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March 10, 2025
Advocacy Orgs. Slam FCC's '60 Minutes' Probe As Unfounded
The FCC "has denied requests alleging much worse" than CBS' choice to edit down then-Vice President Kamala Harris' "60 Minutes" interview, says an advocacy group that is asking the agency to kill its probe into whether the network committed "news distortion."
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March 10, 2025
Ski Resort Buy Deemed Illegal In Precedential NY AG Win
New York's attorney general celebrated a precedent-setting antitrust win Monday, faulting a ski mountain operator for buying a rival just to shut it down.
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March 10, 2025
USCIS To Allow Grace Period For Immigration Form Changes
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said it will provide a grace period before newly revised forms with only male and female gender options go into effect, a day after immigration lawyers filed a lawsuit challenging the abrupt policy change.
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March 10, 2025
Patent Office Solicitor Moves To PTAB Vice Chief Judge Role
Farheena Y. Rasheed, who had been the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's solicitor since June, has moved to a new role as a Patent Trial and Appeal Board acting vice chief judge, to assist the board as it deals with several vacancies, the office said Monday.
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March 10, 2025
Border Agent Admits To Making Migrants Expose Themselves
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent has pled guilty in New York federal court to forcing women to expose their breasts to him during processing as they attempted to enter the country.
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March 10, 2025
Tariff Shifts Creating Compliance Chaos For Energy Cos.
The unpredictability of President Donald Trump's tariff maneuvers is challenging energy companies' ability to comply with fluctuating mandates and making tariff violations more likely.
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March 10, 2025
Paxton Says Ex-Aides Want Excessive Whistleblower Atty Fees
The Texas attorney general's office and four of Ken Paxton's former deputies took jabs at each other over whether a court should hear more evidence in their long-running whistleblower suit, with the office alleging the aides have sought attorney fees outside the scope of the case while the ex-employees say the office "misses the point."
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March 10, 2025
FCC Allows Higher Power Level For SpaceX Mobile Coverage
The Federal Communications Commission relaxed technical limits on SpaceX's new satellite-based backup for T-Mobile service, as long as it controls possible harmful signal interference to other network users.
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March 10, 2025
DOJ Wants In On Invisalign Monopoly Arguments At 9th Circ.
The U.S. Department of Justice wants to be there when orthodontists and consumers who purchased clear teeth aligners face off with the company behind Invisalign at the Ninth Circuit next month, so it can tell the appellate judges where the lower court went wrong in killing their monopoly suits.
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March 10, 2025
Wash. AG Says Sheriff Is Illegally Aiding Feds On Immigration
Washington's attorney general has accused the sheriff of a rural county of violating a state law that restricts local police agencies from assisting in the enforcement of federal immigration law, saying the sheriff is bolstering President Donald Trump's deportation policies after initially signaling his office would work to comply with state law.
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March 10, 2025
Ontario Slaps Electricity Export Surcharge On NY, Mich., Minn.
New York, Michigan and Minnesota residents receiving electricity from Ontario could face cost increases as a new 25% export surcharge is applied in response to President Donald Trump's 25% tariffs, the province's government announced Monday.
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March 10, 2025
Michigan Told To Take A Stance On Clinic's Gender Policies
A federal judge said Monday that Michigan can't stay mum on whether a religious medical clinic's pronoun, gender transition and faith-based hiring policies violate state law, as the clinic sues to block the law's enforcement.
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March 10, 2025
DOT Pulls Biden Enviro Justice Highway Funding Policy
The U.S. Department of Transportation on Monday rescinded Biden-era memorandums that advised state and local agencies receiving funds from 2021's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to prioritize highway, road, bridge and other projects that promoted social justice or climate resiliency goals.
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March 10, 2025
Judge May Pause Trump Admin's Cuts To Teacher Training
A Massachusetts federal judge hinted Monday it would be reasonable to order the U.S. Department of Education to temporarily reinstate $250 million in teacher-training grants targeted for cuts by the Trump administration over their ties to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
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March 10, 2025
Judge Tosses Challenge To Chicago Tenant Law
An Illinois federal judge dismissed a Chicago apartment building owner's suit over a local ordinance that requires the owners of foreclosed rental properties to pay qualifying tenants with a one-time relocation fee or offer them a new lease.
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March 10, 2025
Senate Confirms Trump's Labor Secretary Pick
The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's nominee for labor secretary Monday evening, with support from more than a dozen Democrats and opposition from some members of the nominee's own party.
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March 10, 2025
AFL-CIO, Unions Defend Fight Against DOGE Access
The AFL-CIO and a group of unions sought to keep alive their claims that Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency can't legally access data from the U.S. Department of Labor and other federal agencies, telling a D.C. federal judge they have standing to file their suit.
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March 10, 2025
DOJ Defends Musk's Influence Against States' Challenge
The U.S. Department of Justice is defending Elon Musk's influence in the federal government against a constitutional challenge brought by 14 states, telling D.C. federal court that the "special government employee" does not occupy an official office that would be subject to the Constitution's appointments clause.
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March 10, 2025
GOP Sens. Escalate Fight With ABA Over 'Leftist' Statements
A group of Senate Republicans are once again going after the American Bar Association, which they claim has become a "leftist" organization, and announced Monday they will disregard ABA ratings on judicial nominees and encouraged the Trump administration and their colleagues to do the same.
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March 10, 2025
Ga. Judge Rejects 'Futile' Bid To Amend Utility Commish Suit
A Georgia federal judge has refused to revive a lawsuit that challenged the legality of how the state elects members of its utility commission, calling residents' bid to amend the suit — after an initial win was nixed by the Eleventh Circuit — "unduly delayed, inherently prejudicial, and futile."
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March 10, 2025
Trump Asks For Stay Of NLRB Member's Reinstatement
The Trump administration asked the D.C. Circuit on Monday to stay a federal judge's order reinstating fired National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox, saying the order steps on the president's authority to control the workings of the executive branch.
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March 10, 2025
Ariz. Power Co. Asks Justices To Review Tax On Tribal Plant
An energy company asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review Arizona court decisions that said a power plant it owns on tribal land is subject to property taxes, arguing that privately owned improvements located on Native American reservations are exempt from state and local taxes.
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March 10, 2025
Tribal Casino Says Sovereign Immunity Sinks 401(k) Fee Suit
A tribal hospitality and casino company said it shouldn't face a proposed class action alleging its 401(k) plan was bogged down by exorbitant costs and underperforming investment options, telling a New York federal court it's immune from the case as an arm of the Oneida Indian Nation.
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March 10, 2025
Feds Sue FDIC For $1.9M For First Republic Tax Bill
The U.S. government sued the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in D.C. federal court as receiver for the failed First Republic Bank, alleging the bank understated its withholding tax for U.S.-sourced income of foreigners and now owes almost $2 million to the federal government.
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March 10, 2025
DOJ Accuses Live Nation Of 'Delay Tactics' In Antitrust Suit
U.S. Department of Justice officials have urged a New York federal judge to issue an order compelling Live Nation Entertainment Inc. to produce documents held by several executives, accusing the company of using "delay tactics" in the lawsuit alleging anticompetitive behavior since merging with Ticketmaster Entertainment LLC in 2010.
Expert Analysis
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How FTC Consumer Protection May Fare Under Reg Freeze
Attorneys at Crowell & Moring consider how President Donald Trump's executive order directing agencies to freeze all pending rulemaking activity may frustrate any Federal Trade Commission efforts to change or eliminate rules that made it across the finish line before the inauguration.
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Critical Steps For Navigating Intensified OFAC Enforcement
The largely overlooked SkyGeek settlement from the end of 2024 heralds the arrival of the Office of Foreign Assets Control's long anticipated enhanced enforcement posture and clearly demonstrates the sanctions-compliance benefits of immediately responding to blocked payments, says Jeremy Paner at Hughes Hubbard.
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Unpacking HHS' Proposal To Amend HIPAA Security Rule
While the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' proposal to amend the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act's security rule could face scrutiny under the Trump administration, it reflects a clear concern over health data security and could push entities to implement operational changes, say attorneys at Sheppard Mullin.
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Expect Scrutiny Of Banks To Persist, Even Under Trump
Although the change in administrations brings some measure of uncertainty as to the nature of bank compliance oversight, if regulators in Washington, D.C., attempt to dilute the vigilance of federal superintendence, the states are waiting in the wings to fill the void, say attorneys at Polsinelli.
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Reg Waiver Eases Calif. Rebuilding, But Proceed With Care
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's executive order suspending some environmental review and permitting requirements for the reconstruction of homes and businesses damaged by recent wildfires may streamline rebuilding efforts, but will require careful navigation of the evolving regulatory landscape, says Gregory Berlin at Alston & Bird.
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The Post-Macquarie Securities Fraud-By-Omission Landscape
While the U.S. Supreme Court's 2024 opinion in Macquarie v. Moab distinguished inactionable "pure omissions" from actionable "half-truths," the line between the two concepts in practice is still unclear, presenting challenges for lower courts parsing statements that often fall within the gray area of "misleading by omission," say attorneys at Katten.
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Trump's Energy Plans: Climate, Data Centers, LNG And More
With a host of executive orders addressing climate and emissions policies, expanded energy development, offshore and onshore projects, liquefied natural gas and more, the second Trump administration has already given energy companies much to consider, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.
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AI Will Soon Transform The E-Discovery Industrial Complex
Todd Itami at Covington discusses how generative artificial intelligence will reshape the current e-discovery paradigm, replacing the blunt instrument of data handling with a laser scalpel of fully integrated enterprise solutions — after first making e-discovery processes technically and legally harder.
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What To Do When ICE Shows Up At The Hospital
In light of recent executive orders and changes to enforcement directives permitting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to enter sensitive locations like hospitals, healthcare providers should understand how to balance compliance with existing health laws and patient care obligations, say attorneys at Davis Wright.
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Unpacking The Legal Foundation Of Trump's New Trade War
President Donald Trump's recent executive orders and proclamations regarding emergencies at the U.S. border are based on statutory powers enabling a president to address extraordinary external threats — and could be used to fend off legal challenges to the tariffs levied on Mexican and Canadian goods, says Chris Zona at Mandelbaum Barrett.
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A View Of The Shifting Insurance Regulatory Landscape
Attorneys at Eversheds Sutherland explore how the Federal Insurance Office's climate report, the new presidential administration and the California wildfires might affect the insurance regulatory landscape.
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Trump's Energy Plans: Funding, Permits And Nuclear Power
In the wake of President Donald Trump's flurry of first-day executive orders focusing on the energy sector, attorneys at Gibson Dunn analyze what this presidency will mean for energy-related grants and loans, changes to permitting processes and developments in nuclear power.
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When Innovation Overwhelms The Rule Of Law
In an era where technology is rapidly evolving and artificial intelligence is seemingly everywhere, it’s worth asking if the law — both substantive precedent and procedural rules — can keep up with the light speed of innovation, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.
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FTC Focus: Avoiding 'Gun Jumping' Violations
The Federal Trade Commission's recent record $5.6 million "gun jumping" enforcement action against XCL Resources, EP Energy and Verdun Oil sends a clear message about the seriousness of violations of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act's premerger requirements, and highlights compliance tips such as avoiding premature integration of operations, say attorneys at Proskauer.
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What Compensation Committees Must Keep In Mind In 2025
New disclosure obligations, an evolving discussion on the analysis of executive perks and updated proxy adviser policies — on top of a new presidential administration — are all important things compensation committees must pay close attention to in 2025, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.