The Donald Trump hush-money trial briefly devolved into chaos after the judge cleared the courtroom and warned a defense witness not to give him “side eye.”

Seth Aframe was confirmed to a New Hampshire federal appellate seat after President Joe Biden’s first pick for the job withdrew amid controversy.

Martin Gruenberg will step down as head of the <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/3688Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-9865-de3b-adcf-dae7f6010001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. after findings of a toxic work environment put the regulator at the center of a heated political fight and fueled calls for his removal.

Matthew Mao has rejoined Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton as a partner in the debt finance practice in the New York office, the firm said Monday.

Jennifer Wolfe will be taking over as Katten Muchin Rosenman’s office managing partner in Chicago, where the firm was founded 50 years ago, it said Monday.

Thomas Girardi’s lawyers want potential jurors to disclose their exposure to the “Bravoverse"—shows such as “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” where Girardi’s ex-wife Erika Jayne is a bold figure—saying it will likely jade their views of the disbarred attorney.

Martin Gruenberg will step down as head of the <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/3688Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-9865-de3b-adcf-dae7f6010001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. after findings of a toxic work environment put the regulator at the center of a heated political fight and fueled calls for his removal.

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are seeking information about the financial effects of anti-ESG state laws in Florida and Texas. Letters sent Monday to state officials by ranking member Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Lou Correa (D-Calif.) ask for details about the impact to taxpayers of laws that penalize companies for their use of environmental, social, and governance factors, such as addressing climate change.

<-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/4119478Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-97b7-de3b-adcf-dfb7f5ca0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Soroban Capital Partners has amassed a large stake in industrials firm Johnson Controls International Plc, compounding pressure brought by activist investor <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/978325Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-97b7-de3b-adcf-dfb7f5cb0001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Elliott Investment Management, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Jamie Dimon has long joked that his retirement is five years away, no matter when he’s asked. But not on Monday.

<-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/3261Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-979d-de3b-adcf-dfbf7e600000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Calpers, the largest state public pension fund in the US, will vote against all <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/XOM%20US%20Equity/SPLC","_id":"0000018f-979d-de3b-adcf-dfbf7e600001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Exxon Mobil Corp. directors, saying the oil giant is undermining shareholder rights.

Online lender Rocket Cos. Inc. on Monday sought to downplay revenue projections cited in shareholder litigation as evidence of insider trading in a $500 million stock sale in 2021.

Texas can continue to avoid paying $100,000 in daily fines for failing to urgently investigate complaints of child abuse in the state’s foster care system, a federal appeals court said Monday.

The Seventh Circuit will be the latest federal appeals court to tackle the interplay between mandatory diversity, equity, and inclusion training and a workplace civil rights law, as it hears a case of a White worker who says he was fired after opposing the requirement at Honeywell International Inc.

Martin Mendoza has been named the new permanent director of the Office of Minority Health at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the agency announced Monday.

New York City must face a male heterosexual Chinese employee’s claims that his Department of Corrections overtime was restricted because he complained about job discrimination and harassment.

Martin Gruenberg is facing the biggest threat yet to his bid to remain chairman of the <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/3688Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-9773-de3b-adcf-dff34b900001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. after a key Senate Democrat asked President Joe Biden to replace him.

Wells Fargo Bank NA lost its bid to remove to federal court a former service manager’s suit alleging wrongful termination, after a federal judge said one of the defendants isn’t fraudulently joined.

An Israeli company doesn’t have a basis to pursue claims against an investment firm that allegedly violated a disclosure requirement of the Securities and Exchange Act, a federal appeals court said Monday.

The Donald Trump hush-money trial briefly devolved into chaos after the judge cleared the courtroom and warned a defense witness not to give him “side eye.”

Seth Aframe was confirmed to a New Hampshire federal appellate seat after President Joe Biden’s first pick for the job withdrew amid controversy.

ConocoPhillips Alaska Inc. on Monday argued for the right to keep exploratory oil and gas well data confidential in a legal dispute with the state of Alaska over whether federal or state law applies to sensitive information about oil wells.

Texas can continue to avoid paying $100,000 in daily fines for failing to urgently investigate complaints of child abuse in the state’s foster care system, a federal appeals court said Monday.

A penny stock promoter who allegedly maintained his business during the period of an SEC suspension is liable for about $760,000, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed Monday.