Public Policy

  • April 02, 2025

    Calif. Tribe Sues After DOI Rescinds $700M Casino Eligibility

    The U.S. Department of the Interior's sudden decision to rescind gambling eligibility for a $700 million tribal casino-resort project violates the California tribe's due process rights and is an overreach of the agency's authority, the tribe told a D.C. federal judge in a new lawsuit.

  • April 02, 2025

    Jailed IRS Leaker Says Judge 'Predetermined' Sentence

    The IRS contractor imprisoned for leaking thousands of tax returns, including those of President Donald Trump, to national media outlets asked the D.C. Circuit to rescind his sentence, saying a federal judge held off-the-record meetings that revealed her determination to deliver the maximum punishment.

  • April 02, 2025

    At AI Hearing, House Lawmakers Seek Regulatory Balance

    Lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee grappled with how antitrust regulators should approach the artificial intelligence industry Wednesday, with Republicans and industry advocates warning that heavy-handed enforcement could thwart America's lead in the industry and Democrats wondering what had changed from when AI leaders sought more governmental guardrails.

  • April 02, 2025

    House Dems Seek FCC Answers On Media Probes

    A trio of leading House Democrats on the Energy and Commerce Committee are calling on the Federal Communications Commission's Republican chief to explain his pursuit of "political goals" through a bevy of news network investigations since taking office in January.

  • April 02, 2025

    Environmental Cleanup Co. Seeks Refund For Retention Credit

    The Internal Revenue Service owes an Alabama company that does environmental cleanup work a $3.1 million tax refund, the company told a federal district court, arguing that one of its employee retention tax credit claims was wrongfully denied.

  • April 02, 2025

    No Grounds To Block Wartime Law Deportations, DOJ Says

    The Trump administration urged a D.C. federal judge not to extend his temporary block on deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members under a wartime statute, saying that the removals are lawful and out of the court's jurisdiction.

  • April 02, 2025

    'Ashamed' COVID Fraudster Asks To Keep Firefighter Pension

    A former West Haven, Connecticut, municipal employee testified Wednesday that he is "ashamed" of stealing tens of thousands of dollars of COVID-19 relief money from the city, but he is asking a state court judge to prevent the attorney general's office from docking or revoking the pension that he separately earned as a New Haven firefighter.

  • April 02, 2025

    Milbank Latest To Ink Trump Deal To Avoid Executive Order

    Milbank LLP became the fourth firm to strike a deal with President Donald Trump in the wake of a series of executive orders targeting BigLaw, pledging on Wednesday to provide at least $100 million in pro bono legal work supported by the administration and to refrain from what the White House deems discriminatory and "illegal" diversity hiring.

  • April 02, 2025

    Chester, Pa., Ch. 9 Document Dispute Won't Wait For Appeal

    A Pennsylvania bankruptcy judge on Wednesday scuttled a request from the Chester Water Authority for a stay pending appeal of an order to produce documents to the bankrupt city of Chester, saying the utility hadn't shown the order should be frozen.

  • April 02, 2025

    Walgreens Ignoring Requests To Stop Emails, Suit Says

    Walgreens floods customers' inboxes with "incessant spam" and ignores any attempt to unsubscribe from the retailer's mailing list, according to a proposed class action filed in Massachusetts state court.

  • April 02, 2025

    Davis Polk, Skadden Lead Stablecoin Issuer Circle's IPO Filing

    Venture-backed stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Group Inc. is moving forward with its long-awaited initial public offering amid expectations of favorable regulatory policies for crypto firms, represented by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and underwriters' counsel Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP.

  • April 02, 2025

    Forum Shopping Debated At Nationwide Injunctions Hearing

    Legal experts gave varying testimony at a Senate hearing on Wednesday about how addressing forum shopping would remedy issues related to nationwide injunctions, which Republicans have been highly critical of due to the vast number issued against President Donald Trump's policies since he came into office.

  • April 02, 2025

    Former Greenberg Traurig Atty Named US Atty In Florida

    U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi has tapped a onetime Greenberg Traurig PA shareholder and former leader of a team that advised an ad hoc court formed to prosecute Saddam Hussein as the next interim U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Florida.

  • April 02, 2025

    Colorado AG Cuts Deal To Unwind Exclusive Broker Contracts

    A brokerage company in Colorado state court agreed to release 171 homeowners from exclusive listing agreements that are illegal under a 2023 state law, in a deal with prosecutors approved Wednesday.

  • April 02, 2025

    Ohio Brewery Challenges Pa. Beer Import Shipping Limits

    A Cincinnati microbrewery says Pennsylvania laws that restrict how much beer an out-of-state producer can ship to customers in the Keystone State is an unfair burden on businesses and a violation of the U.S. Constitution's dormant commerce clause, according to a lawsuit in federal court.

  • April 02, 2025

    Man To Plead Guilty To Justice Kavanaugh Murder Attempt

    A California man charged with attempting to kill U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh has agreed to plead guilty and forgo a trial originally scheduled for this summer, according to Maryland federal court filings Wednesday.

  • April 02, 2025

    Supreme Court Backs FDA Block Of Flavored Vapes

    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.

  • April 02, 2025

    Eric Adams Case Dismissed As Judge Rebukes DOJ 'Bargain'

    A Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday permanently dismissed corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, heeding advice from court-appointed counsel Paul Clement even as he gave credence to district prosecutors' claims of a quid pro quo between Adams and Trump administration officials in the Justice Department.

  • April 01, 2025

    Trump Admin Layoffs 'Probably Broke Laws,' Judge Says

    A Maryland federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration "probably broke the laws that regulate en masse terminations of government employees," ordering the federal government to reinstate thousands of probationary employees who were abruptly fired from their jobs in 19 states and the District of Columbia.

  • April 01, 2025

    Columbia Activist's Detention Fight To Remain In New Jersey

    A New Jersey federal judge on Tuesday denied the federal government's bid to make Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil fight his U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention in Louisiana federal court, saying jurisdiction the New Jersey court obtained from New York wasn't lost when ICE brought Khalil to Louisiana.

  • April 01, 2025

    Schiff Says He'll Hold On Trump's Pick For DC US Attorney

    Senate Judiciary Committee member Adam Schiff announced Tuesday he will hold on President Donald Trump's nomination of Ed Martin to be the top prosecutor in Washington, D.C., calling Martin a "one-man wrecking ball" demolishing the wall between the White House and the U.S. Department of Justice.

  • April 01, 2025

    High Court Probes Jurisdiction In Terrorism Victims' Lawsuit

    The U.S. Supreme Court during oral arguments Tuesday gave little indication of how it will rule in a case questioning the constitutionality of a 2019 law ending a jurisdictional hurdle for lawsuits stemming from terrorist attacks in Israel and the Palestinian territories.

  • April 01, 2025

    Ark. Law Limiting Kids' Social Media Use Struck Down

    Arkansas' law limiting minors' social media access is a "content-based restriction on speech" that violates platform users' First Amendment rights and is unconstitutionally vague, a federal judge ruled Monday, striking down the law that requires parental permission and age checks to access certain online platforms.

  • April 01, 2025

    Trump Administration Sued Over Border Cash-Reporting Order

    A Texas trade group on Tuesday sued the Trump administration over its order singling out cash-moving businesses along the southwest border for heightened anti-money laundering reporting, calling the move overreaching, discriminatory and "financially ruinous."

  • April 01, 2025

    FCC Urged To Raise Prison Phone Rate Caps Amid Legal Fight

    Prison phone company NCIC Correctional Services is not letting up on its bid to convince the Federal Communications Commission to reverse prison phone call rate caps put in place during the Biden administration, as evidenced by another recent meeting with agency officials.

Expert Analysis

  • IRS Scrutiny May Underlie Move Away From NIL Collectives

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    The University of Colorado's January announcement that it was severing its partnership with a name, image and likeness collective is part of universities' recent push to move NIL activities in-house, seemingly motivated by tax implications and increased scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service, say attorneys at Buchanan Ingersoll.

  • What's At Stake In High Court Transgender Care Suit

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    The outcome of U.S. v. Skrmetti will have critical implications for the rights of transgender youth and their access to gender-affirming care, and will likely affect other areas of law and policy involving transgender individuals, including education, employment, healthcare and civil rights, say attorneys at ArentFox Schiff.

  • 5 Merger Deal Considerations In Light Of The New HSR Rules

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    Now that the new Hart-Scott-Rodino Act rules are in effect, current priorities include earlier preparation for merging parties, certain confidentiality covenants, and key elements of letters of intent and term sheets, say attorneys at Fried Frank.

  • Considerations As Trump Admin Continues To Curtail CFPB

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    Recent sweeping moves from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new leadership have signaled a major shift in the agency's trajectory, and regulated entities should prepare for broader implications in both the near and long term, say attorneys at Pryor Cashman.

  • 6th Circ. Ruling Paves Path Out Of Loper Bright 'Twilight Zone'

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    The U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright ruling created a twilight zone between express statutory delegations that trigger agency deference and implicit ones that do not, but the Sixth Circuit’s recent ruling in Moctezuma-Reyes v. Garland crafted a two-part test for resolving cases within this gray area, say attorneys at Wiley.

  • NCAA Rulings Signal Game Change For Athlete Classification

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    A Tennessee federal court's recent decision in Pavia v. NCAA adds to a growing call to consider classifying college athletes as employees under federal law, a change that would have unexpected, potentially prohibitive costs for schools, says J.R. Webster Cucovatz at Gilson Daub.

  • 6 Laws Transforming Calif.'s Health Regulatory Framework

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    Attorneys at Hooper Lundy discuss a number of new California laws that raise pressing issues for independent physicians and small practice groups, ranging from the use of artificial intelligence to wage standards for healthcare employees.

  • Cos. Should Prepare For Mexican Payments Surveillance Tool

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    The recent designation of six Mexican cartels as "specially designated global terrorists" will allow the Treasury Department to scrutinize nearly any Mexico-related payment through its Terrorist Finance Tracking Program — a rigorous evaluation for which even sophisticated sanctions compliance programs are not prepared, says Jeremy Paner at Hughes Hubbard.

  • How Foreign Cos. Should Prep For New UK Fraud Law

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    As the U.K. prepares to hold companies criminally liable for failing to prevent fraudulent acts of their associates, U.S. and global companies should review their compliance measures against the broad language of this new offense, which could permit prosecution of acts committed entirely abroad, say attorneys at Latham & Watkins.

  • Opinion

    NCAA Name, Image, Likeness Settlement Is A $2.8B Mistake

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    While the plaintiffs in House v. NCAA might call the proposed settlement on name, image and likeness payments for college athletes a breakthrough, it's a legally dubious Band-Aid that props up a system favoring a select handful of male athletes at the expense of countless others, say attorneys at Clifford Chance.

  • What FERC Scrutiny Of Directors, Assets Means For Investors

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    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has recently paid dramatically increased attention to appointments of power company directors by investors, and ownership of vertical assets that provide inputs for electric power production and sale — so investors in FERC-regulated entities should be paying more attention to these matters as well, say attorneys at Day Pitney.

  • What's Potentially In Store For CFTC Under New Leadership

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    Under the leadership of acting U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Caroline Pham, and with the nomination of former commissioner Brian Quintenz to serve as permanent chair, the commission is set to widely embrace digital assets and event contracts, say attorneys at Davis Wright.

  • Revived Executive Order Is A Deregulatory Boon To Banks

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    A recently reinstated 2019 executive order reveals the Trump administration’s willingness to provide unprecedented protections for regulated parties — including financial institutions — but to claim them, banks and other entities must adopt a forward-leaning posture to work with the regulators, say attorneys at Davis Wright.

  • 3 Ways Civil Plaintiffs Could Fill An FCPA Enforcement Gap

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    While the Department of Justice recently announced it would deprioritize Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigations into U.S. businesses without obvious ties to international crime, companies should stay alert to private plaintiffs, who could fill this enforcement void — and win significant civil damages — through several legal channels, says Eric Nitz at MoloLamken.

  • CO2 Oil Recovery Vs. Carbon Capture: Key Legal Differences

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    As more states seek primacy over carbon capture and storage wells, it is increasingly important for companies to understand the regulations surrounding CCS, and how they differ from the arguably less complex legal framework for the closely related technology of carbon dioxide-enhanced oil recovery, says Sarah Milocco at Husch Blackwell.

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