U.S. government lawyers have an ethical obligation to report violations of the law committed by fellow employees when those actions may cause “substantial injury” to government organizations, according to ​a new ethics advisory from the American Bar Association.

(Subscription required) The second Los Angeles social media addiction bellwether trial ended before jury selection after the Florida minor voluntarily dismissed his remaining claims against Meta.

The ruling—resting on the First Circuit’s existing precedent—is a win for states seeking to maintain restrictions on certain firepower following the Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n, Inc. v. Bruen, which created a framework that analyzed firearms law through the eyes of the nation’s founders.

The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a judgment in favor of a company against its former vice president/general counsel requiring that the defendant repay the entire amount he received for his services over a 14-month period, the damages being based on his post-termination conduct including representation of a vendor of his ex-employer in connection with a dispute over an agreement he had negotiated.