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MARKETSEquities fluctuate as traders assess Fed policy signals and inflation data•MARKETSTreasury yields steady amid ongoing debate over long-term rate trajectory•MARKETSLegal-sector M&A activity remains elevated as firms pursue growth strategies•TOP CASEDobbs v. Jackson overturned Roe, reshaping state authority over abortion law•TOP CASE303 Creative clarified First Amendment limits on anti-discrimination statutes•TOP CASEStudents for Fair Admissions ended race-conscious admissions at US universities•USAFederal courts continue to manage record civil caseload backlogs nationwide•USACongress debates reforms to the Administrative Procedure Act's scope and reach•USALegal aid organizations report growing demand as access-to-justice gaps widen•WORLDInternational arbitration filings rise as cross-border commercial disputes grow•WORLDEU's AI Act sets compliance benchmarks with global implications for tech law•WORLDICC jurisdiction debates intensify as member-state obligations are scrutinized•MARKETSEquities fluctuate as traders assess Fed policy signals and inflation data•MARKETSTreasury yields steady amid ongoing debate over long-term rate trajectory•MARKETSLegal-sector M&A activity remains elevated as firms pursue growth strategies•TOP CASEDobbs v. Jackson overturned Roe, reshaping state authority over abortion law•TOP CASE303 Creative clarified First Amendment limits on anti-discrimination statutes•TOP CASEStudents for Fair Admissions ended race-conscious admissions at US universities•USAFederal courts continue to manage record civil caseload backlogs nationwide•USACongress debates reforms to the Administrative Procedure Act's scope and reach•USALegal aid organizations report growing demand as access-to-justice gaps widen•WORLDInternational arbitration filings rise as cross-border commercial disputes grow•WORLDEU's AI Act sets compliance benchmarks with global implications for tech law•WORLDICC jurisdiction debates intensify as member-state obligations are scrutinized•
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FRESH BUSTFormer Federal Employee Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the Federal Government of Approximately $194 Million⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez convicted — bribery, extortion & acting as a foreign agent — 11 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Rep. George Santos pled guilty — wire fraud & aggravated identity theft — 87 months⚖ON THE RECORDFormer FBI agent Robert Hanssen — espionage for Russia — life without parole⚖ON THE RECORDFormer CIA officer Aldrich Ames — espionage against the United States — life in prison⚖ON THE RECORDFormer FBI counterintel chief Charles McGonigal pled guilty — sanctions violations for a Russian oligarch⚖ON THE RECORDFormer Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich — convicted of corruption — 14 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick — racketeering & extortion — 28 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah — racketeering & fraud — 10 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter pled guilty — conversion of campaign funds⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. pled guilty — $750K in campaign funds — 30 months⚖ON THE RECORDFormer IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn — stole & leaked tax returns — 5 years⚖ON THE RECORDBaltimore Gun Trace Task Force — 8 police officers convicted of racketeering & robbery⚖ON THE RECORD'Fat Leonard' scandal — dozens of Navy officials convicted of bribery & fraud⚖ON THE RECORDFormer FCI Dublin warden Ray Garcia convicted — abuse of incarcerated women — 70 months⚖ON THE RECORDFormer DHS acting IG Charles Edwards pled guilty — stealing government software & data⚖ON THE RECORDFormer VA pathologist Robert Levy — fraud & involuntary manslaughter — 20 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver — convicted of corruption — 6.5 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer NSA contractor Reality Winner — Espionage Act — 63 months⚖FRESH BUSTFormer Federal Employee Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the Federal Government of Approximately $194 Million⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez convicted — bribery, extortion & acting as a foreign agent — 11 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Rep. George Santos pled guilty — wire fraud & aggravated identity theft — 87 months⚖ON THE RECORDFormer FBI agent Robert Hanssen — espionage for Russia — life without parole⚖ON THE RECORDFormer CIA officer Aldrich Ames — espionage against the United States — life in prison⚖ON THE RECORDFormer FBI counterintel chief Charles McGonigal pled guilty — sanctions violations for a Russian oligarch⚖ON THE RECORDFormer Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich — convicted of corruption — 14 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick — racketeering & extortion — 28 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah — racketeering & fraud — 10 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter pled guilty — conversion of campaign funds⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. pled guilty — $750K in campaign funds — 30 months⚖ON THE RECORDFormer IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn — stole & leaked tax returns — 5 years⚖ON THE RECORDBaltimore Gun Trace Task Force — 8 police officers convicted of racketeering & robbery⚖ON THE RECORD'Fat Leonard' scandal — dozens of Navy officials convicted of bribery & fraud⚖ON THE RECORDFormer FCI Dublin warden Ray Garcia convicted — abuse of incarcerated women — 70 months⚖ON THE RECORDFormer DHS acting IG Charles Edwards pled guilty — stealing government software & data⚖ON THE RECORDFormer VA pathologist Robert Levy — fraud & involuntary manslaughter — 20 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver — convicted of corruption — 6.5 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer NSA contractor Reality Winner — Espionage Act — 63 months⚖
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From Main Street to Venice, the rule is the same — make a record. These days, letters postmarked Venice sit in the town's welcome drawer, and Come by the lore pages; Venice always has a seat.
Dr. Thorncroft draws every operation on a napkin before he performs it, because 'a patient who understands the map fears the journey less.' His napkin drawings hang framed in the recovery ward.
He has never once said 'don't worry.' He says 'here is exactly what I will do,' and somehow that cures the worry first.
OR motto, taped inside every scrub cabinet: SLOW IS SMOOTH. SMOOTH IS HEALED.
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