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  • October 23, 2026

    9th Circ. Blocks Trump's Calif. National Guard Deployment

    A split Ninth Circuit panel on Friday upheld a lower court's preliminary injunction blocking President Donald Trump's deployment of the California National Guard in Los Angeles last year, finding that the president didn't have the authority to order the deployment, which violated the constitutional separation of powers.

  • October 23, 2026

    Real Estate Recap: Data Centers Bans, Multifamily Woes

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including a look at states with data center bans on the ballot and one practice group leader's perspective on multifamily concerns ahead.

  • October 23, 2026

    Wash. Tribe Can't Appeal Immunity Ruling Yet, 9th Circ. Says

    The Ninth Circuit on Friday threw out an appeal from a Native American tribe seeking to halt an environmental challenge over federal review and permitting of the tribe's proposed oyster farm, holding that the court lacks jurisdiction to hear the matter.

  • October 23, 2026

    NetChoice Seeks To Halt Calif. Social Media Warning Law

    Tech trade group NetChoice is pressing a California federal court to strike down a state law that will soon require social media platforms to display mental health warning labels, arguing that the mandate violates the "bedrock" constitutional prohibition on forcing services to "act as a mouthpiece" for the government.

  • October 23, 2026

    'Millennial VC' Loses New Trial Bid Over Alleged Atty Failure

    A California federal judge on Thursday denied convicted self-described "millennial" venture capitalist Michael Rothenberg's latest new trial bid, rejecting his argument that his prior counsel's failure to consult a forensic accountant undermined his defense nearly three years after a jury found him guilty of money laundering and fraud.

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