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MARKETSEquities drift as traders assess Fed rate trajectory and inflation dataMARKETSTreasury yields hold steady amid mixed economic signals across sectorsMARKETSLegal-sector M&A activity remains elevated as firms pursue growth strategiesTOP CASEDobbs v. Jackson overturned Roe, returning abortion regulation to statesTOP CASE303 Creative v. Elenis: SCOTUS weighs free speech against anti-discrimination lawTOP CASERahimi decision reaffirms limits on gun rights for those under protective ordersUSAFederal judiciary faces growing caseload backlash amid vacancy backlog in courtsUSAClass-action filings in consumer protection cases trend upward nationwideUSABipartisan interest grows in reforming mandatory minimum sentencing guidelinesWORLDInternational arbitration caseloads at ICC and ICSID continue to climb globallyWORLDEU's AI Act sets global benchmark for regulating artificial intelligence systemsWORLDCross-border data privacy disputes intensify as GDPR enforcement actions expandMARKETSEquities drift as traders assess Fed rate trajectory and inflation dataMARKETSTreasury yields hold steady amid mixed economic signals across sectorsMARKETSLegal-sector M&A activity remains elevated as firms pursue growth strategiesTOP CASEDobbs v. Jackson overturned Roe, returning abortion regulation to statesTOP CASE303 Creative v. Elenis: SCOTUS weighs free speech against anti-discrimination lawTOP CASERahimi decision reaffirms limits on gun rights for those under protective ordersUSAFederal judiciary faces growing caseload backlash amid vacancy backlog in courtsUSAClass-action filings in consumer protection cases trend upward nationwideUSABipartisan interest grows in reforming mandatory minimum sentencing guidelinesWORLDInternational arbitration caseloads at ICC and ICSID continue to climb globallyWORLDEU's AI Act sets global benchmark for regulating artificial intelligence systemsWORLDCross-border data privacy disputes intensify as GDPR enforcement actions expand
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Frank DeLuca

Courts & Corruption Correspondent · Age 55

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Beat: Prosecutors · plea mills · the deals made in rooms with no reporters

J.D., McSkunkville College of Law (night division, worked days) · Golden Quill for Courthouse Reporting, three-time · World Press Truth Medal · Certified Docket Examiner

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Frank DeLuca has outlasted six district attorneys, four editors, and one attempted charm offensive. He's the man who reads the fee ledger before the press release, and his rolled sleeves are a warning to every clerk with a missing file.

Thirty years on the courthouse beat taught him one thing: the real story is never in the ruling — it's in what didn't get recorded. He wears his McSkunk Investigates pin on a loosened tie because gravity, like justice, works better with a little slack.

Signature growl: 'Show me the transcript. No transcript? Now THAT'S a story.'

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