President Joe Biden will direct federal agencies to prioritize companies that work with unions and offer strong benefits and high wages when doling out cash from the infrastructure and green energy laws enacted during his administration. blawgo.com/D1MFuw2

New: Protected health information for nearly 1 million Medicare beneficiaries may have been compromised by a 2023 “security vulnerability.” blawgo.com/INWVqXr

A&O Shearman is slashing its global partner count by 10%, shutting its Johannesburg office, and closing down its consulting business as part of a suite of post-merger changes. blawgo.com/tlsTgEc

The judge who paused the Biden administration’s latest immigration program challenged by red states previously helped lead litigation against deportation relief policies while with the Texas attorney general’s office. blawgo.com/MWsvdkV

Shareholder groups are considering options at John Deere, Lowe's, and other companies that dropped DEI initiatives following pressure from conservative social media influencer Robby Starbuck. blawgo.com/sp3hmSR

New: Discover Financial Services disclosed in a securities filing that its chief legal officer, general counsel, and corporate secretary Hope Mehlman will resign to take a job with another company. blawgo.com/0N0lH3e

An increase in emergency petitions this summer at the Supreme Court could derail the Biden administration's air emissions plans. blawgo.com/z5OqGUz

Lawyers representing consumers who sought to block a $3.8 billion merger between JetBlue and Spirit Airlines lost their $34 million fee request in federal court. blawgo.com/gU334dR

A pair of Big Law partners in Dallas is looking to boost Kamala Harris’ White House bid in a fundraising event with her running mate, Tim Walz, next week. blawgo.com/JYqlTpf

Anti-affirmative action group Students for Fair Admissions has standing to allege that the US Naval Academy’s race-conscious admissions policy is unconstitutional, a Maryland federal district court said. blawgo.com/oM7ioMJ

Law firm Covington & Burling was hit with a $100 million lawsuit from a cryptocurrency consultant and lawyer who accused the firm of improperly advising him in a federal criminal prosecution. blawgo.com/JkkwnDt

X and Elon Musk are facing another lawsuit by former Twitter employees who say they were wrongly denied more than $53 million in severance benefits in the wake of Musk’s takeover of the company. blawgo.com/xBUyVcW

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) filed a second suit to block a blue county’s bid to boost voter registration, expanding his push to thwart what he says are attempts by local officials to identify likely Democratic voters. blawgo.com/X7Xry8s

The Federal Circuit extended its suspension of Judge Pauline Newman, the nation’s oldest active federal judge, by another year. blawgo.com/sS3b3gf

Donald Trump won a delay to his sentencing in the New York hush money criminal case until after the Nov. 5 presidential election, giving the Republican nominee a reprieve from a potential prison term weeks before voters go to the polls. blawgo.com/fBCdu8r

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito reported in a new financial disclosure that he took no trips in 2023 paid for by another person or organization, but he did accept concert tickets from a German socialite. blawgo.com/z7scOjN

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. should be removed from the Michigan ballot, the state Court of Appeals ruled. blawgo.com/Z568JBp

An Idaho Medicaid official will face trial for her role in turning down a transgender person’s request for funds to pay for gender-affirming surgical care, a federal appeals court said. blawgo.com/HXzmhIy

A&O Shearman is slashing its global partner count by 10%, shutting its Johannesburg office, and closing down its consulting business as part of a suite of post-merger changes. blawgo.com/iBknBH7

The National Football League’s 105th season began Thursday night with key lawyers in new places, including the NFL's broadcast partners. blawgo.com/27ATeXO