Victor Manuel Rocha, a former U.S. diplomat and adviser in Foley & Lardner’s Miami office, indicated he’s pleading guilty to two counts of conspiring to act as an agent of a foreign government after his arrest in December.

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Cook County Circuit Court Judge Tracie R. Porter found the a decision by the four-member Electoral Board on Jan. 30 was “clearly erroneous” in denying the petitioner’s objection and in finding that Trump’s candidate nomination papers, including his statement of candidacy, was valid.
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National Association of Attorneys Generals Calls on Congress to Reform Pharmacy Benefit Managers Practices
“With stronger federal law, state and federal regulators can work together to better meet their shared responsibility to hold PBMs accountable and improve the country’s health care system overall,” the coalition said.
Judges Receive More Recusal Guidance on Stock Ownership Conflicts
Ten percent ownership of a subsidiary is a recusal threshhold. Senate panel moves five district court nominees.
SEC Calls Terraform's Dentons Retainer 'Opaque Slush Fund' in Bankruptcy Court
The SEC has asked Judge Brendan Linehan Shannon to deny the application unless Dentons returns to Terraform the $81 million still available from its retainer and files engagement letters and agreements about payment with the court.
Inside Track: FTC Exasperating Merger Partners With Never-Ending Probes
“The regulatory delays can seem completely arbitrary and byzantine at times,” Yale School of Management’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian said in a recent commentary.
JetBlue Accused of Kicking Jewish Group Off of Flight When Requesting Religious Accommodation
This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
Ex-Davis Polk Associate Files Notice of Appeal to Second Circuit in Retaliation Lawsuit
The 10-person jury in the Southern District of New York rejected Cardwell’s claims in January after about three hours of deliberations.
9th Circuit: Tribal Court Has Jurisdiction Over COVID-19 Business Interruption Suit
“The transaction had tribe and tribal lands written all over it,” the appeals court said.