Stephen Pereira

Government Attorney in DC providing links and updates to the legal community. Bookmark for one-stop access to law-related tweets.

[FBI @FBI]

🚨 Applicants beware! China and other foreign governments are using professional networking and social media sites to target people with U.S government clearances.

The threat is real. Verify before you trust and learn more at https://t.co/l9M8TKbwI2.

[Reuters @Reuters]

The US Supreme Court cleared the way for Alabama to use a pro-Republican congressional map that eliminates one of its two districts where Black voters make up a majority or near-majority, giving a boost to President Trump as his party defends its control of Congress in November's midterm elections https://t.co/WN13MgvfxZ

[Law360 @Law360]

Federal wage law doesn't allow workers to recover pay for nonovertime hours during weeks when they logged more than 40 hours, the Third Circuit held Wednesday as a matter of first impression, partially undoing a $35.8 million win for the DOL against bankrupt nursing homes. https://t.co/1fCn1slOGx

[Bloomberg @business]

The US and its “Five Eyes” intelligence partners issued what they said was an unprecedented joint notice warning about attempts by Chinese spies to use websites such as LinkedIn to recruit assets https://t.co/nWgBnt0wTQ

[Stephen Pereira @law]

Trump signs order moving thousands of federal employees into Schedule F https://t.co/al82UJZnwH via @GovExec

[ABA Journal @ABAJournal]

More top partners are earning over $40M, including bonuses. https://t.co/4WT11gRiZi #lawyerpay

[Stephen Pereira @law]

Thanks largely to robots, Ukraine is now talking about winning, not just surviving https://t.co/YsPcDWPs4M via @DefenseOne

[Reuters Legal @ReutersLegal]

Exclusive: Top US spy agencies feud over turf, mission https://t.co/3jn4SMAnG2

[Stephen Pereira @law]

Supreme Court allows Alabama to use House map eliminating a majority-Black district https://t.co/TmBz29X7mq via @politico

[Bloomberg Law @BLaw]

M&A lawyers’ use of confidential client data for alleged insider trading shows how Big Law document management systems can be a vulnerability for those intent on exploiting them. https://t.co/ei4Uxv1ab2

[Stephen Pereira @law]

Louisiana approves new congressional map, dismantling majority-Black district https://t.co/qGEhCjwkDs

[Reuters Legal @ReutersLegal]

A federal judge in Boston on Tuesday will hear a bid by Democratic-led states and voting rights groups to block U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order aiming to tighten rules for mail-in voting. https://t.co/ChzRCX56Mp

[Stephen Pereira @law]

Louisiana Senate approves controversial homelessness enforcement measures https://t.co/GSu7BTb53y

[Stephen Pereira @law]

US federal appeals court clears way for Texas to enforce migrant arrest law https://t.co/DBeBYwCqPG

[ABA Journal @ABAJournal]

Lawyers plead not guilty in alleged insider trading ring. https://t.co/HCmSkLnuLW

[Reuters Legal @ReutersLegal]

In the coming days, SCOTUS is set to rule in two high-stakes election law cases that could potentially impact the midterm elections.

Plus, the 6th Circuit will hear a challenge to a Tennessee abortion restriction.

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[Bloomberg Law @BLaw]

A US judge reviewing President Donald Trump’s executive order on mail-in voting criticized the government’s push for an admittedly incomplete voter list that could disenfranchise residents and put elections officials in legal jeopardy. https://t.co/ngXBhRvCJX

[Stephen Pereira @law]

Federal appeals court rules Trump policy banning transgender troops is illegal https://t.co/1RnSUoRSsF

[Reuters Legal @ReutersLegal]

A U.S. environmental group that sued a Shell Oil subsidiary in a climate lawsuit is fighting a court order requiring it to turn over details about its expert witness' use of AI to sort through a large collection of documents in the case. https://t.co/d5ItGJqw0p

[SCOTUSblog @SCOTUSblog]

The state of the death penalty at the Supreme Court

https://t.co/6HTdHU8VjP