The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday overruled a determination that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration acted arbitrarily when it rejected an e-cigarette company's applications to market flavored vape products.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday overruled a determination that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration acted arbitrarily when it rejected an e-cigarette company's applications to market flavored vape products.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday expanded the type of civil actions that can be brought under a federal racketeering statute, asserting that claims stemming from personal injuries are redressable if they can be shown to have caused economic harm.
The Michigan Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the odor of marijuana alone cannot justify a warrantless vehicle search, overturning case law that dated from a time when using the drug was a crime in the Great Lakes State.
A Texas federal judge has dismissed with prejudice a hemp shop owner's suit alleging that city of Port Lavaca police illegally raided her shop and arrested her and an employee on suspicion of selling illegal cannabis.
Vape company Bidi Vapor LLC urged the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday to reverse a U.S. Food and Drug Administration decision denying its application to market a disposable e-cigarette, saying the agency acted unlawfully and ignored evidence the company presented.
The Colorado Department of Revenue is urging a state court to throw out a suit by a cannabis farm alleging that the Marijuana Enforcement Division has failed to enforce its regulations, saying that there's no final agency action for the farm to challenge in the courts.
An Oregon federal magistrate judge recommended dismissing all claims that a cannabis company and its owner brought against two former directors of a now-defunct bank, accusing them of refusing to communicate the status of the company's deposited funds.
The move from government service to private practice can feel like changing one’s identity, but as someone who has left the U.S. Department of Justice twice, I’ve learned that a successful transition requires patience, effort and the realization that the rewards of practicing law don’t come from one particular position, says Richard Donoghue at Pillsbury.
The Senate voted 52-45, along party lines, on Thursday to confirm Dean John Sauer, a former personal attorney of President Donald Trump, to be solicitor general of the United States.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced Wednesday that its Division of Market Oversight will be headed on an acting basis by a longtime employee of the derivatives market regulator who helped start the division's Market Intelligence Branch.
The controversial end to New York City Mayor Eric Adams' historic criminal corruption prosecution could threaten the Southern District of New York's privileged status within the Justice Department and its leverage over other districts when it comes to vying for the lead on high-profile cases, experts say.
A New Jersey federal judge on Thursday granted the federal government's bid to end the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case against two former executives of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., ending a legal battle that was beset by delays throughout its six-year run.
The nominee for U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, Ed Martin, has made his law firm inactive and resigned from other roles in preparation for his confirmation.
Federal employee unions and advocacy groups urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to reject the Trump administration's bid to pause a California court order reinstating tens of thousands of probationary workers fired from six agencies, arguing the government can't escape self-inflicted harms brought on by its allegedly unlawful actions.
A widow and former licensed practical nurse urged the Eleventh Circuit on Thursday to eliminate a code provision that only allows for-cause removal of U.S. Tax Court judges — saying it restricts presidential power — or else declare the provision unconstitutional because the Tax Court isn't a part of the executive branch.
A dozen Republican state attorneys general on Thursday urged 20 law firms to fork over information the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission requested last month about their workplace diversity practices, doubling down on the acting EEOC chair's claim that those practices may be unlawful.
