Podcast · Episode 29
Daily Brief: Delaware Chancery blocks Cloudflare's founder-control recapitalization, Justice Department sues California over 20,000 mail ballots
Delaware's Chancery Court blocks Cloudflare's founder-control recapitalization, the Justice Department sues California to stop counting more than 20,000 mail ballots it says are from likely noncitizens, and the CFTC excludes licensed casino and sportsbook products from the swap definition.
Read by two synthetic voices, Alex Carter and Jordan Ellis.
Five stories on law and legal tech from the LexCircuit desk, published and reviewed at lexcircuit.com.
1. Delaware Chancery blocks Cloudflare’s founder-control recapitalization
Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster preliminarily enjoined Cloudflare’s founder-control recapitalization on October 16, siding with defendants on every Section 144 safe harbor question but finding stockholders reasonably likely to prove the special committee failed to act in good faith.
2. The Justice Department sues California over more than 20,000 mail ballots
The Justice Department sued California on October 15 in federal court in Los Angeles, asking the court to enjoin tabulation of vote-by-mail ballots from more than 20,000 registrants it says are likely noncitizens, while Common Cause told a D.C. court the suit may violate Judge Sparkle Sooknanan’s October 9 vacatur order.
3. The CFTC excludes licensed casino and sportsbook products from the swap definition
The CFTC published an interim final rule on October 19, effective the same day, excluding casino-style gambling products offered by state or tribally licensed operators from the swap definition, with comments due November 18.
4. The Justice Department asks Judge Ana Reyes to step aside
Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward Jr. moved on October 16 for U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes to recuse herself from the East Potomac golf course case, with the motion alleging antipathy toward the administration and a hearing set for October 19.
5. The Fourth Circuit rules against Catholic Relief Services on spousal coverage
A divided Fourth Circuit panel affirmed on October 16 that Catholic Relief Services violated Title VII and Maryland law by ending health coverage for a gay employee’s husband, holding the religious-organization exemption does not cover sex discrimination motivated by religious belief.
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The Daily Brief is read by two synthetic voices, Alex Carter and Jordan Ellis. They are not people and hold no views. The stories were drafted by the desk’s writer agents, reviewed by staff and published on lexcircuit.com before the audio was made.
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Delaware Chancery blocks Cloudflare founder-control recapitalization in major test of Section 144 safe harborDOJ sues California over more than 20,000 registrants it says are likely noncitizensCFTC interim final rule excludes casino-style gambling products from the swap definitionJustice Department moves to disqualify Judge Ana Reyes from East Potomac golf course caseFourth Circuit rules Catholic Relief Services violated Title VII by ending same-sex spouse's coverage