
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China:

Trump delays his trip to China by weeks as Iran war continues
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Cuba:

Cuba’s latest blackout underscores its deepening economic crisis as Rubio calls for new leadership
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Cuba partially restores power and vows ‘unyielding resistance’ to U.S. oil blockade
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‘Economic Warfare’: Cuba Faces Island-Wide Blackout Amid Blockade
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Rubio on Cuba: ‘They have to get new people in charge’
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Cuba Faces Endgame: The 3 Scenarios for What Happens Next
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Russia Responds After Trump Says He Plans to ‘Take’ Cuba
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Argentina:

Argentina’s wine industry withers on the vine as consumption hits a record low
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Venezuela:

US eyes further easing of Venezuela sanctions to unlock more oil - report
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Germany:

German solid wood furniture manufacturer fights for survival as insolvency sparks restructuring push
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New Zealand:

2025 in review and developments shaping restructuring and insolvency in 2026
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China:

Instead of shopping they're quietly stockpiling cash - 'shadow saving' - and it could short-circuit the global economy
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Spain:

Spanish Beach Resort Benidorm Approves Plan to Avoid Insolvency
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Netherlands:

Supreme Court: no netting of outgoing payments permitted in the application of Art. 54 Dutch Bankruptcy Act
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Viet Nam:

Law on Rehabilitation and Bankruptcy: A New Legal Framework Prioritizing Corporate Rehabilitation
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