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## TOP NEWS

## Roger Stone's Fine, Supervision Term Also Lifted By Trump

The details of Republican political operative Roger Stone's commutation came to light Monday, showing that President Donald Trump wiped out Stone's supervised release and fine along with his prison sentence.

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## Berman Resists Talking Motives For Ouster In New Transcript

Former Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman resisted attempts by members of the House Judiciary Committee to get him to speculate on the possible reasons for his controversial ouster last month, according to a transcript of last week's closed-door congressional hearing made public on Monday.

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## Have Too Many Cases? Judge Leon Doesn't Want To Hear It

A government attorney wanted U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon to consider deadlines she faces in other cases before he issues a scheduling order in a suit over a sex trafficking law, but the D.C. federal judge offered no sympathy Monday, firing back that the administration has the staff to help her meet the deadlines.

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## Weinstein Atty Defends Press Tactics That Sparked Gag Order

Harvey Weinstein lawyer Donna Rotunno said Monday she had no choice but to take her advocacy to the press during his sex assault trial, even though the practice eventually prompted a judge to enter a gag order against her team during jury deliberations.

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## Weinstein Accusers Call $19M Class Deal 'A Cruel Hoax'

Several of Harvey Weinstein's accusers have lodged their opposition to the proposed $18.9 million settlement the Hollywood producer and convicted rapist reached to end a putative class action in New York alleging he sexually abused dozens of women, on Monday calling the deal "a cruel hoax" that would benefit Weinstein more than his accusers.

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## DOJ Shuts Down Websites Shilling 'False' COVID-19 Vaccines

A Kentucky federal judge on Monday ordered the shutdown of a series of related websites and a Facebook page offering preregistration for a



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nonexistent COVID-19 vaccine in exchange for $100 worth of bitcoin after the Louisville man prosecutors claim is behind the scam agreed to a preliminary injunction.

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SUPREME COURT REVIEW

## Feature

## The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court
Term

The majority of this term's dissents came from the court's rightleaning justices, and many of their sharpest critiques stemmed from suits over Trump administration policies. Here, Law360 looks at some of the fieriest.

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## Feature

## The Chattiest Justice Of The Term Is ...

One justice again stood out as the chattiest member of the Supreme Court this term. But that jurist's talk was tempered when the coronavirus pandemic forced the court to close its doors and conduct remote oral arguments, which were livestreamed for the first time in history.

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## Feature

## The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's
Term

Justice Stephen Breyer conjured up a baffling hypothetical involving a Roman emperor, Chief Justice John Roberts stepped up his game on popular slang, and a toilet flushed loudly as a Latham & Watkins lawyer discussed constitutional rights. Here, Law360 highlights the most mirthful moments from this past term's U.S. Supreme Court arguments.

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## PUBLIC INTEGRITY

## NY Police Union Boss Charged With Defrauding Annuity Fund

Manhattan federal prosecutors on Monday accused the head of a New York City law enforcement union of defrauding members by raiding the union's retirement fund.

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## LEGAL ETHICS

Panama Papers Attys Fight Netflix Bid To Nix Defamation Suit The attorneys whose now-defunct firm Mossack Fonseca was involved in the Panama Papers scandal asked a California federal judge to reject Netflix's bid for dismissal of a suit alleging its movie "The Laundromat" was defamatory.

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## 6th Circ. Won't Overturn Pill Mill Operator's Conviction

The Sixth Circuit on Friday upheld the conviction of a Michigan man for running an opioid pill mill, saying a jury instruction did not wrongly lead jurors to think that the standard required by "reasonable doubt" was lower than it actually is.

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## Mallinckrodt Aims To Nix Medicaid FCA Suit Over Acthar Gel

The government is wrongly conflating fraud with a regulatory disagreement, Mallinckrodt ARD LLC told a Massachusetts federal court Monday, urging a judge to toss False Claims Act claims centering on its pricey H.P. Acthar Gel drug, which treats infantile spasms and other conditions.

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## SPORTS & BETTING

## California Couple Cops To 'Varsity Blues' Charges

A California couple will plead guilty to charges in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal, becoming the 27th and 28th parents to admit their guilt in the high-profile case in a pair of plea agreements filed late Friday.

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## EXPERT ANALYSIS

## 5 Compliance Lessons From Novartis' FCPA Settlement

Novartis' parallel settlements with the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to resolve criminal Foreign Corrupt Practices Act allegations emphasize risk points for life sciences companies, especially for repeat offenders, say attorneys at Paul Hastings.

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## Opinion

## Criminal Contempt Charges In Donziger Case Are Excessive

We are deeply troubled by many aspects of a New York federal judge's criminal contempt case against human rights attorney Steven Donziger, including extraordinary and unfair pretrial home confinement, say retired U.S. District Judges Nancy Gertner and Mark Bennett.

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## Alleged ICO Fraud Highlights Compliance Considerations

Parallel U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission fraud charges connected with NAC Foundation's digital currency offering draw attention to the use of undercover agents in financial crime investigations, the risk of retaining questionable service providers, and heightened securities law scrutiny in the space, says Casey O'Neill at Fenwick.

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## Associates Can Prioritize Biz Development Despite Pandemic

Although many traditional business development activities are on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, associates should seize the unique opportunities of this time to cultivate business by strengthening their personal and professional relationships, and developing new ones, says Jeremy Schneider at Jackson Lewis.

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## Deloitte Expands Legal Business Services Unit To US

Deloitte is stepping up its alternative legal business service offerings in the U.S. with the launch of a new practice that will offer legal management consulting and technology services to companies, the Big Four accounting firm announced Monday.

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## Many In Atty Ranks Down About The Future Of Their Industry

Less than half of attorneys and legal industry professionals feel positive about the future of the industry, according to a new survey by mentoring organization MOSAIC Collective, with the biggest concerns being technology, economic uncertainty and the industry's ability to adapt to change.

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## Facebook Vies To Keep Gibson Dunn Probe Out Of Discovery

Facebook urged a California federal magistrate judge Monday to reject efforts by users suing over the Cambridge Analytica scandal to review a Gibson Dunn-led investigation, saying the law firm's look into possible misbehavior by some Facebook developers is largely protected by attorney-client privilege.

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## Boies Schiller Adds Bankruptcy Attys In NY, London

Boies Schiller Flexner LLP has added the former head of derivatives bankruptcy strategy at Lehman Brothers Holdings and the former executive director of distressed special situations at Nomura International PLC to its New York and London offices, respectively, the firm announced Monday. Read full article »

## Foley & Lardner Can Foreclose On $29M Condo Loan

Foley & Lardner has standing to foreclose on a $29 million loan for a condominium development, a Florida appeals court has ruled, after finding that the law firm was the successor in interest to the loan servicer under an asset management agreement.

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## 'Grim Reaper' Atty Blasts Fla. Gov.'s Virus 'Inaction' In Appeal

A Florida attorney who has made waves appearing as the Grim Reaper across the state during the COVID-19 pandemic blasted Gov. Ron DeSantis for his inaction as he urged a state appeals court to revive his case asking the courts to impose beach closures and a statewide stay-at-home order. Read full article »

## Legal Startup Says Westlaw Wants 'Monopoly' Over Law Texts

A legal research startup called ROSS Intelligence fired back Monday at a copyright lawsuit filed by Westlaw owner Thomson Reuters, accusing the bigger company of seeking "a monopoly over access to public legal texts." Read full article »

## Interview

## 15 Minutes With Spartan Race's General Counsel

Spartan Race in mid-June held its first U.S. event since the outbreak of the coronavirus, though the competition was "extremely modified" to ensure safety, said general counsel Deanna Sheridan. Here, she explains some of the biggest challenges her organization is facing and how she envisions future obstacle race course events will look.

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