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Under Hegseth, Chaos Prevails at the Pentagon
The defense secretary’s inner circle is in disarray, and distrust is growing among civil servants and senior military officials.
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Haley Stevens Will Run for Senate in Michigan
The Democratic representative from suburban Detroit is likely to be seen as a centrist in the primary contest to replace Senator Gary Peters, who is retiring.
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Can Harvard Withstand Trump’s Financial Attack?
The world’s richest university may have enough money to survive a battle with the most powerful man in the world. But if Trump wins, Harvard won’t be the same.
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After Trump Spares Apple, Other Businesses Want a Tariffs Break
Retail executives huddled with the president amid fears that tariffs could result in higher prices.
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The Slippery Slope of Political Iconography
A lapel pin in the likeness of President Trump, worn by the chairman of the F.C.C., raises some questions.
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Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V. v. Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc
Bridion® (sugammadex) – Case Name: Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V. v. Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc., No. 2023-2254, 2025 WL 795317 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 13, 2025) (Circuit Judges Dyk, Mayer, and Reyna presiding; Opinion by Dyk, C.J.) (Appeal from D.N.J., Cecchi, J.)….By: Robins Kaplan LLP
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Interstellar Insights – April 2025
The Trump Administration recently issued a new Executive Order titled “Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base.” The directive, announced April 9, 2025, aims to reform the Department of Defense’s procurement processes by prioritizing commercial products and streamlining defense acquisitions. Colonel Richard Kniseley, head of the Commercial Space Office (COMSO) within…
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2025 State Cybersecurity Legislation Focuses on Financial Services
Eight years ago, on March 1, 2017, the New York Department of Financial Services enacted its landmark cybersecurity regulation covering financial services companies, 23 NYCRR Part 500, known as “Part 500.” Part 500 was the first state regulation to enumerate, in great detail, the elements of a cybersecurity program that a covered financial service company…
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Custom GPTs: Why Constant Updating Is Essential for Relevance and Performance
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been immersed in the necessary but time-consuming task of updating my Custom GPTs—AI tools I designed using OpenAI’s GPT Builder platform. Some are private, tailored to my work as a lawyer, educator, and writer. Others are freely available to the public. You can find them through the OpenAI GPT Store search or directly…
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Weekly Blockchain Blog – April 2025 #3
U.S. Digital Asset Companies Announce New Product Launches – A major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange recently announced that certain customers can now trade “over 11,000 U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs, bringing equities and digital assets together in one accessible trading platform.”…By: BakerHostetler