Digital-asset management firm Grayscale Investments named Diana Zhang as chief operating officer, effective May 6. Zhang succeeds Hugh Ross, who has served as Grayscale’s COO since 2021.

Bitcoin swung between gains and losses, in a sign that cryptocurrency traders are struggling to weather the market turmoil unleashed by US trade tariffs.

The US Justice Department will limit the kinds of cryptocurrency crimes it will investigate and prosecute, specifically focusing on those related to terrorism, drug cartels, victimizing investors and other limited categories.

President Donald Trump said Big Law firms that so far have pledged $340 million of work on his behalf will help ramp up coal mining and negotiate with foreign countries over tariffs.

Manhattan’s Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft is discussing a deal with aides of President Donald Trump to avoid being targeted by the White House in an executive order.

Shaquille O’Neal and purchasers of his Astrals and Galaxy nonfungible tokens obtained final federal court approval for their $11 million class settlement Tuesday.

Sumo Logic Inc. again beat allegations that its merger documents were negligently prepared, but a federal court is allowing investors to replead their proposed class action claiming the software company’s stock was undervalued in the 2023 deal.

Elliott Investment Management has won support from a prominent Phillips 66 investor for its campaign to replace some of the oil refiner’s board members.

Catalyst Brands, parent company to retailers including JCPenney and Brooks Brothers, is cutting about 9% of its corporate staff as part of a review of the business, a company spokesperson said.

A new bill regulating the litigation finance industry was approved by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly this week.

Strive Asset Management LLC, known for its anti-ESG efforts, will keep pushing companies to cut links between executive pay and diversity or sustainability goals, after claiming success in encouraging a corporate retreat from climate and equality policies.

California construction company Swinerton Inc. must defend litigation over its 401(k) plan’s administrative fees after a federal judge declined to assess whether the case rested on “apples to apples” comparisons before allowing discovery.

US Citizenship and Immigration Services will screen social media platforms for antisemitic speech as grounds to deny immigration benefits, the agency announced.

A new bill regulating the litigation finance industry was approved by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly this week.

The EU’s sweeping AI Act went into effect earlier this year, with some of the law’s most important provisions still on the horizon.

Columnist David Lat discusses Judge Amul Thapar’s Substack newsletter on health and wellness recommendations—and its potential to help legal professionals in particular.

Kropf Moseley Schmitt co-founder Sara Kropf says businesses must weigh the pros and cons of continuing to partner with Big Law firms targeted by the Trump administration.

Former Skadden associate Brenna Trout Frey digs into Skadden’s agreement with President Donald Trump to determine what it will mean for a beloved part of the associate experience—pro bono practice.

A fired Medtronic USA Inc. senior director is unable to sue the company for disability discrimination under Minnesota law because she wasn’t physically present in the state for almost two years prior to her termination, the Eighth Circuit ruled Wednesday.

The Trump’s administration bid to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members was temporarily blocked by a federal judge in another case over the use of a two-century old wartime law.

US Customs and Border Protection can proceed with a southern border health services procurement worth up to $1 billion, despite a contractor’s claim that the agency didn’t properly address the disclosure of sensitive information, the US Court of Federal Claims said.

A new bill regulating the litigation finance industry was approved by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly this week.

A New Jersey law legalizing medical aid in dying for only its own residents doesn’t violate the US Constitution’s privileges and immunities, dormant commerce, or equal protection clauses, the state told a federal appeals court.

Three workers from the US Department of Agriculture allege they were wrongly placed on administrative leave under President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order aiming to dismantle diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility initiatives within the government.