Public Policy

  • March 04, 2025

    Justices Asked To Uphold Ruling Against Anti-Terror Law

    The Palestine Liberation Organization is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to affirm a ruling striking down a 2019 law nixing a jurisdictional hurdle for lawsuits stemming from terrorist attacks in Israel and the Palestinian territories, arguing that the law "attempts an end-run around settled constitutional analysis."

  • March 04, 2025

    'Remarkable Coincidence': Judge Blasts Refugee Cuts Timing

    A Washington federal judge on Tuesday criticized the U.S. State Department for canceling resettlement contracts a day after he blocked President Donald Trump's sudden shutdown of the refugee entry program, saying he had concerns it was done to deliberately circumvent his court's ruling.

  • March 04, 2025

    Mich. Suit Shows Courts' Growing Role In Split Governments

    Michigan Republicans who faced an intra-legislature lawsuit after they stalled bills to keep them from being signed into law is another example of a trend that may see the courts brought in to settle partisan disputes, experts tell Law360.

  • March 04, 2025

    Dems Demand Halt To Trump Admin's Tribal Program Cuts

    More than 100 Democratic lawmakers have urged the Trump administration to halt any executive orders that hurt programs and services in Indian Country, saying in a letter to the White House that the U.S. government must honor its trust and treaty obligations to tribes.

  • March 04, 2025

    Minn. County Officials Claim Bias In DOI's Land Trust Decision

    A trio of Minnesota municipalities are asking a federal court for a quick win in a dispute over more than 3,000 acres taken into trust for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Indians, arguing that the decisions are the product of an unconstitutionally biased process.

  • March 04, 2025

    House Aviation Panel Weighs Air Traffic Control Fixes

    Aviation workers' unions and industry stakeholders told lawmakers on Tuesday that years of political inertia and more recent tumult related to the federal workforce firings are impacting efforts to hire more air traffic controllers and overhaul the nation's outdated and overburdened ATC system.

  • March 04, 2025

    Fla. Med Mal Damages Loophole Facing Lawmaker Scrutiny

    With the new legislative session now underway in the Florida Legislature, state lawmakers are once again considering doing away with a statute that plaintiffs attorneys say unfairly and arbitrarily limits pain-and-suffering damages in fatal medical malpractice cases, but healthcare providers are saying not so fast.

  • March 04, 2025

    House GOP Push WH Right To Send State Cases To Fed. Court

    House Republicans on Tuesday rallied behind a bill that would let current and former presidents move state cases against them to federal court, calling the legislation a response to weaponized prosecutions of President Donald Trump.

  • March 04, 2025

    10th Circ. Upholds EPA Approval Of Colo. Smog Plan Changes

    A Tenth Circuit panel on Tuesday affirmed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's approval of two changes to Colorado's plan to bring Denver and the northern Front Range into compliance with ozone pollution standards, rejecting a challenge brought by conservation groups.

  • March 04, 2025

    Trump To Drop Biden-Era Suit Against Idaho Abortion Ban

    The Trump administration has said it plans to drop a federal lawsuit alleging that Idaho's strict abortion ban conflicts with a federal emergency stabilization law, a reversal from the Biden administration's legal efforts that fought the ban up to the U.S. Supreme Court. 

  • March 04, 2025

    Ruger Must Face Colorado Shooting Suits In Connecticut

    Connecticut-based gunmaker Sturm Ruger & Co. Inc. must face two lawsuits in its home state over a 2021 mass shooting in a Boulder, Colorado, supermarket, a Connecticut judge has ruled, citing the state's interest in policing harms its businesses may cause in other jurisdictions.

  • March 04, 2025

    CFPB Says Ga. Enforcement Atty 'No Longer Employed' There

    Another Consumer Financial Protection Bureau attorney, based out of the agency's Atlanta regional office, has left the bureau as it faces uncertainty under President Donald Trump's administration.

  • March 04, 2025

    DC Circ. Doubts FERC Was Wrong To OK Tennessee Pipeline

    The D.C. Circuit struggled to understand just where environmentalists think FERC messed up when approving a Tennessee pipeline project that would serve a gas-fired power plant that's set to replace a coal-fired one, expressing varying degrees of doubt Monday during arguments.

  • March 04, 2025

    Bored Ape NFT Maker, Crypto Co. Say SEC Threats Are Over

    The crypto arm of trading firm DRW Holdings LLC and the company behind the celebrity-endorsed non-fungible token project known as the Bored Ape Yacht Club say that they are the latest in a string of digital asset firms to see the back of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

  • March 04, 2025

    Special Master Recommends Win For UnitedHealth In FCA Suit

    A massive False Claims Act case targeting Medicare Advantage plans operated by UnitedHealth relies on "speculation and assumptions," according to a special master's report that recommends ruling in the company's favor and ending the lawsuit.

  • March 04, 2025

    3rd Circ. Says Pa. GOP Can't Challenge Biden's Voting Order

    The Third Circuit on Tuesday ruled that Republican lawmakers from Pennsylvania lack the standing to challenge former President Joe Biden's executive order expanding "get-out-the-vote" information, reasoning that the individual politicians could not bring a suit claiming an injury on behalf of the state Legislature.

  • March 04, 2025

    DC Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Removing MSPB Chair

    President Donald Trump illegally attempted to fire the Merit Systems Protection Board chair without cause, a D.C. federal judge ruled Tuesday, repudiating the administration's arguments that removal protections for board members violate the U.S. Constitution.

  • March 04, 2025

    IRS Drops Push To Penalize Ex-Braves Players For Fraud

    The federal government dropped its push Tuesday to reinstate civil fraud penalties against a partnership founded by former Atlanta Braves players John Smoltz and Ryan Klesko in their Eleventh Circuit appeal of a decision slashing their $47 million deduction for a conservation easement donation.

  • March 04, 2025

    Pa. Justices Question 'Key' Witness Test For Forum Change

    Members of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court wondered Tuesday if a state appeals panel established an unfair test by requiring parties seeking a new forum to shoulder the difficult burden of proving, very early in litigation, that faraway witnesses would be "key" to their case.

  • March 04, 2025

    Bondi Taps NY Atty To Lead Northern District

    Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday that longtime Westchester County attorney John Sarcone III has been tapped to lead the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York.

  • March 04, 2025

    PBMs Ask 8th Circ. To Pause FTC's Insulin Pricing Case

    Caremark Rx, Express Scripts and OptumRx have asked the Eighth Circuit to pause the Federal Trade Commission's in-house case accusing the pharmacy benefit managers of artificially inflating insulin prices as they push their constitutional claims against the agency.

  • March 04, 2025

    Paxton Retaliation Case In 'Untested Territory,' Judge Says

    A Travis County judge said Tuesday that she was inclined to reopen evidence before approving a multimillion-dollar judgment proposed by four former deputies of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, noting that a recent appellate ruling left the court "in untested territory."

  • March 04, 2025

    Dispensary Fights Counties' Extra Pot Tax In Mo. High Court

    A Missouri appellate court correctly found that counties wrongfully imposed a 3% additional sales tax on cannabis sales that were already subject to tax by a local government, a dispensary told the state Supreme Court.

  • March 04, 2025

    Colo. House Committee Advances Bill To Add 15 State Judges

    The Colorado House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday voted to advance a bill that would add 15 state judges over the next two years, after Senate lawmakers scaled back the proposal to address concerns about the bill's cost in a tight budget year.

  • March 04, 2025

    NY Creates Framework For County Tax On Short-Term Rentals

    New York established a framework for counties to impose tax on short-term rentals as part of a bill signed by Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul.

Expert Analysis

  • Forecasting The Future Of The FTC Post-Inauguration

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    The incoming Federal Trade Commission leadership's agenda, which is expected to be in sharp contrast with the Biden administration's enforcement posture, will be noticeable right away in the first few weeks of the Trump administration, say attorneys at Cooley.

  • 5 Notable Information Security Events In 2024

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    B. Stephanie Siegmann at Hinckley Allen discusses 2024's largest and most destructive data breaches seen yet, ranging from ransomware disrupting U.S. healthcare systems on a massive scale, to tensions increasing between the U.S. and China over cyberespionage and the control of U.S. data.

  • Opinion

    Trump Should Pass On Project 2025's Disparate Impact Plan

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    The Trump administration should reject Project 2025's call to eliminate the disparate impact doctrine because, as its pro-business Republican creators intended, a focus on dismantling unnecessary barriers to qualified job candidates serves companies' best interests more successfully than the alternatives, says Susan Carle at American University.

  • Opinion

    Laken Riley Act Will Not Advance Immigration Reform

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    By granting states legal standing to sue the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for immigration violations, the Laken Riley Act enables states to block all kinds of federal actions they don't like but provides little reason for them to be invested in positive change, says Jacob Hamburger at Cornell University Law School.

  • Series

    Playing Rugby Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My experience playing rugby, including a near-fatal accident, has influenced my legal practice on a professional, organizational and personal level by showing me the importance of maintaining empathy, fostering team empowerment and embracing the art of preparation, says James Gillenwater at Greenberg Traurig.

  • How 2025 NDAA May Affect DOD Procurement Protests

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    A bid protest pilot program included in the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act shifts litigation costs onto unsuccessful bid protesters and raises claim-filing thresholds, which could increase risks to U.S. Department of Defense contractors who file protests, and reduce oversight of DOD procurement awards, say attorneys at Venable.

  • Looking Back At 2024's Noteworthy State AG Litigation

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    State attorneys general across the U.S. took bold steps in 2024 to address unlawful activities by corporations in several areas, including privacy and data security, financial transparency, children's internet safety, and other overall consumer protection claims, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.

  • What Broker-Dealers Must Know Before Selling Bitcoin ETPs

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    Interest in bitcoin exchange-traded products is already high, and only expected to grow in light of the incoming Trump administration's pro-crypto stance, but broker-dealers must still consider numerous regulatory requirements before recommending a bitcoin ETP to a client, say Frank Weigand and Justine Woods at Cahill Gordon.

  • Opinion

    A Federal Insurance Mandate For Private Aviation Is Overdue

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    A recent private plane crash in California that killed two people and injured 19 others spotlights the dangers of such occurrences — and serves as a reminder that because there is no federal requirement for general aviation pilots to carry insurance, the victims of these accidents are often unable to obtain fair compensation, says Timothy Loranger at Wisner Baum.

  • Updated FWS Regs Will Streamline Right-Of-Way Permitting

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    Although the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's final rule covering rights-of-way across lands administered by the service will bring increased up-front fees and stricter permit terms and conditions, it also provides a clearer application process and should reduce permitting delays and total costs, say attorneys at Holland & Hart.

  • Cyber Disclosure Is A Mainstay In 2025 SEC Exam Priorities

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    Despite a new administration and a new U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chair incoming, the SEC's 2025 examination priorities signal that cybersecurity disclosures and risk management practices will remain important due to the growing threat of cyberattacks, says Anjali Das at Wilson Elser.

  • Reviewing 2024's Evolving EdTech Privacy Regulations

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    Lawmakers are trying to keep up with the privacy and security risks of the increasingly prevalent education technology, with last year's developments including the Federal Trade Commission's proposed amendments to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, and the U.S. Senate passing two new children's privacy acts, say attorneys at McDermott.

  • Opinion

    No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.

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    A recent study claimed that litigation funders have “fled” Delaware federal court due to a standing order requiring disclosure of third-party financing, but responsible funders have no problem litigating in this jurisdiction, and many other factors could explain the decline in filings, say Will Freeman and Sarah Tsou at Omni Bridgeway.

  • Patent Policy Changes To Track Under New Gov't Leadership

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    The new federal government will likely bring pivotal shifts in U.S. patent policy through legislation and initiatives that reflect a renewed focus on strengthening intellectual property rights, fostering innovation and enhancing the nation's competitive edge, says PK Chakrabarti at Butzel Long.

  • How Trump Presidency May Influence NLRB's Next Phase

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    Attorneys at Paul Hastings discuss how last year’s key National Labor Relations Board developments may progress once President-elect Donald Trump takes office, including the wave of lawsuits challenging the board’s constitutionality and two landmark board decisions that upset decades of precedent.

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