A Texas appeals court on Thursday decided to allow the state to pursue an injunction blocking an Austin city law prohibiting enforcement of some cannabis crimes, saying the local ordinance is preempted by state law.
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Texas Court Allows State To Block Austin Pot Amnesty Law

By Mike Curley

A Texas appeals court on Thursday decided to allow the state to pursue an injunction blocking an Austin city law prohibiting enforcement of some cannabis crimes, saying the local ordinance is preempted by state law.

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Insurance Cos. Need Not Cover Medical Cannabis In NM

By Mike Curley

A New Mexico federal judge has thrown out a medical cannabis seller's suit against three insurers over coverage of medical cannabis, finding that New Mexico law doesn't mandate coverage, and even if it did, it would be preempted by federal law.

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Ex-Curaleaf Director Escapes Suit Over Info Sharing, For Now

By Gina Kim

A Colorado federal judge dismissed, for now, allegations that the former operations director of Curaleaf Inc. violated a confidentiality agreement and shared information with a onetime business partner, ruling Thursday the court lacked jurisdiction since the defendant didn't live in the state, rarely traveled to the state and worked remotely.

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Brief

Jushi Hit With Age Bias Suit By Ex-Pa. Facility Controller

By Elliot Weld

Pot giant Jushi was sued Thursday by a former controller at its Scranton, Pennsylvania, facility who claims a younger, male controller was hired ahead of her being terminated without a performance review.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

10 Arbitrations And A 5th Circ. Ruling Flag Arb. Clause Risks

The ongoing arbitral saga of Sullivan v. Feldman, which has engendered proceedings before 10 different arbitrators in Texas and Louisiana along with last month's Fifth Circuit opinion, showcases both the risks and limitations of arbitration clauses in retainer agreements for resolving attorney-client disputes, says Christopher Blazejewski at Sherin and Lodgen.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

BigLaw Partners, Judges Back Susman Godfrey In EO Suit

By Ryan Boysen

Hundreds of BigLaw partners and former judges on Friday threw their support behind Susman Godfrey LLP's lawsuit in D.C. federal court over President Donald Trump's executive order targeting the firm, warning that if "the independent bar is cowed into submission" it will threaten "the rule of law itself."

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Michele Gorman

A former general counsel for Webster Bank received a four-year sentence behind bars after he pled guilty to embezzling $7.4 million. Meanwhile, regulators who oversee data privacy enforcement in California, Colorado and Oregon are pushing for companies to be more responsive and open to investigative inquiries. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.​

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Up Next At High Court: Class Cert., Religious Charter Schools

By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in five cases this coming week, including in disputes over whether courts can certify classes of plaintiffs when some members haven't suffered an injury and whether students alleging disability discrimination in public schools must meet a higher standard of proof to bring claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Ballard Spahr LLP and WilmerHale lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Manhattan federal jury rejected former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's libel claims against The New York Times over a 2017 editorial linking her to political violence.

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Calif. High Court Wants Answers On Bar Exam AI Use

By Emily Sawicki

Days after the State Bar of California revealed it utilized artificial intelligence to develop some questions included in its embattled February 2025 exam, the state's Supreme Court released a statement demanding the bar association provide additional details.

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Is The 'Prevailing Party' Over For Civil Rights Attys?

By Jack Karp

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that preliminary injunctions don't entitle civil rights plaintiffs to recoup attorney fees was partly an attempt to reduce lengthy fee litigation, but it may have also reduced litigants' ability to vindicate their rights in court.

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UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Max Austin

This past week in London has seen pub operator Stonegate sue insurance broker Marsh, a human rights lawyer sued for defamation by Russian businessman Ovik Mkrtchyan, and British toy-maker The Character Group reignite an employment dispute with a former finance director. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.

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Seattle Part-Time Judge Censured For Forged Parking Doc

By Rachel Riley

Washington's judicial conduct board censured a part-time district court judge on Friday and recommended the state's high court oust him from office based on findings that he forged a note embossed with a county seal and another judge's signature stamp to get a parking discount near the Seattle courthouse.

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Alliance Defending Freedom

American Civil Liberties Union

Americans for Prosperity Foundation

Amicus

Apple Inc.

BlueCross BlueShield of New Mexico

Business Roundtable

Drummond

Elizabeth Arden, Inc.

Expedia Group Inc.

Ferring Pharmaceuticals

Fox Corp.

Harvard University

Institute for Justice

International Association of Privacy Professionals

Ipsen SA

Jushi Holdings Inc.

Legal Aid Justice Center

Liberty Mutual Insurance Group

LinkedIn Corp.

MS Amlin PLC

Mediterranean Shipping Co. SA

Meta Platforms Inc.

NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund Inc.

NASDAQ Inc.

National Rifle Association of America

Norfolk Southern Corp.

NuStar Energy LP

Public Citizen Inc.

Sberbank of Russia

Southern Poverty Law Center Inc.

State Bar of California

Sunoco LP

The New York Times Co.

Webster Financial Corp.

Wells Fargo & Co.

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Akerman LLP

Ashfords LLP

Ballard Spahr

Benesch

Bryan Cave

Carter-Ruck

Cooke Young

Covington & Burling

Cripps LLP

DLA Piper

Dechert LLP

Edwin Coe

Epstein Becker

Fennemore Craig

Fox Rothschild

Freshfields

Frey Buck

Gibson Dunn

Goodwin Procter

Gupta Wessler

Gutride Safier

Hill Dickinson

Holland & Knight

Hollithron Advocates

Humphrey Farrington

Husch Blackwell

Jenner & Block

Jones Day

King & Spalding

Kirkland & Ellis

Kropf Moseley

Latham & Watkins

Law Office of Deborah M. Golden

Law Offices of Eric A. Shore

Mishcon de Reya

Morgan Lewis

Morrison Foerster

Munger Tolles

Norton Rose

Olson Grimsley

Park & Associates LLC

Patterson Belknap

Paul Weiss

Perkins Coie

Pillsbury Winthrop

Quinn Emanuel

Reed Smith

Rivero Mestre

Rodey Dickason

Schaerr Jaffe

Sherin & Lodgen

Sidley Austin

Skadden Arps

Snell & Wilmer

Spero Law LLC

Stewarts Law LLP

Susman Godfrey

Sutin Thayer

Tripp Scott

Troutman

Trowers & Hamlins

Vorys

Wallace LLP

White & Case

Williams & Connolly

WilmerHale

Wilson Sonsini

Zimmer Citron

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Privacy Protection Agency

California Supreme Court

Companies House

European Commission

European Union

Executive Office of the President

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Food and Drug Administration

Los Angeles Superior Court

National Labor Relations Board

Oklahoma Attorney General's Office

Oklahoma Supreme Court

Texas Attorney General's Office

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts of Southern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

U.S. Government Accountability Office

U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

UK High Court

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles

Virginia General Assembly

West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources