Analysis

As FDIC Walks Back Biden-Era Policies, Bank Groups Applaud

By Sarah Jarvis

The financial services industry has welcomed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s recent moves withdrawing various rule proposals from the Biden administration, delaying the compliance deadline for another measure and proposing to rescind a policy statement on bank mergers. 

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Trump Tells Admin To Yank Perkins Coie Security Clearance

By Lauren Berg

Perkins Coie LLP is the latest law firm to face the ire of President Donald Trump, with Trump ordering on Thursday the immediate suspension of the firm's security clearances over its diverse hiring efforts and its representation of certain political figures, including former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

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Amid Court Setbacks, Trump Wants Foes To Foot Legal Bills

By Jeff Overley

With judges hitting the brakes on the White House's aggressive agenda, President Donald Trump on Thursday vowed to up the ante with his legal adversaries by seeking legal costs and damages if his administration ultimately prevails after initial setbacks in litigation.

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9th Circ. Nixes Challenge To Wash. Abortion Coverage Law

By Grace Elletson

A split Ninth Circuit panel on Thursday rejected a Christian church's challenge to a Washington state law requiring employer health plans to cover abortion services, saying the church could invoke its religious beliefs to skirt the challenged obligations.

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Judge Says He's 'Wrestling' Over Int'l Aid Freeze Injunction

By Jared Foretek

A D.C. federal judge said Thursday he was still "wrestling" over a requested preliminary injunction that would stop the federal government from terminating foreign assistance grants and contracts en masse, questioning plaintiff organizations on their assertions of standing and the government's claims of "unreviewable" executive power over foreign affairs.

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Trump Administration Ordered To Release Funds To States

By Julie Manganis

A Rhode Island judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to stop withholding funds from states, saying an executive order freezing federal grants, loans and other payments approved by Congress "fundamentally undermines" the separation of powers and is causing irreparable harm.

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DC Judge Won't Block USAID From Firing Contractors

By Ali Sullivan

A D.C. federal judge on Thursday declined to temporarily block the termination of personal services contractors working for the U.S. Agency for International Development, concluding their challenge to the dismantling of the agency is likely ill-suited for federal court.

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Retiring Mich. Chief Judge Helped Mediate Detroit Bankruptcy

By Courtney Bublé

U.S. District Judge Sean F. Cox, the Eastern District of Michigan's chief judge, has informed President Donald Trump he will retire on July 27, according to an update posted on the federal judiciary's website on Thursday.

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Conn. Justices Could Limit Court Powers In Probate Appeals

By Brian Steele

Connecticut's state court rules do not specify that a judge can grant summary judgment to a party in a probate appeal, so that power might not be available, a Connecticut Supreme Court justice said Thursday during oral argument about an issue that the high court has never considered.

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Roundup

Mich. Supreme Court Preview: Sex Offender Tracking, Rentals

By Carolyn Muyskens

The Michigan Supreme Court is gearing up to hear arguments next week on the constitutionality of making sex offenders wear location-tracking devices for life, whether short-term vacation rentals fit into the definition of residential use of a property and whether political parties have standing to sue when a community's election workers are overwhelmingly from the same political party.

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Mich. Legislators Advance Bill To Increase Judges' Safety

By Danielle Ferguson

A Michigan bill aimed at protecting state and federal judges' personal information from public disclosure was advanced Thursday as lawmakers showed support for the need to safeguard judges' residential addresses and other data due to a "deeply concerning uptick" of threats against judicial officers.

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Brief

Dems Intro Their Own Version Of The JUDGES Act

By Courtney Bublé

Top Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee reintroduced a version of the JUDGES Act on Thursday that would not take effect until after the next president is elected, unlike a version from their Republican counterparts that would take effect this year.

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MyPillow CEO Found In Contempt For Failing To Give Up Docs

By Joyce Hanson

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell was found in contempt of court by a Minnesota federal judge on Thursday for failing to produce documents in voting machine company Smartmatic's defamation suit claiming that he lied about its operations during the 2020 presidential election.

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Trump Executive Order Creates 'Strategic Bitcoin Reserve'

By Rae Ann Varona

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order establishing a "Strategic Bitcoin Reserve" that White House crypto czar David Sacks said would hold Bitcoin forfeited in criminal or civil asset forfeiture proceedings.

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Citi's Appeal Gamble Is A Loser For All, NY AG Says

By Katryna Perera

New York's attorney general has urged a Manhattan federal judge to deny Citibank's bid to appeal the judge's decision allowing the state's wire transfer fraud protection case against the bank to proceed, arguing that an immediate appeal would not benefit any party, even the bank.

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Comerica Demands To Face Music In CFPB Suit Amid Stay Bid

By Sarah Jarvis

Comerica Bank has urged a Texas federal judge to reject the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's request for a stay of its lawsuit accusing the bank of mismanaging a government benefit card program, arguing the delay lacks "any legal justification" and would harm the bank.

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Senate Panel Backs McKernan For CFPB, 3 Other Trump Picks

By Jon Hill

A U.S. Senate panel on Thursday advanced President Donald Trump's nomination of Jonathan McKernan to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, setting him up for likely confirmation to the beleaguered agency.

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'Debanking' In Crosshairs Of GOP Bill On Reputational Risk

By Jon Hill

Senate Republicans on Thursday unveiled legislation that would bar federal regulators from scrutinizing for "reputational risk" in bank supervision, a measure aimed at curbing the so-called debanking of crypto firms and other politically sensitive customer categories.

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Senate Dems Press Citibank To Thaw Frozen EPA Grant Funds

By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez

A group of Democratic U.S. senators on Thursday urged Citibank to immediately release federal funding that's been frozen as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency investigates how a climate change grant program was run.

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Calif. Woman Accuses Fla. Sugar Co. Of Greenwashing

By Tom Lotshaw

Florida Crystals Corp. is deceptively advertising sugar products as eco-friendly when it knows that its farming practices are "unnecessarily poisoning people and the planet," a Santa Cruz, California, woman has said in a proposed class action accusing the company of greenwashing.

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Wash. Biz Groups Say Water Regs Rule Likely To Be Repealed

By Crystal Owens

A group of business associations is fighting a bid by Washington state and a slew of Native American tribes to dismiss the associations' challenge to a decision that established water quality standards for the Evergreen State, saying the rule is set to be repealed under the new federal administration.

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FDA Nominee Hedges On Job Cuts, Abortion Drug In Hearing

By Mark Payne

The nominee to lead the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Marty Makary, repeatedly hedged about whether he would reconvene a flu vaccine committee, maintain access to the abortion drug mifepristone or control future job cuts during his confirmation hearing in front of a Senate panel on Thursday. 

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USPTO's AI Strategy Doc From Biden Era Gets Scrubbed

By Theresa Schliep

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has seemingly withdrawn its artificial intelligence strategy issued in the last days of the Biden administration, scrubbing from the internet a report that emphasized the safe and responsible development of the technology.

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CBS Calls Trump's $20B Suit 'Affront To The 1st Amendment'

By Bonnie Eslinger

Paramount Global and CBS Broadcasting urged a Texas federal court on Thursday to toss President Donald Trump's $20 billion lawsuit accusing the network of deceptively doctoring a "60 Minutes" interview with Kamala Harris before last year's election, calling the litigation "an affront to the First Amendment" and arguing it was incorrectly lodged in Texas.

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Dems Tell DOJ Musk May Be Strong-Arming X Advertisers

By Lauren Berg

Democratic lawmakers led by Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Cory Booker, D-N.J., have warned the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission that billionaire Elon Musk might be using his position in the Trump administration to bully companies that advertise on his social media platform, X.

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Federal Arts Agency Sued Over 'Gender Ideology' Restrictions

By Rae Ann Varona

East Coast theater groups Thursday hauled the National Endowment for the Arts into Rhode Island federal court to challenge a restriction on funding to federal grant applicants who "promote gender ideology," saying the prohibition issued after an executive order from President Donald Trump unconstitutionally placed vague restrictions on artists' speech.

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Q&A

Insurer's 9th Circ. Procedural Win Highlights Appraisal Rules

By Abraham Gross

A Ninth Circuit panel affirmed that a property owner could not litigate its insurer's failure to pay for losses before a required appraisal to resolve disagreements, highlighting the importance of appraisal provisions and how they could limit potential policyholder challenges. Here, Law360 speaks to Colin Kemp, an insurance recovery attorney for Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, about Mount Vernon Specialty Insurance Co.'s procedural victory and its implications for coverage challenges.

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Kroenke Seeks Denver Special District For Ball Arena Plan

By Nate Beck

Billionaire Stan Kroenke has filed petitions in state court to establish a special district as part of a plan to develop 64 acres of parking lots near Denver's Ball Arena into a $685 million development that would aim to build a new downtown neighborhood through 2050.

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Feds Say 11th Circ. Should Affirm Value Of Ex-Braves' Farm

By Chart Riggall

Despite dropping a bid for civil fraud penalties this week against two former Atlanta Braves players accused of overvaluing a conservation easement donation, the federal government has told the Eleventh Circuit it still stands by a U.S. Tax Court ruling that the players' valuation of the property was "firmly planted in the realm of fantasy."

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Minn. Tax Court Upholds $1.2M Lake House Value

By Sanjay Talwani

A Minnesota homeowner's action to lower the $1.2 million tax valuation of his home was rejected by the state tax court, which said he failed to overcome the presumed validity of the assessment.

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Trump's Labor Secretary Pick Clears Senate Hurdle

By Max Kutner

The U.S. Senate agreed Thursday to end debate and move to a vote on President Donald Trump's nominee for labor secretary.

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Judge Orders Reinstatement Of NLRB Member Wilcox

By Braden Campbell

A Washington, D.C., federal judge ordered Thursday that fired National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox be reinstated, restoring a quorum on the board pending a likely appeal by the Trump administration.

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Senate Panel Advances Trump's Pick For DOL Deputy

By Max Kutner

A U.S. Senate committee advanced President Donald Trump's nominee for deputy labor secretary Thursday despite concerns from Democrats about U.S. Department of Labor layoffs.

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States Say Teacher Training Grants Are Caught In DEI Dragnet

By Julie Manganis

A group of eight states sued the U.S. Department of Education in Massachusetts federal court Thursday, seeking reinstatement of $600 million in teacher training and placement grants they say were unlawfully targeted by the Trump administration as diversity initiatives.

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Banned Uber Driver Says Chicago Can't Avoid Suit

By Celeste Bott

A former Uber and Lyft driver is pushing back on the city of Chicago's bid to dismiss her lawsuit over an ordinance allowing ride-hailing platforms to ban drivers without notice or an opportunity to defend themselves, urging an Illinois federal judge to reject the city's argument that its regulation didn't cause her injury.

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9th Circ. Shreds 'Muddled' Argument In Amazon Antitrust Case

By Greg Lamm

A panel of the Ninth Circuit on Thursday picked apart arguments from consumers in their lawsuit alleging Amazon violated antitrust law through the e-commerce giant's fulfillment services, with the judges saying an amended complaint was "extraordinarily light on any actual evidence" and the arguments appeared "muddled."

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Colorado Judge Tosses AG's Kroger Merger Claim

By Jared Foretek

A Colorado state judge in Denver has dismissed the state's challenge to the previously proposed merger between Kroger and Albertsons, saying it became moot when the companies dropped their proposed merger following injunctions in Oregon and Washington federal courts.

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State AGs Want Fees In Kroger Wash., Ore. Merger Cases

By Bryan Koenig

A total of 10 attorneys general kicked off two separate bids Wednesday for attorney fees in the state and federal court cases in Washington and Oregon that blocked Kroger's $24.6 billion bid to buy Albertsons, arguing in the federal lawsuit that their substantial participation alongside the Federal Trade Commission means they "substantially prevailed."

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Apple Tells DC Circ. Google Search Fixes Change Incentives

By Matthew Perlman

Apple has told the D.C. Circuit that it did not know the U.S. Department of Justice would go as far as it did with its proposed fixes in the Google search antitrust case, and it moved to intervene as soon as it became clear the two companies have opposing interests under the government's proposal.

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UK Authorities Clear Amex GBT's $570M CWT Buy

By Bryan Koenig

United Kingdom antitrust authorities gave the formal all-clear Thursday to American Express Global Business Travel Inc.'s planned $570 million purchase of CWT Holdings LLC, leaving a Justice Department lawsuit the only hurdle remaining for the corporate travel management services merger.

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USW Strikers Found Eligible For Unemployment Pay

By Beverly Banks

Workers represented by the United Steelworkers who sought unemployment compensation during a work stoppage could receive the benefit under state law, a Pennsylvania appellate court concluded Thursday, finding claimants were eligible because a steel company took actions that changed the strike to a lockout.

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Fed. Circ. Nixes Portion Of VA Rule Authorizing Inspections

By Tom Lotshaw

A Federal Circuit panel on Thursday axed part of a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs rule that allowed it to inspect computer hardware and software and even the physical locations that people use to remotely access its electronic benefit management systems.

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Hunter Biden Seeks To Drop Data Hack Suit Over Money Woes

By Rae Ann Varona

Hunter Biden on Wednesday requested that a California federal court let him dismiss his lawsuit accusing a former Trump White House aide of hacking his data as part of a campaign targeting the Biden family, saying "significant debt in the millions of dollars range" has left him unable to continue litigation.

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Adams Accuser's Bankruptcy Unlikely To End Sex Assault Suit

By Frank G. Runyeon

A state judge on Thursday heaped skepticism on New York City's bid to dismiss a sexual harassment lawsuit against Mayor Eric Adams based on the accuser filing for bankruptcy, noting a federal judge has now directed a trustee to pursue the claims.

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Trump Gives Mexico A Break Until April From New Tariffs

By Kevin Pinner

President Donald Trump announced Thursday an almost monthlong exemption for most Mexican imports to tariffs he had placed on the country over drug trafficking concerns, as Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum pointed to data showing border seizures of fentanyl dropped 70% since she took office.

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Analysis

Trump's Value-Added Tax Focus In Tariff Plan Stirs Angst

By Dylan Moroses

President Donald Trump's call to target value-added taxes in his reciprocal tariff plan could distort global supply chains and create additional burdens for U.S. companies, contrary to his stated goals of lowering prices for consumers and boosting business, experts told Law360.

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Wyoming Creates Partial Property Tax Break For Homeowners

By Zak Kostro

Wyoming established a tax exemption for a portion of homeowners' properties under a bill signed by the governor.

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DOJ Says Groups Can't Win Immigration Legal Support Row

By Madeline Lyskawa

The U.S. Department of Justice fired back at nonprofit groups' attempt to block the Trump administration from halting funding for four programs that give noncitizens access to basic legal information, saying the groups are unlikely to succeed in their challenge.

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NC Senate Passes Bill Targeting Immigrant Sanctuaries

By Ryan Harroff

The North Carolina Senate has approved a Republican-backed bill which requires state agencies to sign cooperation agreements with federal immigration authorities and revokes immunity for municipalities and public universities facing lawsuits for adopting sanctuary policies.

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Refugee Orgs. Move To Revive Axed Resettlement Contracts

By Madeline Lyskawa

Two refugee resettlement agencies called on a Washington federal judge to issue another injunction after the Trump administration terminated all cooperative agreements with resettlement agencies just days after being barred from freezing funds for refugee services.

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Tribal Water Rights Bills Advance To US Senate Floor

By Crystal Owens

A slew of tribal water rights settlement bills are heading to the U.S. Senate for review, and, if approved, they will allow for the completion of multimillion-dollar infrastructure projects, sustainable management and the delivery of drinking water to several Indigenous communities.

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FCC Wants To Change 911 Vertical Location Accuracy Rules

By Nadia Dreid

The Federal Communications Commission wants to strengthen its vertical accuracy requirements when it comes to 911 location accuracy, a move that the agency's new head says will make it easier for first responders to know exactly what floor a call is coming from.

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Analysis

Top Groups Lobbying The FCC

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission heard from advocates more than 50 times in February about their priorities, including opening valuable airwaves for 5G, clearing hurdles to rural broadband, and pushing T-Mobile's $4.4 billion deal to take over UScellular's wireless operations.

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Democrats Seek Clampdown On FCC 'Weaponization'

By Nadia Dreid

House and Senate Democrats are going after what they're calling President Donald Trump's "weaponization of the FCC" with a pair of bills that would prevent the agency from revoking the licenses of television or radio stations based on the viewpoints they air.

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Religious Org. Seeks Protective Order In Ayahuasca Row

By Sam Reisman

A church seeking a religious exemption to use the federally controlled psychedelic ayahuasca in its ceremonies is urging an Arizona federal judge to protect potentially sensitive internal documents sought by drug enforcers.

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Pot Co. Sues Mich. City Over 'Unlawful' Licensing Decision

By Mike Curley

A would-be dispensary sued the city of Auburn Hills, Michigan, in federal court on Thursday, alleging that the city disregarded its own voter-approved adult-use licensing ordinance when it approved four licenses last year.

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Holland & Knight Adds Partner Who Was FBI General Counsel

By Daniel Connolly

The FBI has lost its general counsel, who has joined Holland & Knight LLP as a partner in its national security and defense industry group, the firm announced Thursday.

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New Fla. Financial Abuse Law May See Limited Buy-In

Florida's newly effective financial protection law comes with compliance burdens and uncertainties that could discourage financial institutions from participating, even though the law aims to shield them from liability for delaying transactions when they suspect exploitation of elderly and vulnerable account holders, say attorneys at Shutts & Bowen.

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Navigating The Uncertain Future Of The Superfund PFAS Rule

The D.C. Circuit's recent grant of a pause in litigation while the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reviews the Biden-era designation of two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as "hazardous" under the Superfund law creates new uncertainty for companies — but more lawsuits are likely as long as the rule remains in effect, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.

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What To Know About Insurance Coverage For Greenwashing

As the number of public and private lawsuits relating to greenwashing dramatically grows, risk managers of companies making environmental claims should look to several types of insurance for coverage in the event of a suit, say attorneys at Hunton.

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Series

Playing Beach Volleyball Makes Me A Better Lawyer

My commitment to beach volleyball has become integral to my performance as an attorney, with the sport continually reminding me that teamwork, perseverance, professionalism and stress management are essential to both undertakings, says Amy Drushal at Trenam.

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7 Tips For Associates To Thrive In Hybrid Work Environments

As the vast majority of law firms have embraced some type of hybrid work policy, associates should consider a few strategies to get the most out of both their in-person and remote workdays, says James Argionis at Cozen O’Connor.

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Ex-GMU Prof Ends Defamation Suit Against Former Students

By Aebra Coe

Former George Mason University Law professor Joshua Wright has ended his $108 million defamation lawsuit against two former students who accused him of sexual misconduct, dropping the suit late Thursday just four days before a jury trial in the case was set to begin.

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Diverse Judiciary Is Crucial, Justice Jackson Tells Attys

By Carolina Bolado

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson told attorneys in Miami on Thursday at the American Bar Association's annual White Collar Crime Institute that her judicial philosophy is "still under development" and said diversity in the judiciary is necessary to help instill confidence in the judicial branch of government.

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Bove May Sidestep Discipline In Adams Scandal, Experts Say

By Phillip Bantz

Ethics complaints piling up against acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove over his efforts to drop the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams could result in disciplinary action at the state level, but it's highly unlikely that he'll face any consequences from the U.S. Department of Justice and its office charged with investigating attorney misconduct, experts say.

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Contempt Of Atty's 'Own Making,' Judge Says In Allowing Trial

By Hayley Fowler

A Dutch software company can't push back a copyright trial after one of its attorneys from Womble Bond Dickinson was held in contempt and was temporarily kicked off the case, a North Carolina federal judge ruled, finding the predicament "entirely of counsel's own making."

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Bankruptcy Court's Input Sought In Judge Romance Row

By Catherine Marfin

A federal judge asked a Texas bankruptcy court to determine if the CEO of a now-bankrupt barge company has standing to sue over a former judge's secret romance with a Jackson Walker partner.

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Meltzer Lippe, Fired Partner Agree To End Sex Bias Suit

By Grace Elletson

Meltzer Lippe Goldstein & Breitstone LLP and a former partner have agreed to end her New York federal court suit claiming she was fired from the firm after she complained about its sexist work environment, according to a Thursday court filing.

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State Attacks Atty's Self-Defense Claim In Law Firm Shooting

By Aaron Keller

A prosecutor says Connecticut law allows jurors to mull whether a Cramer & Anderson LLP partner reopened a fight with a man who allegedly followed him into his law firm's parking lot and attacked him, teeing up a Friday ruling that could threaten the lawyer's self-defense claims against a manslaughter charge.

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Analysis

Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action

By Jeff Overley

Believe it or not, there's still important litigation happening that doesn't involve President Donald Trump, and the proof exists in this month's circuit court calendars. During the remaining weeks of March, arguments will explore numerous high-profile topics, including a law firm's severe punishment for alleged misconduct in 9/11 litigation and a judicial rebuke of Trader Joe's for "an attempt to weaponize the legal system."

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Judges Urge Attys To Help Restore Confidence In Judiciary

By Carolina Bolado

Federal district judges at the American Bar Association's white collar conference Thursday decried threats and attacks on judges and urged attorneys to help them restore public confidence in the judiciary.

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Fake NY Lawyer Charged With Stealing $200K From Clients

By Emily Sawicki

A New York man has been indicted on charges he impersonated a lawyer and stole $200,000 from clients over the course of nearly three years, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office announced Thursday.

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