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WilmerHale and Civil Rights Coalition Advance Challenge to California's Death Penalty with Supreme Court Show Cause Order
WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- WilmerHale, a law firm, issued the following news:
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WilmerHale and Civil Rights Coalition Advance Challenge to California's Death Penalty with Supreme Court Show Cause Order
WilmerHale, alongside a coalition of civil rights organizations, secured a significant procedural victory in a landmark challenge to California's death penalty when the Supreme Court of California issued an order to show cause, moving the case into a new phase of litigation and increasing scrutiny of whether the system complies with constitutional guarantees of equal protection
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WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- WilmerHale, a law firm, issued the following news:
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WilmerHale and Civil Rights Coalition Advance Challenge to California's Death Penalty with Supreme Court Show Cause Order
WilmerHale, alongside a coalition of civil rights organizations, secured a significant procedural victory in a landmark challenge to California's death penalty when the Supreme Court of California issued an order to show cause, moving the case into a new phase of litigation and increasing scrutiny of whether the system complies with constitutional guarantees of equal protectionand the prohibition on cruel or unusual punishment.
Background
In April 2024, WilmerHale, working with a coalition of leading civil rights organizations and legal advocates, including the Legal Defense Fund, the ACLU Capital Punishment Project, the ACLU of Northern California, and the Office of the State Public Defender, filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court of California arguing that the state's death penalty statute is racially discriminatory, as applied, and therefore unconstitutional under the Equal Protection guarantees of the California Constitution.
The petition argues that decades of empirical evidence demonstrate that the death penalty in California is imposed in a racially discriminatory manner. Significantly, a substantial body of social science research reveals that Black people are about five times more likely to be sentenced to death when compared to similarly situated non-Black defendants, while Latino people are at least three times more likely to be sentenced to death.
In further supplemental briefing, petitioners argued that the empirical evidence shows California's capital sentencing scheme is applied in a racially discriminatory manner in violation of article I, section 7, and independently violates article I, section 17 because it is imposed in a racially disparate and arbitrary manner.
Through their original petition and supplemental briefing, petitioners sought sweeping relief, including a declaration that California's capital sentencing scheme is unconstitutional as applied, along with orders barring future capital prosecutions and preventing enforcement of existing death sentences under the current statutory framework. In the alternative, petitioners sought "that the Attorney General be ordered to show cause why a peremptory writ granting such relief should not issue."
Recent Developments
On May 27, 2026, the Supreme Court of California did just that, issuing a three-sentence order "to show cause in the Superior Court of California... why the relief prayed for should not be granted," and thus moving the case toward merits adjudication.
The court's order does not resolve the merits of the petition, but rather transfers the matter to the trial court for further proceedings and factual development, where both petitioners and the state will have the opportunity to present evidence and legal arguments concerning whether California's death penalty system violates the state constitution.
This procedural step marks a historic development. It reflects the court's determination that the issues raised warrant further judicial review rather than summary disposition. As WilmerHale partner Seth Waxman noted, "the Court's order was highly anticipated, and long overdue."
Broader Context
The litigation unfolds against a complex backdrop. Although California retains the death penalty as a matter of statutory law, executions have not been carried out since 2006, and a statewide moratorium has been in place since 2019. At the same time, prosecutors in certain jurisdictions have continued to seek and obtain death sentences, and hundreds of individuals remain on California's death row.
The case also raises fundamental questions about the role of statistical evidence in constitutional adjudication. Petitioners rely on an extensive record of empirical studies purporting to show systemic disparities, while the state and amici are likely to argue that constitutional challenges must proceed on a case-by-case basis rather than through broad, system-wide claims.
Looking Ahead
The trial court proceedings in Sacramento will provide the first comprehensive evidentiary examination of petitioners' claims and may have significant implications for the future of capital punishment in California, including whether the state's death penalty scheme remains viable under both the equal protection and cruel or unusual punishment provisions of the California Constitution.
"This case has the potential to be transformative," says WilmerHale partner Jessica Lewis. "For decades, the death penalty in California has been administered in a racially discriminatory manner, in violation of the state constitution's equal protection guarantees. The potential for a full merits proceeding brings us much closer to confronting-and remedying-that reality."
WilmerHale's Role
WilmerHale is proud to represent petitioners in this matter as part of a coalition of leading civil rights organizations and legal advocates. Members of the current WilmerHale team include Seth Waxman, Jessica Lewis, Arthur Coviello, Kathryn Zalewski, Allison Que, Nathaniel Reisinger, Kaylene Khosla, Abby Frederick, Chelsey Jordan, Arjun Parikh, Nina Perez-Morales, and William Powers.
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Original text here: https://www.wilmerhale.com/en/insights/news/20260610-wilmerhale-and-civil-rights-coalition-advance-challenge-to-californias-death-penalty-with-supreme-court-show-cause-order
Veralto Announces Pricing of Senior Notes Offering
WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- WilmerHale, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Veralto Announces Pricing of Senior Notes Offering
Veralto Corporation (NYSE: VLTO) announced an offering of $725,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.850% Senior Notes due 2032.
The offering priced on May 27, 2026, and closed on June 1, 2026. Veralto intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the notes for general corporate purposes, which may include, without limitation, refinancing of outstanding indebtedness, working capital, capital expenditures and satisfaction of other
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WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- WilmerHale, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Veralto Announces Pricing of Senior Notes Offering
Veralto Corporation (NYSE: VLTO) announced an offering of $725,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.850% Senior Notes due 2032.
The offering priced on May 27, 2026, and closed on June 1, 2026. Veralto intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the notes for general corporate purposes, which may include, without limitation, refinancing of outstanding indebtedness, working capital, capital expenditures and satisfaction of otherobligations.
The joint book-running managers for the offering were BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC.
WilmerHale advised Veralto in the offering.
The WilmerHale team consisted of Molly Fox, Andrew Langworthy, Rachael Joseph, Amy O'Connell, and Madeline Gatto (Capital Markets), with assistance from Meghan Walsh (Tax).
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Original text here: https://www.wilmerhale.com/en/insights/news/20260609-veralto-announces-pricing-of-senior-notes-offering
Ropes & Gray Ranks Band 1 in Chambers USA Across 8 Asset Management Categories for 2nd Year
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 11 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Ropes & Gray Ranks Band 1 in Chambers USA Across 8 Asset Management Categories for 2nd Year
Ropes & Gray is pleased to announce the continued recognition of its asset management practice in the 2026 edition of Chambers USA. We once again earned Band 1 rankings in six key nationwide asset management categories--the only firm to do so:
* Hedge Funds
* Investment Funds: Investor Representation
* Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance
* Private Equity: Fund Formation
* Private Equity: Secondaries
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BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 11 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Ropes & Gray Ranks Band 1 in Chambers USA Across 8 Asset Management Categories for 2nd Year
Ropes & Gray is pleased to announce the continued recognition of its asset management practice in the 2026 edition of Chambers USA. We once again earned Band 1 rankings in six key nationwide asset management categories--the only firm to do so:
* Hedge Funds
* Investment Funds: Investor Representation
* Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance
* Private Equity: Fund Formation
* Private Equity: Secondaries
*Registered Funds
We also received Band 1 rankings in two Massachusetts asset management categories, Hedge & Mutual Funds and Private Equity: Fund Formation (these two Massachusetts categories are the only separate state categories that Chambers tracks for these practice areas), as well as two new rankings--Nationwide: Venture Capital: Fund Formation (Band 3) and California: Venture Capital (Band 4). We are the only law firm ranked in all ten of these categories.
These rankings reflect the exceptional quality of Ropes & Gray's asset management practice and the value we deliver to clients. Our dedicated team of over 300 asset management lawyers acts as trusted advisors and strategic business partners to asset management firms, sponsors, investors and boards around the world.
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Original text here: https://www.ropesgray.com/en/news-and-events/rankings-and-awards/2026/06/ropes-gray-ranks-band-1-in-chambers-usa-across-8-asset-management-categories
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Mayer Brown Advised Altice France on the Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding Regarding the Sale of SFR to Bouygues Telecom, Free-Groupe Iliad, and Orange
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 11 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Mayer Brown advised Altice France on the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding regarding the sale of SFR to Bouygues Telecom, Free-Groupe Iliad, and Orange
Paris - Mayer Brown advised Altice France on tax and structuring aspects in connection with the signing, on June 6, 2026, of a Memorandum of Understanding with Bouygues Telecom, Free-Groupe iliad, and Orange regarding the sale of SFR.
The proposed transaction, which values the relevant assets of Altice France at Euros20.35
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CHICAGO, Illinois, June 11 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Mayer Brown advised Altice France on the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding regarding the sale of SFR to Bouygues Telecom, Free-Groupe Iliad, and Orange
Paris - Mayer Brown advised Altice France on tax and structuring aspects in connection with the signing, on June 6, 2026, of a Memorandum of Understanding with Bouygues Telecom, Free-Groupe iliad, and Orange regarding the sale of SFR.
The proposed transaction, which values the relevant assets of Altice France at Euros20.35billion in enterprise value, subject to certain price adjustments upon completion of the transaction, is one of the largest European industrial transactions ever announced in the telecommunications sector.
This transaction is part of a major restructuring of the French telecommunications market. It involves the acquisition of SFR by a consortium comprising Bouygues Telecom, the Free-Groupe Iliad, and Orange, as well as the gradual allocation of certain SFR assets and operations among the consortium members.
A transition period is also planned to ensure the operational continuity of the affected businesses and their transfer to the various acquirers.
The completion of the transaction remains subject to several conditions, including consultation with the relevant employee representative bodies and the obtaining of the necessary regulatory approvals, particularly regarding merger control.
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Original text here: https://www.mayerbrown.com/en/news/2026/06/mayer-brown-advised-altice-france-on-the-signing-of-a-memorandum-of-understanding-regarding-the-sale-of-sfr-to-bouygues-telecom-free-groupe-iliad-and-orange
K&L Gates Receives More Than 200 Firm, Individual Recommendations in The Legal 500 United States 2026 Edition
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 11 -- K&L Gates, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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K&L Gates Receives More Than 200 Firm, Individual Recommendations in The Legal 500 United States 2026 Edition
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has been ranked in more than 35 practice areas in The Legal 500 United States 2026 edition, with the firm's accolades including a Tier 1 ranking in the Shipping - litigation and regulation category. The edition also recommends more than 130 K&L Gates lawyers as leading practitioners. Published annually, The Legal 500 rankings recognize the practice area teams
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PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 11 -- K&L Gates, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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K&L Gates Receives More Than 200 Firm, Individual Recommendations in The Legal 500 United States 2026 Edition
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has been ranked in more than 35 practice areas in The Legal 500 United States 2026 edition, with the firm's accolades including a Tier 1 ranking in the Shipping - litigation and regulation category. The edition also recommends more than 130 K&L Gates lawyers as leading practitioners. Published annually, The Legal 500 rankings recognize the practice area teamswho are providing the most cutting edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel.
As a firm, K&L Gates was recognized in the following categories:
* Alternative/hedge funds
* Aviation and air travel - finance
* Construction (including construction litigation)
* Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense: advice to corporates
* Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense: advice to individuals
* Delaware counsel
* E-discovery
* Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
* Energy litigation: oil and gas - mid-market ($0-500m)
* Energy regulation: electric power
* Energy regulation: oil and gas
* Energy: renewable/alternative power
* Energy transactions: electric power - mid-market ($0-500m)
* Environment: litigation
* Environment: regulatory
* Environment: transactional
* Financial Services Regulation: Banking
* Fintech
* General commercial disputes - mid-market ($0-250m)
* Government relations
* Healthcare: Service providers
* Insurance: Advice to policyholders
* International arbitration
* Life sciences (firm to watch)
* M&A litigation: defense
* M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
* Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
* Patents: litigation (full coverage)
* Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
* Private equity buyouts: middle market (Up to $500m)
* Private equity funds (including venture capital)
* Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
* Real estate - mid-market ($0-500m)
* Shipping - litigation and regulation
* Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
* US taxes: non-contentious
Along with the firm's rankings, 11 K&L Gates lawyers were identified by The Legal 500 as either a "Hall of Fame" member, "Leading Partner," "Next Generation Partner," or "Leading Associate" in their respective practice areas. These lawyers, and the categories in which they were recognized, are:
* Leah Baucom - M&A: middle-market ($500m-$999m) [Next Generation Partner]
* Calvina Bostick - M&A: middle-market ($500m-$999m) [Leading Partner]
* Mark Goshko - Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds [Hall of Fame]
* Victoria Hamscho - Government relations [Leading Associate]
* Tanner Honea - Shipping: litigation and regulation [Next Generation Partner]
* George Kontakis - Shipping - litigation and regulation [Next Generation Partner]
* Ndenisarya Meekins - Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds [Leading Partner]
* Karishma Page - Government relations [Leading Partner]
* Michael Scanlon - Government relations [Leading Partner]; Shipping - litigation and regulation [Leading Partner]
* Elle Stuart - Shipping - litigation and regulation [Leading Associate]
* Scott Waxman - Delaware counsel [Leading Partner]
To view the firm's full rankings, including the listed lawyers, visit The Legal 500 United States 2026 edition (https://www.legal500.com/firms/52534-kl-gates/c-united-states/rankings).
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K&L Gates is a globally integrated law firm trusted by sophisticated clients to deliver market leading legal counsel across jurisdictions and industries. Operating as one firm worldwide, K&L Gates combines deep local insight with seamless global coordination to address clients' most complex legal and business challenges. Guided by a relentless focus on client service, the firm delivers practical, high impact solutions with consistency, efficiency, and a clear emphasis on results.
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Original text here: https://www.klgates.com/KL-Gates-Receives-More-Than-200-Firm-Individual-Recommendations-in-The-Legal-500-United-States-2026-Edition-6-10-2026
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Dinsmore & Shohl: Alan Sanders Admitted to the Texas Bar College
CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 11 -- Dinsmore and Shohl, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Alan Sanders Admitted to the Texas Bar College
Dinsmore is pleased to share attorney Alan Sanders has been admitted to the Texas Bar College. The organization is a professional society of legal scholars who are leaders in the Texas legal community and champions of legal education. To earn membership attorneys must log more than three times the Texas Bar Association's minimum annual CLE credits.
Based in Dinsmore's Houston office, Alan is a General Civil attorney with more than 40 years of experience.
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CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 11 -- Dinsmore and Shohl, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Alan Sanders Admitted to the Texas Bar College
Dinsmore is pleased to share attorney Alan Sanders has been admitted to the Texas Bar College. The organization is a professional society of legal scholars who are leaders in the Texas legal community and champions of legal education. To earn membership attorneys must log more than three times the Texas Bar Association's minimum annual CLE credits.
Based in Dinsmore's Houston office, Alan is a General Civil attorney with more than 40 years of experience.His practice history includes transactional and litigation matters.
Transactional (non-litigation) representation covers a wide scope of representation, including real estate, general business, financial institutions, probate and estate planning, and outside general counsel services to local governmental entities.
He has handled a variety of litigation disputes, such as real estate, business ownership contests, contested probate cases, construction claims, and appeals.
As a way of advancing the development of future lawyers, Alan has served as an Adjunct Law Professor at the University of Houston Law Center since 2019, teaching a course to second and third year law students regarding Wills, Trusts, Estates, Probate and related topics.
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Original text here: https://www.dinsmore.com/news/alan-sanders-admitted-to-the-texas-bar-college/
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Cynthia Moyer and Ann Dunn Wessberg Recognized in World Trademark Review Global Leaders 2026
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 11 -- Fredrikson and Byron, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Cynthia Moyer and Ann Dunn Wessberg Recognized in World Trademark Review Global Leaders 2026
Fredrikson shareholders Cynthia A. Moyer and Ann Dunn Wessberg have been included in the eighth edition of World Trademark Review (WTR) Global Leaders 2026 (subscription required). Both attorneys are recognized in the Private Practice category in Minnesota, reflecting their strong trademark practices and their standing within the global intellectual property community.
Moyer serves as chair of Fredrikson's
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 11 -- Fredrikson and Byron, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Cynthia Moyer and Ann Dunn Wessberg Recognized in World Trademark Review Global Leaders 2026
Fredrikson shareholders Cynthia A. Moyer and Ann Dunn Wessberg have been included in the eighth edition of World Trademark Review (WTR) Global Leaders 2026 (subscription required). Both attorneys are recognized in the Private Practice category in Minnesota, reflecting their strong trademark practices and their standing within the global intellectual property community.
Moyer serves as chair of Fredrikson'sTrademarks & Copyrights Group where she actively partners with clients to develop, protect and enforce their trademarks, copyrights and other rights. She has extensive experience advising clients on issues pertaining to domestic and international trademark registration and enforcement, and routinely handles all aspects of managing trademark portfolios, including clearance, use, prosecution, maintenance and enforcement. Moyer also maintains close relationships with counsel around the world, allowing her to assist clients in their global expansion strategies and protection of their intellectual property worldwide.
Helping clients build strong brands, avoid infringement and protect their brands, Wessberg has served as a trademark and copyright attorney in private practice and in-house for 30 years. As former chief trademark counsel for Target, Wessberg is uniquely familiar with business challenges in-house counsel face in terms of pressures on people, time and money. She tailors her solutions to busy executives who need to navigate risk.
Wessberg has a Fortune 50-style brand plan that she can resize to any company to select, protect, defend and enforce trademarks in order to build strong brands. Her practice also includes registration and counseling on copyright matters, including termination of copyright. Although her clients are diverse, she has a strong focus in retail and consumer packaged goods.
WTR Global Leaders brings together the world's foremost law firm and corporate trademark experts, allowing the wider community to benefit from their insight, experience and perspectives.
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Fredrikson & Byron is a leading Midwest law firm working collaboratively to help businesses achieve their goals regionally, nationally and globally. With a reputation as the firm "where law and business meet," our attorneys bring business acumen and entrepreneurial thinking to work with clients and operate as business advisors and strategic partners as well as legal counselors. The firm's 400+ attorneys serve clients from offices in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Mexico and China. Learn more at fredlaw.com or LinkedIn.
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Original text here: https://www.fredlaw.com/news-cynthia-moyer-and-ann-dunn-wessberg-recognized-in-world-trademark-review-global-leaders-2026
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