Public Policy

  • January 13, 2025

    Ind. Bill Would Restrict Property Tax Referendum Placement

    Indiana would limit when school corporations may place referendums authorizing certain property tax levies on a ballot to general elections, under a bill introduced Monday in the state House of Representatives.

  • January 13, 2025

    IRS Eases Process Of Insurance Co. Alternate Tax Revocation

    The Internal Revenue Service laid out a streamlined process Monday by which certain insurance companies that took an elective application of an alternative tax may obtain automatic consent to revoke that election.

  • January 13, 2025

    Ind. Senate Bill Seeks To Cap Local Property Tax Hikes

    Indiana would not allow a political subdivision to increase its property tax levy if there is not an increase in the subdivision's assessed value under a bill introduced Monday in the state Senate.

  • January 13, 2025

    FTC Say It Has Power To Modify Meta Privacy Order

    The Federal Trade Commission has rejected Meta's argument that the agency lacks authority to modify a $5 billion data privacy settlement as the social media giant continues fighting an order barring it from monetizing children's data.

  • January 13, 2025

    Judge OKs Release Of Report On Trump's DC Case Only

    A Florida federal judge on Monday cleared U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland to release the first volume of former special counsel Jack Smith's report regarding his now-abandoned election-interference case against Donald Trump.

  • January 13, 2025

    Tax-Exempt Regs Should Cover Trust Payments, Tribes Say

    Five tribal leaders told the U.S. Treasury Department on Monday that trust payments distributed to members, including those issued to minors and special-needs individuals, should be included among the tribal welfare benefits that recent proposed rules would exempt from federal income taxes.

  • January 13, 2025

    Ga. Waste Authority Sues To Block County's Audit Attempt

    A Georgia county's solid waste authority, whose finances came under scrutiny from the Federal Bureau of Investigation last year, has sued its county's government to block an effort by the county to force inspections and audits of its waste facilities.

  • January 13, 2025

    Colo. Justices To Consider When Late Filings Are Excusable

    The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an oil company's case arguing its "minor" mistake of filing an appeal with a trial court, which was refiled the day after a deadline, should be excused.

  • January 13, 2025

    Ky. House Bill Seeks Referendum Toward Axing Property Tax

    Kentucky would put forward a referendum asking voters to give lawmakers the power to eliminate the state's property tax by exempting all property classes from tax under a bill introduced in the state House of Representatives.

  • January 13, 2025

    NY Judge Unmoved By Media Dustups In Mayor's Bribe Case

    Prosecutors and defense counsel should watch what they say to the press, a Manhattan federal judge overseeing New York City Mayor Eric Adams' corruption case warned in an order on Monday, though the judge declined to chastise either side over alleged rule violations.

  • January 13, 2025

    FCC Defends T-Mobile, Sprint Privacy Fine In DC Circ.

    The Federal Communications Commission is defending its decision to hit T-Mobile and Sprint with a combined $92 million in fines for selling users' sensitive location data, telling the D.C. Circuit that the wireless carriers could have received a jury trial but were not owed one.

  • January 13, 2025

    Mich. AG Says She Is Immune From Flint Water Suit

    Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has told a federal court she is immune from allegations that she stripped due process rights from former Gov. Rick Snyder's aide when he was among the officials indicted in the aftermath of the Flint water crisis.

  • January 13, 2025

    Dems Seek Postponement Of Interior Secretary Hearing

    Democrats on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Monday asked for the nomination hearing for secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior to be delayed, claiming they haven't received the requisite documents.

  • January 13, 2025

    Justices Won't Hear Farming Partnership's Crop Policy Fight

    The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to review a Ninth Circuit decision backing the Federal Crop Insurance Corp.'s conclusion that a farming partnership seeking to recover its $1.9 million policy limit didn't qualify for coverage.

  • January 13, 2025

    SEC Must Explain Coinbase Crypto Rule Denial, 3rd Circ. Says

    A Third Circuit panel delivered a partial win to Coinbase on Monday when it ordered the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to provide "a more complete explanation" of why it denied the crypto exchange's request for rulemaking on how securities laws apply to digital assets.

  • January 13, 2025

    Wife Of Ex-Sen. Menendez Can't Delay Bribery Trial

    Nadine Menendez, former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez's wife, has lost her bid to postpone her Feb. 5 trial on bribery charges, as a Manhattan federal judge rejected her contention that her husband's sentencing on similar charges just a week prior would taint her jury.

  • January 13, 2025

    Justices Want Solicitor General To Weigh Alaska Land Feud

    The U.S. Supreme Court asked the solicitor general Monday to weigh in on a review petition filed by an Alaskan property owner embroiled in a land feud with his neighbor.

  • January 13, 2025

    Feds Say NC Medical Biz Owner Overbilled For Nutrient Drinks

    A North Carolina businessman who ran a durable medical equipment business under multiple names overbilled the state's Medicaid program $1.85 million for special enteral nutritional formulas used to treat inherited metabolic disorders when he was actually just providing people common nutritional shakes like Ensure, the federal government said.

  • January 13, 2025

    Supreme Court Won't Hear ND Native Voting Rights Dispute

    The U.S. Supreme Court won't hear a challenge by two local North Dakota Republican Party officials to a lower court's ruling that said two of the state's new House subdistricts created to prevent Native American voter dilution were legally drawn under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

  • January 13, 2025

    Supreme Court Turns Away IP Safe Harbor Dispute

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said it won't consider whether the Federal Circuit has overexpanded a safe harbor for drug development, in litigation where Meril Life Sciences escaped allegations that it infringed Edwards Lifesciences' health valve patents.

  • January 13, 2025

    Justices Won't Hear Bid To Quash Antitrust Probe Of Realtors

    The Supreme Court refused on Monday to review the National Association of Realtors' bid to block a reopened U.S. Department of Justice antitrust investigation of the trade group's rules.

  • January 13, 2025

    High Court Won't Scrutinize Huge Class Of Meta Advertisers

    The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to assess the certification of an enormous class of businesses that social media colossus Meta Platforms allegedly defrauded by inflating the reach of Facebook and Instagram advertisements, upping the odds of a major payout in the closely watched case.

  • January 13, 2025

    Justices Wants DOJ's Input In Wash. Port Water Permit Row

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked the U.S. solicitor general to weigh in on a dispute over whether private lawsuits can proceed in federal court when they seek to enforce permit conditions that go beyond what's required by the Clean Water Act for discharging substances into state water bodies.

  • January 13, 2025

    Justices Reject Utah's Effort To Wrest Land From Feds

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Utah's claims that the federal government is stifling economic activity in the state by unconstitutionally hoarding and profiting from public lands.

  • January 13, 2025

    Justices Won't Hear Farm's Bid To Retake Denver Airport Land

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a Colorado farm company's petition arguing Denver can't hold onto land originally seized for the Denver International Airport now that the city plans to build a private commercial complex on the property.

Expert Analysis

  • How Trump 2.0 May Change Business In Latin America

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    Companies in Latin America should expect to face more trade restrictions, tighter economic sanctions and enhanced corruption risks, as the incoming administration shifts focus to certain non-U.S. actors, most notably China, says Matteson Ellis at Miller & Chevalier.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Custodian Selection

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    Several recent rulings make clear that the proportionality of additional proposed custodians will depend on whether the custodians have unique relevant documents, and producing parties should consider whether information already in the record will show that they have relevant documents that otherwise might not be produced, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Opinion

    Section 230 Debates Will Continue, With Or Without TikTok

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    Regardless of whether TikTok is forced to shut down in the U.S. in the coming weeks, legal disputes will continue over social media platforms' responsibility under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act for harms allegedly caused by content shared on their apps, says Carla Varriale-Barker at Segal McCambridge.

  • Impact Of Successful Challenges To SEC's Rulemaking Ability

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    In 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission faced significant legal challenges to its aggressive rulemaking agenda as several of its rules were vacated by the Fifth Circuit, which could hinder the SEC's ability to enact rules extending beyond express statutory authority in the future, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • Takeaways From DOJ, FTC End To Collaboration Guidelines

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    The Federal Trade Commission's and U.S. Department of Justice's recent decision to withdraw the guidelines for collaborations among competitors may reflect a desire for clearer parameters by emphasizing case law on specific ventures, but it also carries the potential to chill some future collaboration, say attorneys at Patterson Belknap.

  • 5 Transition Tools Trump Could Use To Implement His Agenda

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    President-elect Donald Trump will have several tools available to him to halt or otherwise claw back federal regulations promulgated during the Biden administration, including reconciliation, executive orders and memoranda, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.

  • 5 Privacy Law Trends That Will Continue In 2025

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    While preparing privacy programs for the year, companies should keep in mind several developments from 2024 that will carry over — namely, in the realm of artificial intelligence, passive data collection, combining data from multiple sources, privacy program expectations and managing vendors, say attorneys at Sheppard Mullin.

  • Justices Seem Focused On NEPA's Limits In Utah Rail Case

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    After last month's oral argument at the U.S. Supreme Court in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado, the court appears poised to forcefully reiterate that the National Environmental Policy Act requires federal agencies to review only those environmental impacts within their control, say attorneys at Perkins Coie.

  • A Look At PCAOB's Record-Breaking Enforcement In 2024

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    The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in 2024 brought more enforcement actions against auditors and imposed increasingly higher monetary penalties, showing that it was not afraid to exercise its power to fine and reprimand firms, a trend that will likely continue in 2025, say attorneys at Briglia Hundley.

  • Complying With Seasonal Product Labeling Requirements

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    Though the holiday season is in the rearview, many seasonal alcohol products remain in the market, and producers should ensure that their labels comply with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau's additional requirements for such products, say attorneys at McDermott.

  • The OIG Report: Preparing For Oversight In 2025

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    Across sectors, Office of Inspector General work plans and challenge reports for 2025 provide a trove of information on the issues and industries that will likely be the focus of government oversight in the year to come, says Diana Shaw at Wiley.

  • What To Expect In Higher Ed Enforcement Under Trump

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    Colleges and universities should prepare for shifting priorities, as President-elect Donald Trump is likely to focus less on antitrust cases and more on foreign relations policy, while congressional oversight of higher education continues to increase, say attorneys at Steptoe.

  • Series

    Exercising On My Peloton Bike Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While I originally came to the Peloton bike for exercise, one cycling instructor’s teachings have come to serve as a road map for practicing law thoughtfully and mindfully, which has opened opportunities for growth and change in my career, says Andrea Kirshenbaum at Littler.

  • 5 Drug And Device Developments That Shaped 2024

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    The last year saw significant legal developments affecting drug and device manufacturers, with landmark decisions and regulatory changes that require vigilance and agility from the industry, say attorneys at Faegre Drinker.

  • Takeaways From SEC's Mixed Results In '24 Crypto Litigation

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    Though the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's new leadership seems likely to create a more favorable cryptocurrency regulatory environment, it must also confront the consequences of, and lingering questions raised by, the SEC's 2024 policy of investigating and charging cryptocurrency trading platforms for operating unregistered exchanges, say attorneys at Dechert.

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