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MARKETSS&P 500 mixed as investors weigh rate path amid persistent inflation signals•MARKETSTreasury yields hold steady as Fed policy outlook remains uncertain•MARKETSLegal-sector M&A activity ticks up as firms seek scale in competitive market•TOP CASEDobbs v. Jackson reversed federal abortion right; state litigation ongoing•TOP CASE303 Creative clarified limits of anti-discrimination law vs. free speech•TOP CASESFFA v. Harvard ended race-conscious admissions; compliance cases emerging•USAFederal courts continue to process record civil docket backlogs nationwide•USABipartisan support grows for AI regulation frameworks affecting legal practice•USAState attorneys general increasingly lead multistate consumer-protection actions•USAPublic defenders cite chronic underfunding as access-to-justice gap widens•WORLDICC jurisdiction debates intensify as non-member states face scrutiny•WORLDEU AI Act implementation poses cross-border compliance challenges for firms•MARKETSS&P 500 mixed as investors weigh rate path amid persistent inflation signals•MARKETSTreasury yields hold steady as Fed policy outlook remains uncertain•MARKETSLegal-sector M&A activity ticks up as firms seek scale in competitive market•TOP CASEDobbs v. Jackson reversed federal abortion right; state litigation ongoing•TOP CASE303 Creative clarified limits of anti-discrimination law vs. free speech•TOP CASESFFA v. Harvard ended race-conscious admissions; compliance cases emerging•USAFederal courts continue to process record civil docket backlogs nationwide•USABipartisan support grows for AI regulation frameworks affecting legal practice•USAState attorneys general increasingly lead multistate consumer-protection actions•USAPublic defenders cite chronic underfunding as access-to-justice gap widens•WORLDICC jurisdiction debates intensify as non-member states face scrutiny•WORLDEU AI Act implementation poses cross-border compliance challenges for firms•
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