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A lawyer with a BigLaw firm was able to thwart a billion-dollar qui tam case when she found a California real estate developer’s name on a change-of-counsel form. via @ABAJournalhttps://j.st/4Zul 

The Justice Department today announced that it reached an agreement with Los Angeles towing company Black and White Towing Inc. to resolve allegations that it illegally auctioned off an active-duty U.S. Marine’s car. via @TheJusticeDepthttps://j.st/4Zu1 

A criminal defense lawyer in Augusta, Maine, has to wear a mask in his client’s jury trial this week after the state’s top court refused to consider his claim that the face covering would prejudice jurors. via @ABAJournalhttps://j.st/4Zu0 

Thomas J. Barrack Jr., one of Donald Trump's top campaign fund-raisers, was arrested in California on Tuesday morning on federal charges of failing to register as a foreign lobbyist, obstruction of justice and lying to investigators. via @nytimeshttps://j.st/4Zsl 

The Department of Homeland Security has announced new requirements for U.S. pipeline operators to bolster cybersecurity following a May ransomware attack that disrupted gas delivery across the East Coast. via @AssociatedPresshttps://j.st/4ZrI 

A federal appeals court has blocked an Indiana law that allows county officials to kick some people off voter rolls without consent or notice. via @ABAJournalhttps://j.st/4Zrl 

Citing “crucial infrastructure needs for courthouse security, courthouse construction, and information technology,” the Judiciary is asking Congress for $1.54 billion as part of any infrastructure bill enacted by the legislative branch. via @uscourtshttps://j.st/4Zr1 

WhatsApp is introducing a new feature that lets users join group calls, audio and video, even after they have already started. via @WeRSMhttps://j.st/4Zn0 

Google has been running a closed beta of Google Meet on Glass Enterprise Edition 2 since last year. After gathering feedback from global participants, Google is now opening up the beta to all Workspace users. via @WeRSMhttps://j.st/4ZmO 

One of the largest hospital systems in the nation and two of its doctors will pay $37.5 million to resolve violations of the False Claims Act and the California False Claims Act. via @TheJusticeDepthttps://j.st/4ZmI 

In a sign that the Supreme Court is slowly returning to normal business, the court on Monday rescinded COVID-related orders that relaxed certain procedural requirements during the pandemic. via @SCOTUSbloghttps://j.st/4Zml 

A Florida crane operator who walked onto the Senate floor during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to eight months in federal prison and two years of supervised release. via @NPRhttps://j.st/4Zm1 

President Joe Biden said Saturday that the Justice Department intends to appeal a federal judge’s ruling deeming illegal an Obama-era program that has protected hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation. via @AssociatedPresshttps://j.st/4ZlI 

Zoom is spending a whopping $14.7 billion on cloud-based software company Five9 to boost its appeal with business clients. via @CNNBusinesshttps://j.st/4ZlH 

Attorney General Merrick Garland has issued a broad ban on using subpoenas, warrants or court orders to seize their records from employers or from communications firms in an effort to uncover their confidential sources in leak investigations. via @nytimeshttps://j.st/4ZlG 

The California legislature unanimously approved a plan to build a statewide, open-access fiber network yesterday. via @arstechnicahttps://j.st/4Zk0 

A federal court in San Francisco has unsealed an indictment charging two California men in a plot to attack the Democratic Party’s headquarters in the state capital. via @USATODAYhttps://j.st/4ZjO 

WhatsApp blocked more than two million users in India in just one month for violating its rules, the company disclosed in its first compliance report under India's controversial new social media rules. via @CourthouseNewshttps://j.st/4ZjI 

A federal judge convicted two Philadelphia residents at a bench trial of conspiring to defraud the United States and aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns. via @TheJusticeDepthttps://j.st/4Zjl